Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fa...

They weren't perfect, but they were perfect for each other. Or so Tessa thought. Now she's left picking up the pieces of her shattered heart, doing the one thing she should've done all along, avoid the local rock god at all costs.As Jax struggles over his decision, he prepares for the most important job of his life. Can he handle all that life is throwing at him, or will old demons return to consume him?Meanwhile, a darkness almost forgotten threatens to overshadow and bury...

First published in 1948, English Literature Between the Wars sets out to answer a question: to what extent did the years between the two wars constitute a period in literature? Its exploration leads the author to assess the changes in the reading public, and in the movement of taste. He is led to the conclusion that in the inter-war period some writers were aware that a crisis in civilization was taking place and that these were the more genuinely creative writers.Apart fr...

A dynamic collective contribution to the field of critical feminist food studies.Over the last two decades, feminist food studies has grown significantly. Culinaria carves out new lines of intersectional and transnational analysis in this evolving field. In nineteen original essays, contributors from across the continental United States to South Africa and Pakistan show how gender, race, class, geography, and religion all shape the ways women use food. At ...

Her heart is broken.His is off-limits.Sometimes love is a lesson in letting go.University senior Tessa Givens shuffles through the day to day grind of existence as if it’s an obligation rather than her chance to live her best life. While her fellow students embrace their freedom and youth, Tessa feels nothing but crushing guilt for the mistake that led to a tragedy she can’t bring herself ...

2017 Reader's Favorite Bronze Medal Award Winner. When you have a baby girl you envision many things for her life but becoming a boy is not one of them. This book will benefit anyone who would like to learn more about gender dysphoria and is an absolute must-read for a parent, relative or friend of a gender-questioning or transgender person. Written by Mom, this deeply personal parenting memoir is about discovering the son she never knew she had. It is a journey between genders you won't w...

Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptibile to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, an...

What if this universe was created by someone? What if this universe wasn't going according to plan? What if the creator was hellbent on wiping out entire races that weren't meant to exist? What if one of those races was the human race? The Darkness of Light: The Creation Catastrophe is the first novel in the six-part sci-fi / mystery Darkness of Light series. The main character is Lola Spears, a young teenager whose home island is the centre of weird goings-on that start happening when ali...

First published in 1952. This volume explores the function of verse in drama and the developing way in which Shakespeare controlled the rhetorical and decorative elements of speech for the dramatic purpose. The Language of Shakespeare's Plays explores the plays chronologically and so covers all the outstanding problems of Shakespearian language in a way that makes reference easy, without any loss of a continuing narrative.

When Detroit native Carmen Caruthers stumbles upon a 2011 best-selling novel, she finds herself submerged in a torrent of research and memories. Trudging through nearly three decades of her own writings to reveal the new authors' infringement upon her work, Caruthers is reminded of her first love–the inspiration of her initial writings, and a missing hard drive…both of which she had long forgotten.Tormented by the violation of her work, excavated emotions, and the unwillingness of ...

What would you do if you had four wishes? Being that I am Zoe and Bella's granddad I would wish for the sister to have a long and happy life . But what would my grand daughters wish for,? Bella whispered "Papa "I wish to be a princess living ion the top floor of a castle overlooking the ocean,The top floor would be full of my art work. and people would come from miles to look at my art. Zoe was more into the preforming art.s "I would wish to be like Julia Roberts winning an Oscar and being...

Every person has a story, this is only part of hers and part of mine. Grandmother and Granddaughter who are more like soul mates, fated for each other in many things, including the journey through Alzheimer's.