Smith: 13242 books

The world destroyed by an asteroid in five days? What would you do? We all like to think we wouldn’t act like Peter. Or maybe we would. A close-up look at the end of the world by USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith. USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has...

In 2011 the world's population exceeded 7 billion. Each year we add nearly 80 million people and by mid-century we will require twice as much food and double the energy we use today. Australia will be deeply affected by these trends - we have the fastest growing population of any developed nation. These...

Through The Eyes Of The Lizard, a book conceptionalized and written by Steve Smith is the Ralph Waldo Emerson of the pool and billiard world. Steve Smith, affectionaly known as sneaky Lizard explains and demonstrates the metaphysical-spiritual sense of competitive pool combat always knowing he will...

"A classic evocation of childhood . . . a masterly mixture of up-country drawl and Huckleberry Finn."—The New Yorker A hugely popular bestseller when it first appeared in 1957, Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing. is Robert Paul Smith's nostalgic and often wry look back...

The word “Mississauga” is the name British Canadian settlers used for the Ojibwe on the north of Lake Ontario – now the most urbanized region in what is now Canada. The Ojibwe of this area in the early and mid-nineteenth century lived through a time of considerable threat to the survival of...

McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc once said, “It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.” The hamburger has been a staple of American culture for the last century, both a source of gluttonous joy and a recurrent obstacle to healthy eating. Now the full beauty of the burger...

This collection of terrible poetry will make you laugh, cry and shake your head in disgust. Bad images will ignite one’s emotions and forever scar the brain of the reader. The author Kevin Smith, has a vomit inducing attitude and an even worse ability to produce really rotten entertainment. Be prepared...

When a fella wins the lottery, he learns all sorts of things, including how his magic socks really feel and how much they want some companion magic socks. But sometimes, even after winning the lottery, magic socks don't always get what they want. A humor story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley...

Two Englishmen on a crime spree break American laws! Stupid, unreasonable, and long-forgotten laws—but laws just the same. In 1787 the wise framers of the U.S. Constitution laid out the laws of the land. Since then, things have gone awry, and a few laws even the far-sighted framers...

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The...

When two couples decide to play the Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice pretend game, things can take a nasty turn for the worse. Especially when the wives want to change the movie. A mystery short story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith. Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more...

"Queued" features 101 movie reviews by film critic Christopher Smith, whose 14 years as a film critic at a major Northeast daily newspaper has produced more than 4,000 movie reviews. Since Smith often is asked, "What should I add to my Netflix queue?," he has begun a series of...

The Japanese are in the process of re-creating themselves--an endeavor they have undertaken at intervals throughout history, always prompted by a combination of domestic and global forces. In this landmark book, Patrick Smith asserts that a variety of forces--the achievement of material affluence,...

The advent of photography revolutionized perception, making visible what was once impossible to see with the human eye. In At the Edge of Sight, Shawn Michelle Smith engages these dynamics of seeing and not seeing, focusing attention as much on absence as presence, on the invisible as the visible....