State and federal entities of the relatively new United States may have set borders—but archaeological history does not. Arrow Points of Texas and Its Borderlands illuminates surviving archaeological material in the form of Native American arrow points commonly found in Texas and the surrounding regions. After a fourteen-year gap without an updated field book, professional archaeologist and cultural resources consultant William E. Moore has assembled the latest research on typolog...

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Mark Twain Autobiography + 3 Biographies” contains 4 Mark Twain Biographies in 1 book and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Mark Twain began writing his autobiography long before the 1906 publications of these Chapters from my Autobiography. He originally planned to have his memoirs published only after his death but realized, once he’d passed his 70th year, that a lot of the material might be OK to publ...

What do we expect from our words? And what if those very expectations were not just wrong, but dangerous, and dangerous precisely because they kept us from moving toward justice? In a provocative and sustained argument, Professor Williams forwards the claim that our present ideas of language are a closed loop that inevitably spirals toward violence. By turning to views that were common in the ages before the modern world, but now lost, he suggests not a new but an old perspective o...

In the past century, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, and today, for the first time in human history, many people have a realistic chance of living to eighty or beyond. As life expectancy increases, Americans need accurate, scientifically grounded information so that they can take full responsibility for their own latter years. In The Art and Science of Aging Well, Mark E. Williams, MD, discusses the remarkable advances that medical science has made in the field of a...

MARK TWAIN Ultimate Collection: 370+ Titles in One Volume (Illustrated) gathers the extraordinary range of Twain's fiction, travel writing, essays, sketches, speeches, and autobiographical fragments into a single panoramic archive. From the vernacular brilliance of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the comic innocence of The Innocents Abroad to the darker ironies of later works, the volume reveals Twain's restless experimentation with satire, realism, tall tale, and moral fable. Illustrat...

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...

The Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated Edition) gathers the extraordinary range of Twain's fiction, essays, sketches, travel writing, and social criticism, presenting a panoramic view of nineteenth-century American letters. From the vernacular brilliance of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the satirical edge of The Innocents Abroad and the moral unease of later works, this collection reveals Twain's mastery of humor, irony, colloquial speech, and democratic realism. The illustratio...

The Essential Mark Twain: 200+ Novels & Short Stories in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) is a remarkable collection of Mark Twain's most iconic works, showcasing his witty humor, social commentary, and keen observations of American society. Twain's literary style is characterized by his sharp satire and clever storytelling, making each piece in this collection a timeless masterpiece. From the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to the satirical commentary in A Connecticut Yankee...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Gilded Age The Prince and the Pauper A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The American Claimant Tom Sawyer Abroad Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Pudd'nhead Wilson Tom Sawyer, Detective A Horse's Tale The Mysterious Stranger Novelettes A Double Barrelled Detective Story Those Extraordinary...

Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn – The Great American Adventure (Illustrated) gathers Mark Twain's two foundational narratives of boyhood, freedom, and moral awakening along the Mississippi River. Through Tom's theatrical mischief and Huck's troubled flight from "civilized" society, the volume presents a richly comic yet unsparing portrait of nineteenth-century America. Twain's vernacular style, episodic structure, satire, and vivid regional detail place these works at the center of American realism...

Highly readable, well-illustrated, and easy to understand, Gabbe's Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies is an ideal day-to-day reference or study tool for residents and clinicians. This 8th Edition of this bestselling text offers fast access to evidence-based, comprehensive information, now fully revised with substantial content updates, new and improved illustrations, and a new, international editorial team that continues the tradition of excellence established by Dr. Steven Gabbe. ...

Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question.The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be enough as he desperately attempts to eliminate all who might threaten his ill-gotten p...