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This notorious story enriches our understanding of Victorian society, opening the door to a discussion about the ways in which reputation, especially female reputation, is shaped. Author by: Megan StackLanguange: enPublisher by: A&C BlackFormat Available: PDF, ePub, MobiTotal Read: 96Total Download: 412File Size: 53,5 MbDescription: A few weeks after the planes crashed into the World Trade Centre on 9/11, LA Times journalist Megan Stack was thrust into Afghanistan and Pakistan, dodging gunmen and prodding warlords for information. She then travelled to other war ravaged countries of the Middle East including Israel and Libya, witnessing and telling the stories of the changing Muslim world. Stack relates her initial wild excitement and her slow disillusionment as the cost of violence outweighs the elusive promise of freedom and democracy. She reports from under bombardment in Lebanon; records the raw pain of suicide bombings in Israel; and one by one, marks the deaths and disappearance of those she interviews. Every Man in This Village is a Liar is a deeply human memoir about the wars of the twenty first century. Beautiful, savage and unsettling, it is an indispensible book of our times.
Author by: Kate BeaufoyLanguange: enPublisher by: Random HouseFormat Available: PDF, ePub, MobiTotal Read: 38Total Download: 137File Size: 50,8 MbDescription: Two women living a hundred years apart. One home that binds them together. When Edie Chadwick travels to Ireland to close up her uncle’s lakeside lodge, it’s as much to escape the burden of guilt she’s carrying as to break loose from the smart set of 1930’s London. The old house is full of memories – not just her own, but those of a woman whose story has been left to gather dust in a chest in the attic: a handwritten memoir inscribed with an elegant signature. Eliza Drury As she turns the pages of the manuscript, Edie uncovers secrets she could never have imagined: an exciting tale of ambition, hardship, love and tragedy – a story that has waited a lifetime to be told. 'A delightful story, rich, engrossing and vividly told' Rachel Hore ‘A compelling, atmospheric story brimming with period detail about two feisty, independent heroines who will steal your heart’ Cathy Kelly 'With a marvellously evocative setting, strong and believable lead characters and a pacey plot, Another Heartbeat in the House is a thoroughly compelling love story' Liz Trenow.
Author by: Ken SelwonkLanguange: enPublisher by: Xlibris CorporationFormat Available: PDF, ePub, MobiTotal Read: 96Total Download: 372File Size: 54,5 MbDescription: In Turkisss World, every living thing is surrounded by colorful lights called Lerils. These lights can change colors to reflect the mood or emotions that someone is feeling. Also, Lerils can be shared or given away to influence the feelings of others. Turkisss is divided into five entirely different countries: Aswin, Serrcerress, Darlock, Glacia, and Valkuriss. Mazlin, the main character lives in a peaceful farm in the forested lands of Aswin, near a border of the desert wasteland of Serrcerress. Darlock is a haunted swamp, Glacia is a country immersed almost entirely in snow, and Valkuriss is a bizarre world controlled by wizards. Mazlin's father works him all day, his sister constantly tells on him, and his mother has no sympathy for his troubles.
Mazlin always gets a fifteen minute break, shortly before noon. One day, he wanders in the woods and finds a mysterious home that has appeared in the odd end of the woods. Here, he meets a rich girl named Dana, who proposes a way for him to escape his miserable home life by having his family hauled off to jail. This plan succeeds, but unfortunately Mazlin winds up being taken to jail with them! Then, with the help of a stranger, he escapes and winds up in a secret organization called the Orchid Watchers. After meeting their leader and several other interesting folks, he embarks on a fantasy adventure with a girl named Mindi to find out why he got in trouble in the first place. Author by: Carl SandburgLanguange: enPublisher by: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtFormat Available: PDF, ePub, MobiTotal Read: 26Total Download: 514File Size: 55,8 MbDescription: A long poem that makes brilliant use of the legends and myths, the tall tales and sayings of America.
'If America has a folksinger today he is Carl Sandburg, a singer who comes out of the prairie soil. Who can hand back to the people a creation that has scraps of their own insight, humor, and imagination' (Padraic Colum).