For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire br
Acclaimed author William Durbin's exciting JOURNAL OF SEAN SULLIVAN is now in paperback with a dynamic repackaging!It's August 1867 and Sean has just arrived from Chicago, planning to work with his fa
"For more than 175 years, many folks who wander the woods near Battletown, Kentucky have seen the ghost of Leah Smock, who was burned as a witch at the age of 22 in August 1840. Enveloped in a pu
Between August 2001 and February 2002, the Austrian conceptual artist Rainer Ganahl, who lives and works in New York, created a series of drawings entitled Die letzten Tage der Sigmund Freud Banknote
Svarta fanor was the last major satirical novel by Swedish playwright and novelist Strindberg (1849-1912), and though completed by 1904, could find no publisher until 1907. An American scholar of Scan
Just prior to his death in 2005, August Wilson, arguably the most important American playwright of the last quarter-century, completed an ambitious cycle of ten plays, each set in a different d
When an army of giant robot AIs threatens to devastate Earth, a virtuoso pianist becomes humanity's last hope in this bold, lightning-paced, technicolor new space opera series from the author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. Jazz pianist Gus Kitko expected to spend his final moments on Earth playing piano at the greatest goodbye party of all time, and maybe kissing rockstar Ardent Violet, before the last of humanity is wiped out forever by the Vanguards--ultra-powerful robots from the dark heart of space, hell-bent on destroying humanity for reasons none can divine. But when the Vanguards arrive, the unthinkable happens--the mecha that should be killing Gus instead saves him. Suddenly, Gus's swan song becomes humanity's encore, as he is chosen to join a small group of traitorous Vanguards and their pilots dedicated to saving humanity.
Look out for Bloodlines, Richelle Mead?s new series set in the world of Vampire Academy, coming August 2011!The astonishing conclusion to the #1 international bestselling series, now in paperback!Murd
Gallipoli: the mere name summons the story of this well-known campaign of the First World War. And the story of Gallipoli, where in August 1915 the Allied forces made their last valiant effort against
This collection of letters to and from Washington (as well as some other papers) covers the last few months of his first presidential term. Routine correspondence related to applicants to political ap
In the last decade, international investment law has developed into one of the core areas of international law. The reason for this development is twofold. The number of cases has increased rapidly. T
On a hot Ottawa night in August 1945, Soviet agent Freda Linton’s world is about to fall apart. She’s spent the war infiltrating the highest levels of the Canadian government as an underco
August in Edinburgh: As Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment?and his fiancee?Scotland's First Minister Aileen de Marco?faces a political crisis, one of Scotland's most successful cri
August in Edinburgh: as Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment?and his fiancee?Scotland's First Minister Aileen de Marco?faces a political crisis, one of Scotland's most successful cri
On 26 August 1974, Michel Foucault completed work on Discipline and Punish, and on that very same day began writing the first volume ofThe History of Sexuality. A little under ten years later, on 25 J
On 26 August 1974, Michel Foucault completed work on Discipline and Punish, and on that very same day began writing the first volume ofThe History of Sexuality. A little under ten years later, on 25 J
In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fight—one that would also turn out to be his last independent command.Near the
On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks.Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand Fr
On August 10, 1856, the Gulf of Mexico reared up and hurled itself over Last Island, near New Orleans. The storm essentially split the island in half and swept much of it away, including its inhabitan
