Follow this riveting history of one of America's own best known wilderness frontier pioneers, Daniel Boone. Daniel was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Quakers, learned how to hunt and fish, fight Indians and moved all over America lookin' for "elbow room". Daniel survived many encounters with hostile Indians at the time and lived to a ripe old age, still able to hunt and visit his many grandchildren. Daniel Boone embodied the American pioneering spirit in virtue and honesty. Enjoy this immensely entertaining romp through Daniel's true-life adventures which act as a testimony to his legendary status as a true American hero.
George Eliot has been compared to Shakespeare and Dante in her role as a moral authority. This text offers criticism of her work from some of the most respected authorities on the subject. Studied works include 'The Mill on the Floss', 'Silas Marner', 'Middlemarch', and 'Daniel Deronda'.
Hyperville is 2013's top hi-tech, 24-hour entertainment complex - a sprawling palace of fun under one massive roof. You can go shopping, or experience the excitement of Doomcastle, Winterland, or Wild West World. But things are about to get a lot more exciting - and dangerous! What unspeakable horror is lurking on Level Zero of Hyperville? And what will happen when the entire complex goes over to Central Computer Control?
For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is embedded in our genes, existing as an innate and instinctual part of us. In this bold and provocative study, linguist Daniel Everett argues that, like other tools, language was invented by humans and can be reinvented or lost.
Over the course of ten previous novels, Daniel Silva has established himself as one of the world's finest writers of international intrigue and espionage - 'a worthy successor to such legends as Frederick Forsyth and John le Carre' (Chicago Sun-Times) - and Gabriel Allon as 'one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series' (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Now the death of a journalist leads Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now.
