Broomhandle Books

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Broomhandle Books is a small press publishing in the areas of literary fiction, essays, and historical reprints,. See our publication list below for the types of books and articles we publish.

If you are writing in the areas of antique weaponry, literary fiction or essays of general interest and need help taking your work to press electronically, please contact us. We accept unsolicited manuscripts at this time.

You can contact us with questions, comments or proposals at broomhandlebooks@gmail.com
English Gone Wrong: We Certainly Didn't Mean That!
Price: Free! Words: 1,110. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2016 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Form / anecdotes & quotations
(5.00 from 1 review)
Collecting the text of signs, menus and local newspaper articles that display whimsical use of the English language has long been a pastime for travelers abroad. This small volume contains some of the most humorous I have seen.
Gone with the Worms
Series: Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 990. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2016 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
When things can't get any worse, there's always one more horror awaiting.
Patton's Taste in Guns 巴顿佩枪的品味
Series: 名枪,电影,历史. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 530. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published: November 17, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Military biography, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / World War II
世界上大多军官都喜爱收藏手枪,这是军人本性。但具体收藏什么,则由品味决定。比如,为什么巴顿将军对这种在二战期间已经显得落伍了的SAA柯尔特单动转轮——美国西部的古老枪种,情有独钟? ……笔者亲临肯塔基Fort Knox陆军基地旁的巴顿博物馆,高清摄下将军两支最重要的爱枪……还亲身去靶场体验将军用枪的感受……全书近一万字,枪弹技术术语有英文对照;20页,109段落,19张照片
Aran Bobble Hat with Straight Ribbed Edging Knitting Pattern
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,290. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This pattern knits up into a lovely, stylish and snug fitting winter cap or beanie that sports traditional Aran bobbles, set off on a background of garter stitch. The hat is thick and warm as well as both soft and lightweight.
Aran Inspired Button Up Winter Leggings Cable & Moss Stitch
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,520. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create elegant button up winter leggings for women or young girls. The design provides exquisite lines for a classic and traditional Aran look. Skill Level: Intermediate
Two Tomato-Based Bean Stews to Die For
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,230. Language: English. Published: January 27, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Health & healing / allergy, Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Health & Healing / General
Have you done an elimination diet? Are food allergies or sensitivities part of your life? Are you looking for recipes that can replace the foods you once enjoyed? If you love the protein of beans and know you can tolerate tomatoes, these two recipes will not disappoint. The recipes are gluten free, dairy free, egg free and sugar free. Only one is suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
21 Days Plaque Away: Pain Free Self Dental Cleaning for Even the Worst Tooth Plaque
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,270. Language: English. Published: January 17, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Body cleansing & detoxification, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Oral health
If it’s the dental hygienist who frightens you more than the dentist, here’s a method to keep plaque under control. It will lessen the pain of those dental cleanings and give you a whole new way of understanding your options for achieving exceptional dental hygiene.
Renaissance Fair Slouch Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 12. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 2,890. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This wonderful slouch hat, inspired by the colorful patchwork caps and snoods seen at Renaissance fairs around the country, requires extremely basic knitting skills. The pattern describes how to create either a straight band or a roll band. The full array of reference photographs, gives you ideas for color schemes using four or eight colors. Skill Level: Advanced (or Ambitious) Beginner
Pinwheel Hat Knitting Pattern
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 7. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 3,190. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This marvelous cloche hat tempts the eye with its pinwheel effect. Knitted quickly and easily, in four connected sections as one piece, it is finished using a circular needle for a seamless hat band. The detailed multi-page pattern comes complete with reference photographs. Skill Level: Advanced (or Ambitious) Beginner
Cathedral Window Winter Cloche Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 10. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 3,310. Language: English. Published: January 2, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This marvelous cloche hat delights the eye with its easily inserted cathedral windows. Knitted quickly as one piece, in four connected sections, it is finished using a circular needle for a seamless hat band. Complete with reference photos, this multi-page pattern is ready for an advanced (or ambitious) beginner to undertake a colorful winter knitting project.
Twist and Twirl Winter Cloche Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 2. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 3,670. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2015 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This marvelous cloche hat intrigues the eye by appearing to be knitted in separate directions. It provides a “twist and twirl” effect. However, it is knitted easily, in four connected sections, as one piece and finished using a circular needle for a seamless hat band. There are two hat band options: straight band or roll band. The pattern includes beret point instructions and many photographs.
Remington 1858 Revolver in "Gone With The Wind"
Series: 名枪,电影,历史. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 210. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published: December 26, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Antiques & Collectibles » Weapons
作者无意中收藏了一支古董级别的雷明顿转轮手枪后,发现与电影《飘》(又译《乱世佳人》)中电影道具系同款。因此重新观影,获得新的角色关系感受。但电影为白瑞德选用雷明顿,其实在美国南方枪械收藏界中颇有争议……本书并非考证真伪。因为封面上拍摄的这一支,本身经历就很复杂,据说与美国西部19世纪著名的丹顿兄弟匪帮家族有关联……
Remington 1858: The Gun That Won Scarlett
Series: Famous Guns in Movies and History. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,680. Language: English. Published: December 25, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Antiques & Collectibles » Weapons, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
The Remington 1858 or New Model Army Revolver has an intimate relationship with the film Gone With the Wind. After purchasing an 1858, research into its supposed use by the Dalton Gang and the discovery that this type of gun had been used as a prop in Gone with the Wind created a perfect opportunity to explore its dynamic history.
Little Red Riding Hood -- A Story Retold
Series: Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 900. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Classics
Who really knows what happened in that cottage between Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf?
It's All Happening at the Zoo
Series: Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 590. Language: English. Published: October 10, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » General, Fiction » Holiday » Adventure
A short, short story about the zoo written many years ago when the perceptual differences between childhood and early adulthood were all too fresh.
The Fiddling Contest
Series: Genealogy, Book 3 · Short Stories, Book 2 · Continuing Education, Book 7. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,020. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » War, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
“The Fiddling Contest” is a true old family story transcribed by Ellen Gray Taylor, who had heard the brave story of Mars Henry in the words of the ex-slave who told it to her and to so many other children. Rendered in the vernacular, this story depicts the great love shown within an extended family trying to ensure survival in the dark days after the War Between the States.
"Dear Darling Loulie"
Series: Genealogy, Book 2 · Continuing Education, Book 6. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 56,920. Language: English. Published: September 14, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » American, Nonfiction » Biography » Military biography
The letters of Cordelia Lewis Scales depict the life and general morale of the civilian population in Mississippi before, during and after the War between the States. Special attention is paid to research into the life and service of Dabney Minor Scales, who served as a second lieutenant on the Shenandoah, the most important and famous ship of the Confederate Navy.
From the Life of the Colditz Mayor: Georg Leuschner (1549-1620)
Series: Genealogy, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,580. Language: English. Published: July 13, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Genealogy, Nonfiction » History » Family history
Dr. Johannes Loschke was a descendant of the subject of this genealogical abstract: Georg Leuschner. Loschke lived more than 350 years after Leuschner, but had enough material from the family’s own archives to delve into history on a solid footing.
The Infinity Jar
Series: Short Stories, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,700. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Children will be children. But, when they begin telling stories and the line between imagination and reality becomes cloudy ... well ... questions emerge from just about everywhere.
Story 31: A Dwarf
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 20. Price: Free! Words: 830. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Moss and Cobblestone Crib Quilt
Series: Aran Crib Quilts, Book 7. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 2,830. Language: English. Published: April 14, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
A beautiful Moss and Cobblestone crib quilt made from cotton yarn soft enough for baby’s skin. Also lovely for use in an elegant antique cradle to cover a doll. The pattern, although not fully reversible, looks wonderful on either the right or wrong side. Make a loving gift from this multi-page pattern, which comes complete with reference photos and detailed instructions. Beginner skill level.
Traditional House Slippers for Children
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 800. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
Children love these slippers! They can be made in bright, varied colors, making them a delight to the eyes. Besides being a great way to use up scrap yarns, these will keep the children's feet warm on any surface. This multi-page pattern, complete with reference photographs, provides detailed instructions on how to create these quick knit slippers.
Traditional House Slippers for Women
Series: Traditional House Slippers, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 750. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with reference photographs, provides detailed instructions to create stretch-to-fit traditional house slippers for women. These make great holiday gifts and help to use up scrap yarns in an effective and much appreciated manner.
Traditional House Slippers for Men
Series: Traditional House Slippers, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 780. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
If you ever doubted that adult males love house slippers, make a pair of these. They will become a great tradition in your family! Christmas presents solved forever. This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create stretch-to-fit traditional house slippers for men or for women with shoes sizes about the standard size nine.
Zifa Gong: Spontaneously Generated Energy
Series: Alternative Healing Strategies, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,830. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Healing, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Alternative therapies
Spontaneously generated energy (zifa gong) is exactly what it says. It is the practice of spontaneously generating energy inside your body for the purpose of self-repair, self-healing and self-enhancement. As a form of qigong, zifa gong is the simplest form of qigong to learn and practice. This book provides an introduction to its theory, practice and potential usefulness.
Sweet Potato Pancakes and Muffins: Gluten, Dairy, Egg and Sugar Free
Series: Elimination Diet Recipes, Book 4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,860. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Health & healing / gluten-free, Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Baking
Whether you are just starting an elimination diet or you already know food allergies or sensitivities are part of your life, sweet potato pancakes and muffins are a good start to replace wheat-based pancakes and breads. This book contains three recipes for sweet potato based pancakes and muffins. Thrown in for good measure is a "Special Note" to show you how to make Fluffy Pancakes, as well!
Aran Simple Plait Winter Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 3. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 1,350. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful winter cloche style hat featuring the Aran simple plait against the background of a reverse stockinette stitch. The hat is knitted in the round. Skill level: Advanced Beginner.
Mother - Daughter Belt Loop Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 8. Price: $2.98 USD. Words: 1,590. Language: English. Published: December 9, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page pattern, complete with reference photographs, knits up into a lovely and stylish cloche cap or beanie. The cap is snug and warm as well as soft and lightweight. Made with cotton yarn, it’s perfect for spring or fall weather. I’ve called it a Belt Loop Hat because the garter stitches running through it appear to be a belt running through loops. Skill Level: Advanced Beginner.
Amaranth Cookies: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Sugar Free
Series: Elimination Diet Recipes, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,970. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Health & healing / gluten-free, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Dieting
If food allergies or sensitivities are part of your life, you know gluten free, egg free, dairy free and sugar free baked goods are difficult to find and/or make. Those types of recipes are even harder to find! These amaranth cookies are a good start in helping to replace the baked snack foods to which you may have been accustomed. Cookies simply don't come any more "elimination diet allowed!"
Moss and Cobblestone Hat with Matching Cowl and Scarf
Series: Winter Hat with Matching Scarf Knitting Patterns, Book 6. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 3,000. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful Aran inspired cloche style hat featuring the traditional moss stitch along with matching cowl and scarf. Hat and cowl are knitted in the round. Hat and cowl skill level: Advanced Beginner. Scarf is knitted in rows on short needles. Scarf skill level: Beginner
Moss and Cobblestone Hat with Matching Scarf
Series: Winter Hat with Matching Scarf Knitting Patterns, Book 5. Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 2,080. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful Aran inspired cloche style hat featuring the traditional moss stitch along with a matching scarf. Hat is knitted in the round. Hat skill level: Advanced Beginner. Scarf is knitted in rows on short needles. Scarf skill level: Beginner
Moss and Cobblestone Hat with Matching Cowl
Series: Winter Hat with Matching Scarf Knitting Patterns, Book 7. Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 2,490. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful Aran inspired cloche style hat featuring the traditional moss stitch along with a matching cowl. Both items are knitted in the round. Skill level: Advanced Beginner.
Moss and Cobblestone Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 9. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 1,480. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful Aran inspired cloche style hat featuring the traditional moss stitch. Skill level: Advanced Beginner.
Checkerboard Hat with Matching Scarf
Series: Winter Hat with Matching Scarf Knitting Patterns, Book 8. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 2,820. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful slouch hat in regular and large sizes along with a matching checkerboard patterned scarf. Skill level: Advanced Beginner.
Checkerboard Slouch Hat
Series: Winter Hat Knitting Patterns, Book 11. Price: $2.97 USD. Words: 2,620. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a beautiful slouch hat in regular and large sizes. Skill level: Advanced Beginner.
Fluffy Pancakes: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Sugar Free
Series: Elimination Diet Recipes, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,110. Language: English. Published: July 16, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Courses & Dishes / Breakfast, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Allergies
If food allergies or sensitivities are part of your life, you know gluten free, egg free, dairy free and sugar free bread type products are difficult to make. Those types of recipes are even harder to find! These perfect “fluffy pancakes” are a good start in helping to replace the wheat-based pancakes and breads to which you may have been accustomed.
Browning FN Hi-Power: An Engraved Mystery
Series: Continuing Education, Book 8. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,130. Language: English. Published: April 27, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Antiques & Collectibles » Weapons, Nonfiction » History » Asian » China
In 2009 an engraved 1935 Browning FN Hi-Power in perfectly preserved condition appeared for sale online. Purportedly a personal gift from Chiang Kai-shek, the gun had been carefully stored away until finally sold as part of an estate. This article looks into the mystery of the gun's provenance. How had this Browning passed from a once powerful Asian leader to an American soldier during WWII?
Strange Stories 21 - 30
Series: Strange Stories, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,640. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Paranormal, Fiction » Classics
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Soft Striped Tunic for Toddlers
Series: Aran Vests and Sweaters, Book 7. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,910. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Crafts & Hobbies » Needlework / knitting, Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks & Manuals
This multi-page knitting pattern, complete with photographs, provides detailed instructions to create a soft and free flowing tunic sweater for toddlers, aged 2-3 years. This particular tunic allows for jumping, playing, rolling and other actions requiring freedom of movement. It is lightweight, yet warm and very, very easy to knit. Skill level: Easy
Story 24: Miss A-Bao or Perseverance Rewarded
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 19. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,860. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Story 23: Miss Lianxiang
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 18. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,780. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Hypnosis Scripts for the Novice
Series: Alternative Healing Strategies, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,360. Language: English. Published: March 6, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » Hypnotism, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Research
While many people are curious about hypnosis and its practice, simple, standard induction scripts seem to be well-guarded trade secrets. The scripts in this short ebook are the result of the author's self-study of induction methods used by some hypnotherapists. Recommended only for the purpose of completing a self-study in hypnosis, these scripts provide an idea of how hypnosis is carried out.
Packing Beauty for the Road
Series: Alternative Healing Strategies, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 13,810. Language: English. Published: March 6, 2013 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Aging well, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Body cleansing & detoxification
For the veteran world traveler or the first time adventurer, Packing Beauty for the Road provides simple, versatile and mobile basics for how to care for your skin without high priced lotions. Based on the methods and knowledge of a French masseuse, the instructions in this guide present the essentials for maintaining healthy skin and the key points for leveraging that knowledge into a business.
Story 22: The Boon Companion
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 17. Price: Free! Words: 1,230. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Strange Stories 11-20
Series: Strange Stories, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 23,680. Language: English. Published: November 27, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Story 18: Little Zhu
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 16. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,870. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Story 17: The Shui-Mang Plant
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 15. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,230. Language: English. Published: November 24, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. The Shui-Mang Plant is one of the collection's longest and most compelling stories. Broomhandle Books has edited The Shui-mang Plant to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make it more accessible to readers in this e-book format.
Story 16: The Magic Sword
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 14. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,700. Language: English. Published: November 23, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Story 15: Miss Yingning, or the Laughing Girl
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 13. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,020. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
Story 14: Judge Lu
Series: Sample Titles from Pu Songling, Book 12. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,550. Language: English. Published: November 17, 2012 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.
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名枪,电影,历史
这是一套考证与想象并存的名枪鉴赏随笔集。包含名枪介绍、枪械主题摄影欣赏、与名枪相关的电影及历史,以及把名枪用出传奇故事的形形色色的全球历史人物……
Famous Guns in Movies and History
This series of essays combines research, historical assessment, photographic themes, and art appreciation with imagination to introduce famous guns and their presence in movies and the characters, in literature or history, who used these guns.

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A Child's Outline of the Golden Age of Radio 1930's-1940's
Price: Free! Words: 1,220. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Study Aids / General, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This Child’s Outline of the Golden Age of Radio is included in our Continuing Education Series to provide a useful basic study guide for children or for anyone who may be exploring this period of history for the first time.
The Age of Civil War and Reconstruction: A Timeline for Children
Price: Free! Words: 1,100. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » History, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This outline of of the Civil War and Reconstruction serves as a useful study guide for children or for anyone who may be exploring this period of history for the first time. The outline collapses the complex events into a roster of key events that aid in understanding the Civil War and the Period of Reconstruction, which covers the years 1817 to 1877. The outline is simple, but comprehensive.
From Experience to Innocence: The Zen in Hemingway's Heroes
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,270. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular look at the development of Hemingway's heroes from the perspective of Zen thought is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
William Golding: Children as Messengers in "Lord of the Flies"
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,610. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short essay, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, discusses the representational roles children play in William Golding's “Lord of the Flies.”
Ironic Myth as a Parody of Romance
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,290. Language: English. Published: May 9, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Essay » Literature
Our Continuing Education Series hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, literary pieces, historical events and ideas. This particular short essay discusses the functional resemblance between ironic myth and romantic parody. Works discussed include Heart of Darkness, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and others.
God and Religion
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,940. Language: English. Published: May 6, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Essays, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This essay discusses the chapter “God and Religion” from Philosophy and Contemporary Issues by John Roy Burr and Milton Goldinger. From the chapter's inquiry into the existence of God, the paper addresses the construction of the debate including the scientific constraints of logic which fail to admit subjective experience and the inconsistency of the existence of evil and the existence of God.
The Tao and Its Influence on Chinese Painting, Poetry and Music
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,130. Language: English. Published: May 5, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Asian philosophy
This particular essay on the influences of the Tao on Chinese painting, poetry and music, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, examines the concept of the Tao and how it has been the basis for creating and interpreting works of art in China. It will serve as a useful study guide for young adults or anyone who may be tackling Chinese philosophy and art for the first time.
Introduction to Basic Issues in Philosophy
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,680. Language: English. Published: May 3, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Essays, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short essay on basic ideas in philosophy, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, examines general concepts required prior to reading philosophy. This introduction can be a useful study guide for young adults or anyone who may be tackling philosophical arguments for the first time.
Stolypin's Agrarian Reforms
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,900. Language: English. Published: April 8, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » History, Nonfiction » History » Russian
This particular short essay on P.A. Stolypin's Agrarian Reforms in Russia, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, examines the improved condition of the peasantry that arose as a result of land reforms. While Stolypin's reforms freed the peasantry from the chains of virtual slavery, World War I cut short Russia's road to progress in this area.
Vision of a New Society in Plato and Aristotle
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,800. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ancient philosophy, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This essay on "Vision of a New Society in Plato and Aristotle," which is part of our Continuing Education Series, examines the distinct differences between an ideal society as presented by Plato and by Aristotle in their writings.
Artistic Creation and Meaning in the Heraclitean Universe
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,390. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ancient philosophy
This particular short essay on Artistic Meaning in the Heraclitean Universe, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, examines the fundamental paradox in Heraclitus on the simultaneous validity of certain opposite values as applied to artistic creativity and tries to reach an conclusion on a specific question: Are artistically created objects meaningful in the Heraclitean Universe?
A Child’s Outline of the Sovereigns of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 810. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This Child’s Outline of the Sovereigns of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom is included in our Continuing Education Series to provide a useful study guide for children or for anyone who may be reading British royal history for the first time. Prepared in a simple and comprehensive way, it helps young readers and/or those without familiarity of the basic lines of royal succession.
The American Revolution as an Economic Movement
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,360. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » American, Essay » Sociology
This particular short essay on the causes of the American Revolution, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, provides readers with an argument that economic considerations primarily drove the colonists to revolution. Our Continuing Education Series helps to provide thoughtful consideration of important historical and literary questions.
Chaucer’s “Clerk’s Tale” as it Relates to the “General Prologue”
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,100. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Literature
This particular short analysis of Chaucer’s “Clerk’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
A Child's Outline of Greek and Roman Mythology
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,200. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / Ancient
This Child’s Outline of Greek and Roman Mythology is included in our Continuing Education Series to provide a useful study guide for children or for anyone who may be reading Greek or Roman mythology for the first time. The outline collapses the complex group of mythological characters and interactions into a quick blow-by-blow of the main characters and interactions found in the myths.
History and the Para-Rational: "Notes From Underground"
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,400. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short analysis of “Notes from Underground” by Fyodor Dostoevsky is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
Literature and the Para-Rational: Yukio Mishima’s “Spring Snow”
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,560. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short analysis of “Spring Snow” by Yukio Mishima is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
Admetus's Tenable Position as a Reasonable Man in "Alcestis"
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,050. Language: English. Published: November 3, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short analysis of "Alcestis" by Euripides is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
Zen in the Art of Archery: A Para-Rational Perspective
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,340. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short analysis of Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
Plight of the 20th Century Man in "The Stranger"
Series: Continuing Education. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,100. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
This particular short analysis of The Stranger by Albert Camus is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays
James Agee: Style
Series: Continuing Education, Book 5. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,650. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2014 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
James Agee's autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize. This particular literary analysis and criticism, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of Agee's literary style and powerful use of language.
The Tropism Experience
Series: Continuing Education, Book 4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,180. Language: English. Published: October 14, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Essay » Literature
In 1932 Nathalie Sarraute wrote her first book, Tropisms, a series of brief sketches and memories that set the tone for her entire oeuvre. This particular literary analysis and criticism, which is part of our Continuing Education Series, hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of Sarraute's challenging early fiction and literary style.
Guy De Maupassant's "The Model"
Series: Continuing Education, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,170. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Literature, Essay » Literature
This particular short analysis of one of Guy De Maupassant's most famous short stories is part of our Continuing Education Series, which hopes to provide readers with thoughtful consideration of various books, stories and essays.
A Preface to History: Analysis and Criticism
Series: Continuing Education, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,470. Language: English. Published: July 15, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Essays, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Adult & continuing education
Carl Gustavson's classic "A Preface to History" provides a fruitful source through which to examine a normative approach to history, debate the nature of objectivity in historical discussion, investigate historical-mindedness as a practical tool and analyze the basic forces that drive history. This paper presents shortcomings in Gustavson's approach to history.
The Zimmermann Telegram: Analysis and Criticism
Series: Continuing Education, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,410. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » History, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Adult & continuing education
The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara Tuchmann is a key work examining the question of what prompted the U.S. to enter World War I. This short analysis and criticism, part of our Continuing Education Series, hopes to provide readers with a general, but thoughtful, review of Barbara Tuchmann's research into how Woodrow Wilson, despite his long held stand on non-intervention, managed a shift to war.

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