Last week we had a rare opportunity to travel back in time to meet one of the world’s most beloved English storytellers of all time, Joseph Rudyard Kipling. His fiction works are some of the world’s favorites, especially his collection of short stories titled The Jungle Book. What many don’t know, however, is that KiplingContinue reading “Rudyard Kipling’s Time in Vermont”
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Great Works on the Stock Market
Signed, First Edition Copy of The Stock Market Crash – And After There are a select group of financial scholars and leaders that have left behind great literary works, helping us to better understand the stock market and other aspects of the global financial system. We carry several of these rare, historical books about theContinue reading “Great Works on the Stock Market”
Mark Twain and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First Edition Issue Points
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his nom de plume Mark Twain, was one of the most critically acclaimed and popular writers of our time. His vast body of work spans multiple genres. Twain was able to accurately reflect the sensitive social issues of his day in a way that intimately touched his readers andContinue reading “Mark Twain and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First Edition Issue Points”
Author Spotlight – Truman Capote
The life of Truman Capote was riddled with glamor, addiction and even murder. His books are a staple among literary classics and Capote believed that real-life events could make better fiction than the imagination could ever dream of. The movie version of his own life was a testament to that. Capote, starring the recently deceasedContinue reading “Author Spotlight – Truman Capote”
Author Spotlight – J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger’s portrayal of cynical adolescence and the shortcomings of society is what draws many readers to his works. This representation can be seen famously in 16-year-old Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye, and also in the young, brilliant band of misfits he portrays in his (albeit slim) published body of work. TheContinue reading “Author Spotlight – J.D. Salinger”
Nelson Mandela – A life of passion and persistence
The world suffered a great lost when Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and longtime revolutionary, died on December 5th, 2013. Mandela was South Africa’s first black president and the first president that was democratically elected, a feat that was only made possible by Mandela’s decades of political activism. Mandela was an African nationalistContinue reading “Nelson Mandela – A life of passion and persistence”
Author Spotlight – Graham Greene
English novelist and playwright Graham Greene was one of the most widely read authors of the 20th century. A superb storyteller, he had a flair for writing suspenseful, action-packed stories. His themes were often morally ambiguous and blurred the line between good and evil. A prolific writer, Greene’s bibliography contains over 150 titles, including novels,Continue reading “Author Spotlight – Graham Greene”
Author spotlight – William Faulkner
Faulkner is one of the most important writers in U.S. Southern literature, along with Mark Twain and Flannery O’Connor. His novels deal often with Southern culture and what he perceived to be its fall from grace in the transition into a new era, while his writing style is cerebral and experimental with meticulous attention toContinue reading “Author spotlight – William Faulkner”
Author Spotlight – Milton Friedman
Few people have had such a dramatic impact on shaping the views of the American public as Milton Friedman. His influence has shaped politics, academics and popular culture. A brilliant, world renowned statistician, Friedman was recognized around the globe for his role in shaping international and domestic economics. He was an outspoken activist for smallerContinue reading “Author Spotlight – Milton Friedman”
The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck’s Love for China
The Good Earth, scholars agree, created sympathy for China in the oncoming war with Japan: “If China had not captured the American imagination, it might just have been possible to work out a more satisfactory Far Eastern policy,” but such works as The Good Earth, “infused with an understandable compassion for the suffering Chinese, didContinue reading “The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck’s Love for China”