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I shouldn't think he did, the General Secretary answered. "If I hadn't always found you a very reliable fellow-and if it wasn't for Lord Arglay-I met him once on a Commission and he seemed a very level-headed sort of man. But this.... No, I won't. The whole thing's too ridiculous.... But what the devil can it be they've got hold of? Tell me all about it again."
New Edition A Powerful, Compelling, and Inspiring True Story From the perch of poverty, farm life, family, and the confining community in which Janice Ellis grew up, she found her sense of purpose and determination to change things, to make them better. It was there that she gained an initial understanding of the importance of ethics and values, justice and equality, and caring for humanity in fostering a good society. Her life experiences, during some very turbulent periods in an ever-evolving America, have profoundly shaped her work and writings — providing the grist, mission, authority, and authenticity required to become one’s best self. As life has had its way, she has loved and lost, given birth and reared children alone as a divorcee, weathered verbal and physical abuse, had trail-blazing successes as an executive in corporate business and municipal government, and recovered from a colossal failure as a small business owner. All — while navigating American life, as a Black, as a woman, and forever fighting against allowing either of those indelible birthmarks to define or confine her. As circumstances, issues, and forces — social, political, economic — occur all around her, and push against her, she has chosen to push back. She has consciously entered and continues to enter the fray. May you, as you learn of her trials and triumphs, be inspired to live your best self, too. A Discussion Guide is included for use by book clubs, classes, and group forums.Ver livro
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. The City of Lights may be one of the glories of the world but for those whose three score and ten have passed it is the final resting place for some of the very finest of literary talents. 1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Buried in Paris - An Introduction 2 - Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo 3 - The Maison Tellier by Guy de Maupassant 4 - Plato's Dream by Voltaire 5 - The Atheist's Mass by Honore de Balzac 6 - The Spectral Hand by Jean Lorrain 7 - The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de I'Ísle-Adam 8 - The Siege of Berlin by Alphonse Daudet 9 - Rooms by Gertrude Stein 10 - The Opium Gates by Marcel Schwob 11 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 12 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 2 by Oscar WildeVer livro
“Air raid warning, air raid warning. Shut your doors and windows.” The Rediffusion blared out in English and then in Maltese, at 6:55am on the morning of 11 June 1940. This was the first of many times we would hear that warning. The day our lives changed. Margaret Staples was nine years old at the beginning of 1939 when her father was posted to the British colony of Malta with the Royal Engineers. Swimming every day, with blue skies and balmy weather; Margaret and her siblings thought they were in paradise. Everything changed when the Second World War broke out. Hitler wanted to take control of Malta for its strategic position, right in the middle of the Mediterranean. To this end, the Axis powers dropped more bombs on this tiny island than anywhere else on the planet. When that didn’t work, they decided to sink all the supply ships going to the island and force capitulation through starvation. This is Margaret’s story of survival, told by her daughter Linda.Ver livro
In their search for truth and happiness, the classical philosophers overlooked one of the most important facets of our lives—sexuality. The author rectifies this error by questioning this field of knowledge and practice: What is "good" coitus? What is a "nice" ass? What is a "legal" sexual act? What is universally "true" in sexuality? Who is "perverse?" Does sex represent a momentary pleasure, or could it embody a foundation for happiness? Using concrete examples, Sylvain Bosselet deconstructs the preconceptions that hinder our freedom and hinder sexual happiness. He seeks to lay the foundations for a philosophy of sex.Ver livro
For "Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War" by Nancy Bostick De Saussure, the most fitting BISAC (Book Industry Standards and Communications) category would be "HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)." This category encompasses works that delve into the era surrounding the Civil War, including personal narratives and recollections that provide insights into daily life, societal norms, and the social fabric of the time. Given the book's focus on recounting life in the Southern United States before the outbreak of the Civil War, this classification helps to situate it within a broader historical context for readers and researchers interested in the period.Ver livro
What if a distant roar in the heavens is the sound of destiny approaching? The Extraterrestrial Prophecies & End-Time Warnings audiobook delivers immersive narration layered with subtle atmospheric effects—thunder, distant choirs, and whispering winds—to bring each nightmare-or-hope vision to life: • 2 Baruch & 3 Baruch – Lamentations over ruins, then soaring through stellar vaults. • 4 Ezra (2 Esdras) – A prophet’s dialogue with the Most High and the appearance of a flying mountain-ship. • Apocalypse of Abraham – Fiery chariots, vigilant seraphim, and a foretaste of judgment. • The Vision of Ezra – Stations of the afterlife guarded by beings “whose faces flame like copper.” • Sibylline Oracles – Poetic orations of cosmic upheaval and renewal. Brief scene-setting commentaries link the prophecies and highlight parallels to today’s extraterrestrial speculations—perfect for late-night listening or stargazing.Ver livro
