Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture, Paperback

Reducere. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survi...

Reducere. Tolle Lege, take up and read! These words from St. Augustine perfectly describe the human condition. Reading is the universal pilgrimage of the sou...

Reducere. Tolle Lege, take up and read! These words from St. Augustine perfectly describe the human condition. Reading is the universal pilgrimage of the sou...

James Callahan entered Texas armed, a quixotic young man enlisted in the Georgia Battalion for the cause of independence. He barely survived the 18...

Reducere. This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Pat Tillman wa...

DescriptionIn 1988, the World Health Organization launched a twelve-year campaign to wipe out polio. Thirty years and several billion dollars over ...

Reducere. Morgan Llywelyn's Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish is the tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made that emerald ...

A thrilling retelling of the Star Wars saga in the style of classic epic poetry "I look not to myself but to the Force, In which all things arise a...

The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Qui Duc NguyenIn 1968 Nguyen Qui Duc was nine years old, his father was a high-ranking civil servant in the South Vietnames...

Reducere. At the turn of the twentieth century, among the patchy meadows, dusty sandlots, and ramshackle municipal parks situated among the unassuming cornfi...

DescriptionIn The Odyssey of an Apple Thief, Moishe Rozenbaumas (1922-2016) recounts his fascinating life, from his Lithuanian boyhood, to the frau...

Reducere. Geronimo was hated by some of his own people, loved by others, but respected by all. The Odyssey of Geronimo, based on history and Apache culture b...

Reducere. DescriptionAs subjective individual beings, we strive to understand Our place within the objective Universe. The historical narrative of Mankind re...

Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist at...

Mary Paik Lee left her native country in 1905, traveling with her parents as a political refugee after Japan imposed control over Korea. Her father...

"There is one thing that can be said about A Fool and His Money that cannot be said about any other colume of investment advice: You will never mak...

Reducere. Elliot Carlson's award-winning biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort is the first to be written about the officer who headed Station Hypo, the U.S. Navy...

Reducere. Drawing from her personal experiences, Judy Endow, author of the "2010 and 2011 Hidden Curriculum Calendars, " provides lots of hidden curriculum i...

Reducere. The stories in this book are based, in part, upon actual words and statements of the various characters portrayed throughout this revealing story. ...

Reducere. Tell Them We Are Going Home details the courageous journey of the Northern Cheyennes, under the leadership of Little Wolf and Dull Knife, from Indi...

Reducere. From the Author: This is a book that's not about one thing, such as old stories, or spirituality, or how to think, or how to feel better. This is m...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Marie AubeleTranslator: Jonathan C. BellNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 152 x...

Publisher: Hansib Publications LimitedAuthor(s): David DabydeenNumber of pages: 50Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 198 x 134 x 5Cover type: Paperb...

The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generationIllustrations: 17 Halftones, bl...

Reducere. In this new verse adaptation, originally commissioned for BBC radio, Simon Armitage has recast Homer's epic as a series of bristling dramatic dialo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rhetta AkamatsuThey came in the holds of overcrowded ships, packed in among cargo and animals. They were sold to others to ...

In Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, J...

Reducere. DescriptionPeter Jones provides a line-by-line commentary on Homer's Odyssey that explains the factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nancy MaceAuthor: Mary Jane RossWhen Nancy Mace entered the Citadel, the United States government had just recently overtur...

Reducere. Homer's Odyssey has captivated readers and influenced writers and artists for more than 2, 000 years. Reading the poem in its original language pro...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk ev...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Description"This is truly a major contribution -- brilliant, beguiling, and as broad in concept as it is deep." -- Jean Houston, PhD, author of The...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Lady HaleNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 195 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. After twenty years of fighting monsters, angering gods and goddesses, and surviving against the odds, Odysseus is more desperate than ever to retur...

* A riveting account of the passions behind the fight for female suffrage: both a story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval and a fascinati...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biogr...

Reducere. "If 2001 has stirred your emotions, your subconscious, your mythological yearnings, then it has succeeded."--Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick's extr...

Reducere. In this autobiographical meditation a world-renowned physicist examines the hidden links between science and spirituality revealed by recent breakt...

The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the history and meaning of a ...

Reducere. The only life Santha Lathagin has ever known has become her prison. Vicious gossip is everywhere. Whispers of a scandal have turned to accusations ...