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Collected Works

Autor: H. G. Wells

Número de Páginas: 9844

This comprehensive collection - without images and optimized in file size for quick access - contains: A Modern Utopia A Short History of the World An Englishman Looks at the World / Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks upon Contemporary Matters Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story Anticipations / Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought Bealby; A Holiday Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump / Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times Certain Personal Matters First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars" God, the Invisible King In the Days of the Comet In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace Joan and Peter: The story of an education Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul Little Wars (a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books) Love and Mr. Lewisham Mankind in the Making Marriage Mr. Britling Sees It Through Russia in the Shadows Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two...

A Moth to a Flame

Autor: Stig Dagerman

Número de Páginas: 209

'A startling novel of ferocious psychological acumen, which, to my mind, deserves a large, international readership... very much a book for our times' Siri Hustvedt, from the introduction 'A literary giant in Sweden, Dagerman conjures a Strindbergian atmosphere of shadowy menace in his brief, intense novel, A Moth to a Flame... This moody, death-haunted novel is well worth reading' Evening Standard In 1940s Stockholm, a young man named Bengt falls into deep, private turmoil with the unexpected death of his mother. As he struggles to cope with her loss, his despair slowly transforms to rage when he discovers that his father had a mistress. Bengt swears revenge on behalf of his mother's memory, but he soon finds himself drawn into a fevered and forbidden affair with the very woman he set out to destroy . . . Written in a taut, restrained style, A Moth to a Flame is an intense exploration of heartache and fury, desperation and illicit passion. Set against a backdrop of the moody streets of Stockholm and the Hitchcockian shadows in the woods and waters of Sweden's remote islands, this is a psychological masterpiece by one of Sweden's greatest writers. 'Dagerman wrote with beautiful...

The Black Gondolier

Autor: Fritz Leiber

Número de Páginas: 376

A collection of supernatural horror stories from the SFWA Grand Master and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novels. Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many of which have been virtually unobtainable for decades. From the riveting “Spider Mansion” and “The Phantom Slayer” from Weird Tales to the more recent “Lie Still, Snow White” and “Black Has Its Charms” from rare, small‑press magazines, this collection provides an overview of Leiber’s fifty‑plus years as an acknowledged master of the weird tale. This edition was edited by John Pelan and Steve Savile.

The Nature of Love, Volume 1

Autor: Irving Singer

Número de Páginas: 412

An analysis of concepts of bestowal, appraisal, imagination, and idealization followed by explorations into the writings of thinkers that include Plato, Ovid, and Martin Luther. Irving Singer's trilogy The Nature of Love has been called "majestic" (New York Times Book Review), "monumental" (Boston Globe), "one of the major works of philosophy in our century" (Nous), "wise and magisterial" (Times Literary Supplement), and a "masterpiece of critical thinking [that] is a timely, eloquent, and scrupulous account of what, after all, still makes the world go round" (Christian Science Monitor). In the first volume, Singer begins by studying love as appraisal and bestowal as well as imagination and idealization. He then examines the contrasting views of Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Ovid, Lucretius, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther. After having described the nature of erotic idealization, Singer analyzes the religious idealization in Judeo-Christian concepts of eros, philia, nomos, and agape. Medieval Catholicism sought to combine these four ideas of love in the "caritas synthesis." Luther repudiated that attempt on the grounds that love exists only in God's...

Life, Liberty, Luxury - and Love? Part II

Autor: Olivier A. Guigues

Número de Páginas: 622

Kathrin did not even give Jean a chance to reply: she had already hung up. It really hurt him to realise how hurt she was, the one and only promised woman of his life, having to cope with him getting married to a gorgeous FSB secret agent who was about to ruin him and walk away with his money... What a fuck-up that all was!

Across the Universe

Autor: John Paul Bantigue

Número de Páginas: 37

Miguel has always been fascinated by the unknown. During an unexpected event by Manila Bay, he is suddenly swept away to a mysterious spacecraft named Memory, piloted by Thera—an enigmatic being from an ancient and mysterious civilization far beyond Earth. Thera has spent her entire existence exploring the universe, seeking the answer to one profound question: "What is love?" Through an unexpected encounter, Miguel and Thera journey across space, unraveling the complexities of human emotions and deepening their bond in ways neither anticipated. As Miguel struggles with lingering memories of a love left behind and his growing connection to Thera, he finds himself torn between the familiar comfort of his past and the intriguing, unknown future across the stars. A captivating story about finding one's place in the universe, embracing change, and discovering the transformative power of love.

The King's Curse

Autor: Philippa Gregory

Número de Páginas: 657

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FAIRMILE SERIES, PHILIPPA GREGORY, COMES THIS RIVETING NOVEL ABOUT THE TUMULTUOUS LIFE OF MARGARET POLE 'Margaret's story is shocking, deeply moving… the depiction of Henry VIII's transformation from indulged golden boy to sinister tyrant is perfect pitched' Sunday Express They trust her to watch the House of Tudor rise… Only she knows it will fall. Heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret Pole, is a rival claimant to the Tudor throne. Buried in marriage to a loyal Tudor supporter, she becomes guardian to Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. But her destiny is not for a life in the shadows. Tragedy throws Margaret into poverty, yet the king's death restores her to a place at young Henry VIII's court, as a lady in waiting to Queen Katherine. As the Tudor court sours, Margaret has to choose between her allegiance to the increasingly tyrannical King Henry, or to her friend, his abandoned queen. And Margaret is hiding a deadly secret… that a curse was cast on the Tudor line, and she is watching it come to pass. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of...

A Woman of the Ice Age

Autor: L.p Gratacap

Número de Páginas: 122

Reproduction of the original: A Woman of the Ice Age by L.P Gratacap

Catch Minitales

Autor: Steve Bowkett

Número de Páginas: 159

This book is part of an educational package called StoryMaker Catch Pack, which uses fiction as a resource for learning. What does Peeta do when aliens invade his planet? Why does Kane watch the skies every night of his life? How does Hector F. Payne save the world? Where can you find robots, giant rats, alien invaders, supercomputers...Catch Minitales - the Science Fiction Collection Here are 26 very short stories to fill you with wonder and excitement. Do you dare to journey through time and space?

Texts and Contexts in Ancient and Medieval Science

Autor: John Emery Murdoch , Edith Dudley Sylla , Michael Rogers Mcvaugh

Número de Páginas: 380

Written in honor of John E. Murdoch's seventieth birthday, the essays collected here focus on the interpretation of ancient and scientific texts not just as isolated intellectual productions but as responses to particular settings or contexts.

Mickey Newbury Crystal & Stone

Autor: Joe Ziemer

Número de Páginas: 488

What do Tom Jones, Nick Cave, Joan Baez, John Denver, Ray Charles, Del Shannon, Keith Richards, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carol Channing, Manowar and Linda Ronstadt... have in common? Mickey Newbury. They recorded his songs. Matter of fact, Newbury's material has been covered by over 1,230 artists. That is just about everybody. His inspirational ballad "An American Trilogy" has been recorded by more than 550 artists. It was Elvis' showstopper. His "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is the rocker that launched Kenny Rogers' career into the stratosphere. Newbury, who grew up on Houston's tough North side, is the only songwriter to place four top hits on four different charts... simultaneously. The train hopper was also instrumental in mentoring Kris Kristofferson, who says, "God, I learned more about songwriting from Mickey than I did any other single human being. He was my hero and still is." Shotgun Willie Nelson adds, "He was one of the best writers we've ever had and one of the best friends I've ever had." And that is not all. Newbury's albums enjoy an extensive cult following. Peers consider him among the best of the best, and many artists...

Wicked Pleasures

Autor: Penny Vincenzi

Número de Páginas: 721

All families have secrets. In Sunday Times bestseller Penny Vincenzi's WICKED PLEASURES lies a family secret that will tear it apart. 'Penny Vincenzi is the doyenne of the modern blockbuster' Glamour. Sexy, glamorous and fun, WICKED PLEASURES is the story of a brother and two sisters who find out that they all have different fathers: none of them Alexander, Earl of Catherham, who was married to their mother for almost twenty years. It is the story of the power and the greed of the mega-rich, as the great family banking business upon which fortunes are won and lost comes to the brink of ruin, and family ties are tested to the utmost.

Good Education in a Fragile World

Autor: Alan Bainbridge , Nicola Kemp

Número de Páginas: 196

This edited collection aims to provoke discussion around the most important question for contemporary higher education – what kind of education (in terms of purpose, pedagogy and policy) is needed to restore the health and wellbeing of the planet and ourselves now and for generations to come? The book contains contributions from colleagues at a single UK University, internationally recognised for its approach to sustainability education. Introducing a conceptual framework called the ‘Paradox Model’, the book explores the tensions that underpin the challenge of developing sustainability in higher education in the 21st century. It asks probing questions about the purpose of higher education in the 21st century given growing concerns in relation to planetary safety and justice and calls for a rethinking of educational purpose. It draws upon the theory and practice of education and explores how these can develop an understanding of sustainability pedagogies in practice. Finally, it delivers thought-provoking discussion on what constitutes a ‘good’ higher education that meets the needs of a world in crisis. Drawing on a planetary health lens, the book concludes with a...

Safar Nameh

Autor: Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Número de Páginas: 308

A Triptych from the Russian Theatre

Autor: Victor Borovsky

Número de Páginas: 672

"The book is based on Russian and Western archive material, unpublished memoirs and letters, theatre reviews and interviews (the latter included Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud and Ernestine Stodelle Komissarzhevsky, the last wife of Fyodor Junior, who allowed the author access to her private archive)." "Apart from a few articles in academic journals (mainly about Vera) nothing has been written about the Komissarzhevskys. This book, as well as recording these three remarkable lives, traces the accumulation of Russian theatrical culture over a century, and its impact on British and American theatre."--BOOK JACKET.

Liturgy and the Beauty of the Unknown

Autor: David Torevell

Número de Páginas: 391

Contemporary culture is rediscovering the importance of beauty for both social transformation and personal happiness. Theologians have sought, in their varied ways, to demonstrate how God's beauty is associated with notions of truth and goodness. This book breaks new ground by suggesting that liturgy is the means par excellence by which an experience of beauty is communicated. Drawing from both secular and religious understandings, in particular the mystical and apophatic tradition, the book demonstrates how liturgy has the potential to achieve the one ultimately reliable form of beauty because its embodied components are able to reflect the disturbing beauty of the One to whom worship is always offered. Such components rely on understanding the aesthetic dynamics upon which liturgy relies. This book draws from a broad range of disciplines concerned with understanding beauty and self-transformation and concludes that while secular utopian forms have much to contribute to ethical transformation, they ultimately fail since they lack the Christological and eschatological framework needed, which liturgy alone provides.

Reading the Classics and Paradise Lost

Autor: William Malin Porter

Número de Páginas: 234

Milton?s early commentators?Henry Todd, Thomas Newton, Joseph Addison, and others?not only knew their classics well, they took them seriously as models of literary excellence and repositories of values. In the twentieth century, however, the classics have become mere ?background.? As a consequence, William M. Porter argues, not only is the foundational dimension of Milton?s poetry now hardly visible, even to scholars, but the potential of Milton?s poetry to revitalize the reading of the classics has been diminished. In this insightful study, Porter attempts once again to read both the classics and Milton?s epic poem sensitively and intelligently. He exposes the recklessly speculative and tendentious character of much earlier work on Milton?s allusions, in which allusions were promiscuously posited and in which Paradise Lost was too often regarded naively as triumphing over the classics. Porter demonstrates that Milton?s allusions, in which allusions to the classics, while fewer than has been supposed, are rich with wit, irony, and thought that can be grasped only by a reader with a double perspective.

Grow the Good Life

Autor: Michele Owens

Número de Páginas: 227

A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author's garden. Our parents saw supermarkets and processed foods as the height of convenience. But nothing is more convenient than grocery shopping in the backyard. A vegetable garden offers the best defense against rising food prices, the most environmentally sound way to eat, and better exercise than any gym. It will turn anyone into a wonderful cook, since nothing tastes more vibrant than homegrown. And it can take less time every week than a trip to the supermarket. In Grow the Good Life, Michele Owens, an amateur gardener for almost two decades, makes an entertaining and persuasive case for vegetable gardens. She starts with two simple but radical ideas: Growing food on a small scale is easy, and it is absurdly rewarding. With her wry, funny, and accessible approach, Owens helps beginning gardeners overcome obstacles that keep them from planting a few seedlings every spring. She explains why dirt isn't dirty; the health benefits of growing one's own food; and that vegetable gardens are not antithetical to the frantic pace of modern life, but simple and...

Westcott Bay: Books 4-7

Autor: Amelia Addler

Número de Páginas: 757

Part two of the beloved series continues with Saltwater Crossing It’s never too late for a fresh start…especially on San Juan Island… Tiffany Clifton knew that quitting her big city job and taking on small town life would be an adjustment. She was even prepared to work for her sister and confront just how far off-course her life had gone. What she was not at all ready for was having to verbally spar with a grumpy and ridiculously handsome developer Sidney on a regular basis. Sidney Burke learned the hard way that romance isn’t for him. So, he’d like nothing more than to avoid the lovely Tiffany. But if he wants to do business with her sister, that’s not an option. He’ll just have to somehow stay focused and ignore his inconvenient attraction to the woman who could so easily break down all the walls around his heart. If Tiffany and Sidney want to take a shot at love, they have much to overcome…including the inconvenient secret that Tiffany’s keeping. Will their foundation be strong enough to survive the trouble ahead—or will their happily ever after slip through the cracks? Between this new romance and the murder trial for Morgan’s mom, things only get more...

Saltwater Falls

Autor: Amelia Addler

Número de Páginas: 192

Lights, camera…romance! Now that Connor is home on San Juan Island, he knows it’s time to give up his carefree lifestyle and put down some roots. But then he meets a Hollywood-bound beauty and starts to question everything… Teresa has only one goal. She will succeed as a location scout for her first big-time film. Falling for the distractingly handsome Connor was not on her agenda. Oops… When disturbing secrets that could ruin the movie—and Teresa’s career—come to light, will Connor do the right thing and risk losing the love of his life? And more importantly, if he does, will Teresa be able to open her heart enough to trust what he has to say? Saltwater Falls, book 5 in the Westcott Bay series, is a sweet women’s fiction story that features a hint of danger, a guaranteed happily ever after, and the kind of true love that can always be found on San Juan Island. Buy your copy today and get ready to do some serious binge reading!

Tales from the Queen of the Desert

Autor: Gertrude Bell

Número de Páginas: 218

Extracts from two of Bell's most compelling works of travel writing, Persian Pictures and Syria: The Desert and the Sown, as well as some of her most fascinating letters A woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. She chronicled her journeys through Iraq, Persia, Syria, and beyond and her important diplomatic work, with characteristic wit and incisiveness. Despite the many achievements of her working life, sadly her personal life was marred by losing the great love of her life, Major Charles Doughty-Wylie, from which she never recovered. She died in 1926 of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. This is a unique collection of her work.

Persian Pictures

Autor: Safar Nameh

Número de Páginas: 102

Reproduction of the original: Persian Pictures by Safar Nameh

Close Up: Cinema And Modernism

Autor: James Donald , Anne Friedberg , Laura Marcus

Número de Páginas: 353

Between 1927 and 1933, the journal "Close Up" championed a European avant-garde in film-making. This volume republishes articles from the journal, with an introduction and a commentary on the lives of, and complex relationships between, its writers and editors.

Close Up 1927-1933

Autor: James Donald , Anne Friedberg , Laura Marcus

Número de Páginas: 352

Close Up was the first English-language journal of film theory. Published between 1927 and 1933, it billed itself as "the only magazine devoted to film as an art," promising readers "theory and analysis: no gossip." The journal was edited by the writer and filmmaker Kenneth Macpherson, the novelist Winifred Bryher, and the poet H. D., and it attracted contributions from such major figures as Dorothy Richardson, Sergei Eisenstein, and Man Ray. This anthology presents some of the liveliest and most important articles from the publication's short but influential history. The writing in Close Up was theoretically astute, politically incisive, open to emerging ideas from psychoanalysis, passionately committed to "pure cinema," and deeply critical of Hollywood and its European imitators. The articles collected here cover such subjects as women and film, "The Negro in Cinema," Russian and working-class cinema, and developments in film technology, including the much debated addition of sound. The contributors are a cosmopolitan cast, reflecting the journal's commitment to internationalism; Close Up was published from Switzerland, printed in England and France, and distributed in Paris,...

Unreversible

Autor: Emil Akhundov

Número de Páginas: 152

The book is set in St. Petersburg in the 2030s. Technology has become indispensable in people’s lives, so much so that the entire world is plunged into industrial darkness, leading to the destruction of the world and society. This is the diary of a man who worked for the company that first released robots and got rich in it. Years later, he realizes that very soon there will be no trace of the world. Victor tries to somehow change the world by defying security measures. Will he succeed?

Bakassi Peninsula

Autor: Okon Edet

Número de Páginas: 280

Bakassi Peninsula: The Untold Story of a People Betrayed essentially narrates the struggle of a people to retain ownership of their homeland; Bakassi Peninsula and the challenges encountered on that tortuous road, following the outbreak of hostilities between the Federation of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon over ownership of the Bakassi peninsula. The book provides a brief history of the Usakedet people; customary owners of the peninsula as well as presents a critical view of the administrative, legal and political measures taken by governments including Great Britain that have proved to be detrimental to the interest of customary owners of the peninsula. Bakassi Peninsula: The Untold Story of a People Betrayed equally takes a look at the ownership controversy between Cameroon and Nigeria and provides select legal opinions on the conflict before presenting the reader with un-edited extract of the judgment of the Internal Court of Justice at The Hague. The book finally presents reactions to that judgment by Cameroonians and Nigerians and concludes with a look at what the future might hold for the Bakassi Peninsula and its native population; the Usakedet people.

Life, Liberty, Luxury - and Love? Part VI

Autor: Olivier A. Guigues

Número de Páginas: 382

Meanwhile, in the USA, Larry had a thorough debriefing by First Circle: they were pissed off with his personal recommendation to have Jean joining. The latter had also refused to attend the Bilderberg 2016 meeting and not shown up for the Baal Week of the First Circle. A terrible mistake which would have tremendous consequences for Jean.

Somehow Saints

Autor: Mary Lea Carroll

Número de Páginas: 125

The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women—and a man or two—who have changed the world. Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls’ school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended up living in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her own journey to be a better citizen of the world.

Walk with Me

Autor: Darlene Johnson

Número de Páginas: 70

A sixty day women's devotional that will encourage, strengthen and make your day brighter. What an awesome way to start your day by spending time alone with God. From the heart of a servant to your heart. This devotional is supercharged with meditative thoughts and bible scripture that will get you going!

A Chaos of Angels

Autor: Lois P. Jones , Alice Pero

Número de Páginas: 144

"There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit." A clever tag from the 1992 film "Gattica" is a statement which each of us knows inherently to be true. If you've read the startling portrayal of a utopian society gone wrong in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932), you are acquainted with the author's prophetic predictions of a world addicted to chemically driven happiness. In a culture where biochemistry has become its own religion, spirituality is being replaced by serotonin manipulation and mood enhancement. These works delve into the very nature of what ails us and why a pill for spiritual pain just might not be the answer. Friends, family, ex-patients, doctors write about the dumbing down of the self and the fight to stay alive. The book offers a list of resources for alternative mental health. We hope these poems will help raise awareness about the true nature of man and the importance of the spirit as a source of healing. -The Editors

The Improvisatore

Autor: Hans Christian Andersen

Número de Páginas: 425

A semi-autobiographical novel inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s travels in Italy—and one of the author’s best-known works in his native Denmark Published to great acclaim in 1835, Hans Christian Andersen’s debut novel, The Improvisatore, initially eclipsed his fairy tales, which first appeared in the same year. Andersen, the captivating teller of enchanted tales, is very much in evidence in this classic Bildungsroman inspired by his travels in Italy earlier in the decade. The novel’s hero, Antonio—much like Andersen himself—rises from impoverished beginnings to become a successful artist, at every turn learning charming and often alarming lessons in the ways of the world. Adopted by a nobleman, smitten with an opera singer, challenged to a duel, captured by bandits, beset by a temptress, Antonio follows a dizzying itinerary on his path to enlightenment and, perhaps, happiness. Along the way he experiences the delights of Italian culture and nature so clearly and deeply absorbed by his peripatetic author—from the inescapable power of some of the world’s most enduring paintings and sculptures to the drama of an erupting Mount Vesuvius and the rampages of wild...

My Hyperrealist Life And Legacy

Autor: Carole A. Feuerman

Número de Páginas: 238

My autobiography dives deep into the experiences I faced in my life. It highlights my struggles to survive the odds, through balance, perseverance, and independence, on my journey to fulfilling my true calling, as one of the most successful, sought after, and prosperous artists today. By telling my real-life stories, I hope to educate my readers and help them to overcome their difficulties and live a satisfying life. I give practical strategies that will teach them how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. Whether by finding new work, achieving financial success, or contemplating failure, fear has a special place in our emotional life. Feeling anxious, uncertain, and overwhelmed? Our minds are designed to let fear in; without it, we’d never survive. But how do we keep suspicion away from restricting our ability to fulfil our goals? Conquering fear is about self-awareness and understanding our inner strengths, often in the face of overcoming odds. My book can be your guide to practicing and cultivating the personality traits needed to be successful.

Aarzoo

Autor: Abbas Hunaid

Número de Páginas: 446

Aarzoo – A Love Rewritten “You’re the kind of fire. The kind that never screams but burns everything it loves.” To the world, he is AK — a mysterious business tycoon known for his brilliance and silence. No one knows his face, and he prefers it that way. But behind the billion-dollar legacy lies a wounded soul, haunted by betrayal, abandonment, and the one love he thought he lost forever. When his five-year-old daughter Arzoo becomes his only reason to smile, AK makes an unprecedented decision: to go undercover at a struggling creative firm in India, determined to give her the childhood he never had. But destiny has its own plan. In the vibrant corridors of “Creative Minds,” he finds more than purpose — he finds her. Zahra, a sharp, spirited leader with eyes that echo a past he’s tried to bury. As their worlds collide, long-buried truths, heartbreaks, and second chances resurface. Can AK forgive a past that broke him? Can love really heal what silence and time have broken apart? Aarzoo – A Love Rewritten is a powerful tale of love rediscovered, wounds reopened, and the quiet fire that transforms a man from legend to human again.

Onstage with Grieg

Autor: Einar Steen-nokleberg

Número de Páginas: 500

Reading Onstage with Grieg is almost like taking a private lesson with Einar Steen-Nokleberg, internationally acclaimed interpreter of Grieg. He offers not only practical advice on the technical execution of these pieces but insights into their compositional background, tracing the influence of Norwegian poetry, ancient songs, traditional dances, and the sound of folk instruments. Onstage with Grieg gives invaluable advice to pianists at all levels of achievement - students, teachers, and professional performers.

The Story of Two Brothers

Autor: Alexander Stewart

Número de Páginas: 134

This is a story of choices. Choices that we all have to make in our business and personal lives and the future ambitions we all have or desire. It is my story, Alex Stewart, told through my eyes, my experiences, the lessons I have learned through my own experiences. I am sure my experiences can make or facilitate the right choices in the lives of anyone who might read this story. For these reasons I wrote this book.

Impossible Picturesqueness

Autor: Vidya Dehejia

Número de Páginas: 146

Macphail's Edinburgh ecclesiastical journal and literary review

Número de Páginas: 876

Beholding the Glory of the Lord

Autor: Jos Douma

Número de Páginas: 148

"I would love to look more like Jesus. But I just can't . . . " Many Christians are longing for change. They make an intentional effort, but when they realize they are not making any progress, they become frustrated. In this book, the author uses 2 Corinthians 3:18 to point us to a way to expect everything from Jesus and his Spirit. You only need to do one thing: Look to Jesus in faith and enjoy his glorious radiation! Then the Spirit will increasingly reproduce Jesus' own glorious beauty in your life. Via this new approach, Jos Douma knows how to touch and articulate the core of the Christian faith. In doing so, he shows how the Christian life is really worthy living.

Decorative Illustration of Books

Autor: Walter Crane

Número de Páginas: 175

The papers that follow this need no explanation, since they are directed towards special sides of the Arts and Crafts. Mr. Crane has put forward the aims of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society as an Exhibition Society, therefore I need not enlarge upon that phase of this book. But I will write a few words on the way in which it seems to me we ought to face the present position of that revival in decorative art of which our Society is one of the tokens. And, in the first place, the very fact{vi} that there is a "revival" shows that the arts aforesaid have been sick unto death. In all such changes the first of the new does not appear till there is little or no life left in the old, and yet the old, even when it is all but dead, goes on living in corruption, and refuses to get itself put quietly out of the way and decently buried. So that while the revival advances and does some good work, the period of corruption goes on from worse to worse, till it arrives at the point when it can no longer be borne, and disappears. To give a concrete example: in these last days there are many buildings erected which (in spite of our eclecticism, our lack of a traditional style) are at least...