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A #1 "New York Times" bestseller--the true story of a boy whose mother gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist--Burroughs's memoir is now a ...

PLUTARCH'S LIVES. §••• THE LIFE OF NICIAS. WE have pitched upon Crassus as a proper person to be put in parallel with Nicias; and the misfortunes which ...

A Welsh poet recalls the celebration of Christmas in Wales and the feelings it evoked in him as a child.

GENERAL EDITORS' INTRODUCTION In November of 1936, critic Sidney Dark wrote, " Perhaps the happiest thing that happened in Gilbert Chesterton's ...

A colorful picture book follows the life of aviator Amelia Earhart who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared ...

Classic study recreates the lives of 6 ordinary people who lived between the 9th and 16th centuries: a peasant on a country estate in Charlemagne's time, a ...

THE LIFE OF JOHN MARSHALL CHAPTER I THE PERIOD OF AMERICANIZATION Great Britain is fighting our battles and the battles of mankind, and France is combating ...

The recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize describes her life as a feminist, political activist, and environmentalist in Kenya, detailing her determination to ...

An inspirational memoir of the teenage author's struggles to survive her youth in war-torn Kabul describes her witness to brutal conflicts between the ...

Traces the story of Mary Clarke, describing her choice to leave her comfortable home for a spiritual life among drug lords and inmates in one of Mexico's most ...

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts.

"Vanity Fair" contributing editor Seal tells the mesmerizing story of the captivating life and shocking death of world-renowned naturalist Joan Root.

The author of Sinatra: A Complete Life offers a fascinating portrait of three famous Kennedy wives--Jacqueline Bouvier, Ethel Skakel, and Joan Bennett--their ...

A list of the one hundred most influential people in history features descriptions of the careers, contributions, and accomplishments of the political and ...

A collection of portraits of men and women who changed history includes discussions of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederic Remington, Louis Agassiz, Charles and ...

The author recounts the events of the two years she spent living in the branches of a thousand-year-old redwood tree to protest clear-cutting of the Headwaters ...

Surveys the history of the Middle Ages, describes the most influential political and social forces, and looks at everyday life

I pray this book will bring Leonard home.

INTRODUCTION. AN ancient sage has represented human reason under the form of an adventuress in rags resting in the evening upon ruins. ...

LES COTILLONS CÉLÈBRES EMILE GABORIAU PARIS E. DE1NTU, ÉDITEUR LIBRAIRE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES GENS DE LETTRES PALAIS-ROYAL, GALERIE D'ORLÉANS, ...