Can-Cans, Cats and Cities of Ash

Can-Cans, Cats and Cities of Ash
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0141963255

One of the great derisive monuments to the imbecilities of the tourist experience, Mark Twain's (1835-1910) account of his tour with a group of fellow Americans around the sights of Europe is both hilarious and touching, Twain's exasperation and dismay at the phoney and exploitative being matched by his excitement and pleasure in the genuinely beautiful. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries – but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: Great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered.

Sold as a Slave

Sold as a Slave
Author: Olaudah Equiano
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780141032054

In an adventurous and extraordinary life, Equiano crisscrossed the Atlantic world, from West Africa to the Caribbean to the U.S. to Britain, either as a slave or fighting with the Royal Navy. This account is not only one of the great documents of the abolition movement, but also a startling, moving story of danger and betrayal.

Medical Record

Medical Record
Author: George Frederick Shrady
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1236
Release: 1911
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

The Congo and the Cameroons

The Congo and the Cameroons
Author: Mary Kingsley
Publisher: ePenguin
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Mary Kingsley's journeys through tropical west Africa are a remarkable record, both of a world that has vanished and of a writer of immense bravery, wit and humanity. Paddling through mangrove swamps, fending off crocodiles, climbing Mount Cameroon, Kingsley is both admirable and funny.

Current Opinion

Current Opinion
Author: Edward Jewitt Wheeler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 794
Release: 1901
Genre: Literature
ISBN:

Warning! This Book Is Offensive and Politically Incorrect

Warning! This Book Is Offensive and Politically Incorrect
Author: Evelyn Cross
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1665702834

This book is an invitation to every American. It is not the work of a political party or special interest group. It is a challenge to learn the facts, connect the dots, and think for yourself. Evelyn Cross is an ordinary American. Stories from her life reveal simple truths, such as the fact that dogs and cats can get along in the same house. Can humans? She also highlights how unrestrained anger escalates into violence and abuse. Every abuser blames his victim saying, “If he, or she, hadn’t said, or done this or that; I wouldn’t have needed to kick, punch, beat, or otherwise injure him.” The abuser feels justified. She urges everyone to read the Bible and learn its principles, regardless of personal belief. Why experiment using trial and error? The Bible tells stories of how people throughout history confronted challenges, how good people made bad mistakes, and the consequences they experienced as a result. Gain insights to make life better for yourself, your children, and your community. Ask the right questions. Learn the facts. Build a strong America based on wisdom and truth.