In 1938, just after publication of his all-time best-seller Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill reveals that he broke the Devil's Code, forcing him to confess his secrets. The resulting manuscript ? Outwitting the Devil ? proved so controversial, it was hidden for more than seventy years. Now Sharon [...]
'Fanny Hill' scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure, and landed its author in court a year after publication on charges of 'corrupting the King's subjects'. This only heightened its allure - and today it is still hugely appreciated as a work of true erotic[...]
Expert guidance on the SAT Subject Test Math Level 1 Many colleges and universities require you to take one or more SAT II Subject Tests to demonstrate your mastery of specific high school subjects. McGraw-Hill's SAT Subject Test: Math Level 1 is written by experts in the field, and gives you the gu[...]
Expert guidance on the Math Level 2 SAT Subject Test Many colleges and universities require you to take one or more SAT II Subject Tests to demonstrate your mastery of specific high school subjects. McGraw-Hill's SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2 is written by experts in the field, and gives you the gu[...]
The Bishop of London called the work 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners' and James Boswell referred to it as 'a most licentious and inflaming book.' The story of a prostitute's rise to respectability, it has been recognized more recently as a unique combination of parody, sensual entert[...]
The first decade of the 21st century has been a time of lively architectural production in New York City. A veritable building boom gripped the city, giving rise to a host of new--and architecturally cutting-edge--residential, corporate, institutional, academic, and commercial structures. With the b[...]
Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two was first published in 2002. It examines the cultural mechanisms that affected the evolution of architecture in Russia during the Stalinist period. Defining two conflicting trends - Culture One and Culture Two - that have alternately prevailed in Russia[...]
(Guitar Solo). 31 of the Beatles' best arranged for solo classical guitar in standard notation and tablature. Includes: Across the Universe * Blackbird * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Hey Jude * Michelle * Norwegian Wood * Something * Yesterday * and more.[...]
It is 1881, and General George Pomeroy-Colley, commander of the British forces in Natal, is planning to stamp out a rebellion. He is convinced the Transvaal Boers can pose no serious threat, but he needs reliable information. He calls on former army captain Simon Fonthill. A veteran of the recent Zu[...]
Arturo Bandini rises from busboy to successful Hollywood screenwriter, but finds that he still is not satisfied with his life[...]
Lieutenant Colonel A. Tack Always attends sessions at the Army's National Training Center, where he learns how to lead a mechanized infantry batalion[...]
The American Civil War was a turning point in the history of warfare, as Napoleonic tactics met deadly new technology. Cannons and rifles had become more accurate at longer ranges, rapid-fire pistols gave cavalry a new weapon, and the telegraph and railroad completely altered both strategic and tact[...]
The War in the East, a supplement for John Hill's Across a Deadly Field, gives players the resources to recreate the battles, great and small, of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Step into the shoes of Robert E. Lee and drive towards Washington with the Army of Northern Virginia, or take comman[...]
THE SCREAMING EAGLES OF VIETNAM IN 1970 The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne have been in combat against the elusive Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army for nearly five years. In his memoir, author John G. Roberts tells the story of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, the "Widow Makers[...]
It's been a long time coming, but Billy Butcher's revenge on his wife's killer is about to be realized - if he can only get his hands on the bastard. The Boys prepare for one last terrible battle, as the Homelander finally bites the bullet and sets an army of superheroes against the forces of the Un[...]
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, better known as Fanny Hill, is one of the most notorious texts in English literature. As recently as 1963 an unexpurgated edition was the subject of a trial, yet in the eighteenth century John Cleland's open celebration of sexual enjoyment was a best selling novel. Fa[...]
John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work ("Cathy Come Home") through to landmark social realsim films ("Kes") and modern examinations of British society ("Looking For Eric") this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the[...]
Forced by the death of her parents to seek her furtune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the naive young woman begins her sexual initiation and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasure, until she at last finds true love.[...]
Det handler om sex og kjærlighet for 250 år siden. En gledespikes erindring, populært kalt Fanny Hill, er en humoristisk og livsbejaende skildring av en ung kvinnes seksuelle realisering. I en harselas over samtidens snerpete moralisering beskriver forfatteren hvordan Fanny Hill reiser seg fra et[...]