The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print.

A powerful, provocative, and genre-bending literary memoir that grapples with victimhood, recovery, and resilienceIn the before, Jesse James Rose is happy. She has a beautiful boyfriend with melty glacier eyes, she’s on a euphoric journey of gender exploration, and New York City is perfect.In the after, she’s single, making dinner for her grandfather, and wondering if he’s going to forget her name today. Except, in the before, her first-grade music teacher ...

Jesse James Jr. (1875 –1951) was the only surviving son of American outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee during the height of Jesse James' career as an outlaw and later moved to Kansas City as a child.After his father's death, James and his family lived in Kansas City and were taken under the wing of Thomas T. Crittenden Jr., the son of Governor Thomas Theodore Crittenden, who had signed what would become the death warrant of the outlaw Jesse James.

After building a world-famous brand and multiple companies, Jesse James has one goal: helping others find success in what they love.Throughout his career, Jesse James has been known as many things: star of Discover Channel’s Monster Garage, criminal, thrill seeker, husband, father, entrepreneur. With all these titles, Jesse has built his empire on one common theme—hard work. In an era of instant gratification, he knows the value of persistence and how disc...

Jesse James, My Father is a biography of the famous outlaw by Jesse Edwards James, Jr., son of Jesse James and Zee Mimms James. The first half of the book is Jesse Jr.'s remembrances of his famous father, who he didn't know was an infamous outlaw until after his death. He includes all he remembers plus stories told to him by his family. The second half of the book is his account of his own trial for the charge of train robbery.The book provides lit...

The New York Times bestselling self-portrait of a flawed but determined Jesse James: rebel, outlaw, gearhead, artist, entrepreneur, lost son, and fiercely committed father.Jesse James is everything you imagined him to be—and more than you ever expected.He has led a violent life. He’s survived lower depths, faced harder times, and beaten down more private demons than most—and lived to tell his story with honesty, introspection, and ...

Saint Nicholas was a real person. Throughout his life, he helped children and the poor. He performed many miracles. Some miracles even happened after his death.Many of the legends of Saint Nicholas are well loved stories. Some happened to real people and are even documented in that person's life.The stories in this book are based on those some of those legends.

From the moment it was published almost ten years ago, Elements of User Experience became a vital reference for web and interaction designers the world over, and has come to define the core principles of the practice. Now, in this updated, expanded, and full-color new edition, Jesse James Garrett has refined his thinking about the Web, going beyond the desktop to include information that also applies to the sudden proliferation of mobile devices and applications.S...

Embark on a captivating journey through the vibrant pages of our travel book, where wanderlust and cultural exploration intertwine to create a tapestry of unforgettable experiences. Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscope of breathtaking landscapes, exotic flavors, and fascinating histories as you traverse across distant lands and hidden gems waiting to be discovered. From the bustling streets of cosmopolitan cities to the serenity of remote villages, this book is a gateway to a world of discov...

Like other evangelical kids, Jesse James DeConto felt called to shine the light of truth into the world. His job as a journalist and his young marriage, though, would radically change him. First, he learned that Christians have no corner on truth: Working out in the world, trying to be the "Roaring Lamb" he'd been trained to be, he met atheists and agnostics who seemed to do better at embodying Christian love than many Christians did. Confessing the church's failures was one thing, but the...

The Youniverse introduces you to major movements of our millennium in psychology, science, technology, arts, and religion in a way that is readable and pertinent to everyday life. This means that what happens inside you becomes embedded in what happens outside you and vice versa as you interact with your surroundings. The book is full of Comments, Stories, and Exercises in which you can establish your unique and distinctive place in the world. In that process the book is both humorous and ...

EMBODIMENT, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion describes Life from the ground up in Nature, Animals, and us in dilemmas we have in our complex society. It also continues Dr. Thomas's Youniverse 2020 subtitle: The Spirit of the Twenty First Century. This book too is full of both humorous and serious stories and lessons in addressing problems of our own currently polarized society. As in Youniverse, the basic assumption is th...