![]() A few of the top corner tips are slightly creased. There is none of the usual offsetting to the front and rear endpapers and no foxing to the interior pages which are clean. Internally also very good, with no inscriptions or annotations'. The book is produced using nice quality paper. The binding feels slightly strained, but there is no splitting to the endpapers or the page block. Some creasing to the spine which is also slightly faded. The cloth covering is marked in places, through age and handling, particularly on the back board where there is a light stain near the edge. The boards are rubbed and creased at the edges, mainly at the top and tail of the spine, and the cloth is slightly torn and frayed at the top and bottom of the spine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the Erratum slip present, tipped in to p.396 - interestingly, the slip incorrectly states p.398 as the error reference page! **Very good in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Illustrated with eight monochrome plates, including a full-page frontispiece portrait of Robert Graves. Third impression of the true first edition, published in November 1929 - the same year as the first impression. ![]()
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![]() Ludi), each of which explores an individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality. Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. As I find more texts by Hesse I will post them here, and if you come across some you are most welcome to let me know. Also, the books are converted to searchable texts, for the analysts. ![]() If a page is missing, it is because I have removed empty pages for faster downloads. ![]() ![]() Here I have tried to sort out the works currently in the Public Domain and edited the works for the PDF-format. There never was an official compilation of the works på Hermann Hesse in English. The most complete collection of the books by Hermann Hesse you will ever find on the Internet. ![]() ![]() The book reads like a diary of his time with the legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag, a very personal account of a young man who took a huge risk to follow his dreams and the hard lessons he learned along the way. Warrior, Choosing Death by Albert Mudrian and Mean Deviation by Jeff Wagner, but there is one book that falls into this similar theme and has resonated the most over the years…Henry Rollins’ Get In The Van. Lately, most of my book intake seems to center around music biographies or documentations of certain extreme music genres with some great ones being Are You Morbid? by Tom G. ![]() Music and film have always been great passions of mine, but a well written book that can capture a vibe and emotion with just the written word is something that I love to plunge into from time to time. ![]() The third post in this series features guitarist Will Rivera from the sludge/metal/hardcore band Lord with his thoughts on Get In the Van by Henry Rollins. ![]() As much as they love to write their own blast beats, discordant riffs and swirling maelstroms they also love to read and, for all of our benefit, discuss. ![]() Over the next few months Nine Circles is very pleased to bring you a new series of book reviews written by musicians throughout the metal scene. ![]() ![]() Marie was a real historical figure, best known for composing twelve Lais (also spelled Lays), or narrative poems, and a collection of Fables based on those of the Greek author Aesop. The novel is a fictional chronicle of the life of Marie de France, beginning with her arrival at an abbey in the English countryside at the age of 17 and following her through decades of conflicts both personal and political. ![]() While the author takes some creative liberties, she has written a fascinating novel about a complex, powerful woman carving out a place for herself and other women in a highly patriarchal society. As I read, I kept comparing Groff’s fictional retelling of familiar history with what I remembered from my classes and independent study. I have been interested in the history of the Middle Ages since high school, and reading historical fiction about the period inspired me to pursue Medieval Studies as one of my majors at Rutgers. ![]() I had seen positive reviews for Matrix by Lauren Groff, so when I found the book listed in the Recreational Reading Collection, I picked it up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Book Review: I’m really not sure how I feel about Every Day. Overall, however, her voices for A and Rhiannon worked well for the story every time I heard Rhiannon or A’s voice I could picture them and their interactions very well. ![]() ![]() There were times when she had to use a female voice to portray a character other than Rhiannon, but it still sounded like Rhiannon’s voice. Alex McKenna’s voice works as the narrator because her voice can sound both male and female which suits A’s character. Review originally posted at YA Love Audiobook Review: The audio itself is enjoyable and easy to listen to. "A story that is always alluring, oftentimes humorous and much like love itself-splendorous." ( Los Angeles Times) ![]() "Wise, wildly unique." ( Entertainment Weekly) But can Rhiannon love someone who is destined to change every day? Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with - day in, day out, day after day. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A special movie tie-in edition of David Levithan's New York Times best-seller, now a major motion picture starring Angourie Rice of Spiderman: Homecoming and The Nice Guys - in theaters February 23, 2018!Įvery day a different body. ![]() ![]() ![]() The 12 color plates are present and in nice condition except there is substantial browning to opposite pages of the plates. The title page and frontispiece are printed at a slight angle, and the first gathering is loose seemingly the book had some issues during production. Inside, rear hinge is tight and front hinge is starting to split a little at top book belongs to page is blank. Spine has slight spotting to cloth rear cover looks great. There is some creasing to the color plastedown as shown. ![]() Black and white decorated endpapers.īook is in good only condition, with a few flaws. Copyright 1915, this is a Reilly & Lee printing, dating to about 1920 (publisher’s advertisements list to Glinda of Oz.) With 12 captioned color plates by John R. Here is a nice early edition of “The Scarecrow of Oz”, 9th of the Oz books written by L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Every single time I turned out my light for the night, I found myself thinking about the story, flipping the light switch again and reading just ‘one more chapter.’”. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks Mystery Book 5). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. a boutique hotel and participate in a gathering of a mystery reader’s club composed of patrons of the. 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Praise for the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now if Charity could find contentment marrying a scandalous rogue with smoky eyes alight with deviltry, Serene might learn to be happy again." and Serena knew in the world of dreams, Heaven and Hell must be intertwined.ĮXCERPT: "Her father and Tracy might not be her gallant champions, but she was fortunate to have the attention of two fine gentlemen. EXCERPT: "His gaze lifted his gaze to her. Consequently, their lives will never be the same. ![]() However, she is surprised to discover she is not alone, but with an unknown man, one that proceeds to kiss and stroke her body into a fiery state of want. Serena Carlyle, filled with fairytale-filled dreams, longing to be rescued by a knight on a white horse, steps into a dark room at the ball to be alone and calm down. With Captured by a Rogue Lord, Ashe again grandly flourishes the winning mix of danger and passion with outrageous action and amazing sensuality that made her previous novel, Swept Away by a Kiss, an unadulterated delight. They are neighbors but have never been in each other's company prior to the ball in which he attended to meet her step-sister, Charity. On the other hand is the hero, Alex, the Earl of Savage, or Captain Redstone, pirate. In this second book of the "Rogues of the Sea" series, Captured by a Rogue Lord, you will be introduced to the heroine, Serena Carlyle. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() * A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes * A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica ![]() * Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins ![]() * Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts * An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid Most incredible of all, however, is von Daniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendants of these galactic pioneers-and the archeological discoveries that prove it… But here is where it all began-von Daniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eyes of the Sphinx. Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance-the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. ![]() |