Burton: 1487 books

The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war,...

A comprehensive guide that includes Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis.

The unlikely combination of a paper carrier and freshly fallen snow combine to bring a murderer to justice. Political intrigue about how politicians get themselves elected and who really make the decisions involved in running a city add an element of intrigue to the story. Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a city where snow is a given, the conclusion to this story will catch you by surprise.

Love Poems and Sentiments from the Heart is a collection of poetry and affirmations about love; whether it be new love, lost love, being in love or the hope of love. It is truly inspirational love poetry. If you are thinking of ways to convey your love to another, you may very well find inspiration...

This book reveals one little girl’s struggle to maturity in a small town and in a large family, her parents and seven siblings. The times of 1930s and 1940s encompassed such disasters as the Great Depression and World War II.The small town of Rosebud, Texas, is described and serves as a backdrop...

Don’t you wish you could read the morning paper faster than you are reading these days? It would definitely get you to work more quickly every day. What about the lengthy distracting emails at work that you must refer and correspond to immediately? Or what about taking the usual fill of bulky textbooks...

The Baital-Pachisi, or Twenty-five Tales of a Baital is the history of a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit which inhabited and animated dead bodies. It is an old, and thoroughly Hindu, Legend composed in Sanskrit, and is the germ which culminated in the Arabian Nights, and which inspired the “Golden...

King Vikram and the Vampire is the history of a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit which inhabited and animated dead bodies. It is an old, and thoroughly Hindu, Legend composed in Sanskrit, and is the germ which culminated in the Arabian Nights, and which inspired the "Golden Ass" of Apuleius,...

This is a collection of articles aimed at both men and women giving tips and advice on dating and relationships.

Stunning in its breadth and conclusions, The Age of Lincoln is a fiercely original history of the five decades that pivoted around the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Abolishing slavery, the age's most extraordinary accomplishment, was not its most profound. The enduring legacy of the age of Lincoln...

In the powerful sequel to The Girl Now Leaving, Betty Burton takes her heroine into the Spanish Civil War Poverty and factory work have filled Lu Wilmott with a determination to make something of herself. The call to Spain is irresistible: she can live up to her ideals and finally be the woman she’s...

One woman’s passionate courage in the Second World War When Eve left her hometown of Portsmouth, she’d never intended to return. But now she has a confidence and maturity far beyond her years. This makes her a very attractive prospect to David Hatton, charged with selecting highly unusual,...

個人投資首選的最佳指南 最具影響力的投資經典 投資新手必讀書單 穩健致富的福音書 ★暢銷45週年熱銷超過150萬冊 ★投資實務經典之作 ★美國著名大學MBA投資學課程指定參考書 無論你是投資新手、散戶、理財顧問、證券營業員、市場研究專家…… 所有年齡層的投資人都該必備的投資聖經！ 《華爾街日報》：「幫助投資人選擇投資標的最佳書籍。」 《金融時報》：「本書是個人投資者進入市場前的必讀指南。」 《經濟學人》：「此書為『當之無愧的長青暢銷書。』」 本書自1973年出版至今，已暢銷超過150萬冊，被視為最經典的個人理財指南。在此一全新增訂版中，擁有華爾街專業投資人、經濟學者、個人投資者三重身分的墨基爾（Burton...

After being hypnotized at a hypnosis show, Kathleen's life suddenly goes into turmoil. Waking up alone in the forest after a night out, naked and covered in someone else's blood, Kathleen must discover the truth to what's going on before it happens again. Find out the secret to her plight in this short story.