Holmes: 1214 books
Just Go For It
6 simple steps to achieve success
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2011
Everybody has something they long for – be it succeeding in a new career, losing weight, getting out of debt, or even just getting more organised in life! These things can seem overwhelmingly difficult to achieve, but the good news is that many of the qualities that are required to succeed are simple...
by David G. Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
We know theirs to have been the hands that helped build the nation’s canals and railroads, the transport for so many immigrant groups making their way to the newly formed state of Wisconsin in the mid–nineteenth century. Yet the stories of Irish people in Wisconsin and their role in our state’s...
by Ernest Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
When we encounter the term "creativity," most of us think of artistic pursuits, such as painting or composing music. But in Creative Mind and Success, famed New Thought expert Ernest Holmes reminds readers that each of us creates our own reality, each and every moment of the day. The way that we think...
New Jersey 9/11 Memorials
A Photographic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
New Jersey 9/11 Memorials: A Photographic Guide brings September 11 memorials and monuments from New Jersey communities large and small, together in one beautiful and informative photo book. Share the memories, history, and heart-felt tributes in this respectful photographic guide. Includes the National...
by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
A VISIT TO THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED PUNSTERS
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Desert Sojourn
A Woman's Forty Days and Nights Alone
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
At age 31, having left a stifling decade-long marriage, Debi Holmes-Binney set off alone into the harsh Utah desert to find direction and spiritual renewal. Armed with only basic supplies and her writing journals, she planned to spend forty days and nights alone; what followed was an extended sojourn...
A Portrait of an Idiot as a Young Man
Part memoir, part explanation as to why men are so rubbish
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
When Jon Holmes became a father (twice), he was asked to fill in a form detailing his family medical history. Except he couldn't, because he has no idea who his family are. Born to an unnamed, unmarried mother and an unknown father and given up for adoption at four weeks old, Jon decided to document...
by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
According to Wikipedia: "Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., (August 29, 1809 October 7, 1894) was an American physician and professor who also achieved fame as a writer. During his lifetime, he was one of the best regarded poets of the 19th century and is considered a member of the Fireside Poets."
This Is Not A Border
Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.
The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert...
Guests of the Emperor
The Secret History of Japan's Mukden POW Camp
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
In World War II, over 36,000 American men, mostly military but some civilian, were thrown into Japanese POW camps and forced to labor for companies working for Japan s war effort. At Japan s largest fixed military prison camp, Mitsubishi s huge factory complex at Mukden, Manchuria, more than 2,000 American...
by Tony Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The legendary F-14 Tomcat was the weapon of choice to strike against the enemies of the United States in the wake of the September 11 attacks, with F-14s flying thousands of bombing missions on al-Qaeda and Taliban positions. Written by aviation expert Tony Holmes, this book explores the F-14 pilots...
by Benjamin Franklin, Francis Hopkinson, John Bull
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Contents The Ephemera: An Emblem Of Human Life Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The Whistle Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Dialogue Between Franklin And The Gout Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Consolation For The Old Bachelor Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). John Bull Washington Irving (1783-1859)....
by Richard Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them. Delving into the history of the period – charting events including Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular...
The Greatest Thanksgiving Tales
How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown, Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen, The Master of the Harvest, Three Thanksgivings, Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West, A Wolfville Thanksgiving...
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This Thanksgiving give yourself a nice gift! Presenting the Thanksgiving tales from the acclaimed authors to help you soak into the spirit of this wonderful festival: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O. Henry) The Purple Dress (O. Henry) An English...