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War is always a tragedy. There may be a winner of sorts but always a loser. The cost in injuries, death, destruction can never be fully recovered even if glossed over by a military or political elite that proclaims otherwise.Even further down on the scale of mankind’s self-destructive baseness is Civil War. One Nation with Two Sides locked in a ferocious fight is inevitably more painful and more despoiling. Civilians are the bait in the trap. Two sets of values may be proclaimed an...

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its grand scope and considerable accuracy. It is a remarkable survey of what the author calls "the greatest and, perhaps, most awful scene in the history of mankind."This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years 1185 to 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of g...

Famous for its unflagging narrative power, fine organization, and irresistibly persuasive arguments, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has earned a permanent place of honor in historical literature. Gibbon's elegantly detached erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.This second volume covers AD 395 to AD 1185, from the reign of Justinian in the East to the establishment of the German Empire of the West. It recounts the...

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

«The Ultimate Romance Collection», by Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, Emily Brontë, Leo Tolstoy. This digital edition brings together the text and its chapter structure for continuous reading. Contents include: 50 Classics Romance ; 1. Emma (Jane Austen) ; 2. Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare) ; SCENE I. Verona. A public place ; SCENE II. A street.

«50 Classic Romance You Have to Read Before You Die», by Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, Emily Brontë, Leo Tolstoy. This digital edition brings together the text and its chapter structure for continuous reading. Contents include: 1. Emma (Jane Austen) ; 2. Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare) ; SCENE I. Verona. A public place ; SCENE II. A street ; SCENE III. A room in Capulet's house.

“Tuscan food tastes like itself. Ingredients are left to shine. . . . So, if on your visit, I hand you an apron, your work will be easy. We’ll start with primo ingredients, a little flurry of activity, perhaps a glass of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and soon we’ll be carrying platters out the door. We’ll have as much fun setting the table as we have in the kitchen. Four double doors along the front of the house open to the outside—so handy for serving at a long table under the st...

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

A lavishly illustrated ode to the joys of Tuscany’s people, food, landscapes, and art, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and See You in the Piazza“A love letter to Italy written in precise and passionate language of near-poetic density.”—NewsdayIn Tuscany celebrates the abundant pleasures of life in Italy as it is lived at home, at festivals, feasts, restaurants and markets, in the kitch...

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than thirteen centuries, covering the great events as well as the general historical progressi...

Before she's murdered a young woman swallows her bracelet, knowing it will provide a clue to the identity of her killer.A military outpost on an alien world becomes enmeshed in a bizarre and terrifying ecosystem.Two pioneer families escape from a Sioux war party, only to find the horrors have just begun.When a boy's sense of smell is enhanced subsequent to a head injury, he finds the experience to be both a blessing and a curse.A young man with a phobia of u...

I always imagine each of the signoras who lived in this house—where she shelled peas, rocked the grandchild, placed a vase of the pink roses. Now I would like to take one of these women back to my house in California to show her how Bramasole traveled to America and took root, how the doors there are open to the breeze from San Pablo bay and to the distant view of Mount Tamalpais, how the table has expanded and the garden has burgeoned…The “bard of Tuscany” (N...