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by William Horwood
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
The twelve days of Christmas are fast approaching and Mole is planning to enjoy every one of them with his River Bank friends. So when the normally cheerful Toad despairs at the arrival of Mrs. Ffleshe, an impossibly rude houseguest who every year sets out to protect Toad from overindulgence, Mole...
by William Horwood
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This stunning continuation by William Horwood follows the further adventures of the four most beloved characters in English literature. In this new tale, we find the loyal companions approaching the autumn of their lives, reflecting on their many escapades and preparing to hand over River Bank to...
The Life of the Automobile
The Complete History of the Motor Car
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
The Life of the Automobile is the first comprehensive world history of the car.
The automobile has arguably shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention, and author Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent...
The Tailor-King
The Rise and Fall of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Muenster
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
He was only a Dutch tailor's apprentice, but from 1534 to 1535, Jan van Leyden led a radical sect of persecuted Anabaptists to repeated triumphs over the combined powers of church and state. Revered by his followers as the new David, the charismatic young leader pronounced the northern German city...
by Mark Felton
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
A thrilling, moment by moment account of an epic World War II escape and the real-life adventures that followed.
On August 30, 1942 - 'Zero Night' - 40 Allied officers staged the most audacious mass escape of World War II. Months of meticulous planning and secret training hung in the balance...
Extremes
Surviving the World's Harshest Environments
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Humans have a remarkable knack for surviving harsh environments. But how do people really endure the world's most remote and inhospitable landscapes, where nature still reigns and where the physical geography is raw and unforgiving? In Extremes, renowned geographer and travel writer Nick Middleton...
by Bernard Assiniwi
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2002
This astounding novel fully deserves to be called a saga. It begins a thousand years ago in the time of the Vikings in Newfoundland. It is crammed with incidents of war and peace, with fights to the death and long nights of lovemaking, and with accounts of the rise of local clan chiefs and the silent...
A Town Called Malice
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
"A crafty plot and a nuanced look at gentrified Boston lifts Abramowitz’s impressive second mystery featuring bike messenger and would-be stand-up comic Zesty Meyers (after 2017’s Bosstown)... Robert B. Parker fans will appreciate Abramowitz’s depiction of the darker corners of Beantown**."...
The Language of the Sea
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
A lyrical and affecting family drama which challenges readers to re-examine their perception of nature
A striking blend of realism and contemporary myth-making, this unforgettable novel tells the story of marine biologist Leo Kemp. Having lost his teaching position thanks to outspoken views,...
Alice in Exile
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
By critically acclaimed author Piers Paul Read, Alice in Exile is an exquisite historical novel featuring Alice Fry--a free-thinking and independent-minded woman in a world ruled by men--and the two men who love her. It is 1913 when Alice, the daughter of a radical publisher, meets Edward Cobb, the...
Addiction-Free
How to Help an Alcoholic or Addict Get Started on Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2003
A thorough guide about how to get help for a friend or loved one who is having problems with alcohol or other drugs. Provides places, names, numbers--who to call, what questions to ask, and what to expect. This invaluable guide includes six initial options for getting into recovery:
-- The...
The Blue Wolf
The Epic Tale of the Life of Genghis Khan and the Empire of the Steppes
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
The winner of one of France's most prestigious literary prizes, The Blue Wolf is the epic historical novel of Genghis Khan
At the height of his power, Genghis Khan unified four hundred tribes and was feared by men from Baghdad to Peking. Like Napoleon, he imposed a pitiless regime on the people...
The Spice Box Letters
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Katerina inherits a scented, wooden spice box after her grandmother Mariam dies. It contains letters and a diary, written in Armenian. As she pieces together her family story, Katerina learns that Mariam's childhood was shattered by the Armenian tragedy of 1915.
Mariam was exiled from her home...
Seven Days of Infamy
Pearl Harbor Across the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
December 7, 1941: One of those rare days in world history that people remember exactly where they were, what they were doing, and how they felt when they heard the news.
Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable, and James Cagney were in Hollywood. Kurt Vonnegut was in the bath, and Dwight D. Eisenhower...