Publisher: Charles River Editors
G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, theologian and poet. Chesterton, also known as the prince of paradox, wrote on a vast variety of subjects using an unorthodox yet interesting writing style. This edition of Varied Types includes a table of contents.
When Daniel Gordis, his wife, Elisheva, and their three young children abandoned a safe and comfortable home in Los Angeles to move halfway around the world and find a new life in Israel, the future looked bright. It was 1998, Ehud Barak had just been elected prime minister, and peace appeared to be only a few tough negotiations away. Two years later, hope had turned to terror, as the rattle of machine-gun fire perforated the night and the frightened, exhausted children clung desperately to their stuffed animals in fitful sleep, dreaming perhaps of the quiet, peaceful world they had left behind. In Coming Together, Coming Apart, Gordis tells a timely, relevant, and deeply personal tale that lays bare the complex problems of the seemingly intractable and often incomprehensible Israeli-Palestinian conflict, revealing how much is at stake and underscoring the toll the struggle takes on every human being it touches.Show book
A very funny book packed with very funny stories, written by a very funny and often peculiar man Jonathan Ross. The Samuel Pepys of East London Maurice Gran. As the lead singer of Modern Romance he toured the world, as the screenwriter of Kinky Boots he conquered Hollywood, now comes Geoff Deane's latest act as a brilliant and witty ranconteur in this hilarious memoir. Geoff Deane has worked as a fly-pitcher selling out of a suitcase, and flogged suits on Brick Lane market in London's East End. He was the singer in a much-loved culty punk band the Leyton Buzzards, a floppy-haired pop star in Modern Romance, a songwriter, and record producer. He wrote a gay anthem for John Waters drag queen muse Divine, worked as journalist and restaurant critic for style magazines The Face and Arena, before becoming a successful writer and producer of TV comedy. And then he wrote a couple of films, one of which, Kinky Boots, became a Tony Award winning Broadway stage show. With a cast ranging from local oddballs to international celebrities, Geoff Deane's unique take on the world is only matched by his extraordinarily rich use of language, with a smattering of Cockney rhyming slang, Yiddish and Polari. A glossary is provided.Show book
Do you want to learn about Genghis Khan? Gеnghiѕ Khаn аnd thе Mаking of thе Modern Wоrld because I rеаlizеd I knеw relatively littlе аbоut оnе оf the mоѕt influential men in humаn hiѕtоrу. Rеѕеаrсhеrѕ hаvе еѕtimаtеd thаt 0.5 реrсеnt of mеn hаvе Gеnghiѕ Khan’s DNA in thеm, whiсh iѕ реrhарѕ оnе оf the mоѕt tаngiblе means оf dеtеrmining hiѕtоriсаl imрасt. But thаt’ѕ juѕt thе tip оf the iсеbеrg. Thе Mоngоliаn wаrlоrd соnԛuеrеd a mаѕѕivе chunk оf thе 13th-century сivilizеd wоrld—inсluding mоrе than оnе-third оf its рорulаtiоn. He сrеаtеd оnе of the first intеrnаtiоnаl роѕtаl systems. Hе dесrееd universal freedom of religion in all hiѕ соnԛuеrеd tеrritоriеѕ—indееd, some of hiѕ ѕеniоr gеnеrаlѕ wеrе Chriѕtiаnѕ. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Who was Genghis Khan and what he did? Biographical aspects of his lifeBecoming Genghis KhanGеnghiѕ Khan’s Education and Beginnings Early life and family Military СаmраignѕMuch,much more! Don’t miss out on Genghis Khan: The truth about Genghis Khan’s life and political principles revealed!Show book
When Jon Katz got a call from an animal control officer about Simon, a neglected donkey who had been found on a failing farm in upstate New York, he wasn't expecting to add another animal to his already full life. But when he made the trek out to meet him, he couldn't help falling in love with the skinny, mangy donkey who had already suffered so much, and he ended up taking him into his home. It was Simon who listened in the fields as Jon read to him and discussed philosophy. And it was Simon who forced Jon to confront the most difficult parts of life. And ultimately, it was Simon who brought Jon to a new understanding about mercy and compassion. In this heartwarming and heartrending memoir, Jon Katz plumbs the depths of the human-animal bond with his trademark grace, strength and skill. Jon Katz has written twenty-six books, including works of nonfiction, novels, short stories, and books for children. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette, and has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer; he is also a photographer. He lives on Bedlam Farm, in upstate New York, with his wife, the artist Maria Wulf, and their dogs, donkeys, barn cats, sheep, and chickens.Show book
“Evocative . . . A paean to the life, cities and food of the Mediterranean . . . His essays . . . reveal a man of deep feeling and humanity” (The Guardian). A short sublime book on the three things dearest to Jean-Claude Izzo’s heart: his native Marseilles, the sea in all its splendor, and Mediterranean noir—the literary genre his books helped to found. This collection of writings shows Izzo, author of the acclaimed Marseilles trilogy, at his most contemplative and insightful. His native city, with its food, its flavors, its passionate inhabitants, and its long, long history of commerce and conviviality, constitute the lifeblood that runs through all of Izzo’s work. Reminiscent of Henry Miller’s The Colossus of Maroussi and the lyrical essays of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Albert Camus, as uplifting and touching as Daniel Klein’s Travels with Epicurus, this slender volume will appeal equally to gourmets who delight in the strong flavors of Mediterranean cuisine, to those travelling on the Riviera (or arm-chair travelers who wish they could), and, naturally, to aficionados of noir fiction. Praise for Jean-Claude Izzo “Mr. Izzo was a marvelous food writer . . . His books are filled with winning descriptions of Provencal meals run through with the flavors of north Africa, Italy, Greece.” —The New York Times “Just as Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy made Los Angeles their very own, so Mr. Izzo has made Marseilles so much more than just another geographical setting.” —The Economist “In Izzo’s books . . . Marseilles is a ‘ville selon nos coeur,’ a city in tune with our heart . . . A cosmopolitan, maritime city, greedy, sensual and warm.” —Slow FoodShow book
Listen to this collection of celebrated classic cat stories read by an ensemble cast of beloved audiobook readers - including Samuel West, Lorelei King and Imogen Church.Classic Cat Stories is an anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in The Black Cat. But above all, we love them and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings like The Man of the House by Ethel Colburn Mayne and other stories which celebrate their curious ways. This edition is edited by anthologist, editor and literary agent Becky Brown.Stories included are:The Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard KiplingDick Baker's Cat by Mark TwainThe Cat by Mary E Wilkins Freeman The Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Philanthropist and the Happy Cat by SakiThe Man of the House by Ethel Colburn MayneNo. 25 to be Let or Sold by Compton MackenziePuss in Boots by Charles PerraultDick Dunkerman's Cat by Jerome K JeromeThe White Cat by E NesbitThe King of Cats by Stephen Vincent BenetPuss-Cat by E. F. BensonBroomsticks by Walter de la MareTobermory by SakiShow book
