Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, in which Ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on the albino sperm whale Moby Dick, which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab’s ship and severed his leg at the knee. Although the novel was a commercial failure and out of …
Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his personal experiences in working to rise from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to …
La Edad de Oro. Revista mensual para los niños escrita por José Martí. Tenía 32 páginas con lindos grabados e ilustraciones. Mantiene la frescura, Belleza y vigencia más de un siglo después, hablando a los niños en un Lenguaje universal que no conoce tiempos ni distancias. El primer número de la revista vio la luz en julio …
Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living …
LOVE LETTERS OF GREAT MEN (Volume 1) is an anthology of romantic love letters written by leading male historical figures. *** The book plays a key role in the plot of the US movie Sex and the City. *** When Carrie Bradshaw in the “Sex and the City” movie began reading …
Piense y Hagase Rico is a work by Napoleon Hill now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless …
Arno Holz, Johannes Schlaf: Die Familie Selicke. Drama in drei Aufzügen Das bahnbrechende Stück für das naturalistische Drama soll den Zuschauer »in ein Stück Leben wie durch ein Fenster« blicken lassen. Arno Holz, der »die Familie Selicke« 1889 gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Johannes Schlaf geschrieben hat, beschreibt konsequent naturalistisch, durchgehend im Dialekt der Nordberliner Arbeiterviertel, der …
When hormones and barbiturates are raging in your blood and early-summer sun is shining through a window – the world is spinning around you. You are young, there is nowhere to hurry. You love, you are loved and this passion is worth a life to you. Either your life or anybody else’s. It’s not about aggression, it’s about …
Storm Clouds Rolling In (# 1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series) (Volume 1)
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing histories to life – the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! Storm Clouds Rolling In is the very first book in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles historical novel series. It’s readers like you who have turned it into a world-wide best-seller. …
Spring Will Come (# 3 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series) (Volume 3)
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life – the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! Spring Will Come is the third book in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles historical novel series. It’s readers like you who have turned it into a world-wide best-seller. Thank you! Book …