A Founding Father of the U.S., Franklin was a true Renaissanceman: writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat. Duringhis life, he offered advice on attaining wealth, organized publicinstitutions, and negotiated with foreign powers to ensure hiscountry's survival. Collected here are some of his greatest andmost timeless writings.
在线阅读本书 Book De*ion An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Storyof My Life is Helen Keller’s account of her triumph overdeafness and blindness. Popularized by the stage play and movie TheMiracle Worker, Keller’s story has become a symbol of hope forpeople all over the world. This book–published when Keller was only twenty-two–portrays thewild child who is locked in the dark and silent prison of her ownbody. With an extraordinary immediacy, Keller reveals herfrustrations and rage, and takes the reader on the unforgettablejourney of her education and breakthroughs into the world ofcommunication. From the moment Keller recognizes the word “water”when her teacher finger-spells the letters, we share her triumph as“that living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, setit free!” An unparalleled chronicle of courage, The Story of MyLife remains startlingly fresh and vital more than a centuryafter its first publication, a timeless testament to an indo
Call Me Anna is an American success story that grew out of abizarre and desperate struggle for survival. A harrowing,ultimately triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself--wife,mother, political activist, President of The Screen Actors Guild,and at last, a happy, fulfilled woman whose miracle is her ownlife. (Nonfiction)
A bestseller since 1880... The classic saga of the Roman Empire From a thrilling sea battle to its famouschariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic taleof a prince who became a slave and by a twist of fate and his ownskill-won a chance at freedom.
2009 年全美*时装盛宴 维多利亚的秘密冠军凯莉在文中讲述了自己从初入行成为模特，到一举拿下维秘冠军，以及后愿淡泊名利回归平静生活的全部心路历程。 而在金钱名利物欲熏心的现在，许多年轻人未必还能做到保持一颗平淡的心来控制自己的生活节奏。 而在《我不是天使》里，这位曾经的维秘冠军，被全美看好的未来之星，凯莉给所有爱美爱漂亮追求明星梦的女孩们分享自己的建议和经历，也揭露了这个残酷的行业里一些不被外人所知的现实。
Book De*ion Fashioned from the sameexperiences that would inspire the masterpiece Huckleberry Finn,Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain’s most brilliant and mostpersonal nonfiction work. It is at once an affectionate evocationof the vital river life in the steamboat era and a melancholyreminiscence of its passing after the Civil War, a pricelesscollection of humorous anecdotes and folktales, and a uniqueglimpse into Twain’s life before he began to write. Written in a prose style that has been hailed as among the greatestin English literature, Life on the Mississippi established Twain asnot only the most popular humorist of his time but also America’smost profound chronicler of the human comedy. The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature Memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before theAmerican Civil War by Mark Twain, published in 1883. The bookbegins with a brief history of the river from its discovery byHernando de Soto in 1541. Chapters 4-22 describe Twain's career asa Mississ
Helen Keller' striumph over her blindness and deafness hasbecome one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in abook first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller'sown story- complex, poignant, and filled with love.
Historically acknowledged as one of America's most powerfulorators, Washington challenged racial prejudice when such behaviorfrom a black man was unheard of. Here is the dramatic,autobiographical account of how he stood fast against the socialand ideological bias prevalent in his day.
Here is the enlightening memoir of the industrialist as famousfor his philanthropy as for his fortune.
“Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me” –Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End ofTime” Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A giftedrapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, andcontroversial–and often said that he never expected to live pastthe age of thirty. He was right. On September 13, 1996, he died ofgunshot wounds at age twenty-five. But even ten years after Tupac’stragic passing, the impact of his life and talent continues toflourish. Lauded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of alltime, Tupac has sold more than sixty-seven million recordsworldwide, making him the top-selling rapper ever. How Long Will They Mourn Me? celebrates Tupac’sunforgettable life–his rise to fame; his tumultuous dark sidemarked by sex, drugs, and violence; and the indelible legacy heleft behind. Although Tupac’s murder remains unsolved, the spiritof this legendary artist is far from forgotten. How long will wemourn him? Fans worldwide will grieve his untimely death for a longti
A German soldier during World War II offers an inside look atthe Nazi war machine, using his wartime diaries to describe how aruthless psychopath motivated an entire generation of ordinaryGermans to carry out his monstrous schemes.
A memoir by the noted author of Western fiction.
A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others pay dearly for their shortcomings–as madness, murder, and the anguish of insight and forgiveness that arrive too late combine to make this an all-embracing tragedy of evil and suffering. Each Edition Includes: Comprehensive explanatory notes Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became
The late tennis champion, activist, and AIDS victim remembershis experiences in the segregated South of his youth, his triumphson the court, his family and religious life, and his struggle withhis disease. Reprint. NYT.
Third-grader Janey is never without a Bob the Dog Detective book by her favorite author, Lily May Appleton. She sneaks reading time during school and is often scolded for letting her mind wander. Janey snaps to attention, though, when her teacher mentions Ms. Appleton’s name. The author is scheduled to speak at a children’s literature festival, and Janey’s class will have a chance to meet her! At last the big day comes, but once again Janey’s daydreaming gets her into trouble. She becomes separated from her class and completely misses the session with Ms. Appleton. Lost and devastated, Janey is consoled by a kind stranger who claims to be none other than—Lily May Appleton!
Country music superstar Trace Adkins isn’t exactly known forholding back what’s on his mind. And if the millions of albums he’ssold are any indication, when Trace talks, people listen. Now, in APersonal Stand, Trace Adkins delivers his maverick manifesto onpolitics, personal responsibility, fame, parenting, being true toyourself, hard work, and the way things oughta be. In his inimitable pull-no-punches style, Trace gives us the stateof the union as he sees it, from the lessons of his boyhood insmall-town Louisiana to what he’s learned headlining concertsaround the world. Trace has worked oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico,been shot in the heart, been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, andbraved perhaps the greatest challenge of all: being the father offive daughters. And shaped by these experiences, he’s soundingoff. ? I’m incredibly frustrated with the state of American politics. Ifthere were a viable third party, I’d seriously consider joiningit. ? If anybody wonders who the good guys are and w
