In this funny, heartbreaking, timely memoir-told in the form of college admission essays—Irena Smith illuminates the dissonance of working as a college consultant in Palo Alto, California,...więcej »
The Golden Triangle or The Return of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc is one of the greatest masterpieces of French literature. Brilliant and sparkling...więcej »
Navigating the uncharted seas of the golden years.
In this world, we are all unique! Even identical twins do not always have the same DNA. But we all have a beginning and an end. Everyon...więcej »
The Good and the Evil is a collection of poetry and prose about surviving society's evils while striving to obtain the necessary virtuous aspects of life. When using the good the universe has creat...więcej »
In this deeply therapeutic yet intimately personal book of re?ection and af?rmation, patterns and growth, Lois Wadas takes the reader on a journey of introspection that's all about relationships...więcej »
God can make you a good dad, a great dad, in spite of the way you've grown up and in spite of the mistakes you've made as a dad. This book is not about becoming a perfect father, but it is about tr...więcej »
Kate Montclair is dying. She has arrived at late middle age loveless, childless, and having failed to achieve the career dreams of her youth. Now diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she se...więcej »
Kissinger is dead but his blood-soaked legacy enduresIf the American foreign policy establishment is a grand citadel, Henry Kissinger is the specter haunting its dusty hallways. For hal...więcej »
This history-based tale behind the legend of Good King Wenceslas is a thrilling journey through 10th-century Bohemia. Wenceslas devoted his life to charity-but this is no happy Christmas fable.<...więcej »
What makes for a fulfilling and meaningful life? A good life?Based on findings from the 80-year-long Harvard Study of Adult Development, this landmark book reveals the simple yet surpri...więcej »
If there was any justice in this world, The Good Lion would be regarded as a classic of mid-century English Literature: one of the best coming of age novels, and Doherty would be held up as a re...więcej »
Contrary to popular belief, the future is optimistic; can you even imagine what would happen if you welcomed life's positivity with open arms?Much more than being just a philosophy, ...więcej »
'p'Looking back on the past, it is often easy to remember the best of times and forget the worst. It is easy to overlook the harsh realities of life as i...więcej »
Moving, bold, and funny, this collection of essays by Elizabeth Rau captures the poignancy of ordinary life through the voices of everyday people--children, friends, neighbors, and even the mail...więcej »
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion is a 1915 novel by the British writer Ford Madox Ford. It is set just before World War I, and chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham, the soldier to whom...więcej »
The Good Soldier opens with the famous line: "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." John Dowell, half of one of the couples whose dissolving relationships form the subject of th...więcej »
An attack on war which broadens into a satire on the ANCIEN REGIME of the Austro-Hungarian empire, THE GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK recreates the age-old figure of the simple soldier whose sheer determinatio...więcej »
When first-year teacher Daniella Reyes accepts a new assignment at Mesa Luna Elementary she has no idea her life will soon be in a tailspin as she quickly learns she has a few students that need...więcej »