Amy Scott: 30 books

Book cover of After Montaigne

After Montaigne

Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays

by Chris Arthur, Barrie Jean Borich, Steven Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Writers of the modern essay can trace their chosen genre all the way back to Michel de Montaigne (1533–92). But save for the recent notable best seller How to Live: A Life of Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell, Montaigne is largely ignored. After Montaigne—a collection of twenty-four new personal essays...
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Shakespeare Inside

The Bard Behind Bars

by Amy Scott-Douglass
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2007

Shakespeare Inside goes behind the scenes to reveal Shakespeare at work in the most decisive institutional context of our time - in prisons. Based upon the author's experience of watching prison yard rehearsals and performances, and interviewing inmates, program directors, and wardens, Shakespeare...
Book cover of Thinking About Shakespeare
by Kay Stockholder, Amy Scott
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018

Explores the challenges of maintaining bonds, living up to ideals, and fulfilling desire in Shakespeare’s plays In Thinking About Shakespeare, Kay Stockholder reveals the rich inner lives of some of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic characters and the ways in which their emotions and actions...
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Explorations: Colony

Explorations

by Dennis E. Taylor, Jasper T Scott, Scott Bartlett
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2018

The bestselling anthology series continues with 12 brand new, never before seen stories! Become an Explorer today! The war is over, Earth all but decimated, the Sun dying. But there is still hope. Colony ships leave, taking the lucky ones across the galaxy in search of new worlds to call home....
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Nevertheless We Persisted

Tales of Loss, Love, and Finding Your Own Power

by Tanya Eby, Amy Oestreicher, Cat Gould
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017

NEVERTHELESS WE PERSISTED is the ebook companion to a special audio-first anthology of poems, essays, and stories that explores themes of loss, love, and finding your own power. It's an astonishing collection filled with heart, tears, laughter, and ultimately hope.   Pieces include:    A...
Book cover of Death by Silver
by Melissa Scott Amy Griswold
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013

In Death by Silver veteran authors Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold introduce a Victorian London where magic works, influencing every aspect of civilized life, and two very appealing detectives. His practice newly established, metaphysician Ned Mathey can’t afford to turn away any clients....
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Why People Matter

A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance

by Russell DiSilvestro, David Gushee, Amy Hall
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017

Amid current arguments related to human life and dignity, Christians must be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. This book brings together noted ethicists--Russell DiSilvestro, David P. Gushee, Amy Laura Hall, John F. Kilner, Gilbert C. Meilaender,...
Book cover of William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life
by Guy Axtell, Gregory Eiselein, Jacob L. Goodson
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017

Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find...
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Arab Spring

Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat

by William Keller, Scott Jones, Abdelwahab ben Hafaiedh
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015

Beginning in January 2011, the Arab world exploded in a vibrant demand for dignity, liberty, and achievable purpose in life, rising up against an image and tradition of arrogant, corrupt, unresponsive authoritarian rule. These previously unpublished, country-specific case studies of the uprisings...
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
Book cover of CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: 180+ Novels, Christmas Tales, Poems & Carols in One Volume (Illustrated)

CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: 180+ Novels, Christmas Tales, Poems & Carols in One Volume (Illustrated)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, Christmas Bells, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Mistletoe Bough, The Wonderful Life of Christ…

by Louisa May Alcott, O. Henry, Mark Twain
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016

This carefully crafted ebook: “CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: 180+ Novels, Christmas Tales, Poems & Carols in One Volume (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy)...
Book cover of JINGLE ALL THE WAY: 180+ Christmas Classics in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

JINGLE ALL THE WAY: 180+ Christmas Classics in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

Novels, Tales, Poems & Carols: The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Mistletoe Bough…

by Louisa May Alcott, O. Henry, Mark Twain
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) The Gift of the Magi...
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Life Inside My Mind

31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

by Maureen Johnson, Robison Wells, Lauren Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson,...
Book cover of A Death at the Dionysus Club
by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016

In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical...
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