Bailey Thomas: 78 books

Of all the many biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, none has presented the twenty-sixth president as he saw himself: as a man of letters. This fascinating account traces Roosevelt’s lifelong engagement with books and discusses his writings from childhood journals to his final editorial, finished...

Community colleges enroll half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet only 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree in six years. Redesigning America’s Community Colleges explains how two-year colleges can increase their students’ success rate quickly and at less cost, through a program of guided pathways to completion.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: IN his Memoirs, Kropotkin states the singular fact that the natives of the Malayan Archipelago have an idea that something is extracted from them when their likenesses are taken by photography. Here is...

Excerpt: Masses of dark cloud still crowded the zenith, but along the eastern horizon, The book carry’s on the tradition of the Bangsian Fantasy and brings together an assortment of heavyweights from the history and mythology together to create a satire that showcase the power of vocal humor, for...

The novel The Stillwater Tragedy is believed to be the first in which a detective appears in English literature. The story is about a murder accusation. Aldrich writes in a straightforward realistic style with stunningly majestic language. Full of suspense and thrill the book is an interesting and enjoyable reading experience.

After slipping on a lemon peel and breaking his leg, Flemming has been ordered to remain at his New York City home for three to four weeks, confined to a couch. A robust, normally active young man of twenty-four, he finds his confinement at best tedious, at worst intolerable, and becomes extremely...