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*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Contents Chronicle of Wolfert's Roost -- Sleepy Hollow...

I was born among romantic scenery, in one of the wildest parts of the Hudson, which at that time was not so thickly settled as at present. My father was descended from one of the old Huguenot families that came over to this country on the revocation of the edict of Nantz. He lived in a style of easy,...

Published in 1809, this satirical history of New York—published under the pseudonym of Dietrich Knickerbocker—launched the young Irving to literary prominence and success. "It took with the public," Irving later reported, "and gave me celebrity, as an original work was something remarkable and uncommon in America."

The “father of the American short story” published this enormously popular book in 1855. Wolfert’s Roost is collection of fables—including whimsical Spanish romances and scenes from around Westchester County—that were originally published in the Knickerbocker Magazine.

The work focuses on the ups and downs in the life of the protagonist Wolfert Webber. The hard decisions that he has to take as a father and the care with which he has to proceed as the oldest inhabitant of his area are presented. All the turmoil of his life is portrayed in a manner that provokes sympathy. The reader goes through the arduous journey and triumphs with the characters.

Well, it is the year and the time I dread the most. It is the Presidential election year, where we elect or appoint a President for the next four years. It is a time we are forced to endure as we listen to all the lies, promises, innuendo, etc. Why can't the politicians we have campaigning for office...

"This is the most important book I've read about Katrina and what came after. In the tradition of Howard Zinn this could be called 'The People's History of the Storm.' Jordan Flaherty was there on the front lines."Eve Ensler, playwright of The Vagina Monologues and activist and founder of...

Enjoy these savory, sweet, and always authentic edible treasures. The recipes in this book highlight seasonal bounties and four major Caribbean flavors, resulting in a basketful of healthy recipes (many vegetarian), which the author refers to as “edible treasures.” This innovative cookbook...

What I Can Teach You About Hypnosis Hypnosis is a state in which conscious sleep is induced. The process of hypnosis involves a hypnotist and a subject (a person on whom Hypnosis is performed). The primary requirement for Hypnosis is it must be accepted by the subject. And then under the effect of Hypnosis,...

Everyone wants to know what happens after they die. Numerous authors have tried to describe and explain the mysteries of heaven, but what does God say about it? Everything the Bible Says About Heaven goes straight to the source of all Truth to give insight into the afterlife. All of the scriptural...

The aim of this volume is to put into compact and popular form, for the benefit of intelligent readers, the principal facts upon which scholars are now generally agreed concerning the literary history of the Bible. The doctrines taught in the Bible will not be discussed; its claims to a supernatural...

In 1985 I was called to enlist in the Army. Not the US Army, in this army I had to wear at all times the full armor of God so that I can stand against the evil's schemes. This war was not with flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. When I enlisted in this...

The Spirit of Prophet Yacub and his message explain in brief the very essence of humanity on how every believer practices. The book forms a manner pleasing to God. When this is achieved, the soul fi nds the true peace and the spiritual life becomes complete. The book explains the Islamic and Christianity...

This will not be like any other Devotional you have read, for this is not a book that you read in your intellect. It is a Chapter in the book of Life YOUR LIFE. God is summoning you to a higher place of understanding. We have the blessing of the Word of God that was written by men who were under the...