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The authors have gathered stories and essays, poems, letters, journals, memoirs, and scenes from novels by distinguished writers who extol the virtues of reading. These selections remind us of the exciting, ever-expanding new world we discovered when reading first entered our lives.
A British advertising executive is smug and secure in the knowledge that his murder of his wife has been ruled accidental--until frightening reminders of his act begin to appear in his office
Gives detailed advice on strategies that help women express themselves confidently and effectively in a variety of public-speaking situations
A second collection of unrestrained erotica for every taste from the Victorian periodical that shocked and excited our Victorian forebears. This volume reveals even more of the rich and bawdy seam of sexuality that thrived beneath the facade of 19th-century respectability.
America has no official royalty by design. Yet there have been the Roosevelts, the Adams, the Bushes, the wanabee Clintons and most intriguing of all -- the Kennedys. The Kennedys have so far only reached the presidency once but the assassination of JFK and his brother Robert, and the trials and tribulations of the family members and society in general continue to fascinate the world. This new book presents more than 1200 citations of books and related materials arranged by family member. The accompanying CD-ROM offers ready access and easy searching.
The Eloquence of Effort echoes the merits of conscientious toil. It provides an insightful look into the benefits of sustained socio-economic effort. To convincingly argue that dreams are only achievable through mind-numbing toil, the writer draws heavily from biographical, philosophical, economic, religious, historical and scientific data. Work is the mission; the multiple rewards are the byproducts, he argues. Moreover, the pleasure resides in the effort, not the results. Against the dark backdrop of malignancies inflicted on society by unrepentant leeches, the benefit of conscientious work is sharply focused. The reader is imperceptibly nudged into a higher plane of reality: namely, purpo...
A tale of chivalric love and religious warfare set in thirteenth-century France recreates the time of knighthood and pageantry