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An anthology of Rilke's strongest poetry and prose for both aficionados and new readers. Here is a mini-anthology of poetry and prose for both aficionados and those readers discovering Rainer Maria Rilke for the first time. John J. L. Mood has assembled a collection of Rilke's strongest work,...

Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth contains timeless lessons on human nature and human frailties but the beautiful language of his day and the violence of regicide and assassination seems less and less easy for most people to appreciate as time goes by.  This adaptation, in modern English,...

The best collection of suffrage plays on offer Introduced and set in historical context by Dr Susan Croft, formerly Curator at the Theatre Museum in London, with a chronology of suffrage drama from 1907-1914.  The astonishing women involved in the Actresses Franchise League set up their...

They roll in from unknown places, mysterious and unexplained. They take root, take over, spread to all corners and refuse to be eradicated. No one can say why they came, but there's no arguing that they're up to no good. These plants are out for blood, and getting rid of them will take a certain kind...

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. Forty years on, its arguments are as powerful as ever. H.L.A. Hart offers an alternative to retributive thinking about criminal...

Acclaimed author and Catholic thinker Flannery O'Connor (1925--1964) penned two novels, two collections of short stories, various essays, and numerous book reviews over the course of her life. Her work continues to fascinate, perplex, and inspire new generations of readers and poses important questions...

By a USA Today Bestselling Author In response to recent turmoil in Egypt’s intelligence community, the CIA has recalled Beth Becker to active duty. Though she accepts the assignment, the backstabbing and deceit she finds festering within the Agency remind her why she retired from government...

June 30, 1944, fifty members of the United States 460th Bomb Group came under heavy attack on their mission to destroy German oil refineries in Silesia, Hungary, when German twin-engine Me-410 fighters blasted seven B-24s out of the sky. Seventeen airmen were killed, twenty-four captured, many of...

Collection of 3 Classic Books: The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Rab And His Friends by John Brown, M.d.

Little Wizard Stories of Oz is a set of six short stories of Oz written for young children by L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Oz books. The six tales were originally published in separate small booklets titled "Oz Books in Miniature," in 1913, and then in a collected edition in 1914. This...

The story of “The Patchwork Girl” first published by L. Frank Baum in 1913, is a children's novel, the 7th set in the “Land of Oz” series. The book has 121 exquisite BnW and Colour illustrations by John R. Neill. Our story goes this…….“Ojo the Unlucky” is a young Munchkin boy...

Poppy is a little West Highland Terrier in search of a home.  Escaping from her cage, she sets off to find the rest of her family.  With a little help along the way from woodland creatures, alley cats and a bloodhound sleuth, the runaway Westie locates the people who bought her mother and siblings. ...

Bertie the Barge cheerfully delivers goods to and from businesses along the canal and river network.  Travel with him as he  prevents a delay when the lock gates jam up, and later gets a brand new paint job.  Introducing children to the canal systems and demonstrating links between raw materials...

By a USAToday Bestselling Author. "BEST BOOK OF 2010" - Readers Choice Book Reviews. "GOLD AWARD FOR RELIGIOUS FICTION" - 2010 eLit Awards. SILVER MEDALIST - 2011 Readers Favorite Book Awards. _____________________________________ My name is William Kensey. I have a...