Book picks similar to
Huck Finn by Harold Bloom
classics-read
vintage
books-everyone-should-read
When Heaven is Silent: How God Ministers to Us Through the Challenges of Life
Ronald Dunn - 1994
A simple but powerful book that helps readers develop the faith to see these trials as blessings, rather than curses, ministered by God.
The Amelia Butterworth Mysteries
Anna Katharine Green - 2011
Miss Butterworth is a nosy high-society lady whose wealth and lack of family give her the free time solve several Victorian-era crimes.Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was a pioneering American author of detective fiction. Her legally accurate and intricately-plotted works served to inspire later generations of writers, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, who patterned her 'Miss Marple' character after Green's spinster crimefighter Amelia Butterworth. Includes an active table of contents with back-linking for easy navigation.• That Affair Next Door• Lost Man’s Lane• The Circular Study
Right Ho, Jeeves & Carry On, Jeeves; P. G. Wodehouse Collected Works
P.G. Wodehouse - 1970
G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after Thank You, Jeeves. It also features a host of other recurring Wodehouse characters, and is mostly set at Brinkley Court, the home of Bertie's Aunt Dahlia. It was first published in the United Kingdom on October 5, 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on October 15, 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, under the title Brinkley Manor. Before being published as a book, it had been sold to the Saturday Evening Post, in which it appeared in serial form from December 23, 1933 to January 27, 1934, and in England in the Grand Magazine from April to September 1934. Wodehouse had already started planning this sequel while working on Thank You, Jeeves.Carry on, Jeeves is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 9 October 1925 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on October 7, 1927 by George H. Doran, New York. Many of the stories had previously appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and some were rewritten versions of stories in the collection My Man Jeeves (1919). The book is considered part of the Jeeves canon.The first story in the book, "Jeeves Takes Charge", describes Jeeves' arrival in his master's life, as a replacement for Wooster's previous, thieving valet, and features Lady Florence Craye, as well as a passing mention of Lord Emsworth and Blandings Castle.Several of the other stories are set in New York, and the book includes appearances by regular characters Bingo Little, Aunt Dahlia, Anatole, and Sir Roderick Glossop.
Seduced by the Italian Tycoon
Clare Connelly - 2015
Orphaned by an accident and tasked with raising her young brother, she works hard as a housekeeper at a top London hotel just to make ends meet. Her cherished hope of becoming a professional artist is a pipe dream she can no longer see. When the same fate that stole her parents from her throws the ruthless and powerful Sabato Montepulciano into her path, everything she thinks she knows about the world is rocked to the core. His seduction is swift and her heart is lost to the handsome tycoon. But Sabato isn't offering more than a weekend of pleasure. Why would he to someone like Emily, when he can have any woman he wants? Emily determines to forget him; to pick up the threads of her old life and be content once again. Only Sabato isn't done with her. A tempting offer that could make all her dreams come true is too good to refuse - but does it come at a price? What will Emily have to gamble, and will it be worth it?
A Year in Girl Hell
Meredith Costain - 2011
One hell of a time. It’s the first year of high school and everything’s changing...Lexie is struggling with balancing her old friends and her new friends. Michi is the target of a cyber-bullying hate campaign. Mia feels like her friends are too busy to notice her problems, and Alysha is desperate to make it into the popular group. High school is shaping up to be hell.
Early Works of Dorothy Sayers: Clouds of Witness / Whose Body
Dorothy L. Sayers - 2010
To find each work in the anthology, you must go to the "Go To" section of your Nook, and then select "Chapter." It might get a blank screen--if it does, then hit the page forward button and the work will appear. br/br/Contains two Early works of Dorothy Sayers. Works include: br/Clouds of Witness br/Whose Body?
The Monkey's Paw The Lady of the Barge and Others Part 2
W.W. Jacobs - 2012
Hand Me a Fig Leaf
James Hadley Chase - 1981
As they prove to be uninterested, he turns instead to Colonel Parnell of the Parnell Detective Agency. It seems at first to be a simple case of a missing person but they soon find themselves in the middle of a complicated web of deceit, intrigue and murder.
A Portrait of Dorian Grey
Dru Simon - 2012
Birds are beautiful and fascinating but living with them is nothing like living with dogs or cats.Enter the laughter- and amazement-filled world of an African Grey Parrot named Dorian and discover the trials and delights of what life is really like for those who live with these wonderful creatures. A Portrait of Dorian Grey is not only a history of the authors' life with Dorian and his “flock mates” but a treasure trove of priceless information about the reality of what it takes and what can be expected when you live with these astonishingly intelligent and highly demanding animals. Many colorful photographs illustrate the rewarding behaviors and requirements along with some of the more disturbing and trying aspects of life as part of a flock. Why do so many people spend more time making breakfast for their birds than they do for themselves and spend more money on bird toys and treats than they do on their own wardrobes? Come discover the thrill of having a cogent conversation with an evolved dinosaur, the delight of an animal that makes intelligent jokes, the challenge of how to keep a winged Houdini in his cage, and the pure delight of having your pet look up at your and actually say aloud, “I love you!”
Craft and Its Symbols
Allen E. Roberts - 1985
Roberts- Published by Macoy Pub. and Masonic Supply Co. - Symbolism is the life-blood of the craft and is what distinguishes Free Masonry from other Fraternal Organizations.
At Terror Street And Agony Way
Charles Bukowski - 1968
Culled from tapes made by Bukowski at his Los Angeles home in 1968 for biographer and rock critic Barry Miles, long before the author had begun regular public readings. Bukowski was so shy he insisted that he record alone. He reads both poetry and prose, gets thoroughly drunk during the recording, and bitches about his life, his landlord, and his neighbours.
Invitation to Murder
Rex Stout - 1942
Now their client can cozy up to the money. But there are too many beautiful women in the mansion, and the slimy little parasite is confused when he should be scared. After Archie Goodwin drops the ball, Nero Wolfe is ready to break a few laws--like extortion.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle - 1917
Narrow Boat
L.T.C. Rolt - 1944
It was on a spring day in 1939 that L. T. C. Rolt first stepped aboard Cressy. This engaging book tells the story of how he and his wife adapted and fitted out the boat as a home and recreates the journey of some 400 miles that they made along the network of waterways in the Midlands. It recalls the boatmen and their craft, and celebrates the then seemingly timeless nature of the English countryside through which they passed. As Sir Compton Mackenzie wrote, "it is an elegy of classic restraint unmarred by any trace of sentiment" for a way of life and a rural landscape which have now all but disappeared.