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A Little History of the United States

by James West Davidson ...

Series series Little Histories
**A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages“This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers**“Davidson has written a work that should lead readers to reflect anew on America’s past and present. . . ... Read more

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**A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages“This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers**“Davidson has written a work that should lead readers to reflect anew on America’s past and present. . .
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Catholicism in Motion

by Davidson, James D. ...

A collection of articles by sociologist James D. Davidson, Ph.D., on issues facing Catholics in the United States. The book looks at the state of Catholicism in America past, present, and future, and at the average American Catholic from economical, political, social, and cultural standpoints. Part II of the book examines opportunities and challenges facing contemporary Catholics, including clergy ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A collection of articles by sociologist James D. Davidson, Ph.D., on issues facing Catholics in the United States. The book looks at the state of Catholicism in America past, present, and future, and at the average American Catholic from economical, political, social, and cultural standpoints. Part II of the book examines opportunities and challenges facing contemporary Catholics, including clergy
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by James Joyce ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

In this largely autobiographical coming-of-age story, James Joyce describes the awakening young mind of a middle-class Irish Catholic boy named Stephen Dedalus. The story follows Stephen's development from his early troubled boyhood through an adolescent crisis of faith—partially inspired by the famous "hellfire sermon" preached by Father Arnall and partly by the guilt of his own precocious sexual ... Read more

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In this largely autobiographical coming-of-age story, James Joyce describes the awakening young mind of a middle-class Irish Catholic boy named Stephen Dedalus. The story follows Stephen's development from his early troubled boyhood through an adolescent crisis of faith—partially inspired by the famous "hellfire sermon" preached by Father Arnall and partly by the guilt of his own precocious sexual
... Read more

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At Home in the Dark

by Joe Hill, Nancy Pickard, Duane Swierczynski, Hilary Davidson, James Reasoner, Thomas Pluck, Wallace Stroby, Jill D. Block, Richard Chizmar, Elaine Kagan, Jim Fusilli, Warren Moore, Laura Benedict, N. J. Ayres, Joyce Carol Oates, Joe R. Lansdale, Ed Park ...

The crime fiction canopy's a broad one, with room to give shelter to writing of all sorts, as editor Lawrence Block shows with At Home in the Dark: "Some of these stories have one or both feet planted in another genre. James Reasoner's story is a period western, Joe Lansdale's is bleakly dystopian, and Joe Hill's novelette slithers through a little doorway into another world. "And now that I've ... Read more

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The crime fiction canopy's a broad one, with room to give shelter to writing of all sorts, as editor Lawrence Block shows with At Home in the Dark: "Some of these stories have one or both feet planted in another genre. James Reasoner's story is a period western, Joe Lansdale's is bleakly dystopian, and Joe Hill's novelette slithers through a little doorway into another world. "And now that I've
... Read more
Artifice & Craft

by C.E. Murphy, Lyndsay E. Gilbert, Laura E. Price, Adam Stemple, Brian K. Lowe, James R. Tuck, Briana Una McGuckin, Jordan Davidson, James Maxey, Madeline Dau, Joel Armstrong, Mark Painter, Alex Bledsoe, Alethea Kontis, Gerri Leen, Jelena Dunato ...

Would you kill for your art? Would it kill for you?A painter who kills with blood-tinged pigment. A tattoo artist with a dark past who treats with demons. A sculptor on Venus who carves his life’s history into ice at the cost of his sanity. A ceramic vase that might avenge the life of a murder victim. A haunted song that drives listeners to kill. Art surrounds us. It entertains and nurtures. And ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Would you kill for your art? Would it kill for you?A painter who kills with blood-tinged pigment. A tattoo artist with a dark past who treats with demons. A sculptor on Venus who carves his life’s history into ice at the cost of his sanity. A ceramic vase that might avenge the life of a murder victim. A haunted song that drives listeners to kill. Art surrounds us. It entertains and nurtures. And
... Read more
Courtesans and Fishcakes

The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens

by James Davidson ...

"Davidson's concern is with ancient appetites: food, drink and sex in classical Athens . . . [He] presents a superior class of hedonist." —Peter Parsons, London Review of BooksThe lifestyle of the classical Greeks often seems disappointingly modest when compared to those of other legendary civilizations. Where are the marble floors, the pillared halls, the gilden rooms? Even the Athenians, the ... Read more

$14.39 USD

"Davidson's concern is with ancient appetites: food, drink and sex in classical Athens . . . [He] presents a superior class of hedonist." —Peter Parsons, London Review of BooksThe lifestyle of the classical Greeks often seems disappointingly modest when compared to those of other legendary civilizations. Where are the marble floors, the pillared halls, the gilden rooms? Even the Athenians, the
... Read more
The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

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Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
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Brazil Is the New America

How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World

by James Dale Davidson ...

Look to Brazil for safe, stable investmentsAs the future of the American economy seems to get bleaker by the day, it is tempting to look abroad for business opportunities. Europe and Asia don't provide much hope, but what about somewhere that's both closer to home and sunny year-round? In Brazil is the New America: How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World, James D. Davidson shows ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Look to Brazil for safe, stable investmentsAs the future of the American economy seems to get bleaker by the day, it is tempting to look abroad for business opportunities. Europe and Asia don't provide much hope, but what about somewhere that's both closer to home and sunny year-round? In Brazil is the New America: How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World, James D. Davidson shows
... Read more
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Rodney Seagull. Chips, Ice cream and Cake

Stealing is wrong...right? Tell that to a very hungry seagull

by Trudy Davidson ...

Narrated by James T Murtha ...

Unabridged

3 min

Meet Rodney Seagull — a cheeky, hungry bird with a big appetite… and an even bigger lesson to learn!In this fun-filled audio adventure, Rodney's on the hunt for the perfect seaside snack: chips, ice cream, and maybe even a slice of cake. But when temptation strikes, will Rodney sneak a snack — or discover that doing the right thing is far more rewarding?Told in lively, laugh-out-loud rhymes and ... Read more

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Meet Rodney Seagull — a cheeky, hungry bird with a big appetite… and an even bigger lesson to learn!In this fun-filled audio adventure, Rodney's on the hunt for the perfect seaside snack: chips, ice cream, and maybe even a slice of cake. But when temptation strikes, will Rodney sneak a snack — or discover that doing the right thing is far more rewarding?Told in lively, laugh-out-loud rhymes and
... Read more
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The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

19 hours 20 min

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

$34.99 USD

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Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
... Read more

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Dubliners

by James Joyce ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 25 min

James Joyce paints vivid portraits of the poorer classes of Dublin in a collection of stories whose larger purpose, he said, was to depict a "moral history of Ireland." From the first story, in which a young boy encounters death to the haunting final story involving the middle-aged Gabriel, the book gives an unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the author's own "dear, dirty Dublin" in the early ... Read more

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James Joyce paints vivid portraits of the poorer classes of Dublin in a collection of stories whose larger purpose, he said, was to depict a "moral history of Ireland." From the first story, in which a young boy encounters death to the haunting final story involving the middle-aged Gabriel, the book gives an unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the author's own "dear, dirty Dublin" in the early
... Read more

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Courtesans and Fishcakes

The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens (Text Only)

by James Davidson ...

A brilliantly entertaining and innovative history of the ancient Athenians’ consuming passions for food, wine and sex.Sex, shopping and fish-madness, Athenian style.This fascinating book reveals that the ancient Athenians were supreme hedonists. Their society was driven by an insatiable lust for culinary delights – especially fish – fine wine and pleasures of the flesh. Indeed, great fortunes were ... Read more

$12.49 USD

A brilliantly entertaining and innovative history of the ancient Athenians’ consuming passions for food, wine and sex.Sex, shopping and fish-madness, Athenian style.This fascinating book reveals that the ancient Athenians were supreme hedonists. Their society was driven by an insatiable lust for culinary delights – especially fish – fine wine and pleasures of the flesh. Indeed, great fortunes were
... Read more

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