Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations PDF Author: John Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 031625018X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 5216

Book Description
More than 150 years after its original publication, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has been completely revised and updated for its eighteenth edition. Bartlett's showcases a sweeping survey of world history, from the times of ancient Egyptians to present day. New authors include Warren Buffett, the Dalai Lama, Bill Gates, David Foster Wallace, Emily Post, Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Krugman, Hunter S. Thompson, Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Barack Obama, Che Guevara, Randy Pausch, Desmond Tutu, Julia Child, Fran Leibowitz, Harper Lee, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Patti Smith, William F. Buckley, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the classic Bartlett's tradition, the book offers readers and scholars alike a vast, stunning representation of those words that have influenced and molded our language and culture.

A Fallen Prayer

A Fallen Prayer PDF Author: Wayne Barrow
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469144735
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
This collection of poetry was written over a twenty year period. It is the authors wish that one day some of these poems will be accompanied by music and become songs, whether that be for himself or for others. These poems are not in any chronological order, so instead of this collection having a lifeline and a theme of ageing, it is more simply a collection of potential songs.

Nietzsche

Nietzsche PDF Author: David Farrell Krell
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791430002
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
This historical-biographical novel fleshes out the facts of Nietzsche's life with fictional treatment. Using untraditional narrative techniques and interweaving medical reports, actual letters, and original new text, the novel takes the last years of Nietzsche's life, the years of insanity, as a frame for the entire life.

It Won't Be Long Now

It Won't Be Long Now PDF Author: Graham Heywood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789881376510
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Japan marched into Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. On the same day, Graham Heywood was captured near the border while carrying out duties for the Royal Observatory. He was transported to a military Prisoner-of-War camp in Kowloon. Heywood's illustrated diary records his three-and-a-half years of internment, telling a story of hardship but also of hope. As he awaits liberation, his reflections upon freedom and imprisonment bring realisations about life and how to live it.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations PDF Author: Hugh Rawson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195168232
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 913

Book Description
With nearly 6,000 quotations arranged historically and annotated extensively, you'll know not just who said what, but get the full story behind the quote. Follow any of the more than five hundred topics (from Abolition to Zeal) and you will get a nutshell history of what great (and not-so-great) Americans had to say about each one. Quotations are arranged chronologically in each topic, allowing the reader to trace patterns of thought over time.Fully indexed by author (including brief biographical sketches) and keyword, this is an essential reference for anyone interested in the great people and ideas of American history.

Tear My Heart

Tear My Heart PDF Author: Cary Vincent
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1609763491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
A chance remark from his mother prompted 20 year old Nick Blakey to step into the exciting world of pop music in 1960s Britain. From his modest start booking a church hall, Tear My Heart tracks his climb to fame and fortune putting singers and groups at the top of the Billboard chart. The rise to success is not a straight course for Nick, with disappointments, blackmail, and massive publicity stunts along the way to monster hits and love between the years of 1964 and 1966. The story picks up 40 years later, as the former pop mogul works with a ghostwriter on his autobiography, which includes his scathing thoughts on the music scene today.

B-29s Over Japan, 1944-1945

B-29s Over Japan, 1944-1945 PDF Author: Samuel Russ Harris, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786484918
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
This diary focuses intensely on Col. Samuel Russ Harris' life within his own 499th Bomb Group and his relationship with the 73rd Bomb Wing's operations. The first section of the book is an intimate portrait of war. To provide a context of the B-29 war against Japan, the second half of the text details how the 73rd Bomb Wing was engaged in the war against Japan. Together, the two parts provide a well-rounded portrait of America--and one American--at war.

The Depths

The Depths PDF Author: M. Burke
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532031548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
The Depths is a magical journey through the deep, dark waters of Mid Worlds ocean, the Tolkien Sea (the Eighth Sea). I truly hope everyone enjoys reading this mystical quest way deep down, beyond the kingdom of Mordainia, and through the watery caves of the abyss, as much as I enjoyed creating it. M. Burke
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