78 results for 'John O'Brien'

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

What happens when you have to deal with something devastating you cannot change? In Graham Bullen's The Broch, we follow the moving journey of a man running away from answers and towards the...

The sun sets. The moon takes its place, illuminating the most evil corners of the planet. What twisted fear dwells in that blackness? What legends attach to those of sound mind and make them go crazy...

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:• HORROR AROUND THE BEND, by Franklyn Searight• A TINY CUT, by Samson...

The Three L's: Or Lawyers, Land-Jobbers, And Lovers is a novel written by Patrick Eiffe in 1882. The story revolves around three main characters: lawyers, land-jobbers, and lovers. The novel is set...

As humans, we experience love and friendship throughout our lives, but some forget there is another side to us all that longs to be seen or perhaps escape from the shadows for a bit. A fiery,...

Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy had an immense impact upon popular culture. Included in this book are quotations from nearly six hundred literary works-novels, short...

Though he'd lived in Iowa all his life, the allure of the prairie had somehow eluded John Price-until, after a catastrophic flood, a brief glimpse of native wildlife suddenly brought his surroundings...

"Freedom Fighter" This short story is a fictional depiction of how young freedom fighters in Malawi exalted Hastings Banda, an older and more experienced man, almost into a messianic position in...

A gripping, finely crafted read with a cast of compelling characters. High-school friends and rivals, Tenbrook and Pillars, find themselves on opposite sides of a barbed wire fence when one decides...

Marking the 200th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, The Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology hosted a group of about 90 scientists from 15 different countries to discuss the...

""Folksy, eclectic, disarmingly humble, and astonishingly wide-ranging, Hauerwas offers us a provocative reading of Bonhoeffer that, not surprisingly, assimilates him closely to John Howard Yoder. At...

After outlining the preliminary background of the CCICA's founding in 1946, Hayes examines its impact through two of its early projects: war relief for displaced scholars and participation in United...

The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by...

"People who like films and stars of that era, from the 1920s on through the 1950s, I think, would like to have such a personally-written account of some of the highlights of an actress's life. Most...

Of all the screen juveniles groomed for stardom by Warner Brothers in the 1930s, few were touted as highly by Hal Wallis and Jack Warner as Ross Alexander. Strikingly handsome, with a sensuality that...

Since its founding in 1969 by William Packard, The New York Quarterly has been devoted to excellence in the publication of a unique and fervent cross-section of contemporary American poetry...

LOST FACEby Jack LondonEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point FontFONT: 16 point GaramondBOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS:...

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource.This book provides a powerful and clear picture of some of the outstanding programs designed and implemented in the United...

“A Brief History of Artists in Eastern North Carolina”  is a feast for the eyes.  The visual guide includes more than 500 works in full color with a five-page index of creative...