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Selections from the “Until the Violence Stops” Festival Featuring writings by Abiola Abrams • Edward Albee • Tariq Ali • Maya Angelou • Periel Aschenbrand • Patricia Bosworth • Nicole Burdette • Kat……続きを見る

This is a collection of personal essays about a typical Midwestern family in the mid-twentieth century. The family of four daughters and a mother and father enjoyed life in a big house, but life was……続きを見る

The book created a sensation on three continents. Written against the demands for self-rule and Indian independence, Mayo pointed to the treatment of India's women, the untouchables, the animals, th……続きを見る

The T�in B� Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of ……続きを見る

When Lise Lyng Falkenberg's "The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up - But Did" was first published in the author's native language Danish in 1999, it was hailed as an indisputable literary renewal of Peter P……続きを見る

From a maximum-security prison to a cancer ward, from a mental institution to the World Trade Center, Laurence Gonzales's prose grips from the first sentence. Sometimes hair-raising, sometimes heart……続きを見る

A window into a life of insatiable desire and uninhibited sex - this is Parisian art critic Catherine M.'s account of her sexual awakening and her unrestrained pursuit of pleasure. From the glamorou……続きを見る

Everyone ought to be profoundly concerned with the "development" of the leaner and consequently the development of society. The ultimate standard (value) for such development is to attain a more ade……続きを見る

'A delightful book, full of amusing and charming stories' THE TIMES 'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'An intimate view of a creative personality . . . as richly evocative as any of ……続きを見る

Robin and the Honey Badger's mission is to recharge biology with originality for you, the non-specialist reader. Exploring the Bio-edge is a series of e-essays presenting lateral thoughts in search ……続きを見る

As a writer, if you thrive on encouragement, this book is for you. From three decades of editing, teaching, and writing fiction and poetry, Ioannou knows well the thorns and honey of the literary li……続きを見る

This is a book of inspirational poetry and short stories these poems are life changing and life directing. I am sure that we can all find ourselves amongst these pages or feel the pain or joy that o……続きを見る

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by clarity, intelligence and wit, awareness of soc……続きを見る

Players Prayer is a book of poems and short stories; the book is thought provoking with inspiration and laughter. It deals with many things going on in our lives today, no doubt many of us know peop……続きを見る

An MA dissertation on the controversial book 'Love Wins' by Rob Bell, suggesting that the most appropriate way to read the book is as an apologetic work in the postmodern context. Using a triangulat……続きを見る

A godly prophet wrote this book. Its inclusion in Jesus Reveals His Holy Love Version 3.0 is nearly complete. This is the original. It is without Evil, meant to be non-Evil, meant to be a Light, mea……続きを見る

When Joe Bodenland is suddenly transported back in time to the year 1816, his first reaction is of eager curiosity rather than distress… This is Aldiss’ response to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, avai……続きを見る

This marvelous guide begins where other books on writing and the writing life leave off. Delving deep into the creative process, Bret Lott reveals truths we scarcely realized we needed to know but w……続きを見る

Collection of humorous essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included j……続きを見る

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, philosopher, publisher and artist, who founded the Roycroft Arts and Crafts community in East Aurora, New York. Hubbard set up a small printing sho……続きを見る

"The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life." -- Washington Post Book World The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one ……続きを見る

A groundbreaking collection of Holocaust literature by the heirs to the greatest evil of our time. History is preserved in the memories of the survivors of the Holocaust and the imaginations of thei……続きを見る

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"I exist to say, 'No, that isn't the way it is,' or 'What you believe to be true is not true for the following reasons.' I am a master of the obvious. I mean, if there's a hole in the road, I will, ……続きを見る

An unrivalled collection of literary gossip and intimate sidelights on the lives of the authors. The dictionary defines an anecdote as 'a short account of an entertaining or interesting incident', a……続きを見る

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874. Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the illustrators art and literature. In 1896 h……続きを見る

This book is a dedication to the St. Petersburg FL Police Department. It is a book of stories and poems created to honor those fallen officers for their bravery. I especially applaud these officers ……続きを見る

Celebrated playwright and magnetic wit Wendy Wasserstein has been firmly rooted in New York’s cultural life since her childhood of Broadway matinees, but her appeal is universal. Shiksa Goddesscolle……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quali……続きを見る

For so many long years, we have been "stuck in second gear", and we haven't learned to get out of it. This is because we are not asking the right questions and because we are blinded by so many assu……続きを見る