Best Selling Books by David Lawrence

David M. Lawrence wrote this book with the love of teaching and his students in mind. Through the last 25 years he has been teaching, he has developed many new and successful drum set concepts which will be outlined in his series of drum books called Dungeon of Drumming. He has utilized these techneques over the last 25 years with great success with his own students! Now for the first time these techniques are available to everyone!

In a friendship spanning 60 years, Earl Smith and Bob DiMatteo reminisce about their lives, their families and their country. Longtime residents of Palmyra, a small town in Central Pennsylvania, they were born when the movies were silent and people were just becoming acquainted with the model T. They raised their children in a time and place where doors were unlocked and neighbors were family. They lived to understand Ipads and Avatar. Earl and Bob share stories of their family, work, and play. They had heroes like Babe Ruth, Dwight Eisenhower, Amos and Andy, Lowell Thomas, Dick Tracy, Tom Mix and Milton Hershey. What Gone with the Wind was to Atlanta, Bob and Earl is to Palmyra. It is a time that will never be again. This book is a dramatic reminder of just why the millions of Bobs and Earls along with their wives Lennie and Cas were proud unsung members of the Greatest Generation, the generation that made America strong. With steely focus, Bob and Earl, and their peers across the United States, built a better nation, one community at a time

This prequel to the best-selling novels finds Mercy Thompson, shapeshifter coyote, recent graduate with a degree in history visiting the Tri-Cities to apply for a job as high-school history teacher to be disappointed that the school is more interested in a new PE coach. So she applies for an unorthodox job: she''ll be Mercedes, the lady VW mechanic. In this issue she meets Adam Hauptman and Stefan the Vampire as well as Zee and his son Tad for the first time ever.

They had marched more than thirty kilometres since dawn, along the white, hot road where occasional thickets of trees threw a moment of shade, then out into the glare again. On either hand, the valley, wide and shallow, glittered with heat; dark green patches of rye, pale young corn, fallow and meadow and black pine woods spread in a dull, hot diagram under a glistening sky. But right in front the mountains ranged across, pale blue and very still, snow gleaming gently out of the deep atmosphere. And towards the mountains, on and on, the regiment marched between the rye fields and the meadows, between the scraggy fruit trees set regularly on either side the high road. The burnished, dark green rye threw off a suffocating heat, the mountains drew gradually nearer and more distinct. While the feet of the soldiers grew hotter, sweat ran through their hair under their helmets, and their knapsacks could burn no more in contact with their shoulders, but seemed instead to give off a cold, prickly sensation.

Award-winning author David Lawrence Preston uncovers the facts about Christianity that most peopleincluding Christiansdon''t know and explains why these facts are so important.

Dark magic brings dire results as the evil witch Mariposa attempts to enslave the king of the werewolves and awakens a legendary beast within! Will Alpha wolf Charles escape the icy grip of her sorcery only to die at the hands of his enraged father? Time and hope are running out...unless the gentle Omega wolf Anna can somehow tip the scales in time! Be there as Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf reaches its stunning conclusion!

In the past week, coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has seen her friends kidnapped, killed, and assaulted - and things are about to get worse! A war between werewolves is erupting, and Mercy is caught smack in the middle! Can she unravel the secrets of the dark conspiracy that threatens them all in time to save her friends... and herself? Scores are settled and secrets revealed in the thrilling climax of Patricia Briggs'' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called. Collecting issues #5-8 of the series, along with an all-new, never-before-published 8-page bonus story, and a complete cover gallery.

Even an Alpha wolf can die at the hands of powerful witchcraft. And if the evil Mariposa is too much for a wolf as powerful as Charles what hope is there for the inexperienced and unsure Omega wolf Anna? Worse still, the dark magic that has overwhelmed Charles may even give the witch sway over his father, ruler of all the werewolves of North America. If she can control him, what hope remains for the wolves...or anybody? Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf hurtles towards its thrilling conclusion! Best-selling fantasy author Patricia Briggs has packed this adventure with all the supernatural thrills and chills her fans desire. Don''t miss a moment when Alpha and Omega come together!

The small locomotive engine, Number 4, came clanking, stumbling down from Selston-with seven full waggons. It appeared round the corner with loud threats of speed, but the colt that it startled from among the gorse, which still flickered indistinctly in the raw afternoon, outdistanced it at a canter. A woman, walking up the railway line to Underwood, drew back into the hedge, held her basket aside, and watched the footplate of the engine advancing. The trucks thumped heavily past, one by one, with slow inevitable movement, as she stood insignificantly trapped between the jolting black waggons and the hedge; then they curved away towards the coppice where the withered oak leaves dropped noiselessly, while the birds, pulling at the scarlet hips beside the track, made off into the dusk that had already crept into the spinney. In the open, the smoke from the engine sank and cleaved to the rough grass. The fields were dreary and forsaken, and in the marshy strip that led to the whimsey, a reedy pit-pond, the fowls had already abandoned their run among the alders, to roost in the tarred fowl-house.

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Fantasia of the Unconscious by David Herbert Lawrence

The tale relates the story of two sisters, daughters of an Anglican vicar, who return from overseas to a drab, lifeless vicarage in the post-First World War East Midlands. Their mother has run off, a scandal that is not talked about by the family. Their new home is dominated by a blind and selfish grandmother along with her mean-spirited, poisonous daughter.

The story begins with an account of a wife''s adultery. Accordingly, the rector''s wife has left him and their two young daughters for a young, penniless lover.The rector grieves but is loath to forget his beautiful wife. Instead, he turns his attention towards their daughters, Yvette and Lucille. In the story, we are told that the rector particularly adores Yvette, who reminds him of his former wife, Cynthia.After being given responsibility for a rectorate in the north country, the rector soon welcomes three people into his household: his cunning mother (known as Granny or the Mater), Aunt Cissie (his sister), and Uncle Fred.For her part, Granny is a wily, manipulative character. She particularly enjoys keeping the rector and Aunt Cissie under her thumb, and she does so with cunning grace. Meanwhile, Aunt Cissie secretly despises Granny, for the latter has prevented her from ever securing a happy marriage. The reality of the situation is that Aunt Cissie has sacrificed her sexuality and feminine inclinations to care for Granny in her old age.As a result, the household is a miserable place to live. Everyone is unhappy, and no maidservant stays for more than three months. The only one who manages to keep her zest for life is Granny. She devours most of the poorly cooked meals, while Aunt Cissie dispenses with meat in her diet.As can be expected, Granny loathes both her grand-daughters as well, particularly Lucille (the older of the two). As the young women grow, they eventually come to recognize Granny''s terrible hold over everyone and take steps to secure their independence.For her part, Lucille takes a job in town and flirts with every virile young man she sees. At twenty-one, Lucille tells Yvette that it is every young woman''s right to enjoy flings with eligible young men until she is at least twenty-six years old. Meanwhile, Yvette (at nineteen) isn''t so sure. She is pursued by eligible suitors, such as Leo Wetherell and Gerry Somercotes. However, she feels little desire to settle into the traditional role of mother and wife.Effectively, the women in her life (her mother, Granny, and Aunt Cissie) have destroyed her inclinations in that direction. Things soon come to a head, however, when Yvette is caught spending some of the proceeds for the church Window Fund. Accordingly, Aunt Cissie had had her eye set on a stained glass window for the fallen soldiers of World War One. The loss of the money becomes a bitter point of contention between the two and precipitates the further deterioration of Yvette''s relationship with her father and aunt.Meanwhile, Yvette''s hatred for Granny intensifies. In this, she feels helpless, as her father will not entertain any complaint about the old woman.As a consequence, Yvette begins to yearn for freedom. As the story progresses, Yvette has her fortune told by a fortune teller. It is then that she notices the fortune teller''s virile, handsome husband (a gypsy). To Yvette, the gypsy epitomizes sexual magnetism, power, and unbridled freedom. In short, he represents everything she believes is missing from her life.Yvette soon decides in her heart that her one fling (before she marries) must be with the gypsy.The story, however, ends on a bitter-sweet note. On one fateful day, the river overflows, and the town experiences a flood of frightening proportions. In the house, Granny is inundated with water and drowns in the process. Yvette, however, is saved by the gypsy, who leads her to the top story of the house. There, the two take shelter in a back room. They discard their water-soaked clothing, and in response to Yvette''s cries, the gypsy takes her in his arms.

The Plumed Serpent is set in Mexico in the 1920s, an era of political turmoil, and centres on a revolutionary movement to revive the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The brilliant vision of place, the violent action and the rituals and myth for the new religion all combine to make it one of Lawrence''s most vivid novels. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives. Several lengthy passages rejected in the course of composition and here included in the textual apparatus offer a close look at the intricacies of Lawrence''s progress toward a final conception of the novel. Full annotation and appendixes on Mexican politics and Aztec religion are also provided to assist in comprehending the often arcane concepts to which Lawrence applied his imaginative power.

The story begins with an account of a wife''s adultery. Accordingly, the rector''s wife has left him and their two young daughters for a young, penniless lover.The rector grieves but is loath to forget his beautiful wife. Instead, he turns his attention towards their daughters, Yvette and Lucille. In the story, we are told that the rector particularly adores Yvette, who reminds him of his former wife, Cynthia.After being given responsibility for a rectorate in the north country, the rector soon welcomes three people into his household: his cunning mother (known as Granny or the Mater), Aunt Cissie (his sister), and Uncle Fred.For her part, Granny is a wily, manipulative character. She particularly enjoys keeping the rector and Aunt Cissie under her thumb, and she does so with cunning grace. Meanwhile, Aunt Cissie secretly despises Granny, for the latter has prevented her from ever securing a happy marriage. The reality of the situation is that Aunt Cissie has sacrificed her sexuality and feminine inclinations to care for Granny in her old age.As a result, the household is a miserable place to live. Everyone is unhappy, and no maidservant stays for more than three months. The only one who manages to keep her zest for life is Granny. She devours most of the poorly cooked meals, while Aunt Cissie dispenses with meat in her diet.

The story begins with an account of a wife''s adultery. Accordingly, the rector''s wife has left him and their two young daughters for a young, penniless lover.The rector grieves but is loath to forget his beautiful wife. Instead, he turns his attention towards their daughters, Yvette and Lucille. In the story, we are told that the rector particularly adores Yvette, who reminds him of his former wife, Cynthia.After being given responsibility for a rectorate in the north country, the rector soon welcomes three people into his household: his cunning mother (known as Granny or the Mater), Aunt Cissie (his sister), and Uncle Fred.For her part, Granny is a wily, manipulative character. She particularly enjoys keeping the rector and Aunt Cissie under her thumb, and she does so with cunning grace. Meanwhile, Aunt Cissie secretly despises Granny, for the latter has prevented her from ever securing a happy marriage. The reality of the situation is that Aunt Cissie has sacrificed her sexuality and feminine inclinations to care for Granny in her old age.As a result, the household is a miserable place to live. Everyone is unhappy, and no maidservant stays for more than three months. The only one who manages to keep her zest for life is Granny. She devours most of the poorly cooked meals, while Aunt Cissie dispenses with meat in her diet.

The story begins with an account of a wife''s adultery. Accordingly, the rector''s wife has left him and their two young daughters for a young, penniless lover.The rector grieves but is loath to forget his beautiful wife. Instead, he turns his attention towards their daughters, Yvette and Lucille. In the story, we are told that the rector particularly adores Yvette, who reminds him of his former wife, Cynthia.After being given responsibility for a rectorate in the north country, the rector soon welcomes three people into his household: his cunning mother (known as Granny or the Mater), Aunt Cissie (his sister), and Uncle Fred.For her part, Granny is a wily, manipulative character. She particularly enjoys keeping the rector and Aunt Cissie under her thumb, and she does so with cunning grace. Meanwhile, Aunt Cissie secretly despises Granny, for the latter has prevented her from ever securing a happy marriage. The reality of the situation is that Aunt Cissie has sacrificed her sexuality and feminine inclinations to care for Granny in her old age.As a result, the household is a miserable place to live. Everyone is unhappy, and no maidservant stays for more than three months. The only one who manages to keep her zest for life is Granny. She devours most of the poorly cooked meals, while Aunt Cissie dispenses with meat in her diet.

Set during the First World War, "The Fox" is the story of Banford and March, two women who live and work together on a farm. Unmarried and in their late twenties, the two expect to remain spinsters and thus have settled into a routine life of farm-work. When a wily fox begins to make trouble on their farm, the pair set out to do away with it, but when March comes face-to-face with the fox, she finds she cannot harm it.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Rainbow is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottingham shire, particularly focusing on the individual''s struggle to growth and fulfillment within the confining strictures of English social life.

Two brothers find love in two different women, both out of the ordinary for farm lads - one a German nanny, the other the wife of a tramp who begs food from the farmers. Both men are redeemed from their rivalry for each other and their suppressed sexuality by the first experiences of love on the same night.

A momentous book in the field of psychoanalysis where Lawrence discusses his opinions about various aspects of life. Making it clear that he is neither a "scientist" nor a "scholar," he writes that he found support for his views in various theories and philosophies