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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Through advances in medical technology a vast number of people have literally been brought back to life from the brink of death. In recent years published accounts of such Near-Death-Experiences (NDEs) have fascinated readers worldwide. Now "Light After Death" opens an exciting new chapter in the field on NDE research by presenting a comprehensive affirmation of the NDE by an established world religion. Although less than 150 years old, the Ba...

Excerpt from Fred. C. Roberts of Tientsin: Or for Christ and China Went with him in the toilsome way he trod. Whenever called him the most hopeless cry, Whenever want most sad and pain most sore, Through the dark hours his constant watchings wore The touches of his tenderness were spent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduc...

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Bill Brysonin 2004 yilindan bu yana tüm dünyada en cok satanlar listesinden inmeyen kitabinin özel olarak kisaltilip harika bir sekilde resimlendirilmis yeni baskisi, Boyner Yayinlari tarafindan Hemen Her Seyin Cok Kisa Bir Tarihi adiyla Türkiyede... Bill Bryson Hemen Her Seyin Cok Kisa Bir Tarihi ile okuru bilimin yanitlamaya calistigi en ilginc ve önemli sorularin pesinde esi görülmemis bir yolculuga cikariyor. Büyük Patlamadan Big Bang uyga...

Excerpt from Dreams: Or, Lessons From the Poppy Fields The crown of the world is life. Without appreciative life all the blessings which, bountiful as the sunshine, make this world delightful, are purposeless and nameless. Life is like an Æolian harp, blessing the gentle zephyrs that, silent and unseen, float on until the living chords are reached, then wake in melting melody. Most delicate and complex, man's nature has chords found in no ot...

Marilee Harper is desperate to find another job after she accidentally set fire to the home of the richest woman in town. Converting an old hospital into a bed and breakfast seems like a golden opportunity. But faucets and lights turn themselves off and on, and old baseballs fly without help. Stressed and aggravated, Marilee wants nothing more than to redeem herself, even if it means hands off her sympathetic boss! John Smith has every con...

È il maggio del 1927 e può capitare che un giovane taciturno e allampanato, Charles Lindbergh, si trasformi da un giorno all'altro da perfetto sconosciuto a eroe planetario, il primo pilota a trasvolare l'Atlantico da Long Island a Parigi, dove viene accolto da un'immensa folla festante. La sua impresa sancisce la supremazia tecnologica statunitense sul Vecchio Continente e dà inizio a una straordinaria estate in cui centinaia di migliaia di a...

In 'Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles' onderneemt Bill Bryson zijn meest avontuurlijke reis tot nu toe: die door het leven zelf. Met hetzelfde enthousiasme en dezelfde nieuwsgierigheid als waarmee hij vele landen op de wereld bezocht en beschreef, legt hij nu de geschiedenis van het leven op aarde vast. Al zijn hele leven heeft Bryson zich afgevraagd of het mogelijk was de essentiële onderwerpen van belangrijke wetenschappen als geologie...

About the Author Carly Bryson lives in Houston, Texas and writes poetry and prose about cracked dirt, the desert, lonesome highways, dirty rotten wars, nasty city air, pending dystopia and the frailty of the human condition. Reviews "Carly Bryson has accomplished a lot in a short amount of geological print, and online time. Carly's original poetry doesn't hesitate to "blow dirt in your mouth..." as she continues her literary ascent soaring bey...

Het verloren continent is een hilarisch, scherpzinnig en ontluisterend portret van het hedendaagse Amerika. Na de dood van zijn vader maakt Bill Bryson een reis door de Verenigde Staten, op zoek naar het land van zijn jeugd. Hij begint en eindigt zijn tocht in zijn geboortestad Des Moines, Iowa en bezoekt onderweg 38 staten. Daarbij is zijn doel om populaire toeristische bestemmingen te vermijden en in plaats daarvan kleine plaatsen en vergete...

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the...

Excerpt from Child Life in China After a while I learned to speak to them in their own language. They would follow me in large numbers along the narrow streets, and gather round me wonderingly as I sat down on the green slopes of their city wall. By and by some of them came to our schools, and became very well known to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgott...

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Excerpt from James Gilmour and John Horden: The Story of Their Lives About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare c...

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation's heart and became the best-selling travel book ever, and was also voted in a BBC poll the book that best represents Britain.Now, to mark the twentieth anniversary of that modern classic, Bryson makes a brand-new journey aro...

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Excerpt from Smoky Roses Smoky Roses The "mogul" rides the east wind, Cleaving the dust and heat, Speeding from dawn to twilight With thunder and lightning feet. The smoky roses wither Breathing the dust and sand Where the old man guards a crossing With a red flag in his hand. He coaxes from the waste heaps A meagre garden space, And brushes the tearing cinders From the rose's tender face. His smoky roses wither Under the cinder and as...

Excerpt from John Kenneth Mackenzie: Medical Mission to ChinaHis labours, indeed, had no small share in giving that impetus towards foreign methods in medicine and surgery which has of late been so noticeable. But while thus singularly successful as a physician, it was in the consecration of all his powers to the attainment of a yet higher end than even the healing of bodily disease that Dr. Mackenzie was specially remarkable.About the Publish...

Excerpt from Jane McCrea: A Dramatic Poem A Dramatic Poem. Jonathan. I will withdraw it, for her dear sake alone, For her good wish, Id sacrifice my own, I had forgot by playing such a part, I'd wound thy lady's gentle, loving heart. David. "Tis well, but I must now begone, To-night I meet her in the grove alone, There will I tell, what we intend to do, I well can trust her, for her heart is true, Then will I join thee, and well ha...