Mark: 15387 books
Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers
On the 8,000m peak circus in Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2011
This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.
He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of...
Road Work
Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
“Painstakingly reported stories about losers, oddballs and con men” from the #1 New York Times–bestselling journalist and author of Black Hawk Down (The New York Times Book Review).
This riveting anthology collects the most diverse and far-reaching of Mark Bowden’s award-winning nonfiction—“with...
The Shipwrecked Mind
On Political Reaction
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
We don’t understand the reactionary mind. As a result, argues Mark Lilla in this timely book, the ideas and passions that shape today’s political dramas are unintelligible to us.
The reactionary is anything but a conservative. He is as radical and modern a figure as the revolutionary, someone...
The Food of a Younger Land
The Northeast Eats Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York City, New York State, Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
A remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt.
Award-winning New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system...
by Harry Mark Petrakis
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
In Journal of a Novel, Harry Mark Petrakis reveals personal aspects of his life and work. The complex relationship between writing and living is clearly drawn, and we see at work here the process by which a writer turns his raw experience into art.
The creative process is the subject here,...
by Harry Mark Petrakis
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
In this warmhearted and luminous collection of his non-fiction writings, Harry Mark Petrakis carries his readers on an odyssey that spans a lifetime.
"I hold a browned photograph of my parents and older brothers and sisters taken shortly before they emigrated to America from the island...
A Guiding Life: Living, Fishing and Hunting the American Dream
A Country Boy BaresHis Red, White and Blue Soul
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Part Ernest Hemingway, part Grizzly Adams, and part down-home philosopher, Mark Shepard is 100% American. His story of near-death experiences, hunting adventures, tournament fishing competitions, family bonds, and an overarching love for the outdoors will entertain, inform, and inspire everyone from...
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated)
1st Edition - 1876 Facsimile
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2015
Enjoy reading this American classic in its original format, first published in 1876, on your Kobo eReader. In this eBook, the first edition of Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is faithfully reproduced as a fixed-layout eBook using EPUB 3.0 format. All of the 274 pages of this book were...
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss present their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures.
The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat...
Dark Continent
Europe's Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
"A useful, important book that reminds us, at the right time, how hard [European unity] has been, and how much care must be taken to avoid the terrible old temptations." --Los Angeles Times
Dark Continent provides an alternative history of the twentieth century, one in which the triumph...
Die spannendsten Abenteuerromane aller Zeiten (Illustrierte Ausgabe)
40+ Bücher: Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde, Moby Dick, Der Graf von Monte Christo, Die Schatzinsel, Der letzte Mohikaner, 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer, Das Herz der Finsternis...
Language: German
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Dieses eBook: "Die spannendsten Abenteuerromane aller Zeiten (Illustrierte Ausgabe)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Inhalt: 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer (Jules Verne) Der Graf von Monte Christo (Alexandre Dumas)...
by Mark R. Trost
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
From 2007 - 2011 Mark R. Trost penned a popular literary blog that exceeded a million hits. He has gathered his work into an anthology: Beer, Buddies, Bullshit, Women, Sex, & God.
Beer, Buddies, Bullshit, Women, Sex, & God contains unique reflections on contemporary culture and modern...
by Mark Wylde, Carl Nagel
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
The Magical Power of Solomon Mark Wylde and Carl Nagel Starlight Books A 4 page publication Within the 4 pages of this booklet is revealed the SECRET of the power of King Solomon. A ritual is included but it is the secret that is more important. I am Mark Wylde and the secret was 'given' to me by...
Thoughts Without A Thinker
Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Blending the lessons of psychotherapy with Buddhist teachings, Mark Epstein offers a revolutionary understanding of what constitutes a healthy emotional life
The line between psychology and spirituality has blurred, as clinicians, their patients, and religious seekers explore new perspectives...