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Many out of print and out of copyright books are available in PDF format on the Internet for download. These free ebooks offer a fascinating insight into a bygone world.

Thrift stores are a great way to save money on clothing and household items. However, there is a time factor involved. Here are some thrift store alternatives.

Children's reading skills are at a low point. A child with good reading skills will have an advantage over his peers. Vintage books provide a valuable resource.

Antique books aren't just pleasing to the eye. Many older and vintage books may be rare and valuable. A seemingly ordinary book could be sold to pay off a mortgage.

Francis Crawford of Lymond, the hero of Dorothy Dunnett's popular Lymond Chronicles, is one of the most compelling fictional characters ever created.

In 1986, Knopf released Anagrams, the second book by Lorrie Moore after story collection Self-Help. Anagrams was sold as a novel, but is actually a story cycle.

In her novel-in-verse, Autobiography of Red, why has Anne Carson harnessed creatures from Ancient Greece to tell a story of adolescent love in modern Canada?

Chicana and Latina authors write about diverse topics, but family relationships with all its nuances and issues is a common theme in many of these novels.

Orhan Pamuk, author of "My Name is Red", "Snow", "The White Castle", and "The Black Book", is Turkey's most prominent writer and a politically controversial figure.

Bridesmaids are traditionally the bride's closest friends, but that doesn't always make buying bridesmaid gifts easy. Here are some ideas for unique bridesmaid presents.

Free children's book are widely available online. Children can access books in many languages for free from home regardless of where they are in the world.

Clearly influenced by Marilyn Hacker, a successor to Frank Herbert's Dune, the story of poet Rydra Wong tied with Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon for the SFWA's prize.

Anne Enright writes about grief which is biological and timeless. She uncovers the place we cannot see where the dead essential self of someone we have loved disappears.

Hannan's first novel is an irresistible journey through the opium-addled streets of the nineteenth century American West, seen through the eyes of a witty flash-girl.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document that helped establish basic human rights and provided the framework of the Revolution.

It's not just what you use, it's how you use it. The latest miracle product may boast great results, but here's how to get them without spending a dime!

The Legislative Assembly was one of the early ruling bodies during the French Revolution. Lasting less than a year, it collapsed under a constitutional crisis.

Stampp focuses on major aspects of slavery, from its rise in the South to the treatment of slaves by their owners, as well as the reasons the institution lasted so long.

Only the truly great get Pulitzers by writing about cubicles, backyards and coffeepots. If "write what you know" still applies, how can the rest of us jazz it up?

Following the Reign of Terror, a number of French radicals led by Maximilien Robespierre were arrested and guillotined as outlaws. This led to the Executive Directory.

Astrid, Juli and Thisbe, three sophomores at in all-girls school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, indulge in deviant acts, not realizing the consequences until it's too late.

Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy is a unique reference book from AD 800 to the present in one volume. It is a must-have for monarchists and history buffs.

Fears of pushing Virginia toward secession led Lincoln and some Cabinet members to avoid reinforcing Gosport Naval Yard, a decision resulting in dire consequences.

The doctrine of coverture meant that the husband was responsible for the property within the marriage. The wife's property became her husband's, or he held it in trust.

Deep play, in which one is absorbed in creative play, is spirituality in action.

Once considered primarily a religiously conservative practice, secular homeschooling is on the rise.

According to Jung's psychology of rebirth, man goes through a spring ritual of loss and rediscovery that contributes to his psychic and spiritual growth.

The March on Versailles was a changing point in the early days of the French Revolution. It not only set the groundwork for the fall of the king, but gave women a role.

Martial law was declared in Poland in 1981 by Prime Minister Jaruzelski in order to squash the powerful Solidarity movement and stave off economic decline.

The National Constituent Assembly was established in 1789 and lasted two years, helping to establish the foundations of the French Revolution.

The National Convention governed France during the period of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. Led primarily by the Jacobins, it lasted until 1795.

Devil May Care, the new James Bond novel, is published in the US and overseas on 28 May 2008. The book launch marks the centenary of Bond creator Ian Fleming 1908-2008.

The capture and occupation of New Orleans closed the Mississippi River to trade and shut down the prosperous cotton exports to Europe while fueling Northern morale.

Short biography of the Russian writer of worldly talents.

Original source documents can be very valuable in understanding the social and cultural habits of everyday life, but accuracy must be tested by corroborative sources.

Ptolemy's geography contained many errors, but it also pioneered many concepts that we still use today.

Ptolemy was an ancient Greek scholar who originated the Ptolemaic system in astronomy and made important contributions to geography and optics.

This article discusses the role of the Church in propogating anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe, particulary in Germany.

Terse prose, cracking dialogue, fast pace and a complex plot make this an engaging hard-boiled mystery.

Over the last fifteen years Sebastian Faulks has established himself as one of the most accomplished and successful authors in the UK.

One primary theme in Sandra Cisneros' Caramelo surrounds the role of the family, especially in relation to shaping gender roles.

Paradoxes and ambiguity are essential to Taoist philosophy. With an appreciation of the purpose and use of these paradoxes, Taoism can be understood in greater depth.

Politicians and civic leaders saw an opportunity to extend the goals of Manifest Destiny by using the American occupation of Mexico as a natural step toward annexation.

Following economic despair, King Louis XVI calls for a meeting of French representatives. During the meeting, the National Assembly is founded and the Revolution began.

The French Directory was a group of five directors who held executive power from 1795 until 1799. It oversaw the expansion of the French Revolutionary Wars.

The Jacobin Club was the most powerful political organization in France during the French Revoluion. It was formed in Versailles during the Estates-General of 1789.

A group of deputies met on June 20, 1789, in a tennis court to establish the foundations of the French Republic. This action established the National Assembly.

Historians cite several reasons that may have played a part in the dropping of the atomic bombs, but President Truman remained steadfast in his defense of using them.

Mysticism is the attempt to experience God or enlightenment. Modern scholarship has developed several approaches to understand just what these experiences might be.

The Rosicrucian Way provides 4 exercises using the power of thought to control negative and turbulent emotions.