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Author | : Frederick Exley |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 1988-08-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0679720766 |
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This fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, traces a self professed failure's nightmarish decent into the underside of American life and his resurrection to the wisdom that emerges from despair.
Author | : John Cowper Powys |
Publisher | : London : J. Cape [1944] |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1944 |
Genre | : Old age |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Scott Stein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2001-10-16 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780970155412 |
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Author | : Robert B. Abrams |
Publisher | : New Word City |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2017-05-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1640190643 |
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More than 1,500 years have passed since the last blood – human or animal – was spilled in the Colosseum, but the massive building erected by the Flavian emperors has continued to play a role in history. This book tells the dramatic story of the Colosseum – from its bloody gladiatorial games and the sacrifice of early Christians to the dismantling of the arena and its final restoration. The book also recounts the story of Rome as viewed from the vantage point of the empire’s most impressive ruins.
Author | : E.L. Doctorow |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2009-09-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1588368971 |
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“Beautiful and haunting . . . one of literature’s most unlikely picaresques, a road novel in which the rogue heroes can’t seem to leave home.”—The Boston Globe SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Kansas City Star • Booklist Homer and Langley Collyer are brothers—the one blind and deeply intuitive, the other damaged into madness, or perhaps greatness, by mustard gas in the Great War. They live as recluses in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, scavenging the city streets for things they think they can use, hoarding the daily newspapers as research for Langley’s proposed dateless newspaper whose reportage will be as prophecy. Yet the epic events of the century play out in the lives of the two brothers—wars, political movements, technological advances—and even though they want nothing more than to shut out the world, history seems to pass through their cluttered house in the persons of immigrants, prostitutes, society women, government agents, gangsters, jazz musicians . . . and their housebound lives are fraught with odyssean peril as they struggle to survive and create meaning for themselves. Praise for Homer & Langley “Masterly.”—The New York Times Book Review “Doctorow paints on a sweeping historical canvas, imagining the Collyer brothers as witness to the aspirations and transgressions of 20th century America; yet this book’s most powerfully moving moments are the quiet ones, when the brothers relish a breath of cool morning air, and each other’s tragically exclusive company.”— O: The Oprah Magazine “A stately, beautiful performance with great resonance . . . What makes this novel so striking is that it joins both blindness and insight, the sensual world and the world of the mind, to tell a story about the unfolding of modern American life that we have never heard in exactly this (austere and lovely) way before.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Wondrous . . . inspired . . . darkly visionary and surprisingly funny.” —The New York Review of Books “Cunningly panoramic . . . Doctorow has packed this tale with episodes of existential wonder that cpature the brothers in all their fascinating wackiness.”—Elle
Author | : Keith Hopkins |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674063597 |
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Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome’s most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in its crannies and occasionally shuddered at its reputation for contagion, danger, and sexual temptation. Today it is the highlight of a tour of Italy for more than three million visitors a year, a concert arena for the likes of Paul McCartney, and a national symbol of opposition to the death penalty. Its ancient history is chock full of romantic but erroneous myths. There is no evidence that any gladiator ever said “Hail Caesar, those about to die...” and we know of not one single Christian martyr who met his finish here. Yet the reality is much stranger than the legend as the authors, two prominent classical historians, explain in this absorbing account. We learn the details of how the arena was built and at what cost; we are introduced to the emperors who sometimes fought in gladiatorial games staged at the Colosseum; and we take measure of the audience who reveled in, or opposed, these games. The authors also trace the strange afterlife of the monument—as fortress, shrine of martyrs, church, and glue factory. Why are we so fascinated with this arena of death?
Author | : James Joseph McGovern |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Leigh |
Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021-01-19 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : |
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With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt: A collection of travel narratives and accounts by various explorers, edited and compiled by Alexander von Humboldt. The book offers diverse perspectives on travel, exploration, and encounters with different cultures and environments across the globe. Key Aspects of the Book "With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2": Explorations and Adventures: The book presents a collection of travel narratives, providing firsthand accounts of explorers' journeys, their encounters with diverse cultures, and their observations of the natural world. Cultural Exchange: "With the World's Great Travellers" explores the cross-cultural interactions between travelers and the peoples they encounter, shedding light on the diversity of human societies and the challenges and rewards of intercultural exchanges. Global Perspectives: The compilation offers a broad range of travel narratives, capturing different regions, landscapes, and cultural traditions, highlighting the interconnectedness of the world and the spirit of human exploration. Alexander von Humboldt was a renowned explorer, naturalist, and scientific polymath who made significant contributions to various scientific fields. "With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2" showcases Humboldt's passion for exploration and his efforts to collect and share diverse travel narratives with a wider audience.
Author | : Charles Rooking Carter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1875 |
Genre | : England |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2023-05-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3382199718 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.