Miles: 1303 books
Dio
Una biografia
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Guardare a Dio come al personaggio di un’opera letteraria, accogliere soltanto quello che ci raccontano le Scritture e confrontarci con la figura che, evolvendosi nel corso dell’Antico Testamento, ne emerge. Ecco la sfida di questo libro: una vera biografia e insieme una ricerca che investe la...
Michelangelo
A Life in Six Masterpieces
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
This is the life of one of the most revolutionary artists in history, told through the story of six of his greatest masterpieces: “The one indispensable guide for encountering Michelangelo on his home turf” (The Dallas Morning News).
Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture,...
Painter in a Savage Land
The Strange Saga of the First European Artist in North America
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
In this vibrantly told, meticulously researched book, Miles Harvey reveals one of the most fascinating and overlooked lives in American history. Like The Island of Lost Maps, his bestselling book about a legendary map thief, Painter in a Savage Land is a compelling search into the mysteries of the...
Call Me Burroughs
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, "William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius." Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs...
by Barry Miles
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
'Fear makes me a writer, fear and a lack of confidence'
Charles Bukowski chronicled the seedy underside of the city in which he spent most of his life, Los Angeles. His heroes were the panhandlers and hustlers, the drunks and the hookers, his beat the racetracks and strip joints and his inspiration...
I Want to Know If I Got to Get Married
A Doctor on the Grenfell Mission
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
In 1969, Miles Frankel, a young British doctor, was recruited by the International Grenfell Association to provide medical services to communities in northern Newfoundland and coastal Labrador. From St. Anthony he travelled—by boat, Jeep, aircraft, and even dogsled—to nursing stations and small...
Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography
An Intellectual Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
St. Augustine was undoubtedly one of the great thinkers of the early church. Yet it has long been assumed--and not without reason--that the main lines of Augustine's thought have been more or less fixed since his death. That insofar as we should be aware of him in the twenty-first century, he is a...
Empress
Queen Victoria and India
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
An entirely original account of Victoria’s relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837
In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen...
Arthur and the Kings of Britain
The Historical Truth Behind the Myths
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Written in 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) purported to chronicle the British monarchy from the arrival of the Trojan Brutus, grandson of Aeneas, through to the seventh century AD when the Anglo-Saxons had taken control of the land. The...
Superhuman Performance I
Utilizing Your Gifts to Perform at Extraordinary Levels
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Your potential extends far beyond your capabilities and skills, exceeding your limited imagination. This book will help you discover your gifts and understand why you come alive, for what purpose. You will learn how to deploy your gifts for lasting success. Deep in your heart you know you were made...
by Collin Miles
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
There is something great about A-list living and Socialite, the twelfth book of a twenty-one book series (The Insiders' Lifestyle Guides), is the first step to achieving a high society life. Ever wonder how to become a jet setting celebrant? From: how to act around the wealthy, to your clothes,...
by Jason Miles, Karen Lacey
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
The Authorized Graphic Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Winner of the 2017 Solliès Comics Festival's Best Adult Graphic Novel
The classic short story--now in full color
Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” continues to thrill and unsettle readers nearly seven decades after it was first published. By turns puzzling and harrowing,...
by Mia London, Lexi Post, C.A. Szarek
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
How great is the price of Fate?
Six stories about love, passion, and the role Fate plays in the lives of lovers. Six couples must decide whether to accept Fate or fight against it.
Have your soul touched and your heart set afire. You won't be able to put this anthology down.
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