Russell: 3438 books
Inventing the Truth
The Art and Craft of Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 1998
The author of On Writing Well presents stories and advice on the writing process from Frank McCourt, Annie Dillard, and many more.
For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs—or is thinking about writing one—this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors: Russell Baker, Jill...
Bring Me My Machine Gun
The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Award-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice,...
by Mary Russell Mitford
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
The Ground-Ash Mary Russell Mitford, english author and dramatist (1787-1855) This ebook presents «The Ground-Ash», from Mary Russell Mitford. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- THE GROUND-ASH
Memories Are Made of This
The Ultimate Retro Pop Quiz
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2017
When it comes to retro pop quizzes featuring the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's this has something for everyone as well as having something extra about it.
There are easy and hard questions and many in between but the slant of this book is for you to also learn some little known pop trivia...
by Jason Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The post-war period witnessed dramatic changes in the lives of working-class families. Wages rose, working hours were reduced, pension plans and state social security measures offered greater protection against unemployment, illness, and old age, the standard of living improved, and women and members...
Spoken Soul
The Story of Black English
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2007
In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
"Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture."
–Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university
"A lively, well-documented...
by Russell Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
“Gloria saw the sky come to life the last time the comet was over. She was lying out here at the end of the pier looking up on a night just like this when the meteor passed overhead, shedding falling stars in its wake. As each star fell she said that it lit up people hidden in the constellations,...
Earl Scruggs
Banjo Icon
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
As Earl Scruggs picked his banjo with machine gun precision at his 1945 debut at the Ryman Auditorium, he set in motion a successful career and enduring legacy that would eclipse anything the humble farm boy from North Carolina could have imagined. Scruggs’s revolutionary three-finger roll patterns...
We Got Him!
A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
When U.S. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America’s military elite. It was a brilliant example of history repeating itself in the most positive...
Young and Damned and Fair
The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this biography of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, is “a stunning achievement” (The Sunday Times, London), and “a masterly work of Tudor history that is engrossing, sympathetic, suspenseful, and illuminating”...
Vietnam
A History of the War
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
A comprehensive overview of one of the most controversial wars in America's history, written by masterful children's historian and Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman.
With prose that is clear, concise, and enthralling, Russell Freedman presents a detailed overview of the Vietnam war. Beginning...
Gospel Truth
On the Trail of the Historical Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Russell Shorto meticulously investigates Christian history and the Bible’s New Testament to reveal the true, historical Jesus Christ.
For roughly two thousand years, the world has known only the biblical depiction of Jesus: the virgin birth, miraculous life, and resurrection. Recently, scholars...
by Kate Russell
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Sweet Kisses Trio features three individually published, sweet romance short stories/ short novellas:
Mel just got dumped by her boyfriend of four years. She might cry for a little while, but she's determined to find Mr. Right because she's got to get some use out of her infamous birthing hips....
by Bertrand Russell
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2009
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