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by David H. Keller
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" MEGAPACK™ ebook anthologies are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. David H. Keller (1880-1966) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 9 science fiction stories, representing some of...
by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience,...
by David A. Ellis, author of Conversations with Cinematographers
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Although cinematographers are vital to the filmmaking process, they don’t always get the recognition they deserve. Directors of cinematography often are responsible for the look of a film and its lasting impression on the viewer, but their skills are not as readily appreciated as those of directors...
David Rizzio & Mary Queen of Scots
Murder at Holyrood
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
David Rizzio came to Scotland from Italy in 1561. He quickly rose to power and became secretary to Queen Mary. He exerted considerable influence and was perceived to be a threat to English interests by Sir William Cecil. On the evening of the March 9, 1566 he was murdered by her jealous husband Lord Darnley and others.
by John Stilgoe, Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Henry David Thoreau’s Journal was his life’s work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own right—one of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment, the revolving...
Walden
A Library of America Paperback Classic
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
"Perhaps the most remarkable book in the American canon. As dense as scripture, crowded with aphorism, Walden is full enough of ideas for a score of ordinary books." -Bill McKibben
In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a cabin on the...
by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays is a collection of some of Henry David Thoreau's most important essays. Contained in this volume are the following essays: Civil Disobedience, Natural History of Massachusetts, A Walk to Wachusett, The Landlord, A Winter Walk, The Succession of Forest Trees, Walking,...
by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Collected here in this omnibus edition are Henry David Thoreau's most important works including A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers; The Selected Essays of Henry David Thoreau, including Civil Disobedience; and of course, Walden. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is both a remembrance...
by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Collected here are nineteen essays by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was on of America's best known and most influential writers. His work has helped shape the American Discourse and had a lasting effect on the environmental movement in America. Included here are The Service, A Walk to Wachusett, Paradise...
The Nature Books of Henry David Thoreau – 6 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)
Journeys, Adventures & Life in Harmony with Nature: Walden, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod, A Yankee in Canada & Canoeing in the Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
"A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is a narrative of a 2 week boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts, down the Concord River to the Middlesex Canal, to the Merrimack River, up to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, taken by Thoreau and his brother John. It covers diverse topics such...
by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
This eBook features ‘Thoreau’s Journals’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau’.
Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior...
Walking
An Essay by Henry David Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright." - Henry David Thoreau, Walking
“Walking" is the text from a lecture by Henry David Thoreau that he first delivered at the Concord Lyceum in April 23, 1851...
On the Wild Edge
In Search of a Natural Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
"Opinionated and iconoclastic, Petersen writes with humor and a well-honed craft that will delight fans of Edward Abbey." -Library Journal (starred review)
Twenty-five years ago David Petersen and his wife, Caroline, pulled up stakes, trading Laguna Beach, California, for a snug hand-built...
An Innocent in Newfoundland
Even More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
David McFadden travels around Newfoundland. Who knows which was most charmed
In An Innocent in Ireland (1995) and An Innocent in Scotland (1999), poet and traveller David McFadden let the spirit of the country – and his own interests – guide his rambles. He has now done the same in Newfoundland.
Zigzagging...