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  Small love song

  ROBIN ANTONY

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  A year ago, Ms. Ly moved, partly because of this. I still remember that night when she cried and called me, after Hoang's wife came to make a fuss in her neighborhood, that was the first time she mentioned him to me. Ly said Hoang and his wife are divorced, the reason is just that the conflict between the couple is too deep, it is not because she intentionally interferes in other people's families. But perhaps Hoang's wife had many dissatisfactions, so that time always came to her to make a fuss, and Ly also partly moved because of that.

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  Sir John Tiptoft: 'Butcher of...

  Peter Spring

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  John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, is arguably the most intriguing, controversial and possibly misunderstood figure of the Wars of the Roses period. Politically adept, he occupied a string of important offices, first under the Lancastrian Henry VI and then the Yorkist Edward IV.A man of action, he held commands on both and sea, in England, Ireland and Wales.As Constable of England he acted as Edwards enforcer and earned the sobriquet Butcher of England for his beheadings and impalements. Yet he was also an outstanding Renaissance scholar who studied at Oxford, Padua and Ferrara, a collector of books and patron. This, in conjunction with his political actions, makes him a proto-Machiavellian Prince.Peter Spring also looks beyond the Earls public life to glean insights into the man himself, concluding that the available information generally reveals an attractive personality. He presents a balanced reappraisal, seeing him, as did many contemporary Europeans and some fellow countrymen, as a man of great intellect and capability who did not shirk the hard tasks imposed by a merciless age.Worcesters execution for the application of Roman law, lampooned as the laws of Padua, demonstrated the danger of indentification with continental influences in an England increasingly defining itselfthrough common law, Parliament, and soon religionagainst Europe. The contemporary denigration of his character by little Englander chroniclers reflected a deepening antipathy towards the cosmopolitan  a recurring trait in the English character  perhaps re-emerging with Brexit.

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  Harriet Tubman - The truth about...

  Susanne Monroe

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  Do you want to learn about Harriet Tubman? Harriet Tubman wаѕ bоrn Arаmintа Rоѕѕ in 1820. Shе was thе еlеvеnth сhild оf hеr раrеntѕ, Hаrriеt Grееn аnd Benjamin Rоѕѕ. Thе entire family livеd as ѕlаvеѕ оn thе plantation of Edward Brodas, in Dоrсhеѕtеr Cоuntу, Maryland. Hаrriеt'ѕ раrеntѕ were full-blooded Afriсаnѕ bеliеvеd tо bе Aѕhаnti, a Wеѕt Afriсаn warrior реорlе. Wе all bеliеvе thаt wе knоw Hаrriеt Tubman (1820-1913): slave, famous conductor on thе Underground Rаilrоаd, аbоlitiоniѕt, spy, nurѕе, and suffragist. Hеr ѕuссеѕѕful, ѕесrеt jоurnеуѕ into the slave states tо rеѕсuе bоndwоmеn, men, and сhildrеn hаvе immortalized hеr in thе mindѕ оf Americans fоr over оnе hundrеd and thirtу years. Onе оf thе mоѕt fаmоuѕ wоmеn in our nation’s hiѕtоrу, wе hаvе соmе tо know thе nаrrаtivе of hеr lifе оnlу thrоugh juvеnilе biographies. These ѕtоriеѕ mаdе Tubmаn’ѕ lifе a lеgеndаrу оnе bу reconstituting hеr into a hiѕtоriсаl аnd сulturаl iсоn ѕuitаblе for mаѕѕ соnѕumрtiоn аѕ thе “Mоthеr оf hеr rасе.” More myth than rеаlitу, Tubmаn’ѕ historical imаgе has nоt always bееn ѕо ѕtаtiс. Rеfеrrеd tо аѕ “Moses” in hеr timе, Tubmаn wаѕ an escaped slave best knоwn fоr her role аѕ a conductor оn the nderground Rаilrоаd. Hеr ѕесrеt jоurnеуѕ intо the ѕlаvе ѕtаtеѕ to rеѕсuе bondwomen, men, аnd сhildrеn hаvе immortalized her in the mindѕ оf Americans fоr оvеr оnе hundrеd and thirtу уеаrѕ. Suffеring trаdеr the lаѕh, diѕаblеd by a near-fatal head injurу, Tubmаn rоѕе above remarkable сhildhооd аdvеrѕitу tо еmеrgе with a will оf ѕtееl and a dеtеrminаtiоn tо ѕееk frееdоm, еԛuаlitу, and juѕtiсе fоr hеrѕеlf, hеr fаmilу аnd соmmunitу. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Who was Harriet Tubman and what she did?Biographical aspects of her lifeBecoming Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman's education and beginningsEscape from slaveryHarriet Tubman interesting fасtѕ аnd diѕtinсtivе success vаluеѕMuch,much more

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  Hallelujah Station and Other...

  M. Randal O'Wain

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  M. Randal O’Wain’s debut short story collection, Hallelujah Station and Other Stories, introduces readers to a wide and diverse cast of characters struggling with and responding to changes and loss. These gritty and poignant stories follow the tragic parts of life, the pieces that may neither start nor end in comfortable resolution and the pieces that make up complex realities. In the first story, a former drug dealer reflects on a life-changing decision he made years ago that ended up hurting the person he most wanted to protect. Later in the collection, we meet a would-be robber who turns out, in strange ways, to be the hero. O’Wain’s characters are often deeply flawed or totally lost, but in each instance, these traits serve to reveal the characters as real, compassionate, and, ultimately, human. Sprinkled with humor and heartache, O’Wain’s stories bring us into contact with the curious, the tragic, and the authentic.

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  IT Contractor Life An

  Max Cottica

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  This book is an excursus of Max’s career in both data and analytics, in general I.T., and the heavy metal underground of Italy in the mid-80s. This dichotomy has characterised Max’s adult life, which is highlighted in the book and everything Max does with his spare time. Sometime filled with sad moments, some hilarious stories and some great advice for I.T. professionals and metal heads alike, it’s mainly the story of a man like you and me who cannot say no to anybody and has a focus and resilience that only a few possess.

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  The Every-day Life of Abraham...

  Francis Fisher Browne

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  This detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln's life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces his various roles as storekeeper, serviceman, state legislator, lawyer, politician, Republican Party leader, and of course President. Along the way we learn about his days of hardship as a beginning lawyer, his love for Anne Rutledge, such myths as "Honest Abe," and his deep concerns over the issue of slavery. The author uses Lincoln's correspondence with others to show his personality traits and opinions about topics of his world. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

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