Reminiscent of the illustrated tales of old, here is a lyrical, atmospheric novel of the paranormaland a chilling allegory for the nature of war.
Why do dead men rise up to torment the living...
An instant blockbuster in Italy where it has sold over 700,000 copies, and now an international literary phenomenon, 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed is the fictionalized memoir of Melissa P., a...
Led by a mysterious man know as "Oliver Stone," they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the "truth" behind the country's actions.
and be...
Un'Italia giovane e appassionata che si sarebbe poi lasciata incasellare in ben più consuete e metodiche sistemazioni.
L'entusiasmo e la delusione che segnarono quella generazione, Bianciard...
Among those nations now paying close attention to Wilson's words and actions were the budding nationalist leaders of four disparate non-Western societies--Egypt, India, China, and Korea.
That...
Ci sono poi altre figure che ruotano attorno all'infanzia e adolescenza del protagonista, a cominciare dal fedele cane Rusigabedra, a thiu Juanne, che assurge al ruolo quasi magico di "cantastorie"...
The description for this book, Critique of Religion and Philosophy, will be forthcoming.
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In the stillness of her cell, Liv ponders the secret journal of her ancestor Frank Henderson, who came to these same waters a century before on an extraordinary three-year voyage with Queen Victori...
Want de mannen nemen ook hun problemen mee naar het dominotafeltje: aan het eind van de dag kennen we hun gedachten over elkaar, over elkaars vrouwen, over politiek en over de wereld.
Het hel...
"Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence.
Notable 1989 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
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A medieval historical novel about William Marshal, probably the greatest knight of the Middle Ages. This is the story of how he rose through the dangerous world of Angevin politics to become one of...
Washington Post Book WorldPulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Dutch) is one of Americas most distinguished biographers, known for his rich, co...
Professor Lyle Peripart's world makes perfect sense, until he is recruited by an odd industrialist and begins to see evidence of alternative universes all around him, including one in which the Uni...
The influential political philosopher Leo Strauss has been credited by conservatives with the recovery of the great tradition of political philosophy stretching back to Plato.
In fact, this a...
Captain John "Black Jack" Geary tries a desperate gamble to lead the Alliance Fleet home-through enemy-occupied space-only to lose half the Fleet to an unexpected mutiny.
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Like other works of unincorporated group authorship, cultural products lack protection under our system of intellectual property law.
offers the first comprehensive analysis of cultural autho...
Welcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and ...
With a new preface by the author, this updated edition explores the ways we can keep passion alive and even reach the height of sexual and emotional fulfillment later in life.
This book is su...
The huge profits made from drug sales are corrupting people and institutions here and abroad.
And far from being protected by our drug prohibition policy, our children are being recruited by ...
Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II.
For many historians, his memoirs of this eventful period of U.S. history have become the single most importa...