S C : 1928 books

Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope examines and celebrates the work of southern writer Lewis “Buddy” Nordan, whose stories reveal his own pain and humanity and in their honesty force us to recognize ourselves within them. Written by scholars and fiction writers who represent a fascinating...

As the desert folk are fond of saying, “The Wheel Turns.” Mindless evil cannot hold sway forever, as five small but determined clans have realized. Different from their forebears, they seek to climb from the pit into which they were cast—to live in peace—and for that they are named...

Alors que leurs royaumes sont sur le point d’entrer en guerre, Damen et son nouveau maître, le prince Laurent, doivent échanger les intrigues de palais contre la violence ouverte des champs de bataille. Contraint de dissimuler son identité, Damen est de plus en plus attiré par le dangereux et...

La conclusion tant attendue de la trilogie ! Sa véritable identité révélée, Damen doit avouer à son maître, le prince Laurent, qu'il est Damianos d'Akielos, le meurtrier de son frère, l'homme que Laurent a juré de tuer... et le convaincre de s'allier à lui. L'avenir de deux royaumes...

Arising from a research project on depression in the eighteenth century, this book discusses the experience of depressive states both in terms of existing modes of thought and expression, and of attempts to describe and live with suffering. It also asks what present-day society can learn about depression from the eighteenth-century experience.

LIMITED TIME SALE!Elfhunter #1 .99Fire-heart #2 2.99Ravenshade #3 2.99No war truly ends with the last battle...Gorgon Elfhunter--desperate, defeated--has never given himself over to the will of another. Is the sight of a thousand Elves dying at his feet worth the risk of losing himself?Gaelen...

Freedom and the Rule of Law takes a critical look at the historical beginnings of law in the United States, and how that history has influenced current trends regarding law and freedom. Anthony Peacock has compiled articles that examine the relationship between freedom and the rule of law in America....

It is unfortunately true that the terms education and culture are not synonymous. Too often we find that the children in our public schools, while possessed of the one, are signally lacking in the other. This is a state of things that cannot be remedied by teaching mere facts. The Greeks, many years...

After finishing The Phantom of Greatness, one part of an epic novel quartet, I was in the basement and came across my old forgotten poems and daily thoughts. Written decades ago for my family, I thought them lost. Decades have passed, but the themes still remain timeless. Holidays with family, travel,...

Imagine a sustainable world, run on clean and renewable energies that are less aggressive to the environment. Now imagine humanity under the impact of these changes. This is the premise Brazilian editor Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro proposed, and these authors took the challenge to envision hopeful futures...

Als Digory samen met zijn buurmeisje Polly per ongeluk op de kamer van zijn oom Andrew komt, begint het grootste avontuur van hun leven. Oom Andrew is een tovenaar en wil zijn kunsten wel eens op Digory en Polly uitproberen. Ze komen terecht in vreemde werelden en uiteindelijk ook in Narnia. Ze maken...

Het is al een grote verrassing voor Shasta om te ontdekken dat hij niet de zoon is van Arshiesh de visser. Dan ontmoet hij Brie, het sprekende paard. Samen met Brie komt hij terecht in de avonturen die hij zich zelfs in zijn wildste dromen niet had kunnen indenken. Samen willen ze vluchten uit het...

Peter, Susan, Edmund en Lucy gaan uit logeren in het geheimzinnige, grote huis van een oude professor. Als ze op de eerste dag samen het huis gaan verkennen, zien ze een grote oude kleerkast in een lege kamer. Lucy verstopt zich in de kleerkast. Tot haar schrik zit er helemaal geen achterkant in de...

When the simple, backward village of Wentwater begins disappearing one word at a time, no one can figure out how to stop it. Not the learned men living up in the Heights nor the superstitious leaders of the village. But those who had attended the baby naming ceremony seventeen years earlier remember...