James Russell: 170 books

Brian was raised on "the wrong side of the tracks" in inner-city Alabama. Now, at nineteen, with a troubled past and juvenile record, Brian struggles to earn a living and find a life purpose. When he journeys to New York on a chance trip, Brian meets and falls in love with Shannon;...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. ONE of the most delightful books in my father's library was White's “Natural History of Selborne. ” For me it has rather gained in charm with years. I used to read it without knowing the secret of the pleasure...

Between 2 TV shows, there was a placard on the screen. It said that blue collar workers were down 60% and white collar workers were up 70%. In other words, this country is not doing anything but we are getting down on paper. That was at least 30 years ago. It has gotten much worst since then. You...

The night is ghostly dark and cold as I pull the man out of the Ford and onto the snow. Sindy and I are the only witnesses. We're driving down from up the hill. Only one set of lights until he hit the tree with force. He is hurt, hurt bad and bleeding. He'll need a hospital soon. "My...

Between 1946 and 1964 seventy-five million babies were born, dwarfing the generations that preceded and succeeded them. At each stage of its life-cycle, the baby boom's great size has dictated the terms of national policy and public debate. While aspects of this history are well-documented, the relationship...

Posthumously published in 1892, this volume collects six lectures given by Lowell in 1887.  According to editor Charles Eliot Norton, "The lectures were never revised by Mr. Lowell for publication, but they contain such admirable and interesting criticism . . . that it has seemed to me that they should...

Dedicated to Ralph Waldo Emerson, this 1893 collection of critical writings includes assessments of classic poets and philosophers: Dryden, Shakespeare, Lessing, and Rousseau. Also included are chapters on “Witchcraft,” “New England Two Centuries Ago,” and “The Sentimentalists.”  

What if your old college roommate called, raving about a book someone sent her, calling it the most beautiful book she’s ever read? “But,” she said, “it’s about you.” The author is your college ex.  In The Mason Jar, Clayton Fincannon is a Tennessee farm boy raised at the feet...

When Lincoln took office as President of the United States, the nation was fraught with problems, not the least of which was slavery and the danger of secession. This biography relates how Lincoln dealt with the problems with thought and wisdom.

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The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency, meaning "the power to alter at will one's perceptual inputs". The thesis is derived from a philosphical account of the role of agency in...

THE BEGINNINGS OF THE NAVY. Simply to defend themselves against the tyrannical encroachments of the mother country was all that the thirteen colonies had in view when, in 1775, they took up arms against Great Britain. At this time the people hoped, and many of them expected, that by making a determined...

Much of what is contained in this story is the result of staying in numerous hotels during our two year stay and travel in central Brazil. These hotels, usually small and each one different in management and personnel left us with many memories, often quaint and not “luxurious.” I love the memories,...