Washington: 971 books

    The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow is the now timeless tale of a New England schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, undone by his fears of a fabled headless horseman. Or was he? On the basis of this one classic tale, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving is now...

Washington Irving read Don Quixote as a child, sparking a lifelong interest in Spain. When published, Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada—a history of the fifteenth-century Spanish war against the Moors in Granada—was acclaimed for its engaging writing style, which made it seem less like a history and more like an adventure tale.

This classic text by Washington Irving is a sly satire on self-important local history that brought ''Knickerbocker'' into the American lexicon.

From 1951 until 1974, Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia was the site of thousands of experiments on prisoners conducted by researchers under the direction of University of Pennsylvania dermatologist Albert M. Kligman. While most of the experiments were testing cosmetics, detergents, and deodorants,...

Broken-hearted 20-year-old Edward Washington McIlhany (Mac) decided a way to heal his disappointment in love was to strike out west to the fabled 1849 gold rush in California. Leaving family and friends behind, with no assurance he'd ever see them again, he paid $300.00 to join a company formed for...

So Others Will Know -"You Are Never Alone" - This book is intended to inform the public that Quality Care has gone out of the window - and we need to get back to caring about the person as a whole - whether they are a maid or a queen. God is not pleased with the kind of care or lack of it...

A sleepy little town is famous for its legend of the Headless Horseman and other specters. Ichabod Crane, the town’s new school teacher, is fond of a good ghost story or two. He is in love with beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, but a handsome man named Brom Bones wants Katrina for himself. Then a party...

Written from the perspective of Christian faith and experience as known within the fellowship of the body of Christ, BIBLE TALK promises to facilitate increased understanding of how the Christian Bible came into existence and provide answers to the most pervading questions surrounding the Bible that...

Over 15 years ago, God spoke to my heart and cause me to write a poem entitled Trouble Man praying for Gods Glory, essentially this book is formed around that poem, because I was indeed a trouble man. Many people who are saved are still lost and will not admit that they have an issue. Ask yourself...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American author known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Irving was also an essayist, historian and biographer. Irving was the first American writer...

Evangelical Christianity is in a crisis. Methods, programs, and protocols have been implemented and utilized without asking the right questions: What is church? Who qualifies for church membership? Can anyone be a part of the Christian community? What does the Bible have to say about it? Is it actually...

Learning to think is a complex process made up of reading, writing listening, speaking and remembering textual materials. The aim of this topical book is to encourage practical educational reform in the Humanities by taking the emphasis away from the reception of texts to their production. Adapting...

Washington Irving’s engaging biography of Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774), an Anglo-Irish essayist, poet, novelist, dramatist, and eccentric, famous for such works as the poem The Deserted Village, and the novel The Vicar of Wakefield, is essential reading for any student of English literature.

Originally published as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, this book is considered a landmark in American fiction for introducing the modern short story form in America, The Sketch Book includes Washington Irving’s most enduring works, “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”...