36 stories by one of the world's masters of literature, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Available in one volume, these two works represent both a triumph over personal adversity and an unsparing saga of religious imperialism.
Adri's mama and papa share some of the wisdom they have gained through the years with their eager son. Their words, simple and powerful, are meant to comfort and guide him as he goes about exploring the world.
Picture dictionary in English and Spanish featuring everyday settings and themes
This biography provides a redemptive view of the bloody career of Roman general and consul Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a fearless commander and ruthless politician wholly devoid of inhibitions, and the direct forerunner of Julius Caesar, who based his own grab for power on Sulla's methods.
This is the remarkable story of German and European Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis, who could have avoided persecution by simply renouncing their faith yet who refused in the majority of cases, instead continuing in their worship and criticism of Hitler's regime.
Sampling works by the creator of Holmes and Watson, this collection features Doyle's detective stories, horror tales, journalism, historical stories, and the complete text of his science-fiction novel The Poison Belt.
This definitive volume celebrates the harmonica's illustrious history, focusing on every musical genre that has felt the harp's impact.
Jose is not sure what to expect when his grandmother from Mexico moves in...except that he will certainly have to change his ways. What he discovers is that he doesn't mind one bit. Abuelita is full of surprises! She is full of life!
In this delightful sequel to Carlos y la Planta de Calabaza, Carlos is told by his father that you reap what you sow. After some humorous experiences, Carlos comes to understand the rewards of hard work and learns a valuable lesson in listening. Full color.
Chosen by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as a gift to every first grader in the state, this story describes the beauty of the Sonoran Desert and a family whose lives are intertwined with the environment and the home they make from adobe.
Everyone knows the story of the three little pigs. This book features the three little javelinas - wild, southwestern cousins of pigs. Living in homes of built of tumbleweeds and cacti, the first two javelinas are soon running from the hungry coyote, who had hoped to eat them with red chili sauce. Where do they go for shelter?
A penetrating study of the life and writings of Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage , by one of America's greatest poets and critics.
Campaign consultant Potholm explores the U. S. A.'s democratic process, explaining how the election of 2000 revealed the system's strengths, why low voter turn-out is not exactly a bad thing, and why politics should be entertaining.
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This collection covers a range of topics in 20th century cinema, from the Auteur Theory to the commercial cinema from Orson Welles to Kenneth Anger.
Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captured the imagination of America for more than thirty years.
A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies.
The first explorer to reach the South Pole recounts the rigors of his expedition.
In Sideshow, journalist Shawcross presents the first full-scale investigation of the secret and illegal war the United States fought with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973, paving the way for the Khmer Rouge massacres of the mid-70s.
This revealing and insightful biography of screen icon Greta Garbo contains over 100 luxurious photos from her films and her life.
In fascinating, star-studded anecdotes, original Monkee Micky Dolenz takes readers from his starring role at age 12 as TV's "Circus Boy," to the open casting call that brought the Monkees together, through the creative conflicts that finally drove them apart. Along the way you'll find hilarious anecdotes about his adventures as a Monkee-the girls, the parties, the celebrities-as well as the harder-edged realities of a life lived in front of a camera.
Hannibal forged a career of daring exploits and stunning victories that came perilously close to annihilating Rome.
Danish poet and novelist Hans Christian Andersen is best known for the dozens of fairy tales he wrote.
These extraordinary memoirs-written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel in the six weeks before he was hanged in Nuremberg for war crimes-offers readers an unparalleled, insider's view of the Wehrmacht, Hitler, and the events that made WWII the most devastating conflict of modern times.
This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility.
This biography of Edgar Allan Poe, a giant of American Literature who invented both the horror and detective genre, is a portrait of extremes: a disinherited heir, a brilliant bu underpaid author, a temerate man and uncontrollable addict.
A former member of the HitlerJugend, the author offers a rare look at the emergence, structure and hitory of this totalitarian Nazi organization.
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