George: 12309 books
They Never Said It : A Book of Fake Quotes Misquotes and Misleading Attributions
A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 1989
Abraham Lincoln never said "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said "Go west young man." In They Never Said It Paul F. Boller Jr. and John George examine hundreds...
The Punishment She Deserves
A Lynley Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic medieval town in England**
The cozy, bucolic town of Ludlow...
Gods of Mischief
My Undercover Vendetta to Take Down the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
This is the high-octane, no-holds-barred, true story of a bad guy turned good who busted open one of the most violent outlaw motorcycle gangs in history.
George Rowe’s gritty and harrowing story offers not only a glimpse into the violent world of the motorcycle outlaw, but a gripping tale...
The Ransom of Red Chief
Simplified for Modern Readers
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
“The Ransom of Red Chief” (1910) is the O. Henry short story that continues to entertain young and older readers.
-The language of a hundred years ago has been extensively modernized.
-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.
-Biographical...
The Australian Moment
How we were made for these times
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
'Likely to become the essential short work on modern Australia' Don Watson
'Megalogenis is Australia's best explainer .�A brilliant read' Annabel Crabb
Winner of the�2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award,�2012 Walkley Book Award,�and Australia's bestselling political book of 2012
There's...
by George Friel
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Introduced by Gordon Jarvie. Distinguished by irony, compassion and the author’s own dry wit, these three novels paint a memorable picture of life in the streets, schools and tenements of Glasgow in the 1950s and 60s. With a unique vision of loneliness, old age, sexual longing, hot young blood and...
Casting a Spell
The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Thirty-five million Americans–one in eight–like to go fishing. Fly fishers have always considered themselves the aristocracy of the sport, and a small number of those devotees, a few thousand at most, insist upon using one device in the pursuit of their obsession: a handcrafted split-bamboo fly...
The Discover Your True North Fieldbook
A Personal Guide to Finding Your Authentic Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
A personal guide for becoming an authentic leader
Whether you are just starting your leadership journey or leading a large organization, The Discover Your True North Fieldbook will help you find your leadership purpose, that internal Compass that provides direction and keeps you oriented—your...
The Great Money Binge
Spending Our Way to Socialism
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
According to George Melloan, the erosion of supply-side economic principles began shortly after Ronald Reagan left office, when his successor, George H.W. Bush, caved in to pressures from Congress and reneged on his campaign promise to not raise taxes. Bush, who once called supply-side “voodoo economics,”...
Quarterly Essay 61 Balancing Act
Australia Between Recession and Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to aim at. We will either catch the next wave of prosperity, or finally succumb to the Great Recession.
In this urgent essay, George...
Many-Storied House
Poems
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Born in the small, eastern Kentucky coal-mining town of Harlan, George Ella Lyon began her career with Mountain, a chapbook of poems. She has since published many more books in multiple genres and for readers of all ages, but poetry remains at the heart of her work. Many-Storied House is her fifth...
A Toast to Bargain Wines
How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinks
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF JUDGMENT OF PARIS EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES.
Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world’s best-selling bargain...
Thriller
The Musical Life of Michael Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Thriller takes us back to a time in 1982 when Michael Jackson was king of the charts, breaking the color barrier on MTV, heralding the age of video, and becoming the ultimate representation of the crossover dreams of Motown's Berry Gordy, who helped launch Jackson's career with the Jackson 5. In this...
by George Sand
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
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