Milton: 683 books

Best known as the author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton (1608–74) was also an accomplished writer of shorter verse forms. This treasury presents twenty of the best of these works: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "On Shakespeare," "L'Allegro," "Il Penseroso," "Comus, A Mask," "Lycidas,"...

When the frozen corpse of Ferris Clark is found in the Greenland ice, forensic archaeologist Jack Raven is hired to investigate. He is suspicious from the outset. The corpse is not only naked, but in an absolutely pristine state. As Jack unravels the mystery of Ferris Clark’s final hours, he uncovers...

"Milton Burton writes with a ruthless charm rivaling the great Raymond Chandler." —Kinky Freidman Milton T. Burton has charmed readers for years with his Texas mysteries, notable for their backwoods flair, down-home characters, and Southern-flavored sense of humor. In These Mortal...

The Widow Barnaby Volume II Frances Milton Trollope, english novelist and writer (1779-1863) This ebook presents «The Widow Barnaby Volume II», from Frances Milton Trollope. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS...

The Widow Barnaby Volume I Frances Milton Trollope, english novelist and writer (1779-1863) This ebook presents «The Widow Barnaby Volume I», from Frances Milton Trollope. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01-...

The Vicar of Wrexhill Frances Milton Trollope, english novelist and writer (1779-1863) This ebook presents «The Vicar of Wrexhill», from Frances Milton Trollope. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS...

The Widow Barnaby Volume III Frances Milton Trollope, english novelist and writer (1779-1863) This ebook presents «The Widow Barnaby Volume III», from Frances Milton Trollope. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Paris and the Parisians in 1835 Volume II Frances Milton Trollope, english novelist and writer (1779-1863) This ebook presents «Paris and the Parisians in 1835 Volume II», from Frances Milton Trollope. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

« Imaginez la projection constante de gigantesques boules incandescentes dans un ciel chauffé au rouge, des nappes de pétrole en combustion sur la mer Égée, l’air empuanti par une odeur nauséabonde, pendant que des nuages étouffants, des cendres et des étincelles passent au-dessus de nous...

Behind the BadgeBy: Milton Pool, Retired Captain Milton Pool was a policeman for thirty-four years for the Amarillo Police department. During that time he maintained a diary of interesting events. The stories in this book are real events that occurred during his tenure, stories that feature official...

This vivid account of hustling in New York City explores the sociological reasons why con artists play their game and the psychological tricks they use to win it. Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton, two prominent sociologists and ethnographers, spent years with New York con artists to uncover their...

From serving as the Middle East correspondent for The New Yorker to penning articles for the New York Times, Milton Viorst has dedicated his career to studying the Middle East. Now, in this new book, Viorst examines the evolution of Zionism, from its roots by serving as a cultural refuge for Europe's...

In the moral vacuum and world of shifting values following World War I, Aldous Huxley was both a sensitive refl ector and an articulate catalyst. This work provides a highly illuminating analysis of Huxley's evolution from skeptic to mystic. As Milton Birnbaum shows, in a perceptive interpretation...

A firsthand account of the American Jewish experience on the frontlines During the height of the Korean conflict, 1950-51, Orthodox Jewish chaplain Milton J. Rosen wrote 19 feature-length articles for Der Morgen Zhornal, a Yiddish daily in New York, documenting his wartime experiences as well...