This reissue of Henry Strong's diary will be a valuable asset to all who study the Civil War. It provides a view of the war from the perspective of a common soldier who witnessed many of the key events in the western part of Arkansas. From seeing the suffering of the civilian population to participa[...]
Henry Fielding's picaresque tale of a young man's search for his place in the world, "The History of Tom Jones" is edited with notes and an introduction by Thomas Keymer and Alice Wakely in "Penguin Classics". A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr Allworthy on his country estate, Tom [...]
This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding. '"Sir, I am concerned at the Trouble I give you; nay indeed my Nakedness may well make me ashamed to look you in the Face..." Jones offered her his Coat; but, I know not for what Reason, she absolutely refused the most e[...]
Chronicles the romantic adventures of a reckless yet personable young man.
Definitive in its scholarship and thrilling in its scope, this lavishly illustrated volume offers the first book-length study of Luca Signorelli (1445-1523), sometimes described as the "least-known major artist" of the Renaissance. Twenty years of painstaking archival research have produced this por[...]
9 dolls, 16 magnificent costumes: a handsome court robe, suit of armor and other outfits for the king; elegant gowns of brocaded silk, taffeta, and velvet for the ladies; more.
[...]
Starring notorious muscle-bound punk/metal dudes Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig (with a little help from soft rockers Hall and Oates), "Henry & Glenn Forever"" & Ever" is a love story to end all love stories. And here for the first time is the complete compiled collection of the graphic novel that d[...]
Tom Jones is widely regarded as one of the first and most influential English novels. It is certainly the funniest. Tom Jones, the hero of the book, is introduced to the reader as the ward of a liberal Somerset squire. Tom is a generous but slightly wild and feckless country boy with a weakness for [...]
Vocal SelectionsBased upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as the Supremes, James Brown and others, Dreamgirls follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago called "The Dreams." The production first hit Broadway in 1981, and was adapted for the screen in [...]
"Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition" focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation and reduction of carbon nitrogen and sulfur, and microbial symbiosis. The scope of the new edition has br[...]
Millions have seen the movie and thousands have read the book but few have fully appreciated the mathematics developed by John Nash's beautiful mind. Today Nash's beautiful math has become a universal language for research in the social sciences and has infiltrated the realms of evolutionary biology[...]
Baffled by bread? Scared of sourdough? Then fear not, for the Fabulous Baker Brothers are here to show how you just how easy it can be to bake like a professional in your own home. Tom and Henry Herbert are the new faces of British cookery. Tom is a master baker who runs the famous Hobbs House Baker[...]
Let down by soggy scones? Fed up of lank salads? Well despair no more, for the Fabulous Baker Brothers are here to rescue us from tired fish'n'chips and burnt burgers forever. Fresh from inspiring a whole new generation of bakers, Tom and Henry Herbert are back with a new mission: to revitalise Brit[...]