This reference work covers both Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography and detailed information on his works, on the important themes contained therein, and on the significant people and places in his life. The appendices include suggestions for further reading of both literary and cultural criticism, an essay on Melville's lasting cultural influence, and information on both the fictional ships in his works and the real-life ones on which he sailed.

Meet Marc Ryan. Hes a Redhead. Hes a student. Hes a Mormon. Yes, hes all of the above. Hes here for a good reason: To tell you everything he knows about the toughest thing any kid will ever deal with High School. Through his eyes, youll see things as they are and how they can be. Dont be afraid to open up this book. Marcs a cool dude. We promise.

The Enlightened Passenger is a compelling narrative blending self-help wisdom with the art of storytelling.Robert Stapleton, the passenger in 9C, is the epitome of North American success. H e owns the luxury car, wears the coveted watch, and talks the talk. Yet beneath this confident exterior is a man in search of something more – even if he doesn’t know it yet.Enter Trebor (Treb), an unexpected companion who ends up seated next to him. Treb embodi...

New York City... Or what's left of it. Madness is a disease.A well-dressed man walks into a dusty roadside bar. Quadruple homicide in a sleepy town. Madness grips the world. A shadowy agency tries to cover its tracks, but did it unleash the madness, or is it trying to contain it? Sam has a more personal question in mind... Who was the man who murdered his brother? And who ordered him to do it?An original creation myth and an archaeologist's search ...

In early to mid-19th century America, there were growing debates concerning the social acceptability of alcohol and its consumption. Temperance reformers publicly decried the evils of liquor, and America's greatest authors began to write works of temperance fiction, stories that urged Americans to refrain from imbibing.Herman Melville was born in an era when drunkenness was part of daily life for American men but came of age at a time when the temperance movement had gained social ...

Scanning For Signal serves as an outstretched hand to help you find your connection. A book of introspective writings and prose that explore the feelings and emotions most relevant, and often most troublesome, to an awakening generation of young people and millennials alike. Explore loneliness, God, happiness, spirituality, and so much more.Its four diverse authors each bring their own unique perspective to the project and have thus created a layered, multi...

Following the success of Flame Tree's Gothic Fantasy collections, this new title gathers together Romantic Fantasy stories inspired by the ecstasy and mystery of Time.Time – at once fleeting and eternal – is a tricksy, intangible dimension. A Breath of Time, part of Flame Tree's exciting new series of Romantic Fantasy titles, is a collection filled with stories of lost loves, love discovered, love unreachable unless Time itself is conquered; stories of tim...

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Mark Twain's final and uncensored masterpiece, presented in three volumes, is a landmark publication in American literature.**“Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing . . . in ways that still resonate with us.”—New York Times“His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review**"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a fri...

J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance’s most acclaimed series characters, join forces for the first time in one of the most suspenseful works of her career.Years ago, Amos Warren, a prospector, was gunned down out in the desert and Sheriff Brandon Walker made the arrest in the case. Now, the retired Walker is called in when the alleged killer, John Lassiter, refuses to accept a plea deal that would release him from prison w...

“Powers brings to vivid life Twain's America...No biography of Mark Twain could do him full justice. Powers' comes as close as you can imagine." —Los Angeles TimesA magnificent and insightful biography of legendary writer Mark Twain and a great American story.Samuel Clemens, the man known as Mark Twain, invented the American voice and became one of our greatest celebrities. His life mirrored his country's, as he grew from a Mississ...

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