Jpu: 9 books

A collection of key American government documents with analysis and interpretation, plus annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court. The documents include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America and amendments to the Constitution. This volume...

In the Victorian Era, the vampire underwent a transformation from monster of folklore to the creature we think of today. Beginning with the publication of Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer in 1845, the vampire went from a possessed corpse terrorizing villagers to undead nobility haunting drawing...

Set in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, "Sonia: Between Two Worlds" is a coming-of-age romance novel by English novelist Stephen McKenna.   Sonia, Jim Loring (the Earl of Chepstow) and David O'Rane, a charismatic adventurer, struggle to find their place in the post-war...

Whole towns are terrorized by the name of the great outlaw Jim-twin Allen, also known as the "White Wolf." Although wanted in many states on many charges, judges, sheriffs, and hard- boiled cow-punchers would willingly die for this freckled-face boy with the broad grin. When injustice is...

"The Religio-Medical Masquerade" is a critical look at Christian Science that shows how this religion traps its followers into thinking patterns that can harm them emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

A passionate young violinist grows tired of "Bohemian New York" and decides to make a new life for herself in Italy...

"The Norseman" is a historical adventure that takes the reader from the wild and stormy Northland to ancient Rome and biblical Jerusalem. The story follows a crew of freebooters and adventurers through storms and battles in strange lands.  They witness the bloody rites of druids,...

Oliver Twist is de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage van één van de bekendste romans van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens, gepubliceerd in 1838. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk in afzonderlijke delen, die van februari 1837 tot april 1839 werden gepubliceerd. Oliver Twist was vooral...

Twintigduizend mijlen onder zee (Franse titel Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is een klassieke sciencefictionroman van de Franse schrijver Jules Verne. De roman werd gepubliceerd in 1870. Het verhaal begint in 1866. Een mysterieus zeemonster, volgens sommige ooggetuigen een grote narwal,...