Other books that might interest you

• 

  Ordinary People Don't Carry...

  Artem Chapeye

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns, Artem Chapeye reveals his war, intimate and senseless, withholding nothing about his motivations, his nightmares, his new relationship with the world. Here one man, a pacifist turned fighter, a story writer turned soldier considers the reasons for and reactions to war on a very personal level. 
   
   
   
  Chapeye investigates his role in the Ukrainian people's defense against the Russian army and his responsibilities as a father, a writer, a soldier, and a man of conviction. An avowed pacifist until 2022, Chapeye joined the Ukrainian army in the first days of the invasion. He tries to understand the large-scale decision-making that has a defining impact on both individual citizens and society-at-large: many of his fellow soldiers never considered enlisting before finding themselves at war; others fled the country. He wonders what his young children at home are doing and what they're feeling. 
   
   
   
  The book has three parts, offering historical analogies and literary references throughout. Deeply thought-provoking, intelligent, and heartbreaking, this is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand the ways that war can change everything.

  Show book

• 

  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Joseph Conrad, Saki the...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  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. 
   
  It may well be that Empire has raised generations of its Nation’s kin abroad.  And some, born abroad, adopted England as their home in preference to their own.  For both this lure of ‘Home’ has nourished their ambition whilst all around them stories are to be found that they, with their unique outsider’s view, can create and deliver to our ears their literary masterpieces. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The English. Born Abroad - An Introduction 
  2 - The Informer by Joseph Conrad 
  3 - The Interlopers by Saki the pseudonym for H H Munro 
  4 - The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling 
  5 - Major Wilbraham by Hugh Walpole 
  6 - A Little Dinner At Timmin's by William Makepeace Thackeray 
  7 - The Story of the RipplingTrain by Mary Louisa Molesworth 
  8 - The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad by Baroness Emmuska Orczy 
  9 - A Little Holiday by Oswald Sickert 
  10 - A Resurrection by H B Marriott Watson 
  11 - Amour Dure - Part 1 by Violet Paget writing as Vernon Lee 
  12 - Amour Dure - Part 2 by Violet Paget writing as Vernon Lee

  Show book

• 

  Tchaikovsky - Thunderstorm...

  Tschaikovsky, Tchaikovsky,...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Escape into the captivating world of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces like never before with our digital audiobook experience. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique', accompanied by the natural beauty and drama of thunderstorms, creating a unique and mesmerizing listening atmosphere. 
   
  Here's what awaits you: 
   
  Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique' - I. Adagio, Allegro Non Troppo: Feel the gentle embrace of Tchaikovsky's melodies intertwined with the distant rumble of thunder, setting the stage for a musical journey like no other. 
   
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique' - II. Allegro con gracia: Let the stormy interludes accentuate the passionate rhythms and graceful melodies of Tchaikovsky's symphony, elevating your listening experience to new heights. 
   
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique' - III. Allegro molto vivace: Get swept away by the vivacious energy of Tchaikovsky's composition, as thunderous echoes mirror the lively tempo, creating an electrifying ambiance. 
   
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique' - IV. Finale Adagio lamentoso: Experience the poignant finale of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, accompanied by the melancholic whispers of rainfall, adding depth and emotion to every note. 
   
  But that's not all! Delve deeper into the life and legacy of Tchaikovsky with the enlightening biography, "Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music" by Louis Biancolli. Gain valuable insights into the man behind the music, his inspirations, struggles, and triumphs, enriching your appreciation for his timeless compositions.

  Show book

• 

  Keith Urban

  Jeff Apter

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Four Grammys.  
  Twenty US Number Ones.  
  A Hollywood marriage.  
  Who wouldn’t want to be Keith Urban? 
   
  Keith Urban came from humble origins. His father worked at the local landfill and Keith was a high school dropout. But Keith had a plan: conquer Nashville. “It’s my destiny,” he said. And Keith was hell-bent on scaling that musical Everest.  
   
  Whatever it took. 
   
  It didn’t come easy. Keith served his apprenticeship in the beer barns of Australia, and his early trips to America were disastrous. But he never gave up, settling in Nashville in the 1990s and forming The Ranch. When the band fell apart, so did Keith, ending up in rehab (not for the last time).  
  But Keith did eventually reach the top, through a combination of talent, charisma, sex appeal, dogged perseverance—and skin thick enough for a rhino. And along the way he married Nicole Kidman. 
   
  As Keith has said, “All those detours, the really dark ones, got me to where I am now. I would not want to change one leaf on any tree in the whole journey.”Keith Urban is the definitive biography of an international superstar.

  Show book

• 

  Cleopatra : Egypt Most Iconic...

  Afiane MD

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Cleopatra was arguably the most famous Queen of ancient history. She was a combination of a Greek lineage, an Egyptian culture and a Roman influence. She was probably the most featured queen in arts, drama and literature in both oriental and western cultures. She is often portrayed as a woman who made use of her physical beauty to control and manipulate others. However, her true power was in her intellectual and strategic abilities.

  Show book

• 

  Top 10 Short Stories The - Men...

  Joseph Conrad, Anton Chekhov,...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  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. 
   
  As the Century staggers to a close under the burdens of its expansive history authors, freed from many constraints, are exploring new ideas on a more intimate scale but on a wider landscape.  Their now everyday names and reputations are forged in these stories.  
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The 1890's - The Men - An Introduction 
  2 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad 
  3 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad 
  4 - About Love by Anton Chekhov 
  5 - Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky 
  6 - B24 by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  7 - Lost Hearts by M R James 
  8 - The Burial of the Rats by Bram Stoker 
  9 - An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 
  10 - The Inconsiderate Waiter by J M Barrie 
  11 - Hide And Seek or Pliatki by Fyodor Sologub 
  12 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 1 by Robert W Chambers 
  13 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 2 by Robert W Chambers

  Show book