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Stackpole Classics eBook Series

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  • My Old Man

    by Damon Runyon ...
    Series series Stackpole Classics
    In a series of essays, Runyon, reflects on the frank, often outrageous opinions of his “old man,” who knows a thing or two about just about everything—and even if he doesn’t, he’ll tell you anyway. Damon Runyon's "old man" is neither a small-time Broadway crook, nor a modest Brooklyn Babbitt… He is a salty old commentator on men, women and manners, who says what he thinks with more force and ... Read more

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  • On Growing Up Tough

    An Irreverent Memoir

    by Taylor Caldwell ...
    **The #1 New York Times–bestselling author shares her rough journey to adulthood in a book that "should be read by every American" ( Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette).Born in Manchester, England, in 1900, growing up wasn't easy for Janet Taylor Caldwell. Her Scottish parents warned her that if she ever misbehaved at school, she'd be "thoroughly thrashed." Weekends at home were filled with church and ... Read more

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  • The Man of Last Resort Or The Clients of Randolph Mason

    by Melville Davisson Post ...
    The book is composed of several interconnected stories, each involving a different client who comes to Mason with a seemingly unsolvable problem. Mason’s solutions are often unorthodox, relying on his deep understanding of the law and his willingness to push its boundaries.In each case, Mason navigates the intricacies of the legal system to find loopholes or technicalities that can be used to his ... Read more

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  • One Third Off

    by Irvin S Cobb ...
    Series series Complete Cobb
    Cobb is remembered best for his humorous stories of Kentucky and is part of the American literary regionalism school. These stories were collected first in the book Old Judge Priest (1915), whose title character was based on a prominent West Kentucky judge named William Pitman Bishop. Writer Joel Harris wrote of these tales, "Cobb created a South peopled with honorable citizens, charming ... Read more

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  • The Parenticide Club (My Favorite Murder + Oil of Dog + An Imperfect Conflagration + The Hypnotist)

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Parenticide Club (My Favorite Murder + Oil of Dog + An Imperfect Conflagration + The Hypnotist)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This ebook is a collection of series of rather morbid and grotesques tales, depicting family murders and related by the murderers.The tales include:"My Favorite Murder"...a man on trial for ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

  • The Business Man

    by Edgar Allan Poe ...
    The Business Man was written in the year 1840 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally. ... Read more

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  • Standard Household-Effect Company, the (from Literature and Life)

    by William Dean Howells ...
    My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, “I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too. ... Read more

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  • Laugh and Live

    Self-Help Guide to a Joyful Life

    by Douglas Fairbanks ...
    Laugh and Live praises the power of positive thinking and self-confidence in raising one's health, business and social prospects. It is written by Douglas Fairbanks, American actor and producer, known as The First King of Hollywood. The sole purpose of the book is to emphasize our first duty toward ourselves, which consists of doing our level best at everything we undertake, and making the best of ... Read more

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  • Sketches New and Old, Part 6.

    by Mark Twain ...
    The book is divided into two parts, and it includes a variety of humorous essays and anecdotes, often satirizing the social, political, and cultural aspects of the time in which Twain lived. Some of the pieces in "Sketches New and Old" include "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The Awful German Language," "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," and "A Ghost Story."Mark ... Read more

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  • The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

    by Jane Addams ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 May 21, 1935) was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement, and one of the first American women to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." ... Read more

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  • Evergreens

    by Jerome K. Jerome ...
    Series series Classics To Go
    (Excerpt): "They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives. They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy ... Read more

    $3.52 AUD

  • Bill Nye's Sparks

    by Bill Nye ...
    Bill Nye's Sparks is another delightful collection of humorous essays by the famous American humorist Bill Nye. Like many of his works, the book offers a series of witty observations, satirical commentary, and laugh-out-loud anecdotes. Nye's comedic style is characterized by sharp wordplay, exaggeration, and a playful, yet insightful critique of human nature and society. The title "Sparks" refers ... Read more

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