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  A Confession

  Leo Tolstoy

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  A Confession, or My Confession, is a short work on the subject of melancholia, philosophy and religion by the acclaimed Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It was written in 1879 to 1880, when Tolstoy was in his early fifties.The book is a brief autobiographical story of the author's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis. It describes his search for the answer to the ultimate philosophical question: "If God does not exist, since death is inevitable, what is the meaning of life?." Without the answer to this, for him, life had become "impossible".The story begins with the Eastern fable of the dragon in the well. A man is chased by a beast into a well, at the bottom of which is a dragon. The man clings to a branch that is being gnawed on by two mice (one black, one white, representing night and day and the relentless march of time). The man is able to lick two drops of honey (representing Tolstoy's love of his family and his writing), but because death is inevitable, he no longer finds the honey sweet.Tolstoy goes on to describe four possible attitudes towards this dilemma. The first is ignorance. If one is oblivious to the fact that death is approaching, life becomes bearable. The problem with this for him personally is that he is not ignorant. Having become conscious of the reality of death, there is no going back.

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  Henry VIII - The Charismatic...

  Kathy Elgin

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  Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives and splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling his first marriage. But few know the full story of his tempestuous reign. 
   
  This captivating biography chronicles Henry VIII's life and times, from his early childhood at Eltham to his dominant role as one of the leading players on the international stage. It includes his love affairs, military campaigns, the scheming and plotting of his courtiers and the way in which sex and politics were sometimes fatally intertwined with the Tudor Court.

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  Fairly Smooth Operator - My Life...

  Caroline Walsh

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  "When people ask why I joined the Coast Guard, I respond that I was twenty-two, blond, and fit. In most military services that is guaranteed sexual harassment. Why not join the one with the ocean breeze?" 
  Caroline's journey from enlisted Coast Guard member to CIA analyst includes boot camp, Hamptons yachters named Gary, meaning making in Guantanamo Bay, and a session with a Veterans Affairs-assigned therapist who has fourteen cats, one of which cures migraines. She takes you from serious topics of sexual harassment and suicide to laughing about how her predator's moment to make her prey was oddly interrupted. You are a fly on the wall during her botched FBI polygraph and will be scratching your head about her CIA classmate who U-turns during their surveillance-detection training like she just saw a sign for a sale at Macy's.

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  After the Fires - Unlocking the...

  Nozipho Tshabalala

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  Nozipho Tshabalala is a high-performing, excellence-driven, successful black woman. Being in control of everything in her life was crucial to her survival 
  and success. For the most part, it had always served her well – until it didn’t. In this captivating and deeply personal memoir, conversation strategist 
  Nozipho invites you into her world – one shaped by political violence, professional triumphs on global stages and the intimate battles with loss that 
  would test her most fundamental beliefs. Now in her 40s, she has realised that what she needed most to survive may not be what she needs to thrive. 
  After the Fires is a call to reclaim the narrative amid life’s unexpected turns. It honours the complexity of womanhood while celebrating the possibility of 
  becoming exactly who you were meant to be, even when that person looks nothing like what you imagined. With vulnerability and wisdom, Nozipho demonstrates how surrender becomes not an act of defeat but a pathway to freedom. Her story reminds us that sometimes our greatest strength lies not in holding tighter but in opening our hands to release what no longer serves us.

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  The Mother of All Degrassi - A...

  Linda Schuyler

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  When a schoolteacher decides to teach her Grade 8 class about filmmaking and creates a documentary that ends up being broadcast internationally, she sets in motion a career of storytelling for an age group largely ignored by TV executives . . . and creates one of the most-loved television franchises of all time 
   
   
   
  Linda Schuyler, co-creator and executive producer of the long-running Degrassi series, shares her personal stories about the grit and determination necessary to make it as a woman entrepreneur in the bourgeoning independent Canadian television industry of the early 1980s. 
   
   
   
  After surviving a near-fatal car accident in 1968, Linda found her life continuing to veer in unexpected directions, ultimately leading her to use her innate abilities as an educator to become a successful storyteller and businesswoman. 
   
   
   
  Linda's deep fondness for teenagers has made her a champion for adolescents. In The Mother of All Degrassi, she shares her strong belief that television is all about the story, and a good story is all about making the political personal. Through anecdotes and introspection, Linda examines her philosophy to dream big, think small, meet life head-on, and always keep an open heart.

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  Theodore Roosevelt - The truth...

  Influential Events Publishing

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  Do you want to learn about Theodore Roosevelt?  
  Theodore Rооѕеvеlt by names Teddy Rооѕеvеlt and TR, (born October 27, 1858, Nеw Yоrk, New Yоrk, U.S.—died Jаnuаrу 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, New York), thе 26th рrеѕidеnt of thе United States (1901–09) аnd a writеr, nаturаliѕt, аnd soldier. Hе еxраndеd the роwеrѕ оf the presidency аnd thе federal gоvеrnmеnt in support of thе рubliс intеrеѕt in соnfliсtѕ bеtwееn big buѕinеѕѕ аnd labor аnd ѕtееrеd the nаtiоn tоwаrd аn асtivе rоlе in wоrld роlitiсѕ, particularly in Eurоре аnd Aѕiа. He won thе Nobel Prizе fоr Pеасе in 1906 for mediating аn end to the Russo-Japanese Wаr (1904–05), and hе secured the rоutе аnd bеgаn соnѕtruсtiоn оf thе Panama Cаnаl (1904–14). 
  Thеоdоrе Roosevelt was, in many wауѕ, one оf thе mоѕt influеntiаl аnd accomplished lеаdеrѕ in Amеriсаn history. The 26th рrеѕidеnt, known as a "truѕtbuѕtеr," brоkе up some оf thе nаtiоn'ѕ largest соrроrаtiоnѕ, hеlреd ѕесurе thе passage оf the Mеаt Inspection Aсt for соnѕumеr рrоtесtiоn, and grеаtlу еxраndеd thе powers аnd rеѕроnѕibilitiеѕ оf the рrеѕidеnсу. In fоrеign affairs, Rооѕеvеlt rеvеrѕеd thе рrеviоuѕ роliсу оf isolationism and ensured thе country its рlасе аѕ a wоrld lеаdеr. Perhaps hiѕ grеаtеѕt and mоѕt lаѕting соntributiоn wаѕ in the area of соnѕеrvаtiоn. Thrоugh thе creation of nаtiоnаl forests, federal bird reservations, and nаtiоnаl gаmе preserves, Rооѕеvеlt рrоtесtеd mоrе than 200 milliоn асrеѕ of land thrоugh thе fеdеrаl gоvеrnmеntHere Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Who was Theodore Roosevelt аnd whаt hе did? Biographical аѕресtѕ of his lifеTheodore Roosevelt's Еduсаtiоn and Beginnings Philosophy abоut Роlitiсѕ and Militаrу Militаrу Career Lаtеr Lifе аnd DеаthMuch,much more!

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