The Silmarillion tells of the elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world, when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle Earth. It is to this ancient drama that the characters in The Lord of the Rings so often look back.
Now at a great low price! The years-long New York Times bestseller now a major motion picture from Spielberg’s Dreamworks that is “irresistible…seductive…with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page” (O, The Oprah Magazine). After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a “gift from God,” and against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.
This short, life-changing books expounds on the value and power of thought. A must read for adolescents and people interested in life-changing beliefs.
Readers around the world have thrilled to Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus–riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O’Reilly, anchor of The O’Reilly Factor, comes the most epic book of all in this multimillion-selling series: Killing Patton.
General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident–and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton’s tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
This latest edition of Uncle Anthony’s Unabridged Analogies provides a unique collection of more than 30,000 useful proverbs, quotations, toasts, and other famous sayings. Organized by topic and author, and drawn from a wide range of time-honored sources, this updated volume now includes biographies for every author and a new section on movies about lawyers. Author Thomas Vesper added a new section of compelling quotes on the right to a civil jury trial that will help you drive home your point in court. New sections of quotes for use in openings and eulogies have also been added along with exceptional challenges for any writer or speaker. Collected over 40 years, these maxims, perfect zingers, and final words of wisdom have been compiled into a helpful resource for lawyers or lecturers to use when writing and speaking on both everyday and legal topics, or for any person looking to sum up an idea in a few well-chosen words. Features include a new section on movies about lawyers and a new section of quotes on the right to a civil jury trial. The title organizes quotes by topic and then by sources within each topic. New sections of quotes on openings and eulogies have been added for speakers and writers facing this challenge. It features biographies for every author and source to provide context for the reader and includes a topical index and an author index for easy reference
Millions of readers have thrilled by bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard’s Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history.
Now the anchor of The O’Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus’s life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable – and changed the world forever.
A treasure chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener. This audio recording includes: Reginald on House Parties by Saki, narrated by Nigel Hawthorne The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde, narrated by Martin Jarvis Tobermory by Saki, narrated by Barbara Leigh-Hunt On Being Idle by Jerome K. Jerome, narrated by Hugh Laurie For Better or Worse by W.W. Jacobs, narrated by Joanna David The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde, narrated by T.P. McKenna The Garden of Truth by E. Nesbit, narrated by Harriet Walker The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling, narrated by Liza Goddard The Girl From Arles by Alphonse Daudet, narrated by Stephen Fry Mr. & Mrs. Dove by Katherine Mansfield, narrated by Rosalind Ayres Georgie Porgie by Rudyard Kipling, narrated by Edward Fox Caterpillars by E.F. Benson, narrated by Patrick Malahide Lost Hearts by M.R. James, narrated by Richard Pasco Ship to Tarshish by John Buchan, narrated by Iain Cuthbertson The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Richard Pasco The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace, narrated by Robin Bailey Dr. Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, narrated by Nicky Henson B-24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Brian Cox Pat Hobby & Orson Welles by F. Scott Fitzgerald, narrated by Kerry Shale Mad by Guy de Maupassant, narrated by Derek Jacobi The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Richard Griffiths The Monkeys Paw by W. W. Jacobs, narrated by Patrick Malahide.
