Allen: 4751 books

What might be gained from reading Native literatures from global rather than exclusively local perspectives of Indigenous struggle? In Trans-Indigenous, Chadwick Allen proposes methodologies for a global Native literary studies based on focused comparisons of diverse texts, contexts, and traditions in...

Avoid common mistakes when building distributed, asynchronous, high-performance software with the Akka toolkit and runtime. With this concise guide, author Jamie Allen provides a collection of best practices based on several years of using the actor model. The book also includes examples of actor...

WHO GOT LIZ GARDNER, by Elizabeth Allen, is a coming-of-age novel about the (mis)adventures of a dysfunctional, self-centered but essentially good-hearted aspiring actress growing up during the hedonistic 80s and 90s. A first-person narrative, the story is mostly set in New York City and later Los...

“Le proverbe, "Tel l'homme pense en son cœur, tel il est", n'embrasse pas seulement l'être humain dans son entier, mais son sens très large s'applique à toutes les conditions et toutes les circonstances de sa vie. Un homme est littéralement le reflet de ce qu’il pense, son caractère...

Drawn from the Biblical text which reads, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,” James Allen’s work As a Man Thinketh has been for over a century a guide and inspiration for those who need direction and to find their path in life. Allen makes the bold yet simple assertion that a man can...

Finding your place in the world is challenging enough, but how about the entire universe? John would rather enjoy a cold beer and watch a sports game than answer such difficult questions. However, an outburst of melancholy from his best friend and the appearance of a headless cowboy may call for a...

Découvrez Lucy Allen : drôle, captivant et addictif !  OLIVER… JE SAIS TOUT. TU AURAIS DÛ M’EXPLIQUER. JAMAIS ON NE M’A TRAITÉE COMME TU L’AS FAIT. J’ATTENDS DES EXCUSES, hurlé-je.Derrière la porte, Oliver ne réagit pas. Je fais une petite pause pour reprendre mon souffle. PARTIR...

Découvrez la série de Lucy Allen : drôle, captivante et addictive !***« C’était insupportable. J’ai cru te perdre… Sans toi, je… murmure Oliver, ému, incapable de finir sa phrase. J’étais concentrée sur mon téléphone, sur ta voix, et puis tu ne me répondais plus… Je croyais que...

Découvrez la série de Lucy Allen : drôle, captivante et addictive !***Alex va enfin découvrir qui est Oliver, le frère de son colocataire… Mais quand vient le moment des présentations, la jeune femme est stupéfaite de ressentir une telle attirance pour cet homme aussi agaçant que sexy. En plus,...

Winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers' Gold Medal for Best Midwest Fiction. In rural Missouri in the 1970s, thirteen-year-old Pearl Swinton has just had her first mystical vision. There is no place for Pearl's "gift" in the bloody reality of subsistence farming and rural poverty. As her visions...

From the author of As A Man Thinketh. One cannot read James Allen without coming away changed. Let this book show you how to confront the truth of who you are and how you came to be who you are. From there you will be free to become who you wish to be. A man must be true to himself, fearless with himself, before he can perceive the Pure Principles of Truth-James Allen

James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when...

Once again James Allen instructs us on how to improve our life and spiritual wellbeing through the power of positive thinking. He teaches us how to see what is in front of us and not rush by it. There are a multitude of opportunities for us all and this book will help make sure you don't miss them....

H Allen Smith has sometimes been referred to as “the best-selling humorist since Mark Twain”. Considering that he wrote against the likes of James Thurber, Robert Benchley, and S. J. Perelman, that's quite a statement. And probably true. He sold a million copies of each of his first several books,...