There are few writers as prolific or versatile as Sidney Sheldon. His bestselling books and work in film, TV, and theater have captivated millions. The author of eighteen novels and more than twenty-five Hollywood screenplays, he also created The Patty Duke Show and I Dream of Jeannie. Now Tony Award ... more »

For inspiration, one needs look no farther than the story of Helen Keller. Here was a deafblind woman who, despite the loss of her sight and hearing as a toddler and the obstacles of her time, learned to read, write, and even to speak. Plus, she even graduated cum laude from college as the first deafblind ... more »

To a people, always prompt in its recognition of genius, and ready to sympathize in the joys and woes of a truly great artist, this work will be one of exceeding interest. It is a short, glowing, and generous sketch, from the hand of Franz Liszt, (who, considered in the double light of composer and performer ... more »

Les Alpilles. - La chanson de Maillane. - Ma famille. - Maître François, mon père. - Délaïde, ma mère. - Jean du Porc. - L'aïeul Étienne. - La mère-grand Nanon. - La foire de Beaucaire. - Les fleurs de glais. ... more »

Voici nos destinées et voici notre chef. Cette vie, soudain rompue dans sa course rapide et dont la plénitude incomparable semble vouloir restreindre la brièveté tragique, ce n'est point seulement la biographie d'un jeune homme qui chercha ses modèles parmi les héros et les saints, c'est l'histoire exemplaire ... more »

Mon cher ami, en tête de ces pages, j'ai voulu, pour deux raisons très fortes et très précises, inscrire votre nom. D'abord, pour que vous sachiez combien votre nom m'est cher. Ensuite, - je le dis avec un tranquille orgueil, - parce que vous aimerez ce livre. Et ce livre, malgré tous ses défauts, vous ... more »

Il m'en coûte infiniment d'avoüer ma naissance ; le rang que je tiens aujourd'hui dans le monde en est peut-être la cause. Je ne puis démeler quel est le principe de cette vanité ; quelqu'il soit, je confesse que ce début m'embarrasse : la morale et les bonnes réfléxions m'ont apris à mépriser ce ridicule ... more »

General, later the Baron, Marbot, came from a family which might be described as landed gentry. His father served in the bodyguard of Louis XV and later in the Republican army. Marbot himself was a soldier from the age of 17 and fought in the wars of the Republic and the campaigns of Napoleon. His memoirs ... more »

Daily and weekly, from all parts of the world, I receive publications bearing upon the practical applications of electricity. This great movement, the ultimate outcome of which is not to be foreseen, had its origin in the discoveries made by Michael Faraday, sixty-two years ago. From these discoveries ... more »

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, ful?lling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new king ... more »

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KILLER AND COP -- BOUND TOGETHER BY FATE They met in college twenty years ago. One became a decorated NYPD officer and a journalist. The other became New York's most notorious serial killer. This is the riveting true story of Joel Rifkin -- the Long Islander convicted of savagely murdering seventeen ... more »