The story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life--and long stretches in a straitjacket--by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an Englishman in medieval Korea. Based on the life and imprisonment of Jack London's friend Ed Morrell
The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama.
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reservoir Dogs by exploring the artistic journey of Quentin Tarantino, an Oscar-winning filmmaker. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1963, Tarantino developed a love for film during childhood, often accompanying his mother to the movies. His first script, My Best Friend’s Birthday, took four years to complete, while the script for Reservoir Dogs was finished in under four weeks, quickly establishing him as a standout director. Renowned for his cinematic style, non-linear storytelling, and striking violence, his films have sparked both acclaim and controversy, earning numerous awards, including Oscars and Golden Globes, primarily for his original screenplays. His body of work features cult classics such as Pulp Fiction and the revenge saga Kill Bill, along with historical epics like Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight. This retrospective meticulously catalogs Tarantino’s films, from his early work to his later masterpieces, honoring a passionate director whose uncompromising vision has left an indelible mark on cult filmmaking.
Jonathan Harker's visit to mysterious Count Dracula's eerie castle in Transylvania is just the start of a insidious plan to send vampires to England.
Logan is a stay-at-home bunny - but he's about to discover how bravehe really is. It's time for his first adventure, and he doesn'twant to go. But there's an amazing world outside, if he can justpluck up courage to look . . . A funny, reassuring story which shows that we're all braver thanwe think.
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” Pick From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
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The spellbinding sequel to Sunday Times bestselling Caraval.
The Art of War is composed of only about 6,000 Chinese characters, it is considered by many to be the greatest book on strategy and strategic thinking ever written. . 350F PROFESSIONAL READING LIST.
