Mary Douglas: 53 books

Book cover of Natural Symbols
by Mary Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002

Every natural symbol - derived from blood, breath or excrement - carries a social meaning and this work focuses on the ways in which any one culture makes its selections from body symbolism. Each person treats their body as an image of society and the author examines the varieties of ritual and symbolic...
Book cover of In the Active Voice (Routledge Revivals)
by Mary Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013

First published in 1982, this collection of essays is a reproach to a form of the sociology of religion that treats people as the passive objects of impersonal social influences. In opposition to this, the author seeks to assert an active voice style of thinking about the relations between individuals...
Book cover of The Must-Read Novels for Christmas Time (Illustrated Edition)

The Must-Read Novels for Christmas Time (Illustrated Edition)

The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Christmas Angel, The Little City of Hope, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

by Charles Dickens, J. M. Barrie, Lucy Maud Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017

Presenting our best ever and biggest ever collection of hand-picked Christmas classics for a wonderful holiday enjoyment. Our editions are meticulously crafted to give the absolute reading pleasure and that happy festive smile. So, what are you waiting for? Just come along... Life and Adventures of...
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 Christmas After Dark - 36 Holiday Ghost Stories & Supernatural Thrillers

Christmas After Dark - 36 Holiday Ghost Stories & Supernatural Thrillers

Between the Lights, Told After Supper, The Box with the Iron Clamps , Wolverden Tower The Ghost's Touch, The Christmas Banquet, The Dead Sexton and much more

by Arthur Conan Doyle, M. R. James, Saki
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2017

Who would ever say no to the master story tellers when they have to offer their darkest tingling Christmas mysteries and horror tales as a holiday present: The Silver Hatchet (Arthur Conan Doyle) What the Shepherd Saw: A Tale of Four Moonlight Nights (Thomas Hardy) Markheim (Robert Louis Stevenson)...
Book cover of Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds

by Mary Shelley, Josephine Johnston, Cory Doctorow
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017

The original 1818 text of Mary Shelley's classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially...
Book cover of The Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)

The Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

by J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Greatest Christmas Novels 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) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope...
Book cover of Life and Adventures of Santa Claus & Other Christmas Novels

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus & Other Christmas Novels

Greatest Christmas Classics like Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

by J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017

This unique collection of the greatest Christmas novels has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion...
Book cover of Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume

Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

by J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015

This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford)...
Book cover of The Greatest Christmas Novels Collection (Illustrated Edition)

The Greatest Christmas Novels Collection (Illustrated Edition)

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

by J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017

This unique collection of the greatest Christmas novels has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M....
Book cover of Mary's Voyage

Mary's Voyage

The Adventures of John and Mary Caldwell - A Sequel to Desparate Voyage

by Mary Caldwell, Matthew M. Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008

One of the most successful sailing stories ever written is Desperate Voyage by John Caldwell. Now, almost sixty years later, his wife Mary tells her own inspiring story. Born in England, Mary immigrated with her family to Australia where she spent her early youth on a farm. As a young woman, she served...
Book cover of Fiction River: Christmas Ghosts

Fiction River: Christmas Ghosts

An Original Anthology Magazine

by Fiction River, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2013

For the fourth anthology in the Fiction River line, paranormal romance writer Kristine Grayson invited a stellar lineup of cross-genre authors to tell heartwarming stories of love set in the holiday season. From Regency England to modern day Portland, Oregon, ghosts facilitate—or try to stop—true...
Book cover of Islands at the Crossroads

Islands at the Crossroads

Migration, Seafaring, and Interaction in the Caribbean

by Douglas V. Armstrong, Arie Boomert, Alistair J. Bright
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011

A long sequence of social, cultural, and political processes characterizes an ever-dynamic Caribbean history. The Caribbean Basin is home to numerous linguistic and cultural traditions and fluid interactions that often map imperfectly onto former colonial and national traditions. Although much of...
Book cover of Ultimate Guides to Indie Publishing
by Mary C. Blowers, Leah Cutter, Blaze Ward
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017

I remember sending photocopies of my manuscript out to children's book publishers, only to be met by rejection. Imagine my delight when I heard I could publish on my own very inexpensively. Authors no longer have to wait for acceptance by the big Five--Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan,...
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