Irving: 935 books

To make and invest money, one must understand how the financial systems work. These eight landmark books will give you that understanding and help you on your way to success and prosperity. These books have stood the test of time. Their authors have a deep understanding of the subject matter. Here...

This unique volume is an invaluable addition to any athlete's library. Jiu-Jitsu is a classic martial art developed primarily in Japan. Its roots can be traced back to the early seventeenth century, though it was only introduced to the United States in the late 1800s. In this one-of-a-kind manual,...

Harrie Irving Hancock was an American chemist and writer of children's literature in the late 19th-20th centuries. Being a talented and sensitive person Hancock wrote fantastic stories for the children. He strongly believed that "boys want the thrill of feeling 'grown-up'" and that they...

Harrie Irving Hancock  was an American chemist and writer, mainly remembered as an author of children's literature and juveniles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and as having written a fictional depiction of a German invasion of the USA.

Mention the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the word scandal comes to mind. When it comes to recent history, the association is quite accurate; in 1989-90 congressional panels were investigating -abuses, favoritism, and mismanagement- at HUD; in 1954 HUD's predecessor, the Federal...

In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of currency in nominal, rather than real, terms. In other words, the numerical/face value (nominal value) of money is mistaken for its purchasing power (real value). This is false, as modern fiat currencies have no inherent value...

This book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the following writers: H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Katherine...

The Christmas dinner,: From the Sketch book by Washington Irving hardcover, 1st edition, 1st printing

Considerado como «patriarca de la literatura americana» y «el mejor escritor de habla inglesa de su tiempo», Washington Irving (1783-1859) logró el privilegio de vivir en la Alhambra mientras escribía este libro. En una tertulia que al atardecer reunía en la plaza de los Aljibes, recogió un...

Publicada por Washington Irving en 1820, “La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow”, se ha convertido en un clásico ineludible para la literatura universal, que ha suscitado numerosas adaptaciones cinematográficas. La historia se dearrolla en 1784, en los alrededores del asentamiento holandés de Tarry Town...

“Hace muchos años, poco antes del estallido de la Revolución Francesa, mi tío pasó varios meses en París. Los ingleses y los franceses mantenían por aquel tiempo muy buenas relaciones, al contrario de lo que acontece ahora, y era habitual verlos juntos en las reuniones de sociedad.”

Cuentos de la Alhambra es un libro escrito por Washington Irving en el año de 1829, publicado en 1832 bajo el título "Conjunto de cuentos y bosquejos sobre Moros y Españoles".

Commissioning editors say good dialogue is one of the first things that make a book stand out from the crowd - and similarly, that clunky direct speech is one of the first things that will send a book straight from the slushpile to the rejections bin. But while many other aspects of writing are pored...

Fantastic Universe' started publishing in 1953 and continued until March 1960. It was one of the better magazines to launch during the boom in science fiction magazines publishing. It published many important stories' by some of the fields best known writers. Collected in this over sized edition are...