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The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2001-11-23 | Author:Henry Adams

CHAPTER XVII PRESIDENT GRANT (1869) THE first effect of this leap into the unknown was a fit of low spirits new to the young man's education; due in part to ...
( Category: Authors March 25,2014 )
The Coalwood Way by Homer Hickam
mobi, epub |eng | 2000-01-02 | Author:Homer Hickam

18 THE DUGOUT “GOL, SONNY, DON’T you own anything besides overalls and flannel shirts?” Roy Lee asked. “You want Ginger to think you’re a hillbilly? And what is that smell? ...
( Category: Scientists March 25,2014 )
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
mobi, epub |eng | 0100-12-31 | Author:Frank McCourt

Nancy Chu asks if she can talk to me after the last class of the day. She sits at her desk and waits for the room to empty. She reminds ...
( Category: Educators March 25,2014 )
Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi
mobi |eng | 2011-03-22 | Author:Dean Faulkner Wells

*Before Jimmy and T, I had been a hymn-singing Baptist with Mama and Papa. My predestination phase lasted through high school until I discovered and fell in love with the ...
( Category: State & Local March 25,2014 )
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
mobi, azw3 |eng | 1989-01-01 | Author:Annie Dillard

Here is a fairly sober version of what happens in the small room between the writer and the work itself. It is similar to what happens between a painter and ...
( Category: Authors March 25,2014 )
Travels With Charley in Search of America: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by John Steinbeck
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-10-02 | Author:John Steinbeck

PART FOUR When I started this narrative, I knew that sooner or later I would have to have a go at Texas, and I dreaded it. I could have bypassed ...
( Category: Authors March 25,2014 )
I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2002-03-05 | Author:Maya Angelou

22 The wind blew over the roof and ruffled the shingles. It whistled sharp under the closed door. The chimney made fearful sounds of protest as it was invaded by ...
( Category: Authors March 25,2014 )
A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen
mobi, epub |eng | 2000-01-02 | Author:Derrick Jensen

I took a breath, then continued, "I have to be honest here. During the reading last night I told you of my childhood, but I didn't tell you this: If ...
( Category: Authors March 25,2014 )
Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories by Anton Treuer
mobi, epub |eng | 2001-03-15 | Author:Anton Treuer

The Sacred Art of Hunting [24] Hey, I want to tell you a little bit more about this here. There is still more that I remember in the morning about ...
( Category: Native American Studies March 25,2014 )
Time & Tide by Frank Conroy
mobi, epub |eng | 2009-03-08 | Author:Frank Conroy

No aluminum bats No beer No radios High standards of sportsmanship Eventually, it became a tradition, each year of play marked by its own T-shirt. Nothing was ever formalized beyond ...
( Category: State & Local March 25,2014 )
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
mobi, epub, azw3 |eng | 2004-06-22 | Author:Chuck Klosterman

The answer: Mr. Smokey. It occurred to me that the only aspect of my laundering that had changed in recent weeks was my newfound affinity for petting a feline of ...
( Category: Popular Culture March 25,2014 )
Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock 'N' Roll in America's Loudest City by Steve Miller
mobi |eng | 2013-06-01 | Author:Steve Miller

The Dirtbombs ending their set at the Detroit Institute of Arts, October 2006. The show was a party for the film It Came From Detroit, which documented the Detroit music ...
( Category: State & Local March 25,2014 )
Company by Max Barry
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-03-13 | Author:Max Barry

“Jones,” Freddy says. “Jones. Jones.” “What?” Freddy studies him from the cubicle entrance. “What's the matter with you?” With some effort, Jones sits up straighter. “I didn't get much sleep, ...
( Category: Humorous March 25,2014 )
Alan Lomax by John Szwed
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-10-01 | Author:John Szwed

When Pete Seeger returned from the war he was on fire with ideas about changing the world through song. With the help of Alan, John Hammond, Oscar Brand, the remaining ...
( Category: Country & Folk March 25,2014 )
FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio by Richard Neer
mobi, epub |eng | 2001-09-25 | Author:Richard Neer

Good-bye Yellow Brick Road Jonathan Schwartz was tired. The grind of working seven days a week had become too much for him. He was entangled in a romantic situation that ...
( Category: State & Local March 25,2014 )

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