Maison d'édition: Charlotte Mary Yonge
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901) was an English novelist known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with othersVoir livre
Dorothy Height has been fighting for racial equality for more than six decades. Gwen Ifill talked to her recently about her new memoir, Open Wide the Freedom Gates.Voir livre
Instant New York Times Bestseller.America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thrift, and above all pride in our country—these qualities define us, and are the reason that hundreds of millions of people worldwide look to America for hope, inspiration, and opportunity.But it's precisely these virtues that now are under attack by the radical Left of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and their followers. America as we know it is eroding before our eyes and becoming what Fox News Channel personality and co-host of "The Five" Eric Bolling calls a "politically correct nanny state." The rewards for individual achievement and hard work, our basic constitutional rights, religious faith, national identity, and capitalism itself, are being replaced by a dangerous socialist ideology that is the polar opposite of what our Founding Fathers intended America to be. It's time for us to wake up and heed the clear-cut warning signs that America is heading in the wrong direction—before we're too far gone. Eric Bolling knows first-hand what makes America great. Raised in a struggling blue-collar family in Chicago, his parents showed him that hard work and firm values can get you far in life. Those values drove him as a young baseball player to being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, then success as a New York Mercantile Exchange trader, and now his daily role on Fox News Channel. A celebration of America that is informed by Bolling's personal story, Wake Up America is a much-needed call to arms for America's citizens to preserve and protect our country's present and future.A Macmillan Audio production.Voir livre
The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long cosmic journey to heaven; his accidental misplacement; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven); and the obsession of souls with the "celebrities" of heaven, like Adam and Moses, who according to Twain become as distant to most people in heaven as living celebrities are on Earth. Twain uses this story to show his view that the common conception of heaven is ludicrous and points out the incongruities of such beliefs.Lots of his usual barbed humor here.Voir livre
Through humour and observation, Epilepsy: Live or Die shows how the author has had his life shaped by epilepsy. He believes that awareness is the key to understanding and through this book hopes to inform and gently educate people about those living with the condition.Voir livre
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet. He was seen as a leader of the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century and as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society. Emerson is famous for his essays, commonly associated with transcendentalism and romanticism. Contents: Life of Emerson Critical Opinions of Emerson and His Writings The American Scholar Compensation Self-reliance Friendship Heroism Manners Gifts Nature Shakespeare; or, the Poet Prudence Circles History Spiritual Laws Love The Over-Soul Intellect Art The Poet Experience Character Politics Nonimalist and Realist New England ReformersVoir livre
