. . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had." —New York TimesOut of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero—Good Guy Number One—turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony—he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs—and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival.

    published his autobiography in 1965, it was an immediate long-running bestseller as well as a revelation. Yes I Can describes Sammy Davis's personal conviction, the view of success that both propelled him to stardom from ghetto obscurity and served as his armor against racism.

    Invaluable advice for the recently deflowered girl.

    Murderers, thieves, rapists, they wait to be sentenced to death or hard labour for life. They are the damned of the American Army. But at the last moment they are offered the opportunity of salvation: a mission just before D-Day. The chances of their getting away with it are about one in a million, but the damned don't care, and certainly don't count chances...

    They were seeking the world that they knew and loved through children’s books.In Winnie-the-Pooh Country, Mrs. Milne showed them the way to “that enchanted place on the top of the Forest [where] a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.” In Edinburgh they stood outside Robert Louis Stevenson’s childhood home, tilting their heads to talk to a lamplighter who was doing his job. In the Lake District they visited Jemima Puddle-Duck’s farm, and Joan sought out crusty Arthur Ransome to talk to him about Swallows and Amazons. They spent several days “messing about in boats” on the River Thames, looking for Toad Hall and other places described by Kenneth Grahame in The Wind in the Willows. Mud and flood kept them from attaining the slopes of Pook’s Hill (on Rudyard Kipling’s farm), but they scaled the heights of Tintagel. As in all good fairy tales, there were unanswered questions. Did they really find Camelot? Robin Hood, as always, remains elusive.One thing is certain. Joan Bodger brings alive again the magic of the stories we love to remember. She persuades us that, like Emily Dickinson, even if we “have never seen a moor,” we can imagine “how the heather looks.”First published in 1965 by Viking in New York, How the Heather Looks has become a prized favorite among knowledgeable lovers of children’s literature. Precious, well-thumbed copies have been lent out with caution and reluctance, while new admirers have gone searching in vain for copies to buy second-hand. This handsome reprint, with a new Afterword by Joan Bodger, makes a unique and delightful classic available once more.

    He shows readers how to break bad habits such as selling themselves short and blaming others. He also shows how to learn to move out of the past into the future and learn to accept and enjoy full responsibility for one’s life and actions.Schwartz has written a classic in the league of THINK AND GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill. He shows readers how to:Influence people• Achieve goals faster• Feel happy and fulfilled

    Twelve enchanting stories about magic and magicians, starlight and sorcery.

    And then suddenly beautiful Bianca Trael had nothing. Within hours her husband had turned against her, and her blissful marriage had been rined by the most degrading of scandals.It seemed impossible, but it had happened-and it was only the beginning of Bianca's nightmare. For the evil that had crushed her marriage now followed her to a town house in a quiet Washington suburb...a house in which trusted firends became enemies...and an unknown secret held her only chance for survival...

    It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Volume: 1 Original Publisher: Clarendon press Publication date: 1900Subjects: Inscriptions, Greek; Greece; History / Ancient / General; History / Ancient / Greece; History / Europe / Greece; Literary Criticism / Ancient

    Elspeth, however, was convinced she would never make a suitable wife for a minister. Dougal didn't agree -- but he didn't know of the scandal that lay like a shadow over her past.

    Her chances were good, too, for winning the Challenge Cup until Capt. Clark, a bully and cheat, took charge of the riding club. Then the trouble began for Jill and Jack.

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    And a handsome playboy mysteriously returned from her past. And an enchanting little Portuguese boy whom only she could protect from nameless danger...

    Quainton's suspicions are first awakened when he discovers a secret about Marya's father and his suspicious past. But Quainton must immediately push his fears out of his mind and embark upon a lengthy assignment into the heart of the Ukraine. Soon, though, Quainton finds himself suddenly hotly pursued through perilous, icy conditions by a sinister enemy who won't rest until he is dead. What does this terrifying turn of events have to do with Quainton's furtive enquiries into Raczinski's past? And will he make it back to London in time to find out? 'Exciting to the very end.' "Times Literary Supplement" 'One can always rely on him for either an original idea or a fresh treatment of an old one.' "Guardian" 'Of all the English writers of detection one of the most original, certainly the most versatile in subject, is Andrew Garve.' "Daily Telegraph"

    It is the first book of a trilogy consisting of As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991).[from Editors' Preface]"Laurie Lee's reminiscences of his childhood in England, The Edge of the Day, portray village life in the Cotswolds, a region west of London and north of Bath, during the era following World War I...."