James M : 1461 books

An academic looking for money finds a woman and trouble instead Professor Lloyd Palmer loves a good biography. His fantasy is to start an institute to teach young scholars the biographical arts, and it will take old money to make his dreams come true. Around Washington, the oldest money is...

A hijacker and his hostage escape to a very strange, very dangerous farm Since his father died, every Saturday night has been the same for Dave and his mother. She starts by talking—aimless, weird fantasies about get-rich-quick schemes that never come to anything—but finally she goes silent,...

Out of jail and back at work, a boxing trainer finds a woman worth fighting for It took some doing, but Duke Webster is out of prison. Val Valenty arranged the parole, and now the onetime boxing coach is his puppet, breaking his back on Valenty’s farm in exchange for a pittance. But Valenty...

A Union army invalid meets a comely Louisiana rebel and never looks back The Union has captured New Orleans, and Bill Cresap has come to reap the profits. A school friend has a line on some easy money, and Cresap is eager to turn carpetbagger. But when he lands in the Crescent City, still nursing...

Second to the right and then straight on till morning... Every child knows the way to Neverland, the magical world of Peter Pan and his jealous fairy friend Tinker Bell. Its Peter Pan who mischievously tempts the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael, to leave and fly away to Neverland. There they...

All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put...

THE PROPHET Deluxe Collection Five Books In One This Collection Includes The Prophet Broken Wings Spirit Rebellious The Forerunner The Madman 1.The Prophet Synopsis Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has...

IN THE YEAR 2889 By Jules Verne & Michel Verne Synopsis In the Year 2889 may refer to: In the Year 2889 (film), a 1967 post-apocalyptic, made-for-television science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan In the Year 2889 (short story), an 1889 short story published under the name of Jules Verne,...

IS TIME TRAVEL IS REAL? Twelve Book Collection I have selected the ten most popular books on time travel and combined them into one easy to read book collection. If you look anywhere on the interent and search time travel you will see that many agree that these ten amazing books have...

ROBUR THE CONQUEROR Special Edition Includes THE MASTER OF THE WORLD ROBUR THE CONQUEROR THE MASTER OF THE WORLD By Jules Verne ROBUR THE CONQUEROR Synopsis An excerpt from chapter one. BANG! Bang! The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty...

ANTHEM By Ayn Rand Synopsis Anthem is written by Ayn Rand, A Russian born American novelist with multifaceted personalities as philosopher, screenwriter and playwright. Before moving her career to non-fiction works, she had written many novels including her best sellers “The Fountainhead ” and...

"The Awakening Land" continues the great, sweeping epic of the early Southwest. The story follows the fortunes of the Apodaca family from Spanish conquest through the late 1800s, as each generation struggles to survive in a harsh and bloody land. Ride with Miguel Apodaca as he deserts, recoiling...

THE APHRODITE OF MELOS (VENUS DE MILO), THE LARGE MARBLE STATUE OF THE GODDESS OF LOVE, CARVED IN THE 1ST OR 2ND CENTURY B.C., NOW IN THE LOUVRE, HAS BEEN THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN THE WORLD SINCE SHE WAS DUG UP IN GREECE IN 1820. Ben Hastings, an American art history professor, thinks she holds...

A newly revised edition of this classic work, exploring the diverse qualities essential for teaching in today’s educational environment. According to Banner and Cannon, to be an effective teacher requires much more than technical skill. Great teaching is an art that combines a wide range of intellectual,...