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

A World of Folk Tales

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

Yefim Druts

Alekseĭ Gessler

Includes tales, which are accompanied by an introduction and a historical overview which give readers insights into the culture, the folk literature, and the lives of the people in various regions.

Russian Gypsy Tales

It's 1930s America and the Depression has ripped the nation apart. Poverty is rife and families are starving. Fourteen-year-old Molly has no one but herself. She has to find work, but with millions of people unemployed the only way to find a job is to travel.

A Story from the Great Depression

Boxcar Molly

An appealing fairy tale with a twist, illustrated in full colour and perfect for young readers aged 5 to 7 years.

The Ugly Little Swan

A World of Fairy Tales

It's Christmas Eve, 1914, and there's a war on. British and German soldiers sit in the muddy trenches either side of No Man's Land, as deadly enemies. Suddenly, a strange sound fills the air. A German voice is singing 'Silent Night'. A British sergeant joins in, and so begins a most unusual evening indeed... War Games is a historical story set during World War I.

War Games

Frank lives in London's East End. When his father is drafted and his neighborhood is bombed, Frank is evacuated to the countryside. There, he meets a German Jewish girl named Hannah and learns how much is at stake in the war with Nazi Germany.

Escape From War

Oliver Stone is America's most controversial filmmaker, his movies including Platoon, The Doors, JFK, and Natural Born Killers. With complete co-operation from Stone, this is a portrait of his professional achievements and personal demons.

James Riordan

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