Watson: 1865 books

The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war,...

"The Ultimate In Alien Terror!"Recommended for anyone who prefers Ed Wood to Michael Bay, Movies That Witness Madness is an ongoing series dedicated to the trashy, schlocky, stupid joys of late-night creature features. Part II, "Strange Invaders", features reviews of Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster,...

"Remember, Boo Boo, we have one weakness." "What's that, Ratpfink?" "Bullets!" Bad action movies may be the guiltiest of pleasures , but they're also a ton of fun. Whether you're watching Rutger Hauer fight a rubber-suited monster or Chuck Norris thwarting a Communist...

'Jo Watson's writing puts you in a better mood. Brilliant' Goodreads reviewer The hilarious new rom-com from the author of the ebook bestseller Love to Hate You**. Perfect for fans of Joanna Bolouri, Cate Woods and Sally Thorne.** Some opposites attract; some rip each other's clothes...

A collection of poems that question the structure of the world and its impact on the people who live in it.

This is a striking debut volume by the winner of the Unaipon prize for unpublished Aboriginal writers. In a voice youthful, passionate and questioning, these poems reflect on growing up and on letting go; on urban dwellers in love and lust; and on the artist and his Murri community. The politics are...

Why, and in what manner, did artist Paul Klee have such a significant impact on twentieth-century thinkers? His art and his writing inspired leading philosophers to produce key texts in twentieth-century aesthetics, texts that influenced subsequent art history and criticism. Heidegger, Adorno,...

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE SUCCESS Only if you ask will you know the answer. On an average day, an average person spends less than 4 hours doing anything that is productive. What is productive? Is making a phone call or browsing the internet or watching TV or attending...

This collection of Catherine Watson's popular travel essays, often requested by her readers and reprinted by permission from the Star Tribune newpaper, spans thirty years and seven continents. Vivid, lyrical, sometimes humorous, always sensitive, her writing leads readers beyond exotic geography and into the rich terrain of the human heart.

All the time, You used to write to me. Now, you resist me mightily. You say that you moved on. I’m left with partiality. The harsh reality Is that you knew wrong From right from the start, But you went and broke my heart. Anyway, but anyhow… I can’t be your queen Cuz I don’t mean anything.

The simplicity of small town life comes to a grinding halt when two young boys encounter a stranger in the woods.

A riveting account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history. In his critically acclaimed history Freedom Summer, award- winning author Bruce Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement. During the sweltering summer of 1964,...

Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take care to integrate varied scholarly perspectives and work to engage a diverse readership by addressing...

Having left the Louisiana swamp behind, the Beaumonts are finding it hard to settle into the big city. As he unpacks the boxes after their move to Eastern New Orleans, the now sixteen-year old Skid finds a diary which had belonged to his older brother Frico. Among various other family secrets that emerge...