Alan Bennett

Two unexpected tales written and read by the bestselling author of The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories, and The History Boys: Alan Bennett. In The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson, a conventional middle-class woman is beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory, and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers, her mundane life becomes much more stimulating.

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This vintage book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of welding, including "Electric Welding Processes", "Electric Resistance Process of Welding", "Electric Arc Welding", and more. Although old, these articles contain a wealth of timeless knowledge that will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in welding. Contents include: "Electric Welding Processes", "The Zerener Process", "The Benardos Process",...

Happy 90th birthday, to one of the world's most beloved icons of children's literature, Winnie-the-Pooh! 
The adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Kanga and tiny Roo, Owl, Rabbit, and the ever doleful Eeyore are timeless treasures of childhood. In this beautiful edition of Winnie-the-Pooh, each of Ernest H. Shepard's beloved original illustrations has been meticulously hand painted. Bright in color and elegant in design, this lovely...

Johnnie Wise was just fifteen years old when her mother sold her virginity to an unscrupulous white insurance man named Earl Shamus. Stunningly beautiful, with long naturally wavy black hair, she possessed the voluptuous body of a thirty-year-old woman. Her skin was the color of brown sugar. Johnnie had heard about Earl Shamus and his escapades among the poor black women in New Orleans. But what she didn't know was that Shamus had quietly made several...

When a man discovers that a transient woman is living in a van in his driveway, he forms an unexpected bond with her.