Foster: 1773 books

A remarkable and unique work this book analyzes the reading habits of one of the greatest authors of all times. Kent scans the works that influenced and shaped Dickens thought processes throughout his life. Categorically concentrating on one side of his personality this work enables the reader to understand the mind that created some of the greatest works of English Literature.

The writer undergoes gradual changes while trying to adjust to the American style of independence after having lived a radically different and protected life in Mexico. The author marries and moves to San Antonio, Texas in 1956. She tells her story, originally written in 1973, through anecdotes and...

Start the year fresh and sober this dry January and reset your drinking habits in 28 days Tired of hangovers and splitting headaches? Want to save the cash you spend on cocktails? With over 3 million adults taking part in Dry January in 2017, not to mention Dryathlon, Stoptober, or plain...

Focusing on the ways in which female novelists have, in their creative work, challenged or scrutinised contemporary assumptions about their own sex, this book's critical interest in women’s fiction shows how mid-nineteenth-century women writers confront the conflict between the pressures of matrimonial...

As a management consultant, I traveled seven million miles, visiting clients in thirty seven-seven states. In the course of these travels, and in everyday life, I observed many phenomena of our country and our society which I wished to record, and poetry seemed to me to be the way to do it. Later,...

Part of the self-image of Phoenix is that the city has no history and that anything of importance happened yesterday. Also that Phoenix, the Arizona state capital, is a “clean” city (despite a past of police corruption and social oppression). The “real” Phoenix, easygoing, sun-drenched, a...

The Ketogenic Diet Is this the diet for you? You may not know much about the Ketogenic Diet at this point. That’s about to change. You’re going to learn not only all you need to know about the Ketogenic Diet but also some valuable tips and tricks to make it a successful method for...

A mulitcultural anthology of fiction and  non-fiction literary narratives which addresses the  psychological and political aspects of a woman's body in  today's culture. An important and much-needed  book for women who seek to understand their bodies  and find independent, imaginative ways to cope with  aging, beauty expectations beauty expectations,  and ethnic comparisons.

The Scottish Enlightenment provided the fledgling United States of America and its emerging universities with a philosophical orientation. For a hundred years or more, Scottish philosophers were both taught and emulated by professors at Princeton, Harvard and Yale, as well as newly founded colleges...

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It is very curious that much of the history of the United States in the Forties and Fifties of the last century has vanished from the general memory. When a skilled historian reopens the study of Webster's “Seventh of March speech” it is more than likely that nine out of ten Americans will have to...

While working as an exotic dancer in the small town of Brooklyn, IL; Lynn meets a handsome young stud by the name of Louis. In no time at all, she is swept off her feet by his charm and charisma. In a matter of months they are married and her children, from a previous relationship,Sausha and Carl,...

Now featuring new research and the most current information on the science of happiness, this book presents an outline of the nine choices happy people consistently make. Also included are tools for self-assessment to allow readers to measure happiness-and to find out what might be holding...