This day in 1722 the novel The For­tunes and Mis­for­tunes of the Famous Moll Flan­ders by Daniel Defoe was pub­lished. As with all great nov­els there is a great story behind it. Scar­let Woman Moll Flan­ders key­hole paper sculp­ture red by Scathingly­Bril­liant Great price on this book in paper or elec­tronic for­mat through the Man of la Book Affiliate

About: Eat­ing Smoke: One Man’s Descent into Drug Psy­chosis in Hong Kong’s Triad Heart­land by Chris Thrall is a mem­oir of the author’s time being a drug addict in Hong Kong. The book takes a good look at into the red light dis­trict of Hong Kong, the col­or­ful Wan Chai dis­trict. My rat­ing for Eating

  About: War and Peace by Leo Tol­stoy is a fic­tional book first pub­lished in 1869. The work is regarded as one of the most impor­tant works of world lit­er­a­ture.  The copy I read was trans­lated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. 1350 pages Pub­lisher: Oxford Uni­ver­sity Press, USA; New edi­tion ISBN: 0199232768 Great price on

Q. Tell us about Lucinda Lit­er­ary? What qual­i­fies you to give such ser­vices? Why should authors pick you over the other play­ers in the field? A. I’m a hybrid: I rep­re­sent authors, but also con­sult on mar­ket­ing and pub­lic­ity for authors rep­re­sented by other agents. I don’t believe in being ter­ri­to­r­ial, so my company’s philosophy

Arti­cle first pub­lished as Book Review: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fal­lada on Blog­crit­ics. About: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fal­lada is a fic­tional 1947 book describ­ing the life in Ger­many under the Third Reich. The book’s title in the US is Every Man Dies Alone. 544 pages Pub­lisher: Melville House; Reprint edi­tion ISBN: 1935554271 My rating

Yes­ter­day was the birth­day of famed author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (museum). Mr. Poe’s sto­ries and poems are clas­sics and he was an inter­est­ing per­son as well. Illus­tra­tion by Abi­gail Lar­son Works by Edgar Allen Poe 1 )      There is a com­mon mis­con­cep­tion that no-one knows how Poe died. There are sto­ries about hired henchmen ,

About: The Silent Oli­garch by Chris Mor­gan Jones is a fic­tional book about those in the shad­ows which hold the strings of power. Arti­cle first pub­lished as Book Review: The Silent Oli­garch by Chris Mor­gan Jones on Blog­crit­ics. 336 pages Pub­lisher: Pen­guin Press HC, The ISBN: 1594203199 My rat­ing for The Silent Oli­garch — 4 Great price on

I recently spoke with a woman who, just min­utes before, fin­ished read­ing Stieg Larssen’s The Lady with the Dragon Tat­too: “What a won­der­ful, grip­ping book,” she said. “Yes,” I said, “so I’ve heard.  I’ve not read it.” “Oh, but you must.  It’s won­der­ful.”  Her enthu­si­asm was all over her face. “Why is it so won­der­ful?” I asked. “It’s so

About: Wine to Water by Doc Hend­ley is a non-fiction mem­oir of the author start­ing the Wine to Water non-profit. The char­ity brings clean water to many parts of the world. The pub­lisher is giv­ing away one copy of this book— enter at the end of the post. 288 pages Pub­lisher: Avery ISBN: 1583334629 My rat­ing for Wine to

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