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The Bailey School Kids. The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (or, simply, The Bailey School Kids) is a supernatural children's book series. The books in the series are co-authored by Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey. John Steven Gurney is the original illustrator of the series (covers and interior illustrations) and designer of the characters.
P. T. Barnum. Phineas Taylor Barnum ( / ˈbɑːrnəm /; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus [1] with James Anthony Bailey . He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist, although he said of ...
United States. Owner. Arlan Hess (2015–present) Website. citybookspgh .com. City Books is the oldest independent bookstore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1984, it specializes in rare books with an emphasis on contemporary fiction and poetry. [1] [2] Mental Floss calls City Books one of the “Best Bookstores in All 50 States.”.
A Tale of Two Cities. A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he ...
The Land of Stories is a series of children's fiction, adventure, and fantasy books written by American author, actor, and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, The Wishing Spell, was released on July 17, 2012, with the sixth and final book published in July 2017. Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, [1] and has since published ...
The Night Circus is a phantasmagorical fairy tale set near an ahistorical Victorian London in a wandering, magical circus that is open only from sunset to sunrise. Le Cirque des Rêves (The Circus of Dreams) features exhibitions such as illusionists, fortune-tellers, and attractions that defy the laws of physics and reality.
American. Period. 1983–present (as writer) Genre. Fantasy, science fiction. Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952) is an American writer of speculative fiction, both fantasy and science fiction. [1] He is a founder of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (1996) and a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( SFWA, 2005–2007).
Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey was born as Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England. She moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher.