Language and Literatures
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Freedom BraidsGather the midnight strands, tend the roots that gave you life, weave hopes into pathways-- paths that lead you home. Day after day, Nemy sows seeds, pulls weeds, and strips leaves in the sugarcane plantation where she is enslaved. But one night, she follows...
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Escribir En Puertorriqueño: Obra Selecta / Writing in Puerto RicanUna selección esencial de la obra de Luis Rafael Sánchez, el escritor puertorriqueño contemporáneo más reconocido internacionalmente.Esta "antología indócil" de Luis Rafael Sánchez, una figura clave de la literatura latinoamericana, atraviesa el cuento, la novela, la crónica periodística y el teatro de la mano...
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Enheduanna: A Pagan Literary Journal Volume 6Vol 6 brings back old and new writers, academics and lay persons, with fresh content from Pagan authors around the world. Read up on how to do your own Literary Tourism from Yvette Keller, who travels across England in search of her own literary...
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Email to the Universe: and other alterations of consciousnessRobert Anton Wilson's final book explores the "relativity of reality" in a mind-bending stream of essays. Among other topics, the master of guerrilla ontology examines The Celtic Roots Of Quantum Theory, Schr dinger's Other Cat, Joyce & Daoism, Sexual Alchemy, Left and Right: A...
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Dragons, Wyverns and SerpentsWe've all grown up with stories of magical dragons and mythical winged creatures. This thoroughly entertaining collection of stories draws on such tales from all over the world; from ancient Greece and Egypt, to 14th century China to France, Estonia, Ireland, Wales and beyond....
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David Rankin, Farmer: Modern Agricultural Methods Contrasted With Primitive Agricultural Methods By The Life History Of A Plain Farmer (1909David Rankin, Farmer: Modern Agricultural Methods Contrasted With Primitive Agricultural Methods By The Life History Of A Plain Farmer is a book written by David Rankin and published in 1909. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of a plain...
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Consuming Anxieties: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Trade in British Satire, 1660-1751Writers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries--a period of vast economic change--recognized that the global trade in alcohol and tobacco promised a brighter financial future for England, even as overindulgence at home posed serious moral pitfalls. This engaging and original study explores...
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Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927-28"Does anyone know how hard it is to be that funny? . . . Read her book reviews. Read them now and see how good they are." --Fran Lebowitz When Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, in 1927, she was...
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Characters Of Shakespeare'S Plays"Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" is a collection of essays written by the English literary critic and essayist, William Hazlitt. The book is a critical analysis of the characters in the plays of William Shakespeare, one of the most celebrated playwrights of all time. In...
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CarmillaEnter the chilling world of Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's haunting vampire classic. As Laura's life intertwines with the mysterious Carmilla, a tale of forbidden desires and supernatural intrigue unfolds. With each turn of the page, discover the darkness that lurks beneath the surface...
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Brothers of Light: The Penitentes of the SouthwestIn New Mexico, during Lent and Holy Week each year, the Penitent Brotherhood enacts a primitive Passion Play, which in its traditional ritual of self-torture represents a curious survival of the Middle Ages. Much lurid journalism has been devoted to the Penitentes, but in...
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Black MambasBlack mambas are fast. They can race up to 12 miles per hour! In this title, young readers are introduced to these speedy snakes through engaging, leveled text and crisp photos. Chapters highlight topics such as the snakes' range and habitat, body parts, hunting...
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Bigger: A Literary LifeA biography of Native Son's Bigger Thomas that examines his continued relevance in debates over Black men and the violence of racism Bigger Thomas, the central figure in Richard Wright's novel Native Son (1940), eludes easy categorization. A violent and troubled character who rejects...
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Before the Ships: The Birth of Black ExcellenceBefore the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history. The great achievements and accomplishments across Africa prior to the Transatlantic slave trade are told through melodious text and evocative illustrations, that culminate into the strength and resilience...
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Battle LeadershipBattle Leadership is a military leadership guidebook written by Adolph Von Schell, a German army officer who served during World War I. The book is a comprehensive guide to effective leadership in battle, covering topics such as training, discipline, communication, and decision-making. Schell draws...
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Amsterdam TalesPaul Vincent presents a compelling collection of prose fiction, memoirs, and anecdotes centering on Amsterdam from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century, which gives unique insight into the history and culture of the city. The tales within range from Rembrandt to the Jewish...
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Aligning the Glacier's Ghost: Essays on Solitude and LandscapeRooted in Western Montana, the essays of Aligning the Glacier's Ghost navigate how sense of place intertwines with sense of self, filling geographical and personal in-betweens of identity and illness, memory and story, and intimacy and solitude. This stunning and evocative debut gives shape...
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Alchemy Ancient and Modern: (annotated, illustrated)Alchemy Ancient and Modernbeing a brief account of the alchemistic doc- trines, and their relations, to mysticism on the one hand, and to recent discoveries in physical science on the ther hand; together with some particulars regarding the lives and teachings of the most...
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Alan Leo's Astrology for AllAlan Leo's Astrology for All is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of astrology, written by the renowned British astrologer, Alan Leo. The book is designed to be accessible to readers of all levels of experience, from beginners to advanced practitioners. It...
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Africa in Global History with SourcesAward-winning historian Robert Harms offers a contemporary history of Africa--one that reflects the continent's cultural richness and diversity while presenting its history in a global context. A chronological narrative covers the origins of humankind to the present, focusing on similarities and differences across regions...
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