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  The Washingtons Volume 8 -...

  Justin Glenn

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  This is the eighth volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume two highlighted notable members of the next eight generations, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Volume three traced the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presidential Branch” back to the royalty and nobility of England and continental Europe. Volumes four, five, six, and seven treated respectively generations eight, nine, ten, and eleven.  Volume Eight presents generations twelve through fifteen, comprising more than 8,500 descendants of the immigrant John Washington. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country.

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  Reflection on the Death of a...

  D.H. Lawrence

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  This collection of essays by the author of Lady Chatterley’s Loverpresents his musings on literature, politics and philosophy in a newly restored text.   Though D. H. Lawrence was one of the great writers of the twentieth century, his works were severely corrupted by the stringent house-styling of printers and the intrusive editing of timid publishers. A team of scholars at Cambridge University Press has worked for more than thirty years to restore the definitive texts of D. H. Lawrence in The Cambridge Editions. Between 1915–1925, D. H. Lawrence wrote a series of “philosophicalish” essays covering topics ranging from politics to nature, and from religion to education. Varying in tone from lighthearted humor to spiritual meditation, they all share the underlying themes of Lawrence’s mature work: “Be thyself.”  As far as possible, the editors of the Cambridge Editions series have restored these essays to their original form as Lawrence wrote them. A discussion of the history of each essay is provided, and several incomplete and unpublished essays are reproduced in an appendix.

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  101 Amazing Facts about Led...

  Merlin Mill

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  What was the name of Led Zeppelin’s airplane and how was it customised for the band? Why is there no ‘a’ in ‘Led’? What led to the death of John Bonham? What has J.R.R. Tolkien got to do with the band? And which Japanese city awarded the band with a medal after they played a benefit gig there? 
  In this fantastic audiobook, Charles King talks us through more than one hundred facts about Led Zeppelin, one of the most highly respected rock bands in history. With the facts separated into chapters covering the members of the band, its history, the albums and more, you are sure to learn some fascinating new information about the band. So whether you’re a fan from back in the day or are only now beginning to appreciate classic rock music, this is the perfect audiobook for you!

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  Better Dirty Than Done

  Rick Czaplewski

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  Inspiring. Emotional. Profound.A Cancer Diagnosis and a Relapse …Grim Medical Results …The Expiring Clock …The Unquenchable Thirst to Live and Thrive …Already facing a wretched cancer diagnosis, a young man’s prospects for survival dim as helearns his treatments have not worked. Writing against the clock, he feverishly authors a story of profound joy and sadness exploring the life he could have lived. Desperately told, his story takes you through poignant memories, intimate relationships, and fantastical triumphs in a quest to make sense of it all and leave a legacy behind.An addictive, inspiring memoir, Better Dirty Than Done will have you turning pages andquestioning the value of your own time. What would you do if your life suddenly had animminent expiration date? Grab a box of tissues and reflect on both the fragility of life and its limitless potential for joy.Beautifully told through an authentic, intimate voice Better Dirty Than Done will inspire anyone seeking to make sense of life. It fits perfectly with the missions of hospitals and cancer organizations and on resource lists of inspirational reads for cancer patients and survivors. This is the perfect book for college students or university “book talk” events.

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  Selected Letters 1940–1977

  Vladimir Nabokov

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  “Wonderful, compulsively readable, delicious” personal correspondences, spanning decades in the life and literary career of the author of Lolita (The Washington Post Book World).   An icon of twentieth-century literature, Vladimir Nabokov was a novelist, poet, and playwright, whose personal life was a fascinating story in itself. This collection of more than four hundred letters chronicles the author’s career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over Lolita, and his relationship with his wife, among other subjects, and gives a surprising look at the personality behind the creator of such classics as Pale Fire and Pnin.   “Dip in anywhere, and delight follows.” —John Updike

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  Montaigne

  Stefan Zweig

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  "The others form the human being, I depict him; and here I present an individual who is quite poorly formed and whom I would certainly make largely differently if I had to reshape him. But now that's the way he is." This phrase from the famous essays of Michel de Montaigne outlines the character of the author and his work. Montaigne wrote his essays not from a position of certainty but an from awareness of his inadequacy. He thus reveals a level of critical self-reflection that, before his time, was rarely put on paper. Stefan Zweig dedicated a character study to this Michel de Montaigne, this French nobleman and freethinker among the religious dogmatists and political quarrels of the 16th century. With 'Montaigne' in 1942, Stefan Zweig laid the capstone of his essayistic biographical work, although it remained a fragment. The audiobook is based on the English translation from Vanessa Walsh from 2021.

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