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    A Study of Dramatic Form and Its Relation to Social Custom

    by C. L. Barber ...
    "A book ahead of its time. . . . revolutionized the ways that Shakespeareans thought of comedy in relation to its social setting—especially festive comedy." —James Shapiro, Columbia UniversityIn this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C. L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilliantly ... Read more

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  • Holding the Line

    The Third Tennesse Regiment 1861-1864

    by Barber ...
    FLAVEL C. BARBER’S memoir of his service with the Third Tennessee provides a rare contemporary history of a Confederate regiment. Major Barber’s imprisonment after the surrender of Fort Donelson spurred him to take pen in hand. What began as a way to “while away the tedious hours of imprisonment” on Johnson’s Island in Lake Erie became a poignant, candid, yet unsentimental account of the life of a ... Read more

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  • The engineer's sketch-book of mechanical movements

    Devices, appliances, contrivances and details employed in the design and construction of machinery for every purpose

    by Barber ...
    The Engineer’s Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose is a comprehensive and invaluable reference work for engineers, inventors, students, and anyone interested in the art and science of mechanical design. Authored by Thomas Walter Barber, this classic volume presents a vast ... Read more

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    Overclocked

    Stories of the Future Present

    Unabridged

    8 hours 7 min

    Have you ever wondered what it's like to live through a bioweapon attack or to have every aspect of your life governed by invisible ants? In Cory Doctorow's collection of novellas, he wields his formidable experience in technology and computing to give us mind-bending sci-fi tales that explore the possibilities of information technology—and its various uses—run amok."Anda's Game" is a spin on the ... Read more

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  • The War of the Running Dogs

    Malaya 1948-1960

    by Noel Barber ...
    Series series W&N Military
    'A splendid, exciting book' Daily Mirror'The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism and the West, vividly told in an exciting and engrossing book' Sunday ExpressOnly three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation, war came again to Malaya. The Chinese-backed guerrillas called it the War of the Running Dogs - their contemptuous term for those in Malaya who ... Read more

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  • The Crusader States

    "An enriching account of the expansion of the political and cultural frontiers of the Latin West in the central Middle Ages."— History TodayWhen the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favor. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to re ... Read more

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    Now Comes the Mist: A Tale of Romantic Gothic Horror

    Now Comes the Mist, Book 1

    by Julie C. Dao ...
    Narrated by Ainsleigh Barber ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Now Comes the Mist

    Unabridged

    14 hours 18 min

    Dracula's Lucy Westenra like you've never seen her before: In this retelling from critically acclaimed author Julie C. Dao, the perfect woman bites back.Lucy Westenra is beautiful, rich, loved by three men—every inch a lady. But beneath this sparkling, flirtatious facade, she is fascinated by death, which has stalked her throughout her short life. For her, the dead do not slip away easily, as they ... Read more

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  • Mission Critical

    Series series Terran Republic
    SOLDIERS LOST IN TIME, 152 LIGHT-YEARS FROM HOME, WITH A DAUNTING TASK FOR SURVIVALNEW NOVEL SET IN THE AWARD-WINNING TERRAN REPUBLIC SERIESTaken from their planet and their century, they are not just the Lost Soldiers: they are Murphy’s Lawless.Major Rodger Y. Murphy should have died when his helicopter crashed off the coast of Mogadishu in 1993. Instead, he woke up in 2125, 152 light-years from ... Read more

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  • The Replacement Child

    A Mystery

    Series Book 1 - Gil Montoya & Lucy Newroe
    A newspaper editor and a police detective investigate two seemingly unrelated Santa Fe murders in this mystery debut—Winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize." The Replacement Child has many charms: It's a riveting procedural, a compassionate and perceptive study of human nature, and a wonderfully labyrinthine whodunit." —William Kent Krueger, author of Thunder BayLate one nig... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How to Run A Government

    So that Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Don't Go Crazy

    Billions of citizens around the world are frustrated with their governments. Why is this? And what can we do about it? In this groundbreaking book Michael Barber draws on his wealth of international experience advising political leaders, to show how those in power can make good on their promises.'Refreshingly ruthless ... has an uplifting brio to it' Economist'Michael Barber is a source of ... Read more

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    Overclocked

    More Stories of the Future Present

    Unabridged

    13 hours 13 min

    Now available for the first time with two additional stories!Have you ever wondered what it's like to be bitten by a zombie or live through a bioweapon attack? In Cory Doctorow's collection of novellas, he wields his formidable experience in technology and computing to give us mind-bending sci-fi tales that explore the possibilities of information technology—and its various uses—run amok."Anda's ... Read more

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    So Blooms the Dawn: A Tale of Romantic Gothic Horror

    Now Comes the Mist, Book 2

    by Julie C. Dao ...
    Narrated by Ainsleigh Barber ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Now Comes the Mist

    Unabridged

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    Freshly vampiric Lucy Westenra thirsts for revenge in the second and final book of this Dracula retelling from critically acclaimed author Julie C. Dao.Lucy Westenra, the flirtatious, wealthy, and beautiful debutante who once dazzled London society, is no more. Manipulated into thinking that Vlad understood her fervent darkness, she has become his bitter, blood-spattered, and lifeless bride.Now en ... Read more

    $25.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus