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G. K. Chesterton said of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins." This collection of Stevenson's essays includes: On the Enjoyment of Unpleasant Places, An Apology for Idlers, Aes Triplex, Talk and Talkers,...

Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the past three decades. Why? Robert Guest's fascinating book seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa's development. Using reportage, first-hand experience and economic insight, Robert Guest takes us to the roots of the problems....

A Christian Rebuttal to A. J. Russell's and the Two Listeners' God Calling by Robert Alan King is a booklet with over 11,900 words. King discusses the erroneous method of these writers in placing their own personal reflections and meditations into the mouth of Jesus, infusing them with a...

The Dynamics of Perception and Memory: Why Our Mind Forgets and How to Remember Things by Robert Alan King is a book with 6,200 words. King explores the dynamics of perception and memory and their methodology in our everyday life, approaching the subject of memory as means to improve survivability....

**"Robert Perisic depicts, with acerbic wit, a class of urban elites who are trying to reconcile their nineties rebellion with the reality of present-day Croatia. . . . The characters' snide remarks could easily sound cynical but the novel has a levity informed by the sense of social fluidity...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that the English language has produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their...

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll Andersen's Fairy Tales by H. C. Andersen The Turn of the Screw by Henry James The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Kidnapped by Robert Louis...

CONTENTS: HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH 1. First New England Christmas JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY 2. A Defective Santa Claus JOHN BOWRING 3. Watchman, Tell Us of the Night JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 4. A Christmas Carmen JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 5. The Mystic's Christmas L. FRANK BAUM 6. Little Bun Rabbit LEO TOLSTOY...

In the summer of 2007, Robert Goldstein departs Helsinki on a self-supported bicycle epic across Finland with the goal of pedaling to the Barents Sea. Aboard a folding bicycle towing a wagon, he weathers furious storms, survives a near-disastrous accident and obsesses whether he will be eaten by a bear...

Savior: A Christian Rebuttal to Reza Aslan's Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Robert Alan King is a rebuttal from a Christian perspective that exposes the fallacy of Aslan's position that Jesus was a mere Jewish peasant and political revolutionary who was suffering from...

In these introductions, Robert Sardello introduces us to many people we may not otherwise have met and introduces us to many ways of being and thinking, which we didnt know before. The range of those we meet in these pages is staggering. At the same time, there is a sweet harmony and ever-unfolding deepening...

Robert Bellarmine was one of the most original and influential political theorists of his time. His writings present coherent definitions of the nature and aim of temporal authority and its relationship to spiritual authority. This fresh translation will be interesting to a wide readership...

"Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." –Stephen King "Robert E. Howard had a gritty, vibrant style–broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life." –David Gemmell In...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications...