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| Author | : David C. Major |
| Publisher | : Random House Digital, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345439945 |
Although arranged alphabetically by author, this book contains brief summaries of titles in the following genre categories : fantasy and saga, fiction, history, public affairs, and the environment, humor, memoirs, mystery and suspense, science, and travel.
| Author | : David C. Major |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2008-12-10 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0307480895 |
Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you're one of that happy band, you'll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen one hundred books that can each be delightfully consumed in one quiet evening. Covering categories from fantasy to fiction, history to humor, mystery to memoir, this addictive volume features books to match all your moods—by both celebrated writers and gifted unknowns, including: • Russell Baker • Willa Cather • Raymond Chandler • F. Scott Fitzgerald • Graham Greene • Edith Hamilton • Dashiell Hammett • Helene Hanff • Ernest Hemingway • Patricia Highsmith • Shirley Jackson • Henry James • W. Somerset Maugham • Mary McCarthy • Walter Mosley • Vladimir Nabokov • Patrick O'Brian • Barbara Pym • Phillip Roth • Vikram Seth • Isaac Bashevis Singer • C. P. Snow • Dylan Thomas • Evelyn Waugh • Edith Wharton • Laura Ingalls Wilder • Virginia Woolf Each selection contains an entertaining discussion of what makes the book special, from an adventurous writing style to a unique sense of humor. The Majors also share insights about the authors and literary anecdotes, as well as recommend other gems on a similar subject or by the same author. A literary companion to relish and refer to again and again, 100 One-Night Reads is a masterpiece in its own right!
| Author | : J.C. Mardrus |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 938 |
| Release | : 2003-09-02 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1134948670 |
The second volume of this accurate translation of the wonderful and enchanting tales of the Arabian nights.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2017-09-05 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 1479808520 |
A luminous translation of Arabic tales of enchantment and wonder Translated into English for the very first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a marvelous example of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Like the celebrated Thousand and One Nights, this collection opens with the frame story of Scheherazade, the vizier’s gifted daughter who recounts imaginative tales night after night in an effort to distract the murderous king from taking her life. A Hundred and One Nights features an almost entirely different set of stories, however, each one more thrilling, amusing, and disturbing than the last. Here, we encounter tales of epic warriors, buried treasure, disappearing brides, cannibal demon-women, fatal shipwrecks, and clever ruses, where human strength and ingenuity play out against a backdrop of inexorable, inscrutable fate. Distinctly rooted in Arabic literary culture and the Islamic tradition, these tales draw on motifs and story elements that circulated across cultures, including Indian and Chinese antecedents, and features a frame story possibly older than its more famous sibling. This vibrant translation of A Hundred and One Nights promises to transport readers, new and veteran alike, into its fantastical realms of magic and wonder. An English-only edition.
| Author | : John Payne |
| Publisher | : Franklin Classics |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2018-10-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780341799580 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : John Bird |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 442 |
| Release | : 2016-10-26 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781530994298 |
One Day, One Night offers a riveting account of the challenges, the adventure, the wonder of life at the South Pole Station. This work of narrative non-fiction reveals mind-boggling science, from secrets of climate change locked under the ice, to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time. Immerse yourself in land and skyscapes. Gawk at Polies running to the Geographic South Pole naked when the temperature reaches -101�F. Find yourself bathed in perpetual darkness, frozen into the eight months of winter in the most isolated place on Earth.
| Author | : J.C Mardrus |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 657 |
| Release | : 2002-09-11 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1134948743 |
First Published in 1986. For this revised edition of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night all names of persons and places and all Arabic words retained in the text have, where necessary, been compared with and corrected by Macnaghten’s Calcutta Edition of the original (1839– 42).
| Author | : Nicole Eustace |
| Publisher | : Liveright Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 467 |
| Release | : 2021-04-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1631495887 |
WINNER • 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY Finalist • National Book Award for Nonfiction Best Books of the Year • TIME, Smithsonian, Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews The Pulitzer Prize-winning history that transforms a single event in 1722 into an unparalleled portrait of early America. In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and Anglo-American colonists, a pair of colonial fur traders brutally assaulted a Seneca hunter near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Though virtually forgotten today, the crime ignited a contest between Native American forms of justice—rooted in community, forgiveness, and reparations—and the colonial ideology of harsh reprisal that called for the accused killers to be executed if found guilty. In Covered with Night, historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the attack and its aftermath, introducing a group of unforgettable individuals—from the slain man’s resilient widow to an Indigenous diplomat known as “Captain Civility” to the scheming governor of Pennsylvania—as she narrates a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations. Taking its title from a Haudenosaunee metaphor for mourning, Covered with Night ultimately urges us to consider Indigenous approaches to grief and condolence, rupture and repair, as we seek new avenues of justice in our own era.
| Author | : David C. Major |
| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2001-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781417708390 |
Covering fantasy to fiction, history to humor, mystery to memoir, this addictive volume features 100 one-night reads to match all moods--by both celebrated writers and gifted unknowns, including Russell Baker, Willa Cather, Raymond Chandler, F. Scott Fitzgerald and many others.
| Author | : PBS |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2018-08-21 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 0316417548 |
A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.
