Absolutely Amazing Ebooks: 290 books

You’ll find this third volume in this series a valuable cross-reference manual to the music of the 1970’s This capped off the period we call Classic Rock. The British Invasion had given way to American artists, but left an indelible impact on the face of music. The Beatles had released their final...

Here is another indispensible cross-reference manual to the music of the 2000’s. It was an era where the individual performer really outshone the groups and collaboration took on a new style as multiple artists would work together rather than the standard duets. Hip hop took over the airwaves, but...

Writing essays since the early 90’s, these missives found in “Because You Never Asked” are but a cross section of work that is still in progress today. Grapel considers them therapeutic objections to the paradigm of our culture and the negativity it is leading us into. “All cultures attempt...

Over 500 pages of movie reviews for only $1.99 (less than a bag of popcorn)

A complete guide to nature’s spiciest spice. Sometimes known as “the stinking rose,” garlic has proven to be a mighty and miraculous boon to eating, loving and other delicious activities. From its aphrodisiac qualities to being the bane of vampires, Feifer shares garlic’s secrets ... as well...

An intellectually stimulating collection of other people's opinions, comments, and critiques of Paris. Chamberlin describes these snippets as “citations which illuminated one or another aspect of Parisian life and culture, or appealed to my sense of humor, however twisted this may seem to some readers.”...

By now you may have discovered Jack Mazur’s blog, “Jack and his palm trees,” wry observations that emanate from his bunker in Key West. Jack likes to muse about life on this zany island. His stories often revolve around his beer-swizzling pal Joe Beans. We have collected here more of these tales...

Lavishly illustrated with more than 90 spectacular new color photographs, plus nearly 75 original illustrations this anthology will take you to “lost cities” around the world -- from Pompeii to Chichen-Itza to Mycenae to Machu-Picchu to Tiahuanaco. You’ll meet ancient Greek bakers and American...

Take side trips to interesting points of interest around the US with a longtime travel writer who knows where to find lost history, rustic landmarks, little-known historic districts, interesting rock formations, scenic overlooks, millionaire islands that don't cost to visit, even the real Fountain of Youth.

Here is the mesmerizing story a boy's search for his mother, a woman's desire to explore the world, and a man's longing for love. It begins and ends in Tasmania as the 20th century becomes the 21st and includes juggling, magic and teenage romance.

This volume is brilliantly illustrated with 70 pictures to amplify the poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Truly unique! Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS, was considered the most popular British poet. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Tennyson is the 9th most quoted writer in...

A unique collection of advice and guidance for the budding poet. Here is a collection of instructions and essays directed at the budding poet. In addition to W.H. Mallack’s Every Man His Own Poet, you will find A.C. Bradley’s Poetry For Poetry’s Sake and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s A Defence...

All you ever wanted to know about asparagus is here in this marvelously illustrated classic. The pictures will send you out to the market and get you digging in the garden. Bon appetit! H. L. Osterman, our resident gastronome, gives us a new take on Hexamer’s classic treatise on growing asparagus....

• This collection of heretofore all but unknown science fiction short stories by masters of the genre is richly illustrated to enrich the readers experience. Forget about being lost in space. Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file...