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Life on the Mississippi (Modern Library)
By Mark Twain. 1994
Memoir of Twain's career as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River in his youth before the Civil War. Twenty-one…
years later he returns for a trip from St. Louis to New Orleans, reminiscing about the changes and the cities he encounters. Includes a history of the river. Originally published in 1883. 1994.In search of the Dark Ages
By Michael Wood. 1981
Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything
By Elizabeth Gilbert. 2007
Elizabeth Gilbert, in her thirties, settles into a large a house with a husband who wants to start a family.…
But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and determined to find what she's missing. So she begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again. 2007.A history of Britain: Volume 1, at the edge of the world? ; 3000 BC-AD 1603
By Simon Schama. 2000
A history of the island nation from prehistoric times to the death of Queen Elizabeth I, highlighting technological and social…
change. Describes the early tribes, the Roman occupation, the Norman conquest, the Wars of the Roses, and the Reformation. Accompanies the History Channel television series. Bestseller. 2000.A history of Britain: Volume 2: the British wars 1603-1776
By Simon Schama. 2004
In the second part of A History of Britain, the author covers the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries including the Stuart…
dynasty, civil wars, Oliver Cromwell, the subjugation of Ireland and other overseas ventures, and the loss of the American colonies. Companion to the BBC/History Channel television series. 2004.War
By Sebastian Junger. 2010
For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the storied 2nd battalion of…
the U.S. Army, as they fought their way through a remote valley in Eastern Afghanistan. Over the course of five trips, Junger was in more firefights than he can count, men he knew were killed or wounded, and he himself was almost killed. War is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather die than let each other down. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2010.Vikings!
By Magnus Magnusson. 1980
An "oral biography" consisting of interviews with people who recall Capote's work and personality, beginning with his childhood in Monroeville,…
Alabama. Discussions of his nonfiction "novel" "In cold blood," the social event dubbed the "black-and-white ball," and his whirl on the celebrity circuit. Some strong language. 1997.The "Oxford English Dictionary" took seventy years to complete and drew upon the minds of thousands of scholars for its…
content. One of its most prolific contributors was Dr. William Chester Minor, an American surgeon who had served in the civil war. The fact that Dr. Minor was insane, and a murderer, was not known to the editor of the dictionary for almost twenty years. 1998.The invisible woman: the story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
By Claire Tomalin. 1991
From 1857 until his death in 1870, Charles Dickens had a close relationship with the actress Ellen Ternan. The author…
looks at this and other aspects of the affair and her book aims to show that Ellen was a fascinating person in her own right. 1991.Margin released: a writer's reminiscences and reflections
By J. B Priestley. 1962
Seven years in Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves. 1953
The author escaped from internment in India in 1943, and found shelter and work in the sacred city of Lhasa,…
to which few Europeans have penetrated. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans. He became friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion. 1953. Uniform title: Sieben Jahre in Tibet.Out of Africa (The Modern library of the world's best books)
By Isak Dinesen. 1952
An account of the author's life on a Kenyan coffee plantation, of the natives and their festivals, of big game,…
and of Lulu, the gazelle who came to live on the farm. 1952.This boy's life: a memoir
By Tobias Wolff. 1989
The City of Joy
By Dominique Lapierre. 1985
Focuses on the lives of a Bengali rickshaw man, a young Polish priest, a Jewish-American surgeon, an Assamese nurse, and…
Calcutta's own Godfather. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985. Uniform title: Cité de la joie.The heart of the dragon
By Alasdair Clayre. 1984
A vision of Britain
By Prince of Wales Charles. 1989
This work is based on the first television documentary written and produced by the Prince of Wales. It stems from…
his concern for the environment, architecture and preservation in England. He stresses the need to save towns and cities, to review planning laws, and the importance of balancing what people want with the impact on their surroundings. 1989.