James Riordan

Jerry Prochnicky

Thirty-five years after his death in Paris at age twenty-seven, Jim Morrison's iconic legend remains as powerful as ever, swathed in the mists of mystery. There have been numerous biographies about the self-proclaimed "Lizard King's" life and career. But none have examined his roots and childhood, the intellectual foundations of his music, his wild days with the Doors, and his enigmatic early death as completely and insightfully as Break On Through. More than simply a fascinating look at a rock legend whose cult following never stops growing, here is the definitive Morrison biography: his angry relationship with his father; the early tragedies and terrible events responsible for the darkness of his artistic vision; his private life and legal trials, including his infamous Miami obscenity bust; and the truth about his final hours. Based on extensive research and featuring dozens of rarely published photographs, this is the authoritative portrait of the poet, the grim visionary, the haunted man, and his haunting music.

The Life and Death of Jim Morrison

Break on Through

Victor G. Ambrus

Lydia Constanţa Ciucă

Vrajitorul din Oz [de] L. Frank Baum

In a world as fast paced and crazy as this one, it's easy to lose perspective on what's really happening and even more importantly, what really matters. Sidney Lament never learned those things during his busy life as a college professor, but upon his death Fate has decided to give him another chance to understand the meaning of life. There's only one problem - this time he has to do it as a female dog. This hilarious, but often poignant book is written from a dog's perspective?a dog that has already experienced life as a highly regarded human being, which society deemed both responsible and successful. It's amazing what you can miss when you're running the rat race, even if you're a pretty good runner. This time around Sydney (with a Y - now a female) gets to see things from a different point of view. Not only is he now a canine who remembers being a highly functional man, but. he belongs to a family that is deeply torn and marred by the effects of the opioid crisis. As they fight to regain Matt, the loving son they once knew, their struggle only immerses them further in the quicksand of the opioid addiction that has swept across America in the last decade. Watching Matt slip away, they try every option until they too become trapped in the dysfunctional world that is slowly killing their beloved.The opioid epidemic kills more people in American than gun violence, car crashes or Aids. Two hundred people die from overdoses every day. To most of us that's just a number, but for the family and friends of the more than 68,000 who died last year, it is far more than that. And for Sidney Lament, living a dog's life in a family desperately clinging to the love that had once held them together as their world crashes around them, the experience is heart transforming. Sometimes if you keep your ears open and your tail wagging you can learn a lot more at the bottom than you can at the top!

A Novel about a Family Caught in the Opioid Crisis

The Resurrection of Boraichee

L. Frank Baum

After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorotea must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.

El Mago de Oz

Rei Artur

Stalingrad snipers were a legend in their time. Their patience, keen eyes and ruthlessness helped win the Battle of Stalingrad and turn the tide of the Second World War. This is the true story of a teenage sniper recruited in 1942 by Vasily Zaitsev to seek out and shoot German officers. To begin with, the youngster finds it almost impossible to kill, but after a shocking discovery, goes on to 'snap as many as 84 German sticks', and following capture and a daredevil escape, leads a handpicked unit on a hazardous mission to seize Field Marshall Paulus, the Commander-in-Chief of the invading army. But this sniper is no ordinary marksman. The author first visited Stalingrad in 1959, and made subsequent visits in 1963 and, most recently, in 2006, when he met Tania Chernova, the heroine of this novel. Having studied Russian in Birmingham and Moscow, James Riordan lived, worked and travelled extensively in Russia for five years, and has presented several BBC radio programmes on Russia. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Russian at the University of Surrey.

The Sniper

Tom feels out of place. He's attracted to boys, not girls, and he's a promising cellist, which the school bullies see as a reason to pick on him. The story follows him through his adolescence, as he becomes more aware of his sexuality, and more commited to his music. This is set against the background of a rising tide of hysteria on Tom's estate and a witchhunt against suspected paedophiles. Through it all, Tom moves towards a satisfying resolution.

The Cello

Russian Folk Tales

No Silêncio da Guerra

A collection of traditional tales from around the world each of whose main character is female.

The Woman in the Moon and Other Tales of Forgotten Heroines

Bill Myers

Becka and her boyfriend Ryan go to Transylvania to help Jamie Baylor, a young actress being stalked and attacked by someone who only comes out at night.

The Undead

A collection of sixteen tales, including original stories by a variety of Irish authors and retellings of traditional folktales.

A Treasury of Irish Stories

Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and other medieval sources.

Tales of King Arthur

Brenda Ralph Lewis

Stories from around the world tell of monsters, heroes, outlaws, gods, and the origin of language.

An Illustrated Treasury of Myths and Legends/09187

Zach and and his younger sister, Piper, who have been separated from their parents, try to protect their six-year-old brother, Elijah, from dark forces who know of his supernatural gifts, with the help of some divine intervention.

The Elijah Project

John Rucyahana

In 1994, as Rwanda was submerged in genocide, Anglican Bishop John Rucyahanana witnessed the brutal murders of his family and church members, and, refusing to become part of the systemic hatred, has since been leading reconciliation efforts between his people and the perpetrators.

The Bishop of Rwanda

Jack Loveless attempts to avert his grandson's questions about his role in World War I by taking him to visit the battlefield graveyards in France. While there he meets a German soldier from the past and vividly remembers the Christmas truce, a miraculous moment when the guns fell silent and horrors of war were temporarily forgotten in a football match. Suggested level: secondary.

When the Guns Fall Silent

The first biography of the highly acclaimed, often controversial director, based on material from his family, filmmaking colleagues, and Stone himself, reveals the sensational story of the filmmaker and his professional achievements. Reprint.

The Controversies, Excesses, and Exploits of a Radical Filmmaker

Stone

Oliver Stone is America's most controversial filmmaker. From Platoon to The Doors to the incendiary JFK, there's no moviegoer in the country whom he hasn't intrigued or enraged. Now, in this first full biography, author James Riordan has interviewed Stone, the actors who've starred in his films, and his family and friends, to assemble a complete portrait of Stone's professional achievements and personal demons.

The Controversies, Excesses, And Exploits of a Radical Filmmaker

C. S. Lewis

Introduces, in text and illustrations, the various characters that inhabit the world of Narnia and sets them in the context of the Narnia stories. Also includes an outline of Narnian history.

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