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  The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat

  Laura Lee Hope

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  "Cast off the lines! The Bobbsey twins are setting sail for a summer of adventure on their very own floating home."
  
  Why stay in a hotel when you can live on the water? In The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat, Nan, Bert, Flossie, and Freddie board the Bluebird for a spectacular journey down the river. Life on a houseboat is filled with unexpected delights—from fishing right off the deck to waking up in a new location every morning. As the family drifts past charming towns and quiet woods, the twins learn the ropes of life on the water. But the river holds its own secrets; when a series of strange occurrences threatens their peaceful voyage, the twins must work together to keep the Bluebird—and their vacation—on course.
  
  Life on the River: This volume captures the serene yet exciting atmosphere of early 20th-century river travel. It emphasizes the beauty of the natural world and the resourcefulness required for life on a boat. Readers follow the twins as they navigate river currents, encounter other boaters, and enjoy the freedom of the open water.
  
  Nautical Teamwork: The transition from land to water brings out new strengths in the Bobbsey siblings. Nan and Bert take on the responsibilities of young sailors, while Flossie and Freddie find endless amusement in the "magic" of a house that moves. Their combined efforts are put to the test when they must solve a mystery that follows them from port to port.
  
  Set sail for a summer you'll never forget. Purchase "The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat" today.

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  Juvenilia – Volume II

  Jane Austen

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  "Run mad as often as you choose; but do not faint!"
  
  If Volume I was the spark, Juvenilia – Volume II is the fire. In this volume, a mid-teen Jane Austen takes aim at the "cult of sensibility" that dominated the novels of her day. The centerpiece, "Love and Freindship" (spelled intentionally with Austen's original flourish), is a brilliant epistolary parody featuring heroines who faint on every sofa they encounter and wander the countryside in a state of perpetual, melodramatic "distraction." This volume also features her iconic "History of England," where she gleefully abandons historical accuracy to defend Mary, Queen of Scots, and mock the "vile" Elizabeth I. It is a collection that proves Austen was a master of irony before she was even twenty.
  
  The Masterpiece of Parody: Love and Freindship: Through a series of letters, Austen deconstructs the romantic tropes of the era. Her characters, Laura and Sophia, believe that "feeling" is more important than "common sense," leading to a series of absurd adventures involving stolen money, secret marriages, and dying of a "chill" caught while fainting in the dew.
  
  The Bias of a Historian: In The History of England, Austen mocks the dry, "objective" historians of her time. Writing as a "partial, prejudiced, and ignorant historian," she proves that history is often just a matter of who you like and who you don't—a biting critique of how narratives are constructed that still feels modern today.
  
  A Developing Genius: From the unfinished "Lesley Castle" to the sharp "Collection of Letters," this volume shows Austen experimenting with different voices and structures. You can see the DNA of Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility being formed in these rowdy, rebellious pages.
  
  Join the fun at the Austen family table. Purchase "Juvenilia – Volume II" today.

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  World Set Free The (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  This chilling, futuristic novel, written in 1913 and first published the following year, was incredibly prophetic on a major scale. Wells was a genius and visionary, as demonstrated by many of his other works, but this book is clearly one of his best. He predicts nuclear warfare years before research began and describes the chain reactions involved and the resulting radiation. He describes a weapon of enormous destructive power, used from the air that would wipe out everything for miles, and actually used the term "atomic bombs." This book may have been at least part of the original inspiration for the development of atomic weapons, as well as presenting many other ideas that would ultimately come to pass. Some ideas may still be coming, including a one-world government referred to as The World Republic, that will attempt to end all wars.

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  Ocean Of Devotion Hare Hrsna Man...

  Sripad Jagannatha Das

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  WHO IS A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA PRABHUPADA? WHY IS HE SO IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD? 
   
  His Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in Calcutta on September 1, 1896. He was an Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava perfect master who founded ISKCON, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna movement". Bhaktivedanta Swami was a direct representative and messenger of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 
   
  While running a thriving pharmaceutical business, he became a follower of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. In 1959, after his retirement, he became a sannyasi and started writing commentaries on sacred ancient Vaishnava scriptures. As a simple traveling mendicant, he became an influential communicator of Krishna theology in the West through his leadership of ISKCON, founded in 1966. Srila Prabhupada's work was lauded by many respected American religious scholars. 
   
  Following his passing in 1977, ISKCON, the society he founded continued to grow internationally. In February 2014, ISKCON reported reaching a milestone of distributing over half a billion of his books since 1965. Here is his riveting personal story and imperative enlightening philosophy.  
   
  Here is his riveting personal story and imperative enlightening philosophy for the ages. 
   
  A must for all yogis, seekers, devotees and lovers of truth and light.

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  Oroonoko

  Aphra Behn

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  "A man that has all the virtues that can adorn a human mind."
  
  Oroonoko, a powerful African prince and brilliant general, falls deeply in love with the beautiful Imoinda. Their romance is shattered when they are both betrayed and sold into slavery, eventually reuniting on a sugar plantation in the English colony of Surinam. Renamed "Caesar" by his captors, Oroonoko cannot be broken by the chains of his station. Aphra Behn's narrative is a searing, tragic exploration of the "noble savage," the cruelty of the colonial system, and the indomitable spirit of a man born to rule.
  
  A Landmark in Literary History: As one of the earliest examples of the English novel, Oroonoko is a fascinating blend of travelogue, memoir, and epic tragedy. Behn claims the authority of an eyewitness, painting a vivid—and often brutal—picture of life in the 17th-century Caribbean. The novel challenges the moral justifications of slavery by presenting a protagonist who possesses more honor and nobility than his "civilized" Christian masters.
  
  The Tragedy of the Heroic Ideal: The story culminates in a desperate and violent rebellion as Oroonoko seeks to win freedom for his family. It is a profound meditation on the conflict between natural law and man-made systems of oppression. Oroonoko remains a critical text for understanding the origins of the novel form and the long history of social justice in literature.
  
  Witness the strength of a royal heart in chains. Purchase "Oroonoko" today and discover a foundational work of English prose.

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  Poor Folk

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  In 1840s St. Petersburg the ageing copyist Makar Dievushkin is, with various degrees of subtlety, trying to woo Barbara Dobroselova, a young woman who has had a swift fall in fortunes. Told in alternating letters to each other, their past stories and current hopes play out in raw and personal detail, as the daily realities of an uncaring and expensive town take hold.
  Poor Folk was Fyodor Dostoevsky's first novel and was written to try and cover his escalating debts from his expensive lifestyle and gambling addiction. Luckily for Dostoevsky, it was an immediate success when it was published in the St. Petersburg Collection, and the accolades from critics such as Belinsky and Herzen propelled him into the high echelons of Russian literary society. This edition is the 1915 translation by C. J. Hogarth.

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