Henri: 1902 books

When beloved author Henri Nouwen set out to record this daybook of totally new reflections, he suddenly found himself on "a true spiritual adventure." For in these 366 original, interlocking morsels of daily wisdom, Nouwen provides both sustenance and a trail for us to follow, as he unveils,...

Told through the eyes of a young boy, ‘By the Scruff of the Neck’ begins its tale in post-Second World War Holland of the 1940s and goes on to give a candid and often humorous account of a Catholic childhood and the dynamics of family life. In contrast, the impact of the German occupation of Holland...

As opposed to memorizing French phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry French grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader (DLR) will keep you excited to get to the next page! This compilation features Lewis Carrolls classic masterpiece: Alices Adventures in Wonderland coupled...

This novel,a classic of African literature, still speaks to us today. We look back at Africa’s grotesques like Idi Amin of Uganda, Bokassa of the Central African Empire or Zaire’s Mobutu, but now we must also look around us at comic opera heads of state posturing extravagantly on our domestic...

Henri Barbusse's Under Fire: The Story of a Squad (in the original French Le Feu: journal d'une escouade) was one of the first novels about World War I. Published at the end of 1916, it was based on Barbusse's experiences as a French soldier on the Western Front. The novel, written primarily as the episodic...

The Printed Book, Its History, Illustration, And Adornment by Henri Bouchot.

Franciaország kedvenc botrányhősei, Michel Houellebecq író és Bernard-Henri Lévy filozófus 2008. januártól júliusig leveleztek egymással. Huszonnyolc levelet váltottak, amelyekben megtárgyalták, hogyan próbálják elviselni és feldolgozni a rájuk zúduló médiaössztüzet, és hogyan...

In the Ancient Lands of the Pemiwegasset consists of two short stories about life in the Pemigewasset wilderness of central New Hampshire. The stories surround the misadventures of the author and two young men as they explore the rugged wilderness along the Kancamagus River.

"Today, as of old, every man who enters on an artistic career, without any other means of livelihood than his art itself, will be forced to walk in the paths of Bohemia."—from the Preface Based largely upon Henri Murger's own experiences and those of his fellow artists, The Bohemians...

In this humorous short story, two Bohemians, Hans Umber and Gilbert Tamarack, are trying to make a living painting pictures in pre-,Katrina New Orleans. However, a pleasant visit to a colleague's opening night turns into something much bigger, when the exhibiting artist violates one of the most sacred tenets of good showmanship.

Sam Wiggins and his fellow hard-working lumberjacks of Northern Ontario are grateful for the arrival of the Christmas weekend. What starts out as a lively celebration turns eerie as the night progresses.

Living in Vancouver in the summer of '73 was easy. So much so, that Mark McCloud was reluctant to leave the Canadian city for a long hitchhiking sojourn across the continent. However, September was drawing near and educational obligations in New York City necessitated the young man's departure....

A Forest Tale is a modern day adaption of Little Red Riding Hood that is set in some fog-shrouded mountains of the Orient. Follow a fully-mature lady in red as she decides to take a long walk in the forest on a balmy and sunny autumn day. In this humorous and satirical tale, the reader will encounter...

In this short Halloween spoof Harold Infiniti and his officiating crew have the unenviable job of refereeing a basketball game on the night preceding Halloween. The rules say no witchcraft is allowed, thus making the task of the three refs a little bit more difficult. The situation is complicated by the fact the some of the players are Werewolves and Harold and his associates are Zombies.