“nudists and poppies”

The first in Amitav Ghosh’s new trilogy of novels, Sea of Poppies is a stunningly vibrant and intensely human work that confirms his reputation as a master storyteller. At the heart of this epic saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean to the Maurit... More

One moment can change a lifetime . . . Fourteen-year-old Jobeth Roberts' life careens out of control after a freak accident leaves her alone in the world. Her future is uncertain. A hard, desolate road filled with pain and heartache stretches ahead. She finds rays of hope in the friends who become h... More

Ambitious, sensuous, filled with intriguing characters, panoramic settings, and high drama, "Red Poppies" opens a window on preoccupation Tibet. Set in the 1930s, it is the story of the wealthy Maichi family: its powerful chieftain, his Han Chinese wife, his first son and heir, and his second, "idio... More

1926. A collection of sonnets by Saltus, novelist, poet and essayist, compiled by his wife, whose own poetry is included in this volume. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.... More

""In Australia they call high-achievers 'Tall Poppies'. A field of poppies looks better when they appear to be all the same. So, if one poppy grows taller than the other poppies in the field, they just chop it down. It really is the same way with people. When someone achieves too much and 'grows too... More

After fighting in Morocco, then in the High Mountain of Tonkin at the frontier of China against the Annamese and the Chinese Black Flag pirates, Sergeant Karl Haz? of the Foreign Legion ended up in Darlac in the south of Indochina. There he had to go to war against the unsubdued Montagnard Djara?s, ... More