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Trains: A Children's Picture Book of Trains and Stories about Them

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Report copyright infringementby Louis T. Henderson (Author)This is a new release of the original 1935 edition. Number of Pages: 42 Dimensions: 0.09 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2013

Michael Hillegas And His Descendants (1891)

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Report copyright infringementby Emma St Clair Nichols Whitney (Author)Michael Hillegas and His Descendants is a historical book written by Emma St. Clair Nichols and published in 1891. The book tells the story of Michael Hillegas, an American politician and businessman who served as the first Treasurer of the United States from 1777 to 1789. The book traces the lineage of the Hillegas family from Michael's ancestors in Germany to his descendants in America. It provides a detailed account of M...

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph Russell (Editor), Ralph Russell (Translator), Khurshidul Islam (Editor)This book is a fascinating portrait of one of the most popular Urdu and Persian poets, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869) Very little of Ghalib has previously appeared in English, and that little has circulated almost entirely within India and Pakistan. This volume mainly consists of translations from the Memoir written by his friend and younger contemporary Hali not many years af...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Chabon (Author)A brilliant, idiosyncratic collection of introductions and afterwords (plus some liner notes) by New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon--"one of contemporary literature's most gifted prose stylists" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times).In Bookends, Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon offers a compilation of pieces about literature--age-old classics as well as his own--that presents a unique look...

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by Michel de Montaigne (Author)For the true bibliophile and design-savvy book lover, here is the next set of Penguin's celebrated Great Ideas series by some of history's most innovative thinkers. Acclaimed for their striking and elegant package, each volume features a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature and great design at great prices, this series is ideal for readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world...

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Report copyright infringementby Vic Nogay (Author) Number of Pages: 74 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: October 21, 2025

To Succeed or Perish: The Diaries of Sergeant Edmund Trent Eggleston, Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Lee Hewitt (Editor), Thomas E. Schott (Editor), Marc Kunis (Editor)With the Conscription Act of 1862, the Confederacy enacted the first military draft in American history. Rather than face duty with strangers in an uncertain locale, twenty-eight-year-old Edmund Trent Eggleston of Warren County, Mississippi, took advantage of a thirty-day grace period and joined his neighbors in volunteering for duty in Company G of the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery R...

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Report copyright infringementby Claudia Sternbach (Author)After suffering a devastating loss, Claudia writes letters to family and friends, the famous and the infamous, as a means to explore the events in her own life and find meaning in human connections.In this third memoir by Claudia Sternbach, she once again knits together fragments - this time using letters written to the likes of Goldie Hawn, Leonard Cohen, Vermeer, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and more - to shape a story of a w...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Dickens (Author)American Notes For General Circulation And Pictures From Italy This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-creat...

The Man Who Talks with the Flowers: The Intimate Life Story of Dr. George Washington Carver

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Report copyright infringementby Glenn Clark (Author)During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton such as peanuts soybeans and sweet potatoes revolutionized Southern farming. Carver was born into slavery once slavery was abolished Carver traveled expensively to study and educate himself. He was the first head of the Agricultural Department at the famous Tuskegee Institute. Number...

Narrative of the Captivity of William Biggs Among the Kickapoo Indians in Illinois in 1788, and Narrative of the Captivity & Restoration of Mrs. Mary

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Report copyright infringementby William Biggs (Author), Mary Rowlandson (Author)Two tales of captivity, written by the captives themselves. The first is "Narrative of the Captivity of William Biggs Among the Kickapoo Indians in Illinois in 1788." The second is "Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson," about a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. Number of Page...

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Report copyright infringementby James Saxon Childers (Author)War Eagles: The Story Of The Eagle Squadron is a non-fiction book written by James Saxon Childers. The book is a detailed account of the American volunteers who fought for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. These volunteers were known as the Eagle Squadron, and the book tells their story from their formation in 1940 to their eventual disbandment in 1942.The book covers the early days of the Eagle Squadron, when American ...

The Life And Letters Of Robert Lewis Dabney (1903)

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Cary Johnson (Author)The Life and Letters of Robert Lewis Dabney is a book written by Thomas Cary Johnson and published in 1903. The book provides a comprehensive biography of Robert Lewis Dabney, an influential Presbyterian theologian and professor who lived from 1820 to 1898. The book consists of a series of letters written by Dabney to various correspondents throughout his life, interspersed with commentary and analysis by Johnson. The letters cover a...

Her Chronicles: Stories of Survival, Sacrifice, and Spiritual Awakening, Volume 2

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Report copyright infringementby Jai Stone (Author)Emotional Nudity (TM) is a way of living that starts with one simple act, telling the truth! In the second installment of the Her Chronicles series, another eleven women courageously come together, open up, and share their honest and raw stories of survival, sacrifice, and spiritual awakening. This collection of tales once again takes us back into the deep twisted roots of womanhood as the writers share some of their most intimate stories of l...

Lightning: The History Of The 78th Infantry Division

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Report copyright infringementby United States Army (Author), Division Historical Association (Editor), E. P. Jr. Parker (Foreword by)""Lightning: The History Of The 78th Infantry Division"" is a book written by the United States Army that chronicles the history of the 78th Infantry Division during World War II. The book provides a detailed account of the division's formation, training, and deployment, as well as its role in major battles such as the Battle of the Bulge and the capture of the ...

The Life Of Blessed Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows: Gabriel Possenti, Of The Congregation Of The Passion (1910)

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Report copyright infringementby Hyacinth Hage (Author), Nicholas Joseph Ward (Editor)The Life of Blessed Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows is a biographical account of the life of Gabriel Possenti, a member of the Congregation of the Passion. Written by Hyacinth Hage and published in 1910, the book provides a detailed description of Gabriel's life, including his childhood, his decision to enter the Passionist order, and his experiences as a priest.Gabriel Possenti was born in Italy in 1838 and e...

A History Of The Beck Family: Together With A Genealogical Record Of The Alleynes And The Chases From Whom They Are Descended (1907)

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Report copyright infringementby Charlotte Reeve Conover (Author)""A History Of The Beck Family"" is a comprehensive book written by Charlotte Reeve Conover in 1907. The book provides a detailed account of the Beck family, their history, and their genealogy. It also includes information about the Alleynes and the Chases, who are the ancestors of the Beck family. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a specific period in the history of the Beck family. The first ch...

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Remick (Author)The essays in this book center around the questions of love, wisdom and knowledge through time. What is love in the twenty-first century? Is there a wisdom to marriage? Are our bodies "naturally wise"? What is the nature of orgasm? The meaning of sex? The author uses examples from ancient authors such as Pascal, Marcus Aurelius, and Descartes to clarify the issue of the decay of wisdom and the relation of nature to science, while at the same...

Fullness of Life: A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison, 1886-1945

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Eliot Morison (Author), Elizabeth Shaw Morison (Author)""Fullness of Life"" is a memoir written by Samuel Eliot Morison about his wife, Elizabeth Shaw Morison. Elizabeth was born in 1886 and lived through the early 20th century until her death in 1945. She was a remarkable woman who lived a full and meaningful life, and this memoir is a tribute to her.The book is divided into four parts, each of which covers a different period in Elizabeth's life. The fi...

Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist

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Report copyright infringementby William Woods Hassler (Author), Sidney E. King (Illustrator)Even before the end of the Civil War Colonel John Pelham had become a legendary figure of the Confederacy. General Lee called him "the gallant Pelham," and on seeing the young artillerist employ but a single gun to hold up the advance of three Union divisions and over a hundred guns at Fredericksberg, he exclaimed: "It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.""Stonewall" Jackson, who relied imp...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Stapleton (Author), Philip E. Hallett (Translator)The Life and Illustrious Martyrdom of Sir Thomas More is a historical account written by Thomas Stapleton. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive description of the life and death of Sir Thomas More, a prominent figure in English history. The book covers More's early life, his education, his rise to power as a lawyer and politician, his friendship with King Henry VIII, and his eventual downfall d...

The Biographical And Genealogical Records Of The Fite Families In The United States (1907)

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Mitchell Stephenson Fite (Author)The Biographical and Genealogical Records of the Fite Families in the United States is a book written by Elizabeth Mitchell Stephenson Fite in 1907. It is a comprehensive record of the Fite family lineage in the United States, tracing their origins and history from the earliest settlers to the present day. The book contains detailed biographical and genealogical information on the various branches of the Fite family, i...

This Scheming World: Classic Tales of Desire, Deception and Greed in Old Japan

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Report copyright infringementby Ihara Saikaku (Author), Masanori Takatsuka (Translator), David C. Stubbs (Translator)A Great Classic of Japanese literature and the masterpiece of novelist Ihara Saikaku--now in a completely new and revised edition with introduction by noted scholar David J. Gundry The culmination of Saikaku's perceptive genius, the 20 short stories within This Scheming World recount raucous events and incidents on New Year's Eve as everyone tries to settle their debts for the ...

The Essential Feminist Reader - Paperback

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by Estelle Freedman (Editor)Including: Susan B. Anthony Simone de Beauvoir W.E.B. Du Bois Hélène Cixous Betty Friedan Charlotte Perkins Gilman Emma Goldman Guerrilla Girls Ding Ling - Audre Lorde John Stuart Mill Christine de Pizan Adrienne Rich Margaret Sanger Huda Shaarawi - Sojourner Truth Mary Wollstonecraft Virginia Woolf The Essential Feminist Reader is the first anthology to present the full scope of feminist history. Prizewinning historian Estelle B. Freedman brings decades of teachin...

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Report copyright infringementby W. E. B. Du Bois (Author)In The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois offers an exploration of race, identity, and the Black experience in America. Through essays blending history, sociology, and personal reflection, Du Bois introduces the concept of "double consciousness," making this a pivotal work in African American literature and modernist civil rights thought.. Number of Pages: 180 Dimensions: 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN Publicati...

Argonaut Tales: Stories Of The Gold Seekers And The Indian Scouts Of Early Arizona

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Report copyright infringementby Edmund Wells (Author), Evan T. Wilson (Illustrator)Argonaut Tales: Stories Of The Gold Seekers And The Indian Scouts Of Early Arizona is a book written by Edmund Wells. The book is a collection of stories that revolve around the gold seekers and Indian scouts of early Arizona. The stories are set in a time when Arizona was still a territory and the gold rush was at its peak. The book provides a glimpse into the lives of the people who were a part of this era, t...

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Report copyright infringementby Oscar Wilde (Author)De Profundis' is a 50,000-word letter composed by Oscar Wilde during his detainment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas, his sweetheart. Wilde composed the letter between January and March in the year 1897; he was not permitted to send it yet took it with him upon discharge. In it he renounces Lord Alfred for what Wilde, at last, sees as his haughtiness and vanity; he had not forgotten Douglas' comment, when he was sick, "When you are no...

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by Various (Author), Ann Charters (Editor)Beginning in the late 1940's, American literature discovered a four-letter word, and the word was "beat." Beat as in poverty and beatitude, ecstasy and exile. Beat was Jack Kerouac touring the American road in prose as fast and reckless as a V-8 Chevy. It was the junk-sick surrealism of William Burroughs; the wild, Whitmanesque poetry of Allen Ginsberg; and the lumberjack Zen of Gary Snyder. The Portable Beat Reader collects the most significant writi...

The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens: The Corrected Edition - Paperback

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by Wallace Stevens (Author), John N. Serio (Editor), Chris Beyers (Editor)An essential book for all readers of poetry, and the definitive collection from the man Harold Bloom has called "the best and most representative American poet." Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens's seventy-fifth birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion and contained scores of errors. These have now been corrected in one place for the first time by Stevens scholars John N. Serio and Christop...

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution - Paperback

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by Helen Zia (Author)The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. "A true page-turner . . . Helen] Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people."--New York Times bestselling author Lisa See NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - FINALIST FOR THE PEN/...

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Report copyright infringementby Miranda Mills (Author)The Country Commonplace Book is a seasonal touchstone packed full of quotes, book lists, artwork, recipes, and observations on the natural world to keep close at hand and to accompany you throughout the year. Historically, commonplace books have been types of journals used to record favorite passages from books or poetry, anecdotes, extracts from letters, proverbs, lists, shared recipes, quotes, prayers, and lyrics, and they have been kept...

Women in Power: Classical Myths and Stories, from the Amazons to Cleopatra - Paperback

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by Stephanie A. McCarter (Editor)Classical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to CleopatraA Penguin Classic There is no other anthology that brings together similar stories of ancient women in power. These women threaten male power by stepping into the roles traditionally held by men. They command armies, exercise sexual autonomy and even dominance, speak in public, issue laws, and subject others (even masculine heroes and citizen men) to their control. All of these...