Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Novels (Agnes Grey / Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights) Novels (Agnes Grey / Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights) Charlotte Brontë,Emily Brontë,Anne Brontë The three great novels collected here are set in a beautiful by awe-inspiring landscape and they explore the darkest and most extreme emotions. Here are some of the most memorable characters in liter… OL1095411W
Wuthering Heights et autres romans (Agnes Grey / Professor / Wuthering Heights) Wuthering Heights et autres romans (Agnes Grey / Professor / Wuthering Heights) Charlotte Brontë,Emily Brontë,Anne Brontë Contains: Agnes Grey Professor [Wuthering Heights](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21177W) OL14948695W
Novels 1942-1952 (Cannery Row / East of Eden / Moon is Down / Pearl) Novels 1942-1952 (Cannery Row / East of Eden / Moon is Down / Pearl) John Steinbeck John Steinbeck has earned a place as one of America's most enduringly popular writers. Here, in the third volume of The Library of America's authoritative edition of his writings, are four novels tha… OL15334093W
By way of water By way of water Charlotte Gullick "Struggling to feed their children in an unforgiving California forest, Jake and Dale Colby make personal vows that only make matters worse. Jake will not accept help - from the government or his nei… OL16512527W
Upcountry South Carolina goes to war Upcountry South Carolina goes to war Melissa Walker Chronicles through correspondence the lives and concerns of prominent families in piedmont South Carolina during the late-antebellum and Civil War eras. The 124 letters presented here were written by… OL18685970W
The black snow The black snow Paul Lynch "In Donegal in the spring of 1945, a farmhand runs into a burning barn and does not come out alive. The farm's owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his friend dies and all 43 of his cattle are d… OL20000791W
Chase the moon Chase the moon Dinah McCall HE WAS PREPARED FOR DANGER--NOT FOR LOVE. Elijah Moon, his sons, his beautiful daughter Gracie, and their families are trying to dwell simply in this modern world. Living off the land in rural Ken… OL2004508W
The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Steinbeck’s classic novel of the Great Depression is as vivid now as ever. The story focuses on a family of Oklahoma sharecroppers, farmers who work another man’s land for a share of the crops. Drive… OL23205W
God's fool God's fool Mark Slouka "Born attached at the chest, Chang and Eng were considered a marvel, an omen, an act of God, evidence of His glory or proof of His wrath. Uniquely cursed, enslaved to one another for life, they were … OL2749277W
Those dam kids Those dam kids Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society This is a collection of stories written by children of the dam workers and other families who came to the Boomtown areas seeking work and a new place to live and thrive. What comes to mind is the pro… OL28759162W
One family One family Vaughn Sills "One afternoon in the fall of 1979 photographer Vaughn Sills set out from Athens, Georgia, with a load of camera equipment, a tape recorder, and a caring spirit, seeking a family in a setting that wo… OL495131W
The rural Hindu family in continuity and change The rural Hindu family in continuity and change S. B. Singh Parmar Study conducted in Bānda District, Uttar Pradesh. OL5083684W
For dear life and selected short stories For dear life and selected short stories Belinda Dobson Jelliffe "Presented here with two previously unpublished short stories, For Dear Life, edited by Virginia Pruitt and Howard Faulkner, will appeal to those interested in women's studies, social history, and Am… OL5951723W
Little heathens Little heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish I tell of a time, a place, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to describe that treasure trove, lest it vanish forever. So, partly in response to the basic human instinct … OL8383181W