Gritty, Raw and Riveting True Story of Surviving AddictionRobert Carney's harrowing tale of survival will resonate with anyone who has struggled with substance abuse or knows someone who has. Growing up "hustling" on the streets of New York, Robert's journey led to the confines of a maximum security prison, where he faced the ultimate test of his resilience. But it was addiction that proved to be his most formidable foe. Against all odds, he found the path to break...

"Considerations on the Present Peace" by Thomas Carney and Robert Vaughan delves into the intricate relationship between colonial interests and the African trade. The authors explore how the dynamics of peace negotiations impact the colonies, particularly in the context of trade routes and economic dependencies. Their analysis highlights the significance of maintaining stability in colonial regions to ensure the continued flow of goods and resources, which are vital for both the colonies a...

An eight decade memoir of life in the United States and international travel including:Description of life in a tenement section of New York City during the Great Depression and WWII.Survival after being hit and run over by a six wheel meat truck at age nine.Significant contributions as an electronics engineer to the emerging aerospace, semiconductor, and computer industries.Second career as an industrial engineer with the United States Postal Service specia...

Gritty, Raw and Riveting True Story of Surviving AddictionRobert Carney's harrowing tale of survival will resonate with anyone who has struggled with substance abuse or knows someone who has. Growing up hustling on the streets of New York, Robert's journey led to the confines of a maximum security prison, where he faced the ultimate test of his resilience. But it was addiction that proved to be his most formidable foe. Against all odds, he found the path to break f...

Gritty, Raw and Riveting True Story of Surviving Addiction Robert Carney's harrowing tale of survival will resonate with anyone who has struggled with substance abuse or knows someone who has. Growing up "hustling" on the streets of New York, Robert's journey led to the confines of a maximum security prison, where he faced the ultimate test of his resilience. But it was addiction that proved to be his most formidable foe. Against all odds, he found the path to break free. His story is a te...

Volume 3 presents three Penny Dreadful classics for Kobo: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mysteries of Paris Vols.1-3 and The Compensation House, a rare short story by Charles Collins, brother of Wilkie.  *Beautifully illustrated with original art.  *Over 1,000 pages word count.  *Annotated/Fully restored texts/Includes original essay "What is a Penny Dreadful?"  *Links to fr...

Ever have the urge to monkey around in the kitchen?Then look in here for some primate-proof directions to some popular confections.Of course you can do it!

Just as the Great Fire of London took place one year after the Great Plague broke out, in the 14th Century, Germany and Latvia were still burying their dead from the Black Death, or bubonic plague, when they were hit by a strange epidemic--often called Dancing Mania, St. John's Dance, or St. Vitus' Dance--that caused thousands of people to literally "dance" themselves to death. Due to the spasmodic jerkings and twitchings of the "dancers," it was thought at the time that the victims were p...

One of the early examples of American fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to enthrall the readers of today. The story is set in Sleepy Hollow, an isolated and gloomy town, full of secrets and rumored to be haunted by ghosts. The "Legend" begins when the two of the Sleepy Hollow's inhabitants- an ordinary school teacher Isabod Crane and a local hero Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt- begin competing for the heart of a beautiful eighteen year-old Katrina Van Tassel. On one night, bot...

Moby Dick is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. The work is an epic sea story of Captain Ahab's voyage in pursuit of Moby Dick, a great white whale. A contemporary commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, its reputation rose during the twentieth century. D.H. Lawrence called it "the greatest book of the sea ever written." Jorge Luis Borges praised the style: "Unforgettable phrases abound." Today it is considered one of the Great American Novel...