A landmark and critical edition presenting the English translations of Cesare Pavese's film treatments for the first time along with complete correspondences with Hollywood actresses the Dowling Sisters and unearthed interviews.Offering a comprehensive collection of Cesare Pavese's film treatments, this volume includes the previously unpublished English translation of The Serpent and the Dove, translated by Pavese himself in collaboration with Doris Dowlin...

The subject matter of National Historic Landmarks is one that will entice readers as this goes beyond a narrative non-fiction in-depth view of each site. This book gives an overview of each site, enough to give people the 20,000-foot view that will bring them to the site for a more in-depth look and exploration. Being able to see present-day and historic photos of the site and its history, along with directions and visitor information, will give them the ability to find and explore on a ba...

The Complete Mexico Travel Guide Book 2024"**Embark on an Unforgettable Journey Through Mexico**Welcome to a world where history whispers through ancient ruins, where vibrant colors dance in bustling markets, and where the aroma of spicy cuisine fills the air. In "Wanderlust Unveiled: The Complete Mexico Travel Guide 2024," we invite you to unlock the treas...

The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America’s Race to Space focuses on the golden era of space exploration between 1946 and 1966, specifically the life and times of Purdue University’s Dr. Maurice J. Zucrow, a pioneering teacher and researcher in aerospace engineering. Zucrow taught America’s first university course in jet and rocket propulsion, wrote the field’s first textbook, and established the country’s first educational Rocket Lab. He was part of a small c...

This thrilling Marvel murder mystery is packed with shocking twists and turns in an exciting re-imagining of the comic crossover sensation.Uatu the Watcher, a mysterious being who observes mankind from the Moon, is dead. Nick Fury leads a cosmos-spanning investigation into the murder, forging unlikely alliances and sending Marvel's mightiest heroes to the farthest corners of the universe.To uncover the truth, Doctor Strange and the Punisher must cross deadl...

Love is beautiful, always. In this anthology, read five tales of love and beauty that's always more than skin deep. From illness to injury and time to circumstance, from fantasy to literary and paranormal to historical, love is always love and always beautiful.100% of the author proceeds from sales of this anthology will be donated to Living Beyond Breast Cancer to help prevention, research, treatment, and support.

The official novelization to the hotly anticipated movie, Bloodshot, based on the bestselling Valiant comic series and starring Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce, Sam Heughan, and Eiza Gonzalez, and directed by Dave Wilson.BEING A HERO IS IN HIS BLOOD.After he and his wife are murdered, Marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a secret team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine – "Bloodshot" – without any m...

This annotated edition of General Hodges's WWII diary offers a unique firsthand account of the First US Army from D-Day to V-E Day: "a fascinating book" ( Bowling Green Daily News).During World War II, General Courtney Hicks Hodges commanded the First US Army, taking part in the Allied invasion of France, the liberation of Paris, and the ultimate Allied victory in 1945. Maintained by two of Hodges's aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smi...

This book draws upon the Mahayana philosophy developed within Buddhism, employing it as a means to empty our usual alternatives for viewing the world's many religions--whether exclusivism, inclusivism, or pluralism. The aim is to free people from clinging to intellectual positions, enabling them gently but committedly to affirm their vernacular tradition as it is practiced on the ground. It critiques the above three options, and introduces the Mahayana philosophy of emptiness and dependent...

Shines a light on Detroit architect Wirt Rowland who, until now, has largely slipped into obscurity.In the early 1900s, Detroit was leading the nation in architectural innovation and designer Wirt Rowland was at the forefront of this advancement, yet few are even aware of his substantial contribution to the evolution of architectural style. It is widely believed that celebrated local architect Albert Kahn designed many of Detroit's structures, such as the General M...

This groundbreaking Civil War history illuminates the unique development of antislavery sentiment in the border region of south central Pennsylvania.During the antebellum decades every single fugitive slave escaping by land east of the Appalachian Mountains had to pass through south central Pennsylvania, where they faced both significant opportunities and substantial risks. While the hundreds of fugitives traveling through Adams, Franklin, and Cumberland counties we...

It is no exaggeration to say that the Hankey, a small British ship that circled the Atlantic in 1792 and 1793, transformed the history of the Atlantic world. This extraordinary book uncovers the long-forgotten story of the Hankey, from its altruistic beginnings to its disastrous end, and describes the ship's fateful impact upon people from West Africa to Philadelphia, Haiti to London. Billy G. Smith chased the story of the Hankey from archive to archive across several continents, and he no...