“The Travels of Sir John Mandeville” which was written in Anglo-Norman French is believed to have first appeared sometime in the mid to late 14th century. It soon would be translated into many other languages and would subsequently be very popular in its time. While the identity of Sir John Mandeville is thought to possibly be based on a real historical figure the work seems to be largely one of fiction. “The Travels of Sir John Mandeville” depi ...
A major influence on the domestic and foreign missionary movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, “The Life and Diary of David Brainerd” is the autobiography of David Brainerd. David Brainerd was an 18th century colonial American missionary. During the last five years of his lifetime, which was tragically cut short by tuberculosis at the age of twenty-nine, he traveled over three thousand miles on horseback in order to spread the wor ...
The Confessions of St. Augustine is generally considered one of Augustine's most important texts. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the Middle Ages. Professor Henry Chadwick wrote that Confessions will «always rank among the great masterpieces of western literature.»<P> Translated by E. B. Pusey (Edward Bouverie) ...
В книге известного врача-психиатра и автора многих биографических книг З. Агеевой описан творческий путь и особенности личности гениального русского поэта Михаила Юрьевича Лермонтова, его безвременная гибель от руки убийцы. Лермонтов – автор около 400 стихотворений, около 30 поэм, в том числе «Демон», «Мцыри», автор драмы «Маскарад», прозаических произведений «Герой нашего времени», «Княгиня Лиговская» и др. Михаил Юрьевич всю свою короткую жизн ...
The true story of Richens Lacy «Cut-Hand» Wootton, mountain man, pioneer, explorer, and trader who helped open the American West. Dick Wootton was «two hundred pounds of hard muscle with a wild shock of bristling hair to match» when in 1836 he set out from Kentucky for the far west. He lived to become one of the greatest of all those who helped tame a savage and unknown land. <P> In childhood when playing with an axe, Dick lost two finger ...
The publishing memoirs of Charles Nuetzel, legendary paperback author, editor, publisher, and packager. Interviews, reminiscences, tips and tricks of the trade – everything you ever wanted to know about the early days of publishing from one of the authors who lived through it! <P> "I was lucky enough not only in selling my work to publishers but also ending up packaging books for some of them, and finally becoming a 'publisher& ...
Few people represent the spirit of the Old West like Colonel William «Buffalo Bill» Cody! From Indian fights to buffalo hunts to his now-legendary touring Wild West Show, Buffalo Bill brought the legend of the Wild West to the world. Modern readers can enjoy the exploits of this larger-than-life hero through «The Buffalo Bill Megapack,» which assembles 5 classic works on the life of Buffalo Bill: «Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manho ...
"The Bulk Challenge Experience" is a story of a dreadful journey and near catastrophe on a leaking ship, during the fracas of the Liberian Civil War in 1996. Bound for Ghana, the 1500-capacity fishing vessel was over-loaded with nearly 4000 passengers and several tons of cargo. The anticipated 3 days journey turned to 10 unforgettable and miserable days on the Atlantic Ocean, with no food, water or medication. How did the passengers make it ...
The book they said couldn't be written is here … ROCKET NORTON: LOST IN SPACE by Rocket Norton It's a story born in the sixties, a story that booze couldn't drown and drugs couldn't squelch, a story obsessed with sex and unafraid to 'do it in the road' or anywhere for that matter. Author, Rocket Norton says, «Aw Hell with the lawsuits, it's a story I just had to tell.» As the drummer with the infamous Seeds of ...
