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As Robyn Arianrhod shows in this new biography, the most complete to date, Thomas Harriot was a pioneer in both the figurative and literal sense. Navigational adviser and loyal friend to Sir Walter Ralegh, Harriot--whose life was almost exactly contemporaneous to Shakespeare's--took part in the first expedition to colonize Virginia in 1585. Not only was he responsible for getting Ralegh's ships safely to harbor in the New World, he was also the first...

Life after Lord Sacher is far from easy, as the Hunters' next assignmnet pits them against a magic carpenter whose latest creation has a murderous appetite. Can the gang whip this abominable beast into submission--or will they suffer the sting of defeat?

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which...

"It's spring in the tiny town of Damariscotta, a tourist haven on the coast of Maine known for its oysters and antiques. Andrew, a high school English teacher recently returned to the area, has brought his family to Ed and Steph Thatch's sprawling riverside estate to attend a reception for the Amherst women's lacrosse team. Back when they were all teenagers, Andrew never could have predicted that Ed, descended from a long line of lobstermen, or Steph,...

Discusses the life of one of the great English poets and describes the social, political, and intellectual climate of his time.

There are 42 million native Korean speakers, including more than 1 million in the U.S., and knowledge of Korean is increasingly in demand due to South Korea's growing economic influence and North Korea's continuing international security issues. This fun and easy guide helps people pick up basic skills in this challenging language. Complete with a CD featuring sample dialogues in MP3 format, it covers grammar, numbers, greetings and introductions,...

By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories showcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature, Blackwood's writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Here Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing work - including the title story, the inspiration for Val Lewton's classic film Cat...