Altri libri che potrebbero interessarti

• 

  Brightness Falls - From their...

  Mary Butts

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Mary Frances Butts was born on 13th December 1890 in Poole, Dorset. 
  Her early years were spent at Salterns, an 18th-century house overlooking Poole Harbour.  Sadly in 1905 her father died, and she was sent for boarding at St Leonard's school for girls in St Andrews. 
  Her mother remarried and, from 1909, Mary studied at Westfield College in London, and here, first became aware of her bisexual feelings.  She was sent down for organising a trip to Epsom races and only completed her degree in 1914 when she graduated from the London School of Economics.  By then Mary had become an admirer of the occultist Aleister Crowley and she was given a co-authorship credit on his ‘Magick (Book 4)’. 
  In 1916, she began the diary which would now detail her future life and be a constant reference point for her observations and her absorbing experiences. 
  During World War I, she was doing social work for the London County Council in Hackney Wick, and involved in a lesbian relationship.  Life changed after meeting the modernist poet, John Rodker and they married in 1918. 
  In 1921 she spent 3 months at Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema in Sicily; she found the practices dreadful and also acquired a drug habit.  Mary now spent time writing in Dorset, including her celebrated book of short stories ‘Speed the Plough’ which saw fully develop her unique Modernist prose style. 
  Europe now beckoned and several years were spent in Paris befriending many artists and writing further extraordinary stories.   
  She was continually sought after by literary magazines and also published several short story collections as books. Although a Modernist writer she worked in other genres but is essentially only known for her short stories.  Mary was deeply committed to nature conservation and wrote several pamphlets attacking the growing pollution of the countryside. 
  In 1927, she divorced and the following year her novel ‘Armed with Madness’ was published.  A further marriage followed in 1930 and time was spent attempting to settle in London and Newcastle before setting up home on the western tip of Cornwall.  By 1934 the marriage had failed. 
  Mary Butts died on 5th March 1937, at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance, after an operation for a perforated gastric ulcer. She was 46.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Two Sisters The Dynamic Duo...

  Rachel Esther Lewis

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  : Life-transforming, priceless, and world-enhancing wisdom may be attained by studying and embracing the message in this spectacular novel about each human's potential to plan and prepare for, then embark on their own "Pilgrimage to Eternity." By carefully studying the background, upbringing, perspectives, attitudes, motivation, inspiration, compassion, empathy, altruistic actions, life philosophy, and angelic motherly behavior of these "Two Sisters, The Dynamic Duo, Pilgrimage to Eternity" as described in the pages of this book, every reader will be empowered by wisdom and enlightenment to commence their satisfying and rewarding "Pilgrimage to Eternity." The between-the-lines messages and intent of this true story reveals precisely and accurately how these "Dynamic Duo Sisters" remained faithful and true to their intended and desired Godly path to their Godly destination of being reunited with their creator after more than eighty years of being angelic mentors to everyone on Earth. They never strayed from their divine, golden, and God-guided pioneer trail despite intermittently not receiving the reciprocity and appreciation they deserved throughout their life journeys that any just, logical, intelligent, ethical, and moral human being would have expected that they would and should have received from their spouses and siblings in return for their glorious, Godly, and benevolent behavior which they demonstrated daily to all those who knew them and valued their God-inspired lives, actions, and miraculous achievements.

  Mostra libro

• 

  The Killing of Father Niall...

  Maresa Fagan, Sharon Lawless

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Separating fact from fiction, Anatomy of an Injustice - The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy re-examines the astonishing circumstances surrounding the death of a 52-year-old priest almost forty years ago. 
   
  In July 1985, the discovery of Fr Niall Molloy’s badly beaten body in the bedroom of his close friends and business associates, Richard and Therese Flynn, was the stuff of soap operas, not of a small rural village in the Irish midlands. 
   
  The gentle-natured cleric came to a violent and bloody end during a weekend of extravagant wedding celebrations at the Flynn stately home, Kilcoursey House. 
   
  For decades, the events of that tragic night fuelled rife speculation and gossip, as well as allegations of a cover-up by the State and Church, and today his death remains unsolved and shrouded in mystery. 
   
  From an extraordinary criminal trial and acquittal, which conflicted with a subsequent inquest verdict, to a botched investigation and questions over motive, the savage beating of Fr Niall Molloy continues to beg more questions than answers. 
   
  Anatomy of an Injustice - The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy builds on fresh revelations unveiled in a recent two-part TV documentary for RTE, ‘The killing of Fr Niall Molloy’, to detail and document the whole story before and after that fateful summer Sunday. 
   
  In this new book, TV documentary producer, Sharon Lawless of Flawless Films, and Maresa Fagan, a journalist of 20 years standing, delve further into the case to test evidence, old and new, and follow the money trail. 
   
  It forensically analyses all available facts and testimony given at the 1986 trial and inquest and also hears from criminal and medical experts about how Fr Molloy died and about what really might have occurred that night. 
   
  This story of significant public interest also sheds light on the many injustices in the case and how the Molloy family were let down by the State and criminal justice system.

  Mostra libro

• 

  The Most Interesting Man in the...

  Vinnie Stigma, Howie Abrams,...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Born Vincent Capuccio on December 3, 1955, Vinnie Stigma—as his countless friends and fans lovingly refer to him—is the founder and guitarist of New York City's legendary hardcore band Agnostic Front. He's also one of the Big Apple's earliest punk rockers, having frequented such eclectic downtown haunts as Max's Kansas City, The Electric Circus, and of course, CBGB while it was still known as Hilly's on the Bowery during the early 1970s. 
   
   
   
  The Most Interesting Man in the World stretches from Vinnie's upbringing in Little Italy amongst the tight-knit Italian families, as well as some prominent wiseguys, to teaming up with Cuban-born vocalist Roger Miret to carry punk's angrier successor across the globe; from no-show jobs in his youth obtained by people who "protected" him, to lighting up some of the world's biggest stages. However, Vinnie Stigma is not your run-of-the-mill rocker of many decades. He has dabbled in cooking, professional wrestling, acting, martial arts, yoga, and other creative disciplines. He is a father and a cancer survivor who helped pioneer skinhead and tattoo culture in America, and has mentored hundreds of fledgling musicians and artists. 
   
   
   
  The Most Interesting Man in the World is a journey through a life unlike any other. No one sees or experiences the world quite like Vinnie Stigma.

  Mostra libro

• 

  How Much Land Does a Man Need -...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  What’s the cost of always wanting more? 
  In How Much Land Does a Man Need, Leo Tolstoy delivers one of literature’s most powerful parables—a sharp, unforgettable lesson on greed, contentment, and the dangerous illusion of “just a little more.” 
  This modern audiobook adaptation presents the story in clear, accessible language while preserving its original structure, tension, and devastating conclusion. 
  What You’ll Hear in This Modern Translation: 
  •	The gripping journey of a man who sacrifices everything for more land 
  •	A chilling build-up to a final test of ambition—and its irreversible cost 
  •	A timeless reflection on the meaning of true wealth and satisfaction 
  Included in This Edition: 
  This audiobook brings new life to Tolstoy’s classic, making it a compelling listen for today’s audience. It’s short, powerful, and impossible to forget—a perfect story to revisit again and again. 
  Listen today—and discover just how much is too much.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Stoneface - Memoir of a Defiant...

  Stephen Kakfwi

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Former Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi transforms politics into philosophy and sheds light on a history that too many Canadians have long ignored. 
   
   
   
  Stephen Kakfwi was born in a bush camp on the edge of the Arctic Circle in 1950. In a family torn apart by tuberculosis, alcohol, and the traumas endured by generations in residential school, he emerged as a respected Dene elder and eventually the Premier of the Northwest Territories. Kakfwi, schooled on civil rights and 1960s protest songs, dedicated himself to supporting chiefs in their claim to land that had been taken away from them and in their determination to seize control of the colonial political system. Kakfwi's life blends traditional Dene practices with the daily demands of political office—hunting moose one day and negotiating with European diamond merchants the next. Throughout his career, Kakfwi understood that he held the power to make change and through traditional storytelling, he has helped to change the story of the North. In his candid description of the loneliness of leadership and his embrace of Dene spirituality, Kakfwi's Stoneface transforms politics into philosophy and an intensely personal guide to reconciliation.

  Mostra libro