American Literature

Roadie and Errol have demons inside them. Together, these young brothers can see a person's darkest secret or take all of their knowledge. But these powers come at a price. Every time the boys use them, the demons inside gain more control. When two of their classmates go missing, Roadie and Errol must use their powers to save them. Can the boys rescue their classmates without letting the devils inside consume them?

Ranging from the shattered gentility of Edith Wharton's heroines to racial confrontation in the songs of Nina Simone, American Rhapsody presents a kaleidoscopic story of the creation of a culture. Here is a series of deeply involving portraits of American artists and innovators who have helped to shape the country in the modern age. Claudia Roth Pierpont expertly mixes biography and criticism, history and reportage, to bring these portraits to life and to link them in surprising ways.

In the 14th edition of this seductive series, erotica's veterans and up-and-coming new writers join forces to explore how tantalizing crossing the so-called Lolita gap between youth and middle age can be.

By the author of The Overview Effect, a compelling look at what the future might hold under a new American Revolution. A band of young outlaws/revolutionaries known as the Barrah Gang struggles to survive in an America that is undergoing violent and revolutionary change. They are college kids for the most part, dedicated to peaceful change but forced to fight for their lives against adversaries like the Vets and with uneasy allies like the Guevaras.

Nearly three years have passed since we last saw Ted Rockson. In that time America has finally become free of Soviet Occupation. The war has been won, and Rockson can finally live the life that he has only dreamed of. However, that serenity is quickly shattered by one of Rockson's oldest and most feared enemies, General Zhabnov. On a quest for revenge, Zhabnov traps Rockson in a mysterious device know only as the "Dream Machine". Now Rockson must fight to regain his freedom once again, only this time the enemies he battles are his very nightmares themselves.

Juan Pablo Campos doesn't do regrets. He's living the dream as a physical therapist with his beloved New York Yankees. He has the best friends and family in the world and simply no time to dwell on what could’ve been. Except when it comes to Priscilla, the childhood friend he's loved for what seems like forever. New York City police detective Priscilla Gutierrez has never been afraid to go after what she wants.

Third-year Harvard student William Price takes an absence from his studies when an opportunity arises to accompany Charles Dickens on his American tour as his personal assistant. Leaving the love of his life, Rebecca, behind in Cambridge and traveling along the East Coast with Dickens and his lively crew, Price discovers the incomparable joys, follies, temptations, and opportunities of life on the road. As Price gets to know Dickens in a series of settings, from somber one-on-one chats to his flamboyant performances and raucous after-parties, they develop a complicated friendship.

The American Dream introduces the youth of America to their country’s exceptional history and regain pride in their American heritage in an immersive adventure story. In this striking adventure for listeners of all ages, Kaitlyn O’Connor, along with her friend Sam and their history teacher Robert Bacon, set out to travel back in time to rescue Kaitlyn's sister Kirsten O'Connor and fight a ruthless enemy in another century to defeat those determined to destroy their beloved America.

Temple Gordon is beautiful and proud, a Southern belle raised on her father's luxurious plantation. She is also a Cherokee. "The Blade" Stuart, an impulsive nearby landowner, is Cherokee as well. He and Temple share a passion for each other and a concern for their people. But while Temple wishes to protect the Cherokee way of life, The Blade seeks to save his people from death.

King Daryn has turned the Sons of Liberty into a war machine. Texas is flooded with exiles and refugees. The Church of the Redemption has come to power, changing the geopolitical landscape. Everything the Clearwater crew knew is gone. They've had to start a new life, hidden away from it all. Stealing what they can to survive. But, there's no safety in solitude. They know that better than anyone. Everything they know is about to change, when they stumble upon enough silver and weaponry to buy a small army.

In compiling this collection of humorous short stories by both well known and more obscure authors, Alexander Jessup applied a broad interpretation of humour; the stories span the period between 1839 and the beginning of the first World War.

A wonderful collection of short stories" by some of the all-time great American writers: 1. "The Diamond Lens" by Fitz James O’Brien; 2. "Titbottom’s Spectacles" by George William Curtis; 3. "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; 4. "The Eyes of the Panther" by Ambrose Bierce; 5. "The Lightning Rod Man" by Hermann Melville; 6. "Seeds" by Sherwood Anderson; 7. "Who Was She?" by Bayard Taylor; 8. "The Man who stole a Meeting House" by John Townsend Trowbridge; 9. "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog" by O. Henry

Marvin Tubbs has everything in life: a young, former swimsuit model for a wife, more money than he can spend, and a job that he loves. But what happens to his happiness when the world as he knows it comes to an end? When money has no value? When his wife becomes a target of lawless and dangerous men? Is it possible to survive the apocalypse? To still be happy? To live and love and laugh? Marvin is about to find out what’s really important in life.

Three new American plays: Dancing Lessons centers on Ever, a young man with Asperger's syndrome who seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive an awards dinner. Judith of Bethulia, written by and starring Broadway legend Charles Busch, is an outrageous and bawdy celebration of the Hollywood biblical epic genre! Jeffrey Sweet's Kunstler brings to life the once-comfortable suburban lawyer who became America's most revered and reviled attorney for the civil rights and radical movements.

Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done everything together. So when they don't have any classes together in sixth grade, it's disastrous. The solution? Trying out for the school play. Lauren, who loves to sing, wonders if maybe she will be the star instead of Tara this time. But when the show is cast, Lauren lands in the ensemble, while Tara scores the lead role. Their teacher explains: Lauren just doesn't look the part of the all-American girl. What audience would believe that she, half-Jewish, half-Chinese Lauren, was the everygirl star from Pleasant Valley, USA?

Ten years have passed since Jack Picaro lost his Ghost Rifle - the firearm he invented, the one that never missed its target. The loss of the rifle calmed the hellraiser in his soul. Instead of returning to the gambling halls and whiskey bars of St. Louis, Jack has spent the last decade as a fur trapper in Wyoming’s Wild River Range, married to Sky, the daughter of an Arikara war chief. Then, after helping rescue US soldiers captured by Crow Indians in the Rocky Mountains, Jack hears the familiar bell-like report of his Ghost Rifle.

It is 1952, and nearly all the girls 16-year-old Bertha Harding knows dream of getting married, keeping house, and raising children in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Bertha dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports section, she plays ball with the neighborhood boys—she even writes letters to the pitcher for the Workington Sweet Peas, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Gayle Tufts beobachtet mit scharfem Blick und schreibt mit viel Humor und Verstand nicht nur über ihr Leben als Amerikanerin in Deutschland, sondern auch über ihre alte Heimat - über Alltag und Absonderlichkeiten im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Hochaktuell und mit den besten Stücken aus ihrem neuen Bühnenprogramm.

American Fairy Tales is a classic fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum. The acclaimed author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many other juvenile fantasy books, L. Frank Baum had a lifelong fascination with fables, folklore, mythology, and fairy tales. This volume collects a series of engaging fantasy stories that follow the format of the world's best-loved fairy tales, combining imagination and adventure with valuable moral lessons.

Edgar Allan Poe was one of America's first native-born professional authors, but he nevertheless embodied the now-common archetype of the artist - dark, tortured, brilliant and tragic. Born into troubled conditions, Poe's life hardly improved over the years, and when it did, his happiness or triumph was always brief. His work was lauded during his lifetime, but his lifestyle never came close to matching the legacy that would swell in the decades following his death.