Fall River imprint: 140 books

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Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016

To find yourself, think for yourself. —Socrates   In our ever-busier world, where the demands of the moment keep us lurching from one task or crisis to the next, it can be difficult to take a moment and reflect on the most important things in life. The Essential Wisdom of the World’s Greatest...
by Daniel Bukszpan
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking. —H. L. Mencken   We’ve all heard the saying, “Everyone’s a comedian.” That may be true, but we also know that not everyone is funny, and even fewer are witty. But what’s the difference between wit and humor? Brevity...
by Oscar Wilde
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010

Horror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s scandalous tale of a Victorian libertine and his life of evil excesses. Though Dorian’s hedonistic indulgences leave no blemish on his ageless features, the painted portrait imbued with his soul proves a living catalogue...
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012

Hans Holzer's probing investigative techniques and expertise in the paranormal have earned him the reputation the world over as the Ghost Hunter. Here we follow him around the globe on the trail of the Uncanny and in pursuit of unexplained footsteps, apparitions, and other psychic phenomena. Along the...
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012

 “Have you ever come home and wondered what might be lurking up the stairs, in the dark of the corridor where the lights don’t reach and the soft footfalls of the visitor disappear into the thick carpet?” For more than five decades, Hans Holzer has been delving into disturbances from The Other...
by Benjamin Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011

Writer, Statesman, World-traveler, Publisher, Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Diplomat, Newspaper editor, Scientist, Satirist, Pamphleteer, Social critic. Of all America's illustrious Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was the one who most readily wore the mantle of the Renaissance Man. His interests...

Weird War

Curious Military Trivia

by Alan Axelrod
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013

In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, noted historian Alan Axelrod (The Real History of World War II) takes readers on a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. In chapters such as Personality Parade ("Facts about commanders--the good, the bad, and the...

The United States of Trivia

Over 500 Fascinating Facts

by Maureen Slattery, William MacKay
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

American history isn't trivial Where did the Pilgrims first land? Not Plymouth Rock. They actually made landfall in the New World at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts. We've probably all used a safety pin or two at some point, but who invented it? Walter Hunt of New York, who made the...

The New Bedside Playboy

A Half Century of Amusement, Diversion & Entertainment

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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2011

Over the course of its illustrious and often controversial history, Playboy magazine has published the works of some of the world’s greatest writers, from Beat poets to Nobel laureates. In 1979, Hugh M. Hefner addressed a reunion of Playmates in Los Angeles. “Without you,” he said. “I’d have...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper’s wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience? —Mother Teresa  Mother Teresa (1910–1997) was beloved the world over for her tireless work to serve millions of the world’s poor, outcast,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011

One of the world’s foremost spiritual leaders, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has traveled the globe to spread his undying message of compassion, love, peace, and kindness for close to a half-century.      The Dalai Lama: His Essential Wisdom is a collection of hundreds of inspiring...

Lincoln

The Man Who Saved America

by David J Kent
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017

“We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.” —Abraham Lincoln   Abraham Lincoln was an unlikely candidate for president, to put it mildly. Raised in a series of humble cabins on the frontier and mostly self-taught, the gangly farmer and shopkeeper had little in common...
by Abraham Lincoln
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011

Abraham Lincoln is a near legendary figure in American history, and the dimensions of his legend assure many shapes based on the historical reality of his achievements. He was the quintessential self-made man who rose from humble origins to become the chief executive of his nation. He was a political...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016

Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom invites readers to experience the powerful oratory of our forty-fourth president. Obama’s skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a best-selling author at an early age. Speaking as a law professor, politician, and eventually the nation’s...
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