The Tragic Age

Reducere. Bianca, or, The Young Spanish Maiden (1878) is a novel by Toru Dutt. Published the year after her death at the age of 21, Bianca, or, The Young Spa...

Reducere. I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph. It's a coming-of-age novel complicated by a tragic and untimely death, and i...

A "beautiful, tragic, and inspiring" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) memoir about three Black girls from the storied Bronzeville section of Chi...

Reducere. Abé is an exquisite storyteller....deeply moving. --Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue Inspired by the sca...

Louisa Hilliard, the last descendant of one of Charleston's oldest families, finds her quiet life turned upside down when she comes upon the diary ...

Reducere. The story is set in central Europe 5300 years ago from the northern Alpsof Italy to the eastern lands along the Danube River to Vinca, the earliest...

Reducere. From Michael Bazzett, poet and translator of The Popol Vuh, a collection that explores the myth of Echo and Narcissus, offering a reboot, a remix, ...

Reducere. From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and cl...

Reducere. Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries--Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff--whose imagination and dr...

Reducere. Do you want to know more about the Old West's most legendary outlaw? Then keep reading...Billy the Kid once said that he killed twenty-one men-one ...

Reducere. This new, revised edition of the award-winning translation of Dostoevsky's classic novel celebrates the author's two hundredth birthdayWinner of th...

Reducere. Soda Fountain Blues, a coming-of-age story, set in a more innocent time.In 1965, 18-year-old Wesley Sanders heads west from Missouri on a Trailways...

Mark Twain, the American comic genius who portrayed, named, and in part exemplified America's "Gilded Age, " comes alive in Justin Kaplan's extraor...

Reducere. When dinosaur fossils were first discovered in the Wild West, they sparked one of the greatest scientific battles in American history. Over the pas...

Reducere. Why did America invade Iraq? Why do nations choose to fight certain wars and not others? How do we bring ourselves to believe that the sacrifice of...

Reducere. Two College Friends (1871) is a novel by Frederick W. Loring. Published in the last year of the author's life, Loring's debut novel is a powerful s...

Reducere. Mathilda (1959) is a posthumous novella by English writer and Romantic Mary Shelley. Written as a means of self-distraction following the deaths of...

Reducere. Journey back in time to the opulent days of St. Louis in the Gilded Age and discover the true story of the Lemp family and its rise to power, wealt...

Reducere. Hailed as one of the Great American Novels, The Great Gatsby delves into the dark corners of the Jazz Age to tell a tragic tale of obsession, love,...

Reducere. Cicely has got problems. Stuck working a crappy job to take care of her deadbeat father, she's living just a step above homelessness in a town rule...

Reducere. Are you ready for adventure, mystery, love, and the heartwarming power of family and timeless friendships? Then it is time to escape life and head ...

Reducere. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW HARD IT WOULD BE TO FIND SOMEONE IF YOU DID NOT KNOW THEIR NAME? Wendy grew up knowing she had a half-sibling, but didn'...

Reducere. Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary G...

Bold They Rise recounts the golden age of the Space Shuttle-from its first to its twenty-fifth launch, ending with the tragic flight of the Space S...

Reducere. First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is widely hailed as one of the most important American novels of the twentieth-ce...

Reducere. This is the HARDBACK version. For Jackey Neyman Jones, who played Debbie in Manos: The Hands of Fate, the "worst movie ever made" is, at its heart,...

A humorous tale of contrasting characters with widely differing attitudes to relationships, sex and love in all its forms. The incurable romantic f...

Reducere. From the author of Trusting Claire comes a compelling new mystery set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. When Joe Parrott, a somewhat disillusioned pri...

Reducere. Continuing the story from where Moby Dick left off, this compelling boyhood adventure, penned by beloved author Jane Yolen (Owl Moon), hearkens to ...

Reducere. Austin Blackstone lives and breathes for his club-his family.At the age of seventeen, tragedy brought Austin and his sister to Polson, Montana, to ...

Reducere. "A must-read for any Bailey student, anyone interested in the New Age movement, and for those who wonder, amidst our confused and divided world, wh...

Reducere. "A must-read for any Bailey student, anyone interested in the New Age movement, and for those who wonder, amidst our confused and divided world, wh...

Reducere. Do you want to know more about the Old West's most legendary outlaw? Then keep reading...Billy the Kid once said that he killed twenty-one men-one ...

Reducere. This beautiful jacketed hardback compendium brings together a selection of Fitzgerald's finest and most iconic novels, novellas and short stories. ...

Reducere. "A must-read for any Bailey student, anyone interested in the New Age movement, and for those who wonder, amidst our confused and divided world, wh...

Being appointed Dundee Makar (or City Laureate) implied that Bill Herbert might settle into middle age. He rented a flat overlooking Broughty Ferry ...

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKAMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK'With its countless epiphanies and surprises, Oona proves diffic...

'. . . the Days immediately associated with the Manifestation of God possess a unique distinction and occupy a station which no mind can ever compr...

Reducere. " . . . Joe is the consummate professional with a 'can do' attitude that inspires and motivates others to do their best " --Dr. Dale Comstock, MSG ...

Reducere. The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a...

Reducere. The life and legend of William Wallace as never before told...William's early life was marred by the death of his mother Br ghde during the birth o...

Fascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influen...

This extraordinary investigation of the death of the author's grandson yields a powerful memoir of addiction, grief, and the stories we choose to t...

From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a poignant, and charming romance about going home, falling in love and finding your...

Reducere. This stylish jacketed hardback presents one of the greatest works of modern literature, The Great Gatsby, featuring a contemporary cover design and...

Reducere. This deluxe clothbound edition presents one of the most celebrated American novels of all time, The Great Gatsby, with silver gilded page edges and...

Reducere. After the death of his parents, Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, where he meets his first and most prominent love, Ant...

Reducere. This coming-of-age novel by young author James Kirkwood tells the tragic and charming story of Peter Kilburn: a young man facing accusations of mur...

Reducere. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography - "One of the most beautiful biographies I've ever read. --...

Reducere. " . . . Joe is the consummate professional with a 'can do' attitude that inspires and motivates others to do their best " --Dr. Dale Comstock, MSG ...

Reducere. A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Sagas, Gods, Heroes, and Beliefs of the VikingsThis book on Norse Mythology is part of the new series "Gre...

Reducere. Set in the deep South of the 1970s, Whereabouts is the powerful coming-of-age story of an independent teenager who desperately longs to flee her sm...

Reducere. At the age of four, Dr. Lise Deguire suffered third-degree burns on 65% of her body as the result of both maternal and corporate negligence. Agains...

Nothing preordained Elisabeth of Wittelsbach, known as "Sissi", to become Empress of Austria at the age of seventeen. It was, in fact, despite hers...

Reducere. As each holiday season approaches, some revel in welcoming the New Year ahead; others quietly mourn the passing of time gone by. "We can't hold on ...

Reducere. Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the bar...

Reducere. Inspired by the life events of Antje Paarlberg, So Big is an award-winning drama that depicts the life of Selina Peake de Jong. Raised in a strict ...

Reducere. At the tender age of six, Mark Turnipseed received what he felt was a clear and devastating message: it isn't okay to like other boys, and if you d...

Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. It was this affair - and her very success as First Lady of Flor...

Reducere. An ancient vampireFor nearly two thousand years, Roman has waited for fate to bring him his mate. After he's finally given up, she enters his life ...

Reducere. A woman with tragic beginnings finds love and her voice on her way to stardom...will the spotlight dim her hard-earned shine? From the day Layani C...

Reducere. After the death of his parents, Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, where he meets his first and most prominent love, Ant...

Reducere. A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Sylvia Plath, who at an early age won prizes ...

Reducere. His grief was as familiar as a crease in his palm. Rising above it took the strength of a lifetime.James LaVeck knew emptiness intimately. After se...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the author of The Islanders comes a warm, witty and suspenseful novel filled with small-town secrets, summer romance, big...

Reducere. A FAIRY-TALE BEGINNING. All her life, Bailey Browne dreamed of a storybook rescue: a knight in shining armor swooping in to bring her and her mothe...

Reducere. Amanda Kloots bravely reflects on love, loss, and life with her husband, Broadway star, and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero, whose public battle wi...

In journal entries alternating between two timelines--before and after a tragic accident--Jennie Englund's heartfelt coming-of-age story, Taylor Be...

A captivating and moving story, set during the Second World War, portraying the extremely harsh living conditions endured by those on the home fron...

A humorous tale of contrasting characters with widely differing attitudes to relationships, sex and love in all its forms. The incurable romantic f...