Verlag: Planet editions
Parade's End is a set of 4 novels by Ford Madox Ford. They chronicle the life of Christopher Tietjens, a government statistician from a wealthy landowning family. The series takes place before, during and after the first World War. Ford had served as an officer in the Welch Regiment.
“Loose Woman” tells of a life-changing year, 1979, when Beth Kaplan, a successful actor, surprised herself by agreeing to live and work with a group of intellectually disabled men in France. In this intimate, sometimes hilarious memoir, she leaves behind the backstages and bars of the Canadian theatre scene to embark on an extraordinary odyssey of self-discovery and redemption.Zum Buch
The author of The Boys of Summer writes about an array of legendary figures in this collection of essays and interviews from the late 1950s to the 1970s. “… In the end, the range, like the style, reflects myself. Let the present, then, and the recent past, the ball players, poets, policemen, professors, musicians—in short, these emperors and clowns—stride before you, each hoping, as the author does, to please.” Robert Frost, Claudio Arrau, John Lardner, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Bobby Thomson, Al Rosen, Jascha Heifetz, and other celebrities in their years of glory, in their times of trial. This is a book about people to be remembered, and what it was like in America at a very special time.“Beautiful…persons and events through the eyes of a sharp, articulate observer.”—New York Times “No one else has written a piece so startling about the legend of Babe Ruth…After reading this book you will never feel the same about a lot of legends…A very special book…A book to treasure.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Irresistible…You can’t stop reading!”—Chicago TribuneZum Buch
Poet, novelist, and essayist, the legendary Erica Jong—whose novel Fear of Flying opened eyes and broke down walls—offers us a provocative collection of essays about sex from some of the most respected female authors writing today. “Real Women Write about Real Sex” in Sugar in My Bowl, as such marquee names as Gail Collins, Eve Ensler, Daphne Merken, Anne Roiphe, Liz Smith, Naomi Wolf, and Jennifer Weiner, to name but a few, join together to speak openly about female desire—what provokes it and what satisfies it. In the free, unfettered spirit of The Bitch in the House, Sugar in My Bowl explores the bedroom lives of women with daring, wit, intelligence, and candor.Zum Buch
Hear rare recordings from five of the most-respected African American poets reading their own works: Langston Hughes, The Negro Speaks of Rivers; Arna Bontemps, Nocturne at Bethesda; Countee Cullen, Heritage; Gwendolyn Brooks, The Vacant Lot; and Sonia Sanchez, Black Magic. . ©2009 Rick Sheridan (P)2009 Rick SheridanZum Buch
What you will find in this bookValuable information and insight into the family of the Little Flower, St. Therese of the Child JesusUseful parental advice from a succesful family that manage to have on its ranks one of the greates saints in the XX century. "By their fruits you shall know them"Encouragement for people who have a strong will and dificult to change bad habits or inclinations, from the example of Leonie, who was able to succed and transform herself for the betterValuable lessons on spiritual reform, with biblical passages to help you find the correct path that leads to heavenA study guide to learn the biblical foundations of Catholic concepts such as what good parenting means, why is licit to venerate saints (according to the Bible) and the blessing of having many children.WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK If you are interested in be a good parent or a good son or daughter, and give glory to God and to your family, if you wish to obtain peace of spirit rooted in God and want more than anything in the world, to achieve eternal happiness in heaven. THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU. Don’t wait! Press the "BUY NOW" button and start your path to a better life. Act NOW.Zum Buch
A riveting true account of gold rush fever in mid-nineteenth-century America, rich with the thrilling exploits of daring fortune seekers and dangerous outlaws America was never the same after January 24, 1848. It was on that day that a carpenter named James Marshall discovered a tiny nugget of gold while building a sawmill at Sutter’s Fort, just east of Sacramento, California. Marshall’s find ignited a fever the nation had never known before, drawing people from all over the country to the West Coast with high hopes of getting rich quick. Over the next six years, three hundred thousand prospectors raced to the California gold fields to make their fortunes, leaving their lands and families behind in order to chase a dream of easy wealth, but all too often encountering a reality of lawlessness, disease, cruelty, and death. A former columnist for the New York Times, author Fred Rosen takes readers back to the seminal moment when the American dream exploded. Chock full of fascinating details, unforgettable characters, and shocking real-life events, the captivating true story of the California gold rush brings an era of unparalleled change to breathtaking life. Rosen’s enthralling history of the gold rush of 1848 demonstrates how this golden ideal was supplanted by a culture of selfishness and greed that endures in America to this very day.Zum Buch
