Nathaniel: 1040 books

Read the exciting conclusion to Henry Chimpman’s Diaries. Amongst all the things that happened to Henry in his life, falling in love was the most profound.  His baseball career had ended and he had not yet entered into the space program when Henry found the love of his life and destiny took...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSO Quando, nell’estate del 1851, la moglie di Hawthorne si recò in visita ai genitori, portando con sé le due bambine, lo scrittore si ritrovò per la prima volta solo con il figlio maschio, Julian, di cinque anni. Se questi, instancabile chiacchierone, non mancò...

La tradizione orale si perde nella notte dei tempi e ha prodotto i più grandi capolavori nella storia della letteratura mondiale, basti pensare all''Odissea' o all''Iliade'. In quest'opera Nathaniel Hawthorne si ispira a tale tradizione per rielaborare racconti che, in quest'ottica, sono effettivamente...

Il puritanesimo calvinista del natio New England (più precisamente Salem, la città del famigerato processo di stregoneria: tra l’altro, lo scrittore era discendente diretto di uno dei magistrati che giudicò le presunte streghe) costituisce l’humus culturale e la radice più profonda delle tematiche...

Gathered here are master storyteller Nathaniel Hawthorne’s delightful retellings for children of six Greek myths, including The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Three Golden Apples, The Chimaera, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Paradise of Children. These stories within a larger story—that of a college student telling the myths to a group of children—will delight young and old.

His girlfriend Jen is complaining about him not being romantic, but what secret is she hiding? He is trying to create an indie game to get out of his boring office job. This story follows a relationship falling apart alongside flashbacks revealing its beginning.The Easement is a new twist on the time travel genre. What would you do if you could stop time?

A young debutante is discovered strung out and sick on the streets of Pyongyang. Her father and her doctor race to discover the cause of her disappearance and addiction.

Above a world changed by climactic events, the crew of the airship Tenryu embark on another mission, this time with a new crewmember. Fly above the decimated farmlands of the Middle West, as this small pocket of humanity strives to carve out an existence from the ruins of a failed society.

Winter storms trap a seventy-two year old man, two Belgian Shepherd police dogs, and a former prostitute now employed by the Federal Department of Health in his isolated ranch house for seven weeks.  He educates visiting nurse Sally Smith far beyond what she had learned from schools and on the streets. ...

Get a quick, expert overview of the many key facets of pediatric cancer genetics with this concise, practical resource by Dr. Nathaniel H. Robin and Meagan Farmer, MS, CGC, MBA. Ideal for pediatric oncologists and all providers who care for children, this easy-to-read reference addresses the remarkable...

What do we know about the mental health of inmates? What are the implications of what we know? Nathaniel J. Pallone characterizes opinion on these questions as falling into two broad camps: the "tender-hearted," those who see an overlap between mental illness and criminal behavior, and are...

With this poetic and scholarly collection of stories about art, artists, and their materials, Nathaniel Stern argues that ecology, aesthetics, and ethics are inherently entwined, and together act as the cornerstone for all contemporary arts practices. An ecological approach, says Stern, takes account...

Many Black, Latinx, multiracial and ethnically diverse, first-generation college students turned PhDs—tie their academic success, achievements, and ability to navigate the difficult terrain of higher education back to the critical experiences and lessons learned in their home lives and through their...

The first book to present medical evidence that mineral springs can prevent and cure disease--and to tell you which spas are most effective • Lists more than 200 of the best hot springs and mineral springs in the world and the health conditions best treated at each, with a special emphasis...