Verlag: BookRix
This the second part of the series "A highlanders diary", where a true highlander shares his thoughts and memories with the world. Be prepared to see the eyes through the lens of a man, who is blessed with longevity. Please review this book, if you liked it!
Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be published in any great number. In the 15th Century Gutenberg’s printing press began the revolution to address the second and by the 19th century had gathered pace with startling speed and mass distribution. Education for the many was brought in to help people understand more of their world and, with new skills, how to have a better place within it. Now, if the powers that owned the presses and means of distribution agreed an audience would now be able to avail themselves of your ideas, your printed words. Sadly, in the thirst for the new, the recent and the past fell from sight, relegated to dark corners and dusty shelves. But the printed word is rarely without someone, somewhere busying themselves through piles of papers and books rediscovering what a good story is, whatever its age. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of the 18th Century and its authors whose time has now come again.Zum Buch
This short yet impactful work centers on the idea that thoughts shape reality. James Allen explains that a person's character, circumstances, and success are direct results of their thinking patterns. By cultivating positive and disciplined thoughts, individuals can transform their lives. The audiobook emphasizes personal responsibility and the power of mindset in achieving goals. It's a foundational text in personal development, offering simple but powerful insights into the connection between thought and destiny.Zum Buch
Marine veteran, James McCoy's future is unclear. He's ready to settle down and start a family after years serving abroad. Returning home to Suitor's Crossing to work for his family's security company makes sense, but can he leave behind the shy, curvy girl he just met? Quiet Shiloh thought moving to be closer to her family would provide the support system her life's been missing. But she's wrong. Her family is full of drama and rather than support her, it's the other way around--she's their safety net during tough times. When Shiloh meets a mountain man veteran, can she trust he'll love and support her when her own family doesn't? Loved by the Mountain Man features a shy, curvy heroine and the burly marine veteran determined to make her his.Zum Buch
Vincent O'Sullivan was born on the 28th November 1868 in New York City. He was initially educated through the New York public school system before finishing his studies in England. As a young man he remained in London and travelled often to Paris. O’Sullivan lived a very comfortable life with income from the family coffee business. He had no real need to work but decided that a literary lifestyle was for him. In 1896 he released his first volume of supernatural fiction ‘A Book of Bargains’. Within its pages were classic stories that involved pacts with the Devil, reanimated corpses and psychic vampires. Over the course of his career, he wrote a mere 10 volumes of short stories, novels, poetry together with some occasional criticism. In 1909 his brother, who ran the company, entered its resources into some terribly mis-timed trades in coffee futures and ruin for both the company and the family quickly followed. From now until his death O’Sullivan was destitute, life was exceedingly difficult. Vincent O’Sullivan died on the 18th July 1940 in Paris. He was 71. He was buried in a paupers grave along with the remains of others.Zum Buch
The Hippocratic oath is sacred. Until it’s not. Human foibles and frailties can quickly grow and make the Doctor into a romantic hero, or a despised villain, or hopeless professional in the face of what is around him. In this volume our protagonists are the people we look to for help and certainty when we are in distress and pain. Our authors place these characters in stories that are as relevant to our thoughts today as when they were first published. 1 - Stories with The Doctor as Protaganist - An Introduction 2 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson 3 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson 4 - La Grande Breteche by Honore de Balzac 5 - A Country Doctor by Franz Kafka 6 - Doctor Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne 7 - The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev 8 - The Arm of Mrs Egan by W F Harvey 9 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 10 - Green Tea - Part 1 by Sheridan Le Fanu 11 - Green Tea - Part 2 by Sheridan Le Fanu 12 - The Atheist's Mass by Honore de BalzacZum Buch
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a fifth collection of some of his best stories: The Pit and The Pendulum, A Descent Into The Maelstrom, and Mesmeric Revelation.Zum Buch
