The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Bantam Classics

Published: 2005-09-27

Total Pages: 850

ISBN-13: 0553901966

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For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain’s inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the biting satire of his later years. Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” to the bitter vision of humankind in “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” to the delightful hilarity of “Is He Living or Is He Dead?” Surging with Twain’s ebullient wit and penetrating insight into the follies of human nature, this volume is a vibrant summation of the career of–in the words of H. L. Mencken–“the father of our national literature.”

The Good Little Book
The Good Little Book

Author: Kyo Maclear

Publisher: Tundra Books

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1770494510

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While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.

Little Boy Brown
Little Boy Brown

Author: Isobel Harris

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781592701353

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First published in 1949, Little Boy Brown is a little gem, ripe for rediscovery.

Little Boy Lost
Little Boy Lost

Author: Wes Weidle

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-02

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781686220067

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Life can sometimes seem like a complicated constellation of detours and winding roads - some of which teeter on the side of ease and predictability, while others... well, not so much. Follow along with a father who was dealt a difficult hand as he recounts the tragic story of his family, ravished by one of the greatest mistakes in modern medicine. With raw grit and vulnerability, Scott recounts his life growing up in small town USA and details the ways in which addiction and mental illness resulted in losses that no father, son, or brother should even have to endure. Alongside his youngest son, Wes, a medical professional in psychiatry, they take a closer look into the world of addiction and the epidemic we find ourselves to be in - revealing the causes, variables, and paths to consider moving forward. Scott shares the lessons he learned throughout the journey of trying to find his firstborn son, Daniel, help in battling a disease that few understand. Through Daniel's story, the cracks in our system - the injustice, corruption, and discrimination - are directly illuminated and should inspire each of us to work better together. Little Boy Lost is a call to action.

Machine and Metaphor
Machine and Metaphor

Author: Jennifer Carol Cook

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0415978351

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First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Potsdam, NY
Potsdam, NY

Author: Potsdam Public Museum (Potsdam, N.Y.)

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 1014

ISBN-13: 9780738536507

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Red sandstone, lumber, paper, cows, and college students feature prominently in Potsdam. With its selection of two hundred stunning photographs, the book records aspects of life in Potsdam from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Located on the Racquette River between the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondack Mountains, the town is one often that were created in 1787 to promote settlement of New York State. Education has played an important role in Potsdam since 1816, when St. Lawrence Academy opened. The success of the academy led to the establishment in 1866 of a normal school, the forerunner of Potsdam College, with its renowned Crane School of Music.

Literature to Go
Literature to Go

Author: Michael Meyer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 1041

ISBN-13: 0312624123

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"Literature to Go is the long-trusted anthology, The Bedford Introduction to Literature, sized and priced to go...[it] is a brief and inexpensive collection of stories, poems, and plays supported by class-tested, reliable pedagogy and unique features, that bring literature to life for students"--Pref.

Grief Taboo in American Literature
Grief Taboo in American Literature

Author: Pamela A. Boker

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0814713149

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"A compelling, massively researched psychoanalytic study of the inability to mourn in Melville, Twain and Hemingway, and its roots in maternal loss".--Ann Douglas, author of TERRIBLE HONESTY: MONGREL MANHATTAN IN THE 1920S. "This insightful text is recommended for all students of American culture and literature".--CHOICE.