An Ideal Companion
An Ideal Companion

Author: Anne Ashley

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1460333489

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After her employer mysteriously dies, a young woman must team up with a dashing colonel to uncover the truth and clear her name. When an unseasonable snowstorm brings an assortment of stranded travelers to Lady Beatrice Lindley’s door, companion Miss Ruth Harrington welcomes them in, flustered though she is by the towering presence of Colonel Hugo Prentiss. But the next morning, Ruth’s quiet existence on the moor is shattered—Lady Beatrice is dead! Convinced there’s more to her employer’s demise than meets the eye, Ruth seeks the one man who can help her uncover the truth—the enigmatic Colonel. But in a world where nothing is what it seems, can Ruth and Hugo come to put their trust in each other?

The Billie Holiday Companion
The Billie Holiday Companion

Author: Leslie Gourse

Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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One of the most troubling, and troubled, artists in the history of jazz, Billie Holiday remains an enigma despite numerous attempts to eulogize, analyze, and criticize her life and career. This new addition to Schirmer's Companion Series provides an objective assessment of "Lady Day's" life, talent, and of her place among the legends of jazz.

A Companion to Hume
A Companion to Hume

Author: Elizabeth S. Radcliffe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-05-31

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 1444337866

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Comprised of twenty-nine specially commissioned essays, A Companion to Hume examines the depth of the philosophies and influence of one of history's most remarkable thinkers. Demonstrates the range of Hume's work and illuminates the ongoing debates that it has generated Organized by subject, with introductions to each section to orient the reader Explores topics such as knowledge, passion, morality, religion, economics, and politics Examines the paradoxes of Hume's thought and his legacy, covering the methods, themes, and consequences of his contributions to philosophy

The Young Man's Best Companion, and Book of General Knowledge; Containing English Grammar, Book-keeping, Drawing ... General Observations on Gardening ... a Brief Sketch of Naval and Military Affairs, an Account of the Various Religious Sects ... Observations on Behaviour and Manners, with Rules for Conversation. Also a Choice Selection of the Most Useful and Important Receipts in the Different Branches of Art and Science
The Young Man's Best Companion, and Book of General Knowledge; Containing English Grammar, Book-keeping, Drawing ... General Observations on Gardening ... a Brief Sketch of Naval and Military Affairs, an Account of the Various Religious Sects ... Observations on Behaviour and Manners, with Rules for Conversation. Also a Choice Selection of the Most Useful and Important Receipts in the Different Branches of Art and Science

Author: L. MURRAY (F.A.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1821

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13:

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A Concise Companion to Milton
A Concise Companion to Milton

Author: Angelica Duran

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1444393804

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With brevity, depth, and accessibility, this book helps readers to appreciate the works of John Milton, and to understand the great influence they have had on literature and other disciplines. Presents new and authoritative essays by internationally respected Milton scholars Explains how and why Milton’s works established their central place in the English literary canon Structured chronologically around Milton’s major works Also includes a select bibliography and a chronology detailing Milton’s life and works alongside relevant world events Ideal as a first critical work on Milton

A Companion to Ayn Rand
A Companion to Ayn Rand

Author: Allan Gotthelf

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-11-08

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 1119099021

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The first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand’s entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this Companion provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized. The first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of Rand’s corpus Provides informed contextual analysis for scholars in a variety of disciplines Presents original research on unpublished material and drafts from the Rand archives in California Features insightful and fair-minded interpretations of Rand’s controversial positions

A Companion for Owls
A Companion for Owls

Author: Maurice Manning

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780151010493

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This collection of highly original narrative poems is written in the voice of frontiersman Daniel Boone and captures all the beauty and struggle of nascent America. We follow the progression of Daniel Boone's life, a life led in war and in the wilderness, and see the birth of a new nation. We track the bountiful animals and the great, undisturbed rivers. We stand beside Boone as he buries his brother, then his wife, and finds comfort in his friendship with a slave named Derry. Praised for his originality, Maurice Manning is an exciting new voice in American poetry. The darkest place I've ever been did not require a name. It seemed to be a gathering place for the lint of the world. The bottom of a hollow beneath two ridges, sunk like a stone. The water was surely old, the dregs of some ancient sea, but purified by time, like a man made better by his years, his old hurts absorbed into his soul, his losses like a spring in his breast. -from "Born Again"

How Stories Really Work
How Stories Really Work

Author: Grant P. Hudson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-09-08

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781326507268

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This book is a powerful tool for understanding fiction and for transforming creative writing and taking it to new levels of clarity, energy and effectiveness. Learn what a story really is and what it is actually doing to and for readers, how all successful fiction follows universal patterns to attract and grip readers, the magnetic power that draws readers into a work of fiction even before the introduction of any character, what the thing called a 'character' actually is, and the secrets of how to rapidly build a convincing one that attracts readers, the things called 'plots', what they are and how they are actually made (rather than how you might suppose they are made). Find out about the writing model which, if followed, will create a machine generating unimaginable numbers of readers and heightened reader satisfaction for you, based on some of the most successful pieces of literature in the English-speaking world.

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion

Author: Liberty Hyde Bailey

Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates

Published: 2019-09-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 150174027X

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"Every family can have a garden." -Liberty Hyde Bailey Finally, the best and most accessible garden writings of perhaps the most influential literary gardener of the twentieth century have been brought together in one book. Philosopher, poet, naturist, educator, agrarian, scientist, and garden-lover par excellence Liberty Hyde Bailey built a reputation as the Father of Modern Horticulture and evangelist for what he called the "garden-sentiment"—the desire to raise plants from the good earth for the sheer joy of it and for the love of the plants themselves. Bailey's perennial call to all of us to get outside and get our hands dirty, old or young, green thumb or no, is just as fresh and stirring today as then. Full of timeless wit and grace, The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion collects essays and poems from Bailey's many books on gardening, as well as from newspapers and magazines from the era. Whether you've been gardening for decades or are searching for your first inspiration, Bailey's words will make an ideal companion on your journey.