The Messages and Papers of Theodore Roosevelt. Includes his speeches, memorandums, press conferences, executive orders, and more during his years in office. Indexed for easy navigation This ebooks is included in the Ultimate Handheld US History Library CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT OVER 55,000 WORKS!   ... more »

LAND OF BLACK CLAY takes place largely in the rural township of Sap, a town in the northeast Brazilian state of Para'ba, many hundreds of miles north-northeast of Rio de Janeiro. The main character, Jorge Elias, is a newspaper reporter from Rio de Janeiro who is assigned to cover a news story in Sap ... more »

The snake, half a meter long, was twisted around the handle of the pail from which I had just dumped 10 liters of swamp water and peat moss, as we worked to release a fuselage. I looked at it for a while and then grabbed it by one end and removed it from the bucket. Guys, look! Aren't these the intestines ... more »

Includes 34 classics: THE PROTEVANGELIUM OF JAMES, THE GOSPEL OF PSEUDO-MATTHEW, THE GOSPEL OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY, THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH THE CARPENTER, THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS, THE ARABIC GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY OF THE SAVIOR, THE GOSPEL OF NICODEMUS - GREEK, THE GOSPEL OF NICODEMUS - LATIN, THE LETTER ... more »

In this monumental new book, award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has written his most ambitious work to date: a singular and ultimately definitive look at a pivotal moment in history. With 1968 , Mark Kurlansky brings to teeming life the cultural and political history of that world-changing year of social ... more »

From critically acclaimed author and Japanese scholar Lesley Downer, an enchanting portrait of the mysterious world of the geisha. Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional ... more »

IF YOU THOUGHT THAT THE X-FILES WAS ONLY FICTION, THINK AGAIN! For as long as extraterrestrial and paranormal phenomena have been investigated, the official government response to any events deemed otherworldly or unexplainable has been well documented: DENIAL. Not because they aren't interested in UFOs ... more »

Here is the epic story of Vietnam and thesixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. David Maraniss takes the reader on an unforgettable journey to the battlefields of war and peace. With meticulous and captivating detail, They Marched Into Sunlight brings that catastrophic ... more »

In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize ... more »

With the utterance of a single line--Doctor Livingstone, I presume?--a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling ... more »

The Complete Messages and Papers of President Millard Fillmore. Includes his speeches, memorandums, press conferences, executive orders, and more during his years in office. Indexed for easy navigation This ebooks is included in the Ultimate Handheld US History Library CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT OVER ... more »

Nadia Gould's narrative is like her paintings. Both are strong, witty, rich in detail, and thoroughly engaging. Nadia Gould writes of her early years in Europe, of leaving her mother and father, fleeing the Holocaust, and growing up in New York City. One of her paintings provides the cover image. - The ... more »