Laurence: 1326 books
Casanova
The World of a Seductive Genius
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
“Sexy, surprising, funny, insightful, and wildly entertaining” (Huffington Post)—the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova, the impoverished boy who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented genius in decadent eighteenth-century Europe.
Today, “Casanova”...
Hitler's Charisma
Leading Millions into the Abyss
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to listen to dissenting voices, Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, and yet he commanded enormous support and was able to exert a powerful influence over those who encountered him. How did Hitler become such an attractive...
Sons of Camelot
The Fate of an American Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
One of Bobby Kennedy's first acts after JFK's assassination was to write a letter to his eldest son, reminding him of the obligations of his name. Bobby sent the letter to eleven-year-old Joe, but the message was meant for all his sons and nephews.
Sons of Camelot is the compelling story of...
The Price of Justice
A True Story of Greed and Corruption
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
A nonfiction legal thriller that traces the fourteen-year struggle of two lawyers to bring the most powerful coal baron in American history, Don Blankenship, to justice
Don Blankenship, head of Massey Energy since the early 1990s, ran an industry that provides nearly half of America's electric...
Zen and the Art of Making a Living
A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
The most innovative, unconventional, and profoundly practical career guide available--newly revised and updated
With today's economic uncertainties, millions of Americans realize they must seize control over their own career paths. They want work that not only pays the bills but also allows...
Spend 'Til the End
The Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard--Today and When You Retire
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Rich or poor, young or old, high school or college grad, this book, written by economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff and syndicated financial columnist Scott Burns, can change your life for the better! If you follow the advice in this book, it will raise your living standard (possibly by a lot), improve...
La Quête d'Ewilan - Tome 01
D'un monde à l'autre
Language: French
Release Date: October 16, 2013
L’interprétation en BD du chef-d’œuvre de Pierre Bottero !
La vie de Camille, adolescente surdouée, bascule quand elle pénètre par accident dans l’univers de Gwendalavir avec son ami Salim. Là, des créatures menaçantes, les Ts’liches, la reconnaissent sous le nom d’Ewilan...
La Quête d'Ewilan - Tome 03
La Passe de la Goule
Language: French
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Le chef-d’œuvre de Pierre Bottero en BD !
Revenue du monde réel, Ewilan retrouve ses compagnons réfugiés chez les Rêveurs d’Ondiane. La rencontre avec son frère ne s’est pas vraiment passée comme prévue... Les pouvoirs d'Akiro semblent finalement très limités et il n’a pas...
Perle Blanche - Tome 01
Filles du Vaudou
Language: French
Release Date: November 29, 2017
Action, humour et magie ligués contre un terrible fléau : l'esclavagisme. Une grande aventure historico-comique, menée sur le fil de l'épée par un duo d'auteurs en état de grâce.
L'Afrique, terre de mystères et d'esclavagisme. Puisque chaque jour, ce sont des galions entiers chargés de marchandise...
Perle Blanche - Tome 02
L'oeuvre du serpent
Language: French
Release Date: November 29, 2017
La fin d'un diptyque tonique et magique!
L'Afrique, XVIIe siècle. Deux belles pirates élevées dans la magie vaudoue, Perle et Blanche, jouent les justicières contre le trafic d’esclaves.
Leur ennemi de toujours, le Gouverneur, a décidé de se débarrasser une bonne fois pour toutes...
by Lylian, Laurence Baldetti, Pierre Bottero
Language: French
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Le chef-d’œuvre de Pierre Bottero en BD !
Après avoir démontré l’étendue de ses pouvoirs en invoquant un redoutable orage pour se débarrasser d’une bande de pillards, Ewilan, épuisée, fait face à son destin. Elle doit retrouver son frère Akiro si elle veut pouvoir éveiller...
The Sport of the Gods
and Other Essential Writings
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2010
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872—1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar’s...
by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Marcellus Blount, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872—1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar’s...
The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction - Complete 20 Volumes
The Great Classics of World Literature: Notre Dame, Pride and Prejudice, David Copperfield, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Anna Karenina…
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
This meticulously edited Harvard collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Vols. 1 & 2: The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding Vol. 3: A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Vol. 4: Guy Mannering by Sir Walter...