Author : Mark Twain
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 1962
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : 9781566195263
A collection of essays written by Samuel Clements (as Mark Twain.).
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 2004-10-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520931343
Irreverent, charming, eminently quotable, this handbook—an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race—contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such as dress, health, food, and childrearing and safety; and more specialized tips, such as those for dealing with annoying salesmen and burglars. Culled from Twain's personal letters, autobiographical writings, speeches, novels, and sketches, these pieces are delightfully fresh, witty, startlingly relevant, and bursting with Twain's characteristic ebullience for life. They also remind us exactly how Mark Twain came to be the most distinctive and well-known American literary voice in the world. These texts, some of them new or out of print for decades, have been selected and meticulously prepared by the editors at the Mark Twain Project.
Author : Kathryn Gin Lum
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 25,16 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0199843112
Hell mattered in the United States' first century of nationhood. The fear of fire-and-brimstone haunted Americans and shaped how they thought about and interacted with each other and the rest of the world. Damned Nation asks how and why that fear survived Enlightenment critiques that diminished its importance elsewhere.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Youcanprint
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8892658379
The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head blazed there like a distant sun. At His feet stood three colossal figures, diminished to extinction, almost, by contrast -- archangels -- their heads level with His ankle-bone. When the Creator had finished thinking, He said, "I have thought. Behold!" He lifted His hand, and from it burst a fountain-spray of fire, a million stupendous suns, which clove the blackness and soared, away and away and away, diminishing in magnitude and intensity as they pierced the far frontiers of Space, until at last they were but as diamond nailheads sparkling under the domed vast roof of the universe. At the end of an hour the Grand Council was dismissed. They left the Presence impressed and thoughtful, and retired to a private place, where they might talk with freedom. None of the three seemed to want to begin, though all wanted somebody to do it.
Author : Martin Olson
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 11,84 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1936239043
An extremely imaginative and lyrical Invasion Manual of Earth - not for Aliens, but for Demons. Encyclopaedia of Hell has been hailed by critics such as Fred Durst, Penn and Teller and Lars Ulrich as one of the funniest books ever written. Penned by Lord Satan himself and complete with illustrations, diagrammes and an encyclopaedia of Earth Terms, this strange, ancient book will enlighten and edify all demon invaders.
Author : David Petersen
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781555662875
Iconoclast, activist, philosopher, and spiritual father of the environmental movement, the author of The Monkeywrench Gang was also an avid journal keeper. Here Abbey's longtime friend David Petersen showcases the best of these journals, complete with Abbey's philosophical musings, notes, character sketches, and illustrations.
Author : Ann Morning
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520270312
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-303) and index.
Author : Agustín Fuentes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,55 MB
Release : 2015-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0520285999
There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; and men and women are truly different in behavior, desires, and wiring. In an engaging and wide-ranging narrative, Agustín Fuentes counters these pervasive and pernicious myths about human behavior. Tackling misconceptions about what race, aggression, and sex really mean for humans, Fuentes incorporates an accessible understanding of culture, genetics, and evolution, requiring us to dispose of notions of “nature or nurture.” Presenting scientific evidence from diverse fields—including anthropology, biology, and psychology—Fuentes devises a myth-busting toolkit to dismantle persistent fallacies about the validity of biological races, the innateness of aggression and violence, and the nature of monogamy and differences between the sexes. A final chapter plus an appendix provide a set of take-home points on how readers can myth-bust on their own. Accessible, compelling, and original, this book is a rich and nuanced account of how nature, culture, experience, and choice interact to influence human behavior.
Author : Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2002-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780515134483
When a powerful centuries-old vampire hits Anita Blake's town, a battle of the undead ensues.
Author : Charles Fort
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1613106424
"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.
