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Wandl the Invader
There were nine major planets in the Solar System, and it was within their boundaries that man first set up interplanetary commerce and began trading with the ancient Martian civilization. And then they discovered a tenth planet -- a maverick!This tenth world, if it had an orbit, had a strange one, for it was heading inwards from interstellar space, heading close to the Earth-Mars spaceways, upsetting astronautic calculations and raising turmoil on the two inhabited worlds.But even so none suspected then just how much trouble this new world would make. For it was WANDL THE INVADER and it was no barren planetoid. It was a manned world, manned by minds and monsters and traveling into our system with a purpose beyond that of astronomical accident!
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A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in October 1928. While this extended essay in fact employs a fictional narrator and narrative to explore women both as writers of and characters in fiction, the manuscript for the delivery of the series of lectures, titled "Women and Fiction", and hence the essay, are considered non-fiction. The essay is generally seen as a feminist text, and is noted in its argument for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy.
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is the title of M. R. James' first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904 (some had previously appeared in magazines). Some later editions under this title contain both the original collection and its successor, More Ghost Stories (1911), combined in one volume.Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror are almost never explicit, the stories relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It is regarded as one of his greatest and most sophisticated novels, and is one of his most enduringly popular, having been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times.Great Expectations is written in a semi-autobiographical style, and is the story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood. The story can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people.The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840.
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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence centers on one society couple's impending marriage and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and mores of turn of the century New York society, it never devolves into an outright condemnation of the institution. In fact, Wharton considered this novel an "apology" for the earlier, more brutal and critical, "The House of Mirth". Not to be overlooked is the author's attention to detailing the charms and customs of this caste. The novel is lauded for its accurate portrayal of how the nineteenth-century East Coast American upper class lived and this combined with the social tragedy earned Wharton a Pulitzer - the first Pulitzer awarded to a woman.
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The Log of a Cowboy
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his day; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it a compelling classic. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page."
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Emma McChesney and Company
Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Show Boat and Giant, achieved her first great success with a series of stories she published in American Magazine between 1911 and 1913. The stories feature Emma McChesney, a smart, savvy, stylish, divorced mother, and Midwest traveling sales representative for T. A. Buck's Featherloom skirts and petticoats. With one hand on her sample case and the other fending off advances from salesmen, hotel clerks, and other predators, Emma holds on tightly to her reputation. Her experience has taught her that it's best to stick to roast beef, medium, rather than experiment with fancy sauces and exotic dishes. Emma McChesney and Company is the final volume of three chronicling the travels and trials of Emma McChesney.
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Facing the Flag
Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879 , it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after its publication: brilliant scientists discovering new weapons of great destructive power, whose full utilisation might literally destroy the world; the competition between various powers to obtain control of such weapons; and also the efforts of ruthless non-state groups to have it.
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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
Redlaw is a teacher of chemistry who often broods over wrongs done him and grief from his past.He is haunted by a spirit, who is not so much a ghost as Redlaw's phantom twin and is "an awful likeness of himself...with his features, and his bright eyes, and his grizzled hair, and dressed in the gloomy shadow of his dress..." This specter appears and proposes to Redlaw that he can allow him to "forget the sorrow, wrong, and trouble you have known...to cancel their remembrance..." Redlaw is hesitant at first, but finally agrees. However, before the spirit vanishes it imposes an additional consequence: "The gift that I have given you, you shall give again, go where you will."
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Krev pro Rusalku
Rusalky, žínky, meluzíny, říkejte jim, jak chcete, protože co si budeme vykládat, většinou se stejně živí jako šlapky. Stačí zaplatit a víla se vám promění v koho si přejete. Má to ale malý háček – platí se krví. Pro dohled nad vílami je tu speciální policejní oddělení a lidé v něm vědí, že když děláte s kur... pardon vílama, vždycky se něco podělá. A Dominiku Stolbenkovi se teď život podělal víc, než by si kdy dokázal představit. Navíc se v řece objevila mrtvá víla a její smrt má vyšetřit právě on. Vítejte ve špinavém světě vílích bordelů, krve, staré magie a tajemství, která se nezastavitelně derou na povrch.
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The Women of Rothschild
The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much mythologized. Yet half the Rothschilds, the women, remain virtually unknown.
From the East End of London to the Eastern seaboard of the United States, from Spitalfields to Scottish castles, from Bletchley Park to Buchenwald, and from the Vatican to Palestine, Natalie Livingstone follows the extraordinary lives of the English branch of the Rothschild women from the dawn of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twenty first.
As Jews in a Christian society and women in a deeply patriarchal family, they were outsiders. Determined to challenge and subvert expectations, they supported each other, building on the legacies of their mothers and aunts. They became influential hostesses and talented diplomats, choreographing electoral campaigns, advising prime ministers, advocating for social reform and trading on the stock exchange. Misfits and conformists, conservatives and idealists, performers and introverts, they mixed with Rossini and Mendelssohn, Disraeli, Gladstone and Chaim Weizmann, amphetamine-dealers, temperance campaigners, Queen Victoria, and Albert Einstein. They broke code, played a pioneering role in the environmental movement, scandalised the world of women's tennis by introducing the overarm serve and drag-raced with Miles Davies in Manhattan.
Absorbing and compulsive THE WOMEN OF ROTHSCHILD gives voice to the complicated, privileged and gifted women whose vision and tenacity shaped history.
Zabij tu mrchu
Nesnesitelná ženská, která pije krev nejen manželovi a celé rodině, ale i sousedům v domě, je pro mnohé otravnou mrchou i persona non grata. Dokáže někomu z nich lézt vtíravá, pomlouvačná a zlomyslná ženská v letech tak na nervy a být pro někoho natolik nebezpečná, že ji smete bez mrknutí oka ze světa triviálním způsobem? Otázkou pro dvojici vyšetřovatelů je, kdo této ženě sáhl na život a kdo to udělal s vědomím, že se nic hrozného nestalo - jenom je na světě o jednu mrchu méně.
Így lássa Csoóri Sándort, aki látni akarja
Őszinte könyvet akartam írni egy őszinte emberről. De lehet, hogy már ez a fogalom sem létezik úgy, mint régen. Valaki a Nappali hold kapcsán a gyerek őszinteségből fakadó otrombaságát hányja Csoóri Sándor szemére, én pedig Csoórinak arra a sokszor valóban gyermeki őszinteségére gondoltam, amellyel nem szelíden, nem otrombán, hanem igazul kimondja, hogy meztelen a király. Minél mélyebben ástam bele magam az életműbe, annál inkább azonosulni tudtam Orbán Ottó csapongóan szellemes megfogalmazásaival és végtelenül komoly megállapításaival, amelyek szerint a nemzetköziség-nemzet-nemzetiség sajgóan időszerű, hármas tárgykörében kevesen tettek föl annyi megfontolandó kérdést, mint Csoóri. És kevesen figyelmeztettek olyan indulattal, mint ő, az emberi méretekre, mint a nagy világfolyamatok nélkülözhetetlen mértékére. Íróasztala mellől egyszerre látni a parasztporták valóságos és a galaktika elvont udvarára, mely utóbbin a nap kapirgál gömbölyded csibéivel.
Az életút tekintélyes részében folyamatosak voltak a megfigyelések, menetrendszerűek a letiltások. Ilyesmi már nincs. A szankciók helyét régóta átvette a köddé tevő csönd-fogadtatás vagy durvább esetben a karaktergyilkosság, amelyet egyetlen politikai, netán hatalmi formáció nem vállal magára.
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Camus halála
„Van egy férfi, aki nagyon sok dolgot tud, mert vannak forrásai, ahonnan ezeket összeszedegetheti. Nagyon furcsa dolgot hallottam tőle. Azt állítja, hogy azt az 1960-as közúti balesetet, amelyben Camus meghalt, a szovjet titkosszolgálat szervezte meg. Az autó egyik kerekébe elhelyeztek egy olyan eszközt, ami nagy sebességnél kivágta a gumit. A likvidálási parancsot maga Sepilov külügyminiszter adta ki, aki ezzel »fizetett vissza« azért a cikkért, amit Camus 1957 márciusában publikált a Franc Tireur-ben a magyarországi eseményekkel kapcsolatban. Camus itt megnevezte és kritizálta a minisztert. Azt mondják, hogy három évre volt szükség, mire a titkosszolgálat teljesítette ezt a feladatot. Végül sikerrel jártak, éspedig olyan tökéletesen dolgoztak, hogy a világ a mai napig úgy hiszi, hogy Camus egy olyan hétköznapi közúti balesetben halt meg, ami bárkivel megtörténhet. A férfi nem akarta megmondani, hogy honnan szerezte ezt az információt, azt viszont állítja, hogy teljesen megbízható az értesülés, és ő a maga részéről a legkisebb kétség nélkül, teljes mértékben meg van róla győződve, hogy pontosan így zajlottak le az események, és a szovjetek felelősek Camus haláláért.” Albert Camus 1960. január 4-én vesztette életét. Ez tény. A halálát közúti autóbaleset okozta. Ez is tény. De hogy a baleset miért és miként következett be, arról már szórnak a vélemények. A szovjet titkosszolgálat, a KGB végzett az íróval, az 1956-os magyar forradalom melletti, nem lankadó kiállása miatt – olvasható egy cseh író 1980-as naplójegyzetében, s Catelli ötven évvel az események után, minden fellelhető nyomot megvizsgálva utánajár az állításnak. Ennek a nem mindennapi nyomozásnak az érzékletesen megírt dokumentációja a Camus halála című könyv.
Reach & Win your Goals Calmly
This is what this book brings you: You support certified climate protection projects, quickly receive compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press comments in the book preview) as well as advice that has been tested in practice, which also leads to success step by step thanks to AddOn. Because goals make us start with a thing in the first place and get up and continue in case of failure. But as is often the case, first take a deep breath and then hit the ground running. Unfortunately, false ambition has many people too tightly in its grip: They want too much and too fast the wrong thing, but at the same time they lack the ability to develop their own potential. It would often be enough to take a step back and change ingrained behavior patterns, but often enough aggression, conflicts, fear and other negative emotions block the way. It is therefore important not to pursue one's own goals too doggedly and strenuously, but to always remain calm. After all, this also requires the ability to convince other people thanks to charm, rhetorical skills and strategic abilities. So setting goals is important, they just must not seem too big and unattainable, but big enough to be challenging and offer development opportunities. Good goals are smart and feasibility is an important keyword here. Many well-known entrepreneurs and celebrities are united by precisely this point: the ability to develop great visions, to follow them unflinchingly but in a relaxed manner, and also to achieve them. This book shows how this balancing act can be achieved. Good luck and have fun reading. We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form. Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process. The publisher is also involved in numerous, well-documented charitable projects, e.g. on climate protection, and supports the quality of neural machine learning and international understanding through its translation from German into English. Editor Simone Janson is chairwoman, publisher, and best-selling author. She was also one of the 20 most important German bloggers and columnist of renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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My Life in Dire Straits
Dire Straits filled giant stadiums around the world and sold hundreds of millions of records. Throughout the eighties they were one of the biggest bands on the planet. Their classic songs - 'Sultans of Swing', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Money for Nothing', 'Brothers In Arms' - formed the soundtrack of a generation and live on today: still racking up sales, still being played on the radio on every continent. In My Life in Dire Straits, John Illsley - founding member, bassist and mainstay - evokes the spirit of the times and tells the story of one of the great live acts of rock history.
Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, he recounts the band's rise from humble origins in London's spit-and-sawdust pubs to the best-known venues in the world, the working man's clubs to Madison Square Garden, gigging with wild punk bands to the Live Aid stage at Wembley. Until, ultimately, the shattering demands of touring on a global scale and living life in the spotlight took their inevitable toll.
John's story is also a tribute to his great friend Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer, songwriter and gifted guitarist - the only band members to stay the fifteen-year distance. Told with searching honesty, soulful reflection and wry humour, this is the first and only account of that incredible story.
Magyarország története 1301-1526
A kötet Magyarország történetének 225 esztendejéről ad átfogó képet. 1301-ben, amikor a történet indul, az ország mélyponton volt, az állami egység csak névlegesen létezett , a tartományokra szakadás, a felbomlás tényleges veszélye fenyegetett. 1526. augusztus 29-én, amely nappal a könyv befejeződik, a mohácsi csatavesztéssel megásták a középkori magyar állam sírját, s az hamarosan részekre bomlott. E két dátum között - a baljós indulás és a tragikus végkifejlet ellenére - a magyar történelem két fényes évszázada húzódik meg. Ez idő alatt Magyarország a térség regionális nagyhatalma volt, amely belső szerkezetében is óriási fejlődésen ment keresztül, sok mindent behozva abból a történelmi hátrányból, amely Nyugat-Európával szemben fennállott . A könyv részletesen bemutatja a késő középkori Magyarország gazdasági, társadalmi és művelődési viszonyait. A helyzetnek, a lehetőségeknek megfelelően e hosszú történelmi kor olyan, egymástól homlokegyenest eltérő karakterű, de egyaránt nagy formátumú uralkodókat termett , mint az országot szívós aprómunkával felépítő Károly Róbert, a szélrózsa minden irányában hadakozó Nagy Lajos, a császári címet megszerző Zsigmond vagy a törökverő Hunyadi János fi aként trónra került Mátyás. A könyv a 225 év alatt az ország élén állt hét dinasztia tett eitől a falvak és városok népének mindennapi életéig széles tablót rajzol, monografikus áttekintést ad Magyarország 1301-1526 közti történetéről.
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Szeptember 5-én, kicsivel éjfél után a Halál-Hírek felhívja Mateo Torrezt és Rufus Emeteriót. Rossz hírei vannak számukra: még aznap meghalnak. Mateo és Rufus nem ismerik egymást, és más-más okokból ugyan, de mindketten szeretnének egy új barátot találni a Végnapjukon. A jó hír: erre is létezik egy alkalmazás, a neve: Végső Barát.
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Sunset Swing
WINNER OF CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AND CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER
Los Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A city on fire as a killer strikes...
A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorizing the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.
Ida Young, recently retired private investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why...
Meanwhile Mob fixer Dante Sanfelippo has put his life savings into purchasing a winery in Napa Valley but first he must do one final favour for the Mob before leaving town: find a bail jumper before the bond money falls due, and time is fast running out.
Ida’s friend, Louis Armstrong, flies into the city just as her investigations uncover mysterious clues to the killer’s identity. And Dante must tread a dangerous path to pay his dues, a path which will throw him headlong into a terrifying conspiracy and a secret that the conspirators will do anything to protect...
Completing his American crime quartet, Ray Celestin’s Sunset Swing is a stunning novel of conspiracy, murder and madness, an unforgettable portrait of a city on the edge.