History books

The Refugees is a historical novel, centring on the fate of the Huguenots during the reign of Louis XIV and the revoking of the Edict of Nantes....

This is a work of historical fiction and follows the founding of the Roman Republic and its forcible ejection of the corrupt Monarchy. The time of the story is in the 6th century B.C.E, long before that favorite trio of fiction writers of ancient Rome - Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra - w...

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In the early 1960s, a handful of brash British kids needed a new sound for a new kind of music. They marched into a music store in their blue-collar town and asked the gentleman behind the desk to build them an amplifier with leg-shaking power and jaw-dropping tone. So he did. This first-ever biogra...

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Simple hands-on format is suitable for children as young as preschool age.Provides meaningful interactive opportunities with parents, and fun for individual play as well.Great educational tool to boost reading comprehension, creativity, and eye-hand coordination.Intriguing stories that kids will pic...

Sleuth has all the ingredients of a top-class thriller, which it undoubtedly is - a plot whose twists and turns are breathtakingly audacious and fiendishly cunning; suspense and excitement galore; and a brilliant parody of the Agatha Christie country-house thriller, mercilessly satirizing the genre ...

Colin Gordon is a man on a mission. When Colin is on his way to fulfill a promise to join the Federation Navy his party is attacked by Mercenaries intent on killing him. After loyal troops rescue Colin, the Navy ships him off to Cambridge, the human colony world. He must work undercover to foil a...

Poetry...

It is a perfect day for doing nothing. But Percy's peaceful picnic is disturbed when a little rabbit meets with a nasty tumble into an old well. All the animals gather together with a huge rope to help pull the rabbit out. But all they tug from the well is the branch of a tree. But the rabbit has al...

Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank.Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last Original Wife...

This landmark commentary marshals the vast experience and brilliant insights of one of today’s most revered Old Testament scholars. To those familiar with the work of Bruce K. Waltke, the significance and value of Genesis will be instantly apparent. Others who are unfamiliar with Waltke have only to...

A promising young attorney and a dedicated family man, Michael Fletcher seemed to have it all. But in the summer of 2000, Michael found himself standing trial for the murder of his pregnant wife, Leann. The verdict--guilty of second-degree murder--would leave friends, family, and the public at large...

Excerpt from A Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (Cstr) System for Exposing Plants to Gaseous Air Contaminants: Principles, Specifications, Construction, and OperationThe system should be fabricated from mate rials having low adsorption characteristics to avoid possible reactions with introduced chemi...

As proprietor of the Second-Chance Bridal salon, Chessie Burton couldn't exactly avoid thinking about weddings. But her good friends' quest to find her a man had her running for cover. Her safe haven used to be her store, until renovator Jace Edwards—and his hammer, nails and very naked chest—invade...

Excerpt from Catalogue of Modern Pictures and Water-Colour Drawings, From the Collection of the Late Colonel McMurdo, and From Various Private Sources: Also Two Fine Portraits by G. Romney, the Property of Sir Thomas Thornhill, Bart.; Which Will Be Sold by AuctionV. The Lots to be taken away and pai...

Signed and inscribed by the author, Don Estes on the title page. Second edition, 2011...

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world....

From Sidney Poitier and Billie Holiday to Halle Berry and Tupac Shakur, Afrrican Americans in the Performing Arts, Revised Edition profiles African-American actors, dancers, singers, musicians, composers, and choreographers from the early years of American entertainment until the present day. Each e...

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