Richards: 1944 books

The execution of Captain William Kidd on 23 May 1701 is one of the most controversial and revealing episodes in the long history of piracy. The legend that has grown up around Kidds final voyage, his concealed treasure and the dubious conduct of his trial, has made him into one of the most intriguing...

A unique collection of quotes and photos revealing a new side of Mark Twain's humor and wit. A highly entertaining collection of timeless quotations from Mark Twain. The 19th-centurey American writer, humorist, public speaker, and publisher wrote hundreds of short stories, and his best-known...

It has been the belief of the Irish people that St. Patrick was the missionary that brought Christianity to Ireland, however this may have been the case. From ancient writings it would appear that Christianity was well established in Ireland hundreds of years before the purported arrival of St. Patrick...

In 1920s London the Doctor and Rose find themselves caught up in the hunt for a mysterious murderer. But not everyone or everything is what they seem. Secrets lie behind locked doors and inhuman killers roam the streets. Who is the Painted Lady and why is she so interested in the Doctor? How...

Eighteen self-guided walking tours down city streets that will take you back in time, with colorful stories about the buildings along the way and the people associated with them. Easy-to-follow maps, and dozens of historic photographs. You will read tales about such well-known figures as Jack London,...

A look at the Armories at Norwich CT. at their peak production during the height of the American Civil War.

'The Fight at Odds' is the first volume of the definitive three volume series 'The Royal Air Force 1939 to 1945'. If you want to know about the RAF in WW II - you read this book. Unfortunately, the scale of the book, three large volumes with its many illustrations and diagrams meant that it was never...

He has a record that commands respect and a temper that should never be challenged. In the ring, on the streets, and in jail, men who have dared to challenge him find they have made a mistake-a grave one. Malcolm Price was born to fight. As a child his father made him go and box in the gym. At first...

A collection of many of the author's best short stories, this volume focuses on the author's hometown of Pontypridd, Wales, with writing that is as scathing and savage as it is funny and compassionate. Examining the inhabitants' personal relationships and social ambitions with a baleful eye, these...

Best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went missing on Sunday 4th August 2002 in the sleepy  village of Soham, Southern England. Desperate searches were made by police, locals and service men from the local air base. As appeals where made on TV, one of the men appealing for their safe...

The book is, in a way, a biography of my life's experiences. I always had trouble expressing my feelings verbally about good times and bad, so I started to write them down on paper. I found that it was easier to express how I felt about things that had happened to me when I wrote them down. Life has...

A trip along the Juniata in mostly rural Pennsylvania during the mid nineteenth century, prior to the American Civil War. Digitally restored illustrations.

In 1909 Charles Leadbeater, the leading member of the Theosophical Society, came across a young Brahmin boy on a beach in Adyar in Tamil Nadu. The elderly British cleric believed that the boy was special and would become the next avatar, the new messiah, who'll lead humanity into a new age. Jiddu was...

A stunning example of poetic questioning.