This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of stories taken from Greek mythology. Derived partly from the classical originals and partly from excellent versions of them written in German, these stories were intended primarily to interest young readers in the wonders of Greek mythology. They thus make perfect stories to read to children at bedtime. The tales contained herein include: “Orpheus and Eurydice”, “The Sleep of Endymion”, “The Tale of the Beautiful Psyche”, “Cupid and the G...

What if you could transform your life simply by changing your words?Would you like to cultivate unshakeable confidence, fulfilling relationships and lasting financial success?My Little Book of Positive Affirmations is your practical guide to reprogramming your mind and attracting happiness, success and serenity. This book is packed with powerful affirmations designed to strengthen every aspect of your life: personality, career, love, finances, and much more...

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we "know" a fictional c...

Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the bottom of our time — the time of purple suspenders and broken chair seats; it...

The world is spiraling out of control at an alarming pace. Wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods devastate entire communities. Global pandemics kill hundreds of thousands of people. Social injustice, civil unrest, and lawlessness threaten our societies. Political instability and the threat of war increase hostilities between nations. The birth pangs of distress are getting more intense each day. The question is, what do all these things mean and where is this world headed? Unfortu...

Price doesn't move because a pattern formed. It moves because orders were executed.Trade the Mechanics presents a mechanical framework for understanding what price movement actually represents: the interaction between aggressive market orders and available liquidity.Instead of relying on indicators, predictive patterns, or memorized setups, you'll learn to read the behavior already visible on the chart. The book develops a practical vocabulary for ...

Jaded Santa Barbara sheriff Morgan Forester and his sexy, sophisticated new partner Alyssa Blair investigate the murder of an unidentified woman whose body washes up on a popular beach.

An exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorating the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writersAs essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, The Book of Common Prayer has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the...

Riddled with guilt over the death of his father, high school graduate Mike Collins spends his last summer at home disquieted by thoughts of leaving behind his mother and first love as he prepares to depart for college. Unbeknownst to him, Mike will soon meet his musical hero, Chris Steele, whose perspective of life will teach him to believe in the possibility of second chances. Filled with rich imagery from the 1980s, "Beyond What We Know" is a coming-of-age story exploring life's obstacle...

The present "Book of Quotations" was undertaken in the belief that, notwithstanding the many excellent compilations of the kind already in existence, there was room for another that should glean its materials from a wider area, and that should have more respect to the requirements, both speculative and practical, of the times we live in. The wide-spread materials at command had never yet been collected into a single volume, and certain modern writings, fraught with a wisdom that supremely ...

Does Saint Augustine have anything to say about contemporary issues like church unity, gender and sexuality, anti-Semitism, abortion, and political engagement? Augustine's theological legacy is well established, but he also speaks powerfully to the cultural challenges we face today.In this book, James R. Wood invites you to explore the timeless wisdom of Augustine. Pointing to Augustine's classics Confessions and City of God as well as his many lesser-known works,...

In his first memoir, the renowned critic explores his preacher-father’s mysterious decision to desert his own parents and the fallout for their family.He had been, in all the important ways, an impeccable father. And he had been, in all the important ways, a terrible son.When James Wood and his siblings were growing up in the English city of Durham, they confronted a peculiar absence in their family. Their father, Dennis, a mild-mannered zoologist,...