Charles Bernard: 49 books

Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They had a highly successful literary partnership that lasted nearly 30 year and produced several worldwide bestsellers.  The authors of the "Mutiny on the Bounty" trilogy present a...

This book of classic Asian poetry and ink brush paintings is an important piece of cultural history and a wonderful addition to any collection of Asian art and poetry. With the creation of the Asian poetry and sumi-e paintings within this volume, the artist and author have attempted to convey...

Charles Nordhoff is listed as the co-author. But this is James Norman Hall's book. Entirely. It is apparent in everything from the childhood setting in Iowa to the imagery that also appears in other books that Hall had already finished or would write later, including Lost Island and his autobiography,...

BnF collection ebooks - "Le nom de famille de mon père étant Pirrip, et mon nom de baptême Philip, ma langue enfantine ne put jamais former de ces deux mots rien de plus long et de plus explicite que Pip. C'est ainsi que je m'appelai moi-même Pip, et que tout le monde m'appela Pip." BnF...

Les Thérapies Comportementales et Cognitives (TCC), qui ont pour but d'agir sur les schémas cognitifs, les émotions et les comportements, fondent leur pratique sur les avancées de sciences neurocognitives et psychosociales. Les neurosciences ont considérablement enrichi la connaissance des processus...

Extrait : "Un grand poète Allemand a dit « qu'un moment de bonheur n'est pas payé trop cher, même au prix de la mort, » mais une longue vie de tortures et de douleurs est une compensation trop forte pour un court instant de félicité. Pour Hortense Beauharnais, fille d'une Impératrice et mère...

Story of the dream of a young pilot whose plane is wrecked over the Pacific Ocean...

The thrilling classic account of the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788 - 1789. Fletcher Christian, master's mate on HMS Bounty prepares to seize control of a ship torn apart by the sadism of her captain, which culminates in his mutiny against Captain Bligh. One of the greatest sea adventures ever written!  

In 1787 prisoners are shipped from Newgate Jail to found a new penal colony in Botany Bay, New South Wales. Amongst them is Hugh Tallant, an American medical student who had been wrongly imprisoned. During the sea journey he begins to clash with the villainous Captain Gilbert and is soon plotting a full-scale mutiny against him. A great companion read with Mutiny on the Bounty!

The story is of colonists and natives on a small atoll in the South Pacific, set in the late 1800s. The island is set upon by a fierce hurricane that destroys nearly everyone and everything. The story is beautifully crafted, with a detail and richness that vividly paints each scene for the reader's imagination.

A cultural and geographical picture of Tahiti as it was during the early 20th Century. Two young Englishmen stop there on a tour of the south seas. Both fall in love with the people and landscape. This is a story of adventure, love and tragedy set in breathtaking lands of abundant vegetation and kind hearted people.

Growing up Around Tombstone is a family history of the Escapules. They are one of the oldest families still living in Tombstone, having emigrated from France during the early 1870s. The books tells how the Escapules mined and built ranches but mostly it tells of the familys life and struggles as recalled...

BnF collection ebooks - "Un grand poète Allemand a dit « qu'un moment de bonheur n'est pas payé trop cher, même au prix de la mort, » mais une longue vie de tortures et de douleurs est une compensation trop forte pour un court instant de félicité. Pour Hortense Beauharnais, fille d'une...

Extrait : Un matin d’été, sur les flots… il y a quarante ans… dans la cabine d’un paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes orientales prêt à partir de Gravesend pour Bombay, deux jeunes filles pleuraient ensemble. Elles avaient le même âge, 18 ans. Toutes deux,...