Harry: 2719 books

In a community gripped by fear, tragedy begins with a whisper, a rumor, an accusation. "Sex Offender Lives Here" is a suspenseful tale of divorce, child custody battles, and America's obsession with sex crimes and predators.Once, Fletcher Geffney had everything: a lovely wife, wealthy...

In 'The Orchards of Ithaca,' celebrated Chicago novelist Harry Mark Petrakis enhances his vigorous naturalism with humor, charm, and revelation. From the street-level vantage point of Orestes Panos, a prosperous restaurateur on the eve of his fiftieth year and the coming millennium, Petrakis personalizes...

From the time of Homer, an ancient law decrees that a man must take vengeance on the slayer of his brother. Only in that way may the curse of murder be erased and the dead be allowed to rest in peace. For two young men from Crete, turn-of-the-century America does not hold the usual immigrant...

Twilight of the Ice, from acclaimed storyteller Harry Mark Petrakis, is a dramatic tale of revelation and redemption set against the backdrop of the 1950s Chicago rail yards. In a classic yarn expertly balancing the realistic with the mythic, Petrakis chronicles the life of Mike Zervakis, a Greek...

Legends of Glory and Other Stories contains a novella and eight short stories by award-winning author Harry Mark Petrakis. In a departure from his previous, highly regarded work, Petrakis offers a fresh perspective in the novella "Legends of Glory." For the first time, Petrakis deals with...

Frank on a Gun-Boat Harry Castlemon, prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels (1842-1915) This ebook presents «Frank on a Gun-Boat», from Harry Castlemon. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this...

Object Lessonsis a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Harry Brown explores the composition, history, kinetic life, and the long deterioration of golf balls, which as it turns out may outlive their hitters by a thousand years, in places far...

Schritt für Schritt führt Harry Misho Teske, Zen-Meister in Kiel, in den Zen-Buddhismus ein. Es geht dabei um echtes, authentisches Zen in der Tradition der japanischen Rinzai-Schule.Zen bedeutet Üben, fortwährendes, nicht nachlassendes Üben; das Ziel ist die vollständige Erleuchtung. Der Weg...

De kamer is het verhaal waarmee Harry Mulisch debuteerde op 8 februari 1947, in Elseviers weekblad. Over de publicatie van dit eerste verhaal schreef Harry Mulisch later: 'Toen ik de krant opensloeg en het zag staan, wist ik: dit is het. Alles wat er verder in de krant stond, werd overstraald door...

As a young man, author Harry Lee was idealistic; he felt he wanted to impact the lives of children by becoming a teacher. In Going thru Life with a Kick Me Sign, he shares the realities of his career as an urban educator. In this memoir, he narrates his story from the beginning of his life,...

Harry Castlemon's "Elam Storm, the Wolfer, or The Lost Nugget" is a tale of adventure. The novel is part of the "Lucky Series" and tells of life in the West when a man wrung his sustenance from the woods and the earth by the sweat of his brow and protected himself from death by...

Frank Among the Rancheros Harry Castlemon, prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels (1842-1915) This ebook presents «Frank Among the Rancheros», from Harry Castlemon. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01-...

Marcy the Blockade-Runner Harry Castlemon, prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels (1842-1915) This ebook presents «Marcy the Blockade-Runner», from Harry Castlemon. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01-...

The First Capture Harry Castlemon, prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels (1842-1915) This ebook presents «The First Capture», from Harry Castlemon. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book...