A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a figure of pristine brilliance, courage and integrity and his persecutors as conniving...
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Author: Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice), bSummary: -
Author: ABBOTT, JacobSummary:Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book "Whatever of interest ... these stories may possess is due solely to the facts...
- Author: Einstein, AlbertSummary:
Einstein's own explanation of his theory for those who do not have a mathematical background and are unfamiliar with physics.
- Author: AnonymousSummary:
A biography and history of Queen Victoria [1819-1901]of Great Britain.
- Author: Dickens, CharlesSummary:
Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens, written in 1846. The book reveals the concerns of its author as he presents, according to Kate Flint, the country "like a chaotic magic-lantern show, fascinated both by the...
- Author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)Summary:
This book is a love letter and apology to the non-conventional woman from a man who was unable to go beyond society's notions of love and relationship to come together with her on equal terms. As he said he wanted to possess her...
- Author: MILTON, JohnSummary:
Paradise Regained is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it shares similar theological themes. Based on the...
- Author: Leinster, MurraySummary:
The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television show.
- Author: Piper, H. BeamSummary:
The natives of Kwannon practiced ritual magic under the watchful eyes of their Terran rulers. Hunting, farming, raising children -- it all required the special spells only a powerful shoonoo could cast. But when prophesies of the end of...
- Author: Piper, H. BeamSummary:
An expedition from Earth to Mars discovers a deserted city, the remains of an advanced civilization that died out 50,000 years ago. The human scientists recover books and documents left behind, and are puzzled by their contents.
- Author: Public Legal Education Association of SaskatchewanSummary:
Please note: legislation affecting adults in retirement may vary significantly from province to province. If you are looking for this information for a province other than Saskatchewan, please contact...
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Author: Stapledon, OlafSummary:A Story Between Jest and Earnest is a 1935 science fiction novel by the British author Olaf Stapledon. The novel explores the theme of the Übermensch (superman) in the character of John Wainwright, whose supernormal human...
- Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsSummary:
Recording of the New Testament - King James Version. Can be navigated by book, chapter and verse.
- Author: Stratton-Porter, GeneSummary:
A study of a swamp area in north-eastern Indiana.
- Author: HAWTHORNE, NathanielSummary:
Most of Hawthorne's early writings were magazine stories subsequently collected in books. His second story collection, Mosses from an Old Manse, includes many of his best-known short stories. Among the 22 stories in this edition...
- Author: LEACOCK, StephenSummary:
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
- Author: Atkins, Gaius GlennSummary:
Contents: Forms and backgrounds of inherited Christianity New forces and old faiths Faith healing in general The approach to Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science as a philosophy Christian Science as a...
- Author: SHAKESPEARE, WilliamSummary:
Dramatised version of one of Shakespeare's more involved plays. Shakespeare's comedy about Spanish courtiers who unsuccessfully swear off relationships with women
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Author: Conrad, JosephSummary:Who could tell what forms, what visions, what faces, what forgiveness he could see in the glow of the west! Jim is a well-bred young romantic who takes to the seas with hopes of adventure and the aspiration to prove his mettle. When the...
- Author: Forbes, F. A., (Frances Alice)Summary:
Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 - 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when galleys were part of any countries' war machine and these galleys were rowed by convicts...