Guy: 3190 books
THE DIAMOND NECKLACE
From one of the greatest French writers, widely regarded as the 'Father of Short Story' writing, who had influenced Tolstoy, W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry, Anton Chekhov and Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
"The Diamond Necklace" has become one of Maupassant's popular works and is well known for highlighting martyr, and its ending. It is also the inspiration for Henry James's short story, "Paste". "The Necklace" tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband....
The Best Short Stories - 1
Best Authors - Best stories
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
THE BEST SHORT STORY - 1
AUTHORS
O. Henry
Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poe
Jack London
Guy de Maupassant
H.H. Munro
Kate Chopin
Mark Twain
Anton Chekhov
W. W. Jacobs
EDITOR
Ahmet Ünal ÇAM
Europe's Last Chance
Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
In the heart of Europe's current crisis, one of the continent's foremost statesmen issues a clarion call to radically remake the European Union in the mold of the United States' own federal government
Europe is caught in its greatest crisis since the Second World War. The catalog of ills seems...
True Crime: 4 True American Crime Stories
From police files of the 1920s to the 1950s, #1
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Do you like true crime stories?
You should love these tales then
Originally authentic police files, True American Crime Stories are from the 1920s
through to the 1950s - the era of gangster, molls and prohibition.
Almost (but not quite), lost in the mists of time, these tales romp
along...
by Guy MacLean Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Artemis of Ephesos was one of the most widely worshiped deities of the Graeco-Roman World. Her temple, the Artemision, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and for more than half a millennium people flocked to Ephesos to learn the great secret of the mysteries and sacrifices that were...
by Guy Murchie
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Originally published in 1954, this is a magnificent book about the greatest adventure of our age: humanity’s exploration of the skies and space. One of the classics of aviation and scientific literature, written by wartime flier Guy Murchie, this book will fascinate even non-pilots and non-science oriented readers.
by Guy de la Bedoyere
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
"A must for anyone interested in the Roman Empire and its impact on world history."
—Tony Robinson star of Blackadder and Time Team.
This entertaining and informative guide introduces readers to the amazing world of ancient Rome and its emperors, epic wars, awesome architecture,...
Praetorian
The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
A riveting account of ancient Rome’s imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make—or destroy—the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded,...
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Shrouded by myth and hidden by Hollywood, the real pirates of the Caribbean come to life in this collection of essays edited by David Head. Twelve scholars of piracy show why pirates thrived in the New World seas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century empires, how pirates operated their plundering...
by John Guy
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2013
Behind the façade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the...
by Herman Graf, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
A timeless anthology of chilling tales known to torment the mind and stir up nightmarish visions that can never be unseen.
Ghosts, murder, demonic possession, and psychological terror: these are just some of the subjects explored by the unparalleled writers in this superb collection. Lovers...
The Brotherhoods
The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
INSIDE THE MOB. INSIDE THE NYPD. THE LAST GREAT MAFIA BOOK OF OUR TIME.
The Brotherhoods is the chilling chronicle of the shocking crimes of NYPD detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, notorious rogue cops found guilty in April 2006 of the ultimate form of police corruption -- shielding...
by Guy de la Bédoyère
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls, and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of individual lives. This book is the first to infuse...
by Guy de Maupassant, Centaur Classics
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
This book contains the (almost) complete short stories of Guy de Maupassant in the chronological order of their original publication.
Here you will find the largest collection of Maupassant’s short stories available in English (277 short stories).
As you will notice, this book DOES...