Books with author S. Jamison

When Pig and Chicken are left homeless by a hoard of Zombies, they also lose their friend Steve. They have no choice but to embark on a crazy adventure across the treacherous world of Minecraft to find their friend. Their journey takes them across many lands as they encounter horrible creatures. Can a mere Pig and Chicken survive this perilous world?

Don’t settle for generic Spanish! Put away the stale phrasebooks and learn to speak just like the natives! Join us as we explore the most common expressions in Costa Rica. Does a choricero sell sausage? If someone says to you ¡Qué camote!, is he vegan? Discover the real meaning behind the words. Make friends and save money at the market. Start learning Spanish…one country at a time.The Gringo Guide 200 series of books have sold thousands of copies the world over. Our guidebooks are not meant to teach you basic Spanish, but rather to tailor your Spanish to the spoken idiosyncrasies of each Spanish-speaking country.

Vedic Sanskrit literature contains a wealth of material concerning the mythology and religious practices of India between 1500 and 500 BCE. a crucial period in the formation of traditional Indian culture. Stephanie W. Jamison here addresses the conditions that have limited our understanding of Vedic myth and ritual, such as the profusion and obscurity of the texts and the tendency on the part of scholars to approach mythology and ritual independently. Tracing two key myths through a variety of texts, Jamison provides insight into the relationship between early Indic myth and ritual as well as offering a new methodology for their study. After a brief survey of Vedic literature and religion, Jamison examines the recurrences of the myths.

When Pig and Chicken are left homeless by a hoard of Zombies, they also lose their friend Steve. They have no choice but to embark on a crazy adventure across the treacherous world of Minecraft to find their friend. Their journey takes them across many lands as they encounter horrible creatures. Can a mere Pig and Chicken survive this perilous world?

Have you ever been so deeply in love with someone that you risk everything for them? Kristen Halloway was convinced that her daughter's new music teacher, Tim Latten, was just that person. Wasn't it "signs" from above that led them to each other? She had never felt this way before about anyone, and she trusted everything he said. The problem? Kristen is married and afraid to make the split from the only security she knows. But with every little sign bringing them closer together, it is only a matter of time before those feelings are expressed. Is it really fate leading them down a path of near obsession, or is it simply physical attraction and everyday coincidences playing with their emotions? Kristen would do almost anything to hold onto Tim's love, but will the secrets...the silences that swirl around Tim, keep them apart forever.

The title character is an orphan whose background is a mystery to those who take her in. The beautiful little girl grows up through her many adventures in the old city of New Orleans such as seeing a Boeuf Gras walking through the streets of New Orleans on Lundi Gras (the day before Mardi Gras). Jane�s unique childhood experiences give readers a wonderful look at real places and events of days gone by.

Lady Jane was originally published in 1917. This works is illustrated throughout and is still a fascinating novel of the period. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Excerpt from Woven of Many ThreadsF or months Constance was inconsolable, scarcely eating or sleeping, wandering from her sister's grave to her chamber, weeping with her head upon the pillow where she had so Often rested, or pressing her tear stained face almost frantically to the green sod that covered the last. Resting-place of the beloved dead. If it had not been for her brother, who, fearing grief would kill the child, left his studies at Oxford and devoted himself to her, she surely must have succumbed to her deep sorrow. As he tried every means to divert her, she gradually became more cheerful, but never again the light-hearted, happy child she had been before.Two years after, that idolized brother, in all the strength and glory Of youth, was brought from Oxford to his childhood's home, hopelessly insane. Over-study in preparing to graduate had affected a ner vous excitable temperament, and an already overtasked brain, so as to extinguish for ever the light Of reason. For six months he lingered in that terrible darkness, some times gentle and tractable as a child, or again raving in the strongest and wildest delirium.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.