The Mystery in the Cave
The Mystery in the Cave

Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 080755412X

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The Boxcar Children are visiting Dragon Mouth's Cavern. Their plan is to explore the area and go rock hunting. But when Benny finds a way into secret underground caves, the children have even more to explore. The problem is, it seems like someone doesn't want them there. Can the Aldens solve this underground mystery?

Sacred Buffalo
Sacred Buffalo

Author: James G. Durham

Publisher: Paladin Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 9780873648684

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This is the compelling true story of the seven-year quest that inspired a monumental work of Native American art -- the carving of an entire buffalo skeleton with the seven sacred rites of the Lakota Sioux. At the heart of this story lie the history and tradition of a proud and deeply spiritual people, the Lakota, and a message of hope for people of all origins. Stunning photographs and original drawings enrich this inspiring book.

Anti-Jacobin Novels, Part II, Volume 10
Anti-Jacobin Novels, Part II, Volume 10

Author: W M Verhoeven

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-29

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1351223135

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A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.

Himalaya
Himalaya

Author: Ruskin Bond

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1611805902

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Intimate, exhilarating writings on adventure, meditation, and life in the captivating wildness of the Himalayan Mountains—with contributions from Amitav Ghosh, Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Peter Matthiessen, and more. For some, the Himalaya is a frontier against which people test themselves. Others find refuge and tranquility in the mountains, a place where they can seek their true selves, perhaps even God. Over millennia, the mountains have cradled civilization itself and nurtured teeming, irrepressible life. With over thirty essays, this exhilarating anthology offers a dazzling range of voices that reveal accounts of great ascents and descents—from reflecting on a deadly avalanche to searching for a snow leopard and enjoying the simple pleasure of riding a handcar down a railway track. These diverse writings bring to life the spirit of the Himalaya in an unparalleled panorama. Contributors include: Amitav Ghosh Mark Twain Rabindranath Tagore Peter Matthiessen Edmund Hillary Aleister Crowley Andrew Harvey Vicki Mackenzie Sarat Chandra Das H. A. Giles (Trans.) Jahangir Sven Hedin Frank S. Smythe Anil Yadav Jinasena Arundhathi Subramaniam Dharamvir Bharati Swami Vivekananda Rahul Sankrityayan Francis Younghusband Ruskin Bond Jemima Diki Sherpa Kirin Narayan Jawaharlal Nehru Abdul Wahid Radhu Jim Corbett Bill Aitken Hridayesh Joshi Dom Moraes Manjushree Thapa

The Gentleman's Magazine, Or, Monthly Intelligencer
The Gentleman's Magazine, Or, Monthly Intelligencer

Author: Edward Cave

Publisher:

Published: 1735

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13:

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Includes opinions and comment on other currently published newspapers and magazines, a selection of poetry, essays, parliamentary proceedings (beginning July 1732), "A register of books published," advertisements for Jefferies, and "The monthly intelligencer" which includes foreign and domestic news including news of North America, vital statistics (births, deaths, marriages), preferments, bankrupts, bills of mortality (including diseases and casualties), commodity prices, stocks.

America Noir
America Noir

Author: David Cochran

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1588345505

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In America Noir David Cochran details how ten writers and filmmakers challenged the social pieties prevalent during the Cold War, such as the superiority of the American democracy, the benevolence of free enterprise, and the sanctity of the suburban family. Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone featured victims of vast, faceless, bureaucratic powers. Jim Thompson's noir thrillers, such as The Grifters, portrayed the ravages of capitalism on those at the bottom of the social ladder. Patricia Highsmith, in The Talented Mr. Ripley, placed an amoral con man in an international setting, implicitly questioning America's fitness as leader of the free world. Charles Willeford's pulp novels, such as Wild Wives and Woman Chaser, depicted the family as a hotbed of violence and chaos. These artists pioneered a detached, ironic sensibility that radically juxtaposed cultural references and blurred the distinctions between “high” and “low” art. Their refusal to surrender to the pressures for political conformity and their unflinching portrayal of the underside of American life paved the way for the emergence of a 1960s counterculture that forever changed the way America views itself.