'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat. 'We're all mad here.' The 'Alice' books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world, but what exactly are they? Apparently delightful, innocent fantasies for children, they are also complex textures of mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire-Cat, the King and Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, ...

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The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketballJim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City. During these years, he chronicled his experiences, and the result is a diary of unparalleled candor that conveys his alternately hilarious and terrifying teenag...

In Sylvie and Bruno, the titular characters serve as the connection between the novel's two settings: Outland, a fictional land in which the children's father is the Warden, and the real world, Victorian England. After their father is betrayed by their uncle, the family leaves their home and travels to different places to meet interesting and unusual characters.The part of the story set in England is social commentary, with the characters discussing philosophy, religion, m...

Along with its rich history and spectacular scenery, Dumfries and Galloway is home to a great many curious and unusual buildings, objects and landscape features that have survived the centuries. This well-illustrated book is a guide to 100 of these remarkable sights, including Scotland's highest village, the world's narrowest hotel, and even the statue of a rhinoceros on top of a bus shelter. Dumfries & Galloway Curiosities will encourage readers to explore this area of s...

House cleaning has been an innate human activity forever but only since the early 19th century have mechanical devices replaced the physical labor (performed mostly by women). Mechanical carpet sweepers were replaced by manual suction cleaners, which in turn were replaced by electric vacuum cleaners in the early 20th century. Innovative inventors, who improved vacuum cleaners as electricity became commonly available, made these advances possible. Many early manufacturers failed, but some, ...

Enjoy reading this children's classic in its original format, first published in 1872, on your Kobo eReader.In this eBook, the first edition of Through The Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll is faithfully reproduced as a fixed-layout eBook using EPUB 3.0 format.All of the 240 pages of this book were digitally reproduced to match, as faithfully as possible, the original pages of the novel. All text and all of the 50 original illustrations, by John Tenniel, are properly positione...

With 42 wood engraved illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. According to Wikipedia: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. ...

The Cops - Not Just a Job is not a book for the faint hearted or sensitive reader. However if you want a taste of the day to day life of a cop attempting to deal with people most of us would not like to encounter, this is the book for you. Dealing with everyday events, such as break enters, suicides, drug overdoses, thefts, home invasions, gang rapes and murders. All are seen through the eyes of a first responder and an investigator.The book is essentially in two parts - reflecting ...

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking GlassFEATURES:• This is the ultimate version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Ebook contains following titles.- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - With 260+ Illustrations- Through the Looking-Glass - With 100+ Illustrations- [Bonus] Alice's Adventures Under Ground - With 40+ Illustrations• The illustrations were drawn by Famous various artist such a...