As a young man in the summer of 1897, Jack London joined the Klondike gold rush. From that seminal experience emerged these gripping, inimitable wilderness tales, which have endured as some of London’s best and most defining work. With remarkable insight and unflinching realism, London describes the punishing adversity that awaited men in the brutal, frozen expanses of the Yukon, and the extreme tactics these adventurers and travelers adopted to survive. As Van Wyck Brooks observed, “One felt that the stories had been somehow lived–that they were not merely observed–that the author was not telling tales but telling his life.”
This provocative work grapples with some of the most difficult issues in Aboriginal history, showing how they raise fundamental concerns about the nature of historical knowledge, truth, and authority.
Spenser is hired out on a marital matter that entangles him with the mob. When Boston hoodlum, Julius Ventura, approaches Spenser about finding his daughter's missing husband, it's clear he's not telling them the whole truth, but Spenser nevertheless agrees to take the case.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fortune Telling delves into the rich and fascinating tradition of using fortune telling to enhance your life, realize your desires and make your dreams come true. It examines the long history of fortune telling in all its forms and gives clear explanations as to its history and the correct way it should be used. The book looks in detail at a number of popular forms offortune telling, from tarot to crystal balls, making it a practical workbook for the reader.
This translation provides an accurate text of the Iliad in a modern English poetic form. It has been designed, first and foremost for people who are reading Homer’s Iliad for the first time. The book is accompanied by a glossary, maps and other study aids intended to help ensure that one’s initial venture into the world of the Iliad is a fruitful one. Composed between 800 and 700 BC and telling the story of a war which took place over 3000 years ago, the Iliad is a true classic, its beauty rivaled only by its longevity.
