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avec Dieu, qui se révèle avec amour et humour au fur et à mesure des épreuves de la vie, comme libérateur, pourvoyeur d'amour et de paix, source de joie, consolateur. Au-delà d'être un coach efficace et respectueux de notre liberté, Il est un Ami fidèle...

¿Cómo habría sido la vida de Italo Calvino si en lugar de volver a Italia, pocos años después de su nacimiento en Cuba, hubiera permanecido en la isla? ¿De qué forma la desobediencia literaria de Reinaldo Arenas continúa siendo un modelo para las...

Trappsteg har skapats utifrån olika kvinnors berättelser vilka har resulterat i sju sammanhängande noveller om en kvinnas liv.

En Peregrinación de Luz del Día (1871), Juan Bautista Alberdi se pregunta sobre la dicotomía civilización-barbarie planteada por Domingo Faustino Sarmiento e ironiza, a través del viaje alegórico de su personaje hermafrodita Luz del Día. El relato...

La Memoria sobre la vagancia en Cuba, es ejemplo de una línea del pensamiento insular que reflexionó sobre los rasgos psicosociales del cubano. Tal idea interés fue una constante en las obras de los ideólogos criollos del siglo XIX marcadas por la...

Artes poéticas españolas es un compendio que contiene observaciones y reflexiones sobre la poesía española de su tiempo y sus diferentes formas. Esta antología incluye textos escritos entre los siglo XV y XVII, escritos por autores de la talla de Enrique...

Fiction. South Asia Studies. Translated from the Tamil by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and Rakesh Khanna. With its mad patchwork of phone sex conversations, nightmarish torture scenes, tender love poems, numerology, mythology, and compulsive name-dropping of...

Das vorliegende Buch nimmt nicht in Anspruch eine wissenschaftliche Abhandlung über die Thematik Farbe darzustellen. Das vorliegende Buch ist ein kurzweiliges Plädoyer für die Vielschichtigkeit des Phänomens Farbe.Entstanden aus einer Sammlung von...

Else Lasker-Schüler: Gesichte. Essays und andere GeschichtenErstdruck: Kurt Wolff Verlag, Leipzig, 1913 mit der Widmung Dieses Buch schenke ich Kurt WolffNeuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2018.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas...

Taboos and Transgressions: Stories of Wrongdoings, is an anthology that includes fiction and nonfiction. It was edited by Luanne Smith, Kerry Neville, and Devi S. Laskar, and focuses on breaking the rules with stories by Pam Houston, Bonnie Jo Campbell,...

New illustrated edition with an introduction by Christophe Campos. This remains the classic and sparkling survey of the great awakening of culture in the 1890s. Indeed, it is a book almost as well-known as many of the works of art, literature and people...

"A favorite shelf in my bookcase leads with By-Line: Ernest Hemingway, a compendium of journalism the great novelist wrote to support himself as he worked on his fiction. Right next to it is Ernie's War, dispatches by Ernie Pyle, the most famous of World...

Essays that explore current scholarship on the Nobel laureate's workWith essays by Ted Atkinson, Serena Haygood Blount, Martyn Bone, James B. Carothers, Thadious M. Davis, Taylor Hagood, James Harding, Arthur F. Kinney, Owen Robinson, Theresa M. Towner,...

With essays by Hans Kellner, Lois Parkinson Zambora, Mark Parker, Michael Cohen, Joan DelFattore, Pierre L. Horn, H. Aram Veeser, Helen T. Bennett, Jocelyn Mann, Deborah Parker, Roger Rollin, and Jackson R. Bryer and Ruth M. Alvarez

Collected Essays of Thomas Troward includes 15 essays written by Troward throughout his later life. Essay subjects include: The Principle of Guidance, The "I Am", Mind and Hand, Submission, Affirmative Power, The Spirit of Opulence, And more.Thomas...

Colonizers imposed Christianity and biblical codes upon their conquered subjects. In the waning of imperialism the newly emerging peoples employed these same biblical codes as their cries for freedom and justice as they drove out their former masters. ...

When critics first began to respond to the fiction of Walker Percy, they frequently refarded it as a fiction of ideas. The most significant themes were Percy’s religious, philosophical, and cultural beliefs. Such conceptions of the man were grounded in...

Richard Wright, the Mississippi-born black writer, saw himself as “an outsider between two cultures,” a man searching. In these twelve essays written over the last two decades Michel Fabre, Wright’s biographer, follows Wright’s search in an investigation...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “The Adventures of Huckleberry...

This book contains volume IV of "The World's Great Sermons", a collection of historic Christian sermons by notable figures, compiled by Grenville Kleiser and first published in 1908. The sermons were selected based on their literary and rhetorical merit,...

This book contains volume IX of "The World's Great Sermons", a collection of historic Christian sermons by notable figures, compiled by Grenville Kleiser. The sermons were selected based on their literary and rhetorical merit, as well as their usefulness...

This book contains volume II of "The World's Great Sermons", a collection of historic Christian sermons by notable figures, compiled by Grenville Kleiser and first published in 1908. The sermons were selected based on their literary and rhetorical merit,...

This book contains volume V of "The World's Great Sermons", a collection of historic Christian sermons by notable figures, compiled by Grenville Kleiser and first published in 1908. The sermons were selected based on their literary and rhetorical merit,...

When Ward Degler graduated from journalism school, his mother speculated he would become a world-famous war correspondent or, at the very least, editor-in-chief of an influential newspaper. He did neither. Instead, he became a columnist, giving him the...

Historical Reveries is a book written by Sarah Wilkinson and published in 1839. It is a collection of essays that explore various historical events and figures, ranging from the ancient Greeks and Romans to more recent events like the French Revolution...

Hippodromica is a book written by Ervinus Pollack in 1890. The book is a comprehensive guide to horse racing and betting, covering everything from the history of the sport to the mechanics of betting and the various strategies that can be used to...

Hints on Bible Readings: With a Collection of Readings from Various Sources (1877) by John Clark Hill is a guide for readers of the Bible, providing useful tips and insights for making the most of their reading experience. The book is divided into two...

""Herbert Anneslie: A Reminiscence"" is a novel written by Fulwar Craven Fowle and published in 1853. The book tells the story of the titular character, Herbert Anneslie, a young man who is orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandfather in the...

""Guesses At The Truth"" is a collection of essays written by Julius Charles Hare and his brother Augustus William Hare, first published in 1867. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including philosophy, religion, literature, and history. The...

Golden Thoughts In Quiet Moments is a book written by Louisa Evans Lombe and published in 1882. The book is a collection of inspirational and uplifting quotes and sayings that are meant to provide comfort and guidance to readers during moments of...

God�������s Answers is a historical book written by Clara M. S. Lowe in 1882. The book is a record of the work of Miss Annie Macpherson at the Home of Industry in Spitalfields, London, and in Canada. Miss Macpherson was a philanthropist who dedicated her...

God�������s Light On Dark Cloud is a religious book written by Theodore Ledyard Cuyler in 1883. The book is a collection of sermons and lectures that Cuyler delivered on various occasions. The main theme of the book is to provide spiritual guidance and...

God's Chosen Fast Or What Shall We Do: For Our Poorer Brethren In The Wynds And Closes is a book written by James Peddie and originally published in 1860. The book focuses on the issue of poverty in the Wynds and Closes, which were poor areas in...

Gleanings In Prose And Verse: Religious, Moral, And Literary is a book published in 1847 by S. Moon. The book is a collection of various writings, including essays, poems, and excerpts from novels and religious texts. The content is focused on religious,...

Gleanings From Pious Authors: Comprising The Wheatsheaf, Fruits And Flowers, Garden, And Shrubbery (1855) is a collection of religious writings by James Montgomery. The book is divided into four sections, each named after a different type of garden or...

Gleams of Memory: With Some Reflections is a book written by James Payn and published in 1894. The book is a collection of essays and reflections on various topics, including literature, art, history, and personal experiences. The essays are written in a...

""Free Thoughts On Many Subjects V2"" is a book that features a selection of articles contributed to Fraser's Magazine in 1866 by a Manchester Man. The book covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, religion, and social issues. The...

""Francisco The Filipino"" is a historical fiction novel written by Burtis Mcgie Little and published in 1915. The story revolves around the life of Francisco, a young Filipino boy who grows up during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The book...

Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis is a historical account of the Greek army's expedition to Persia in 401 BC. The book, originally written in Greek by Xenophon, is a vivid portrayal of the events that occurred during the expedition. The story follows the...

Fleeting Thoughts is a book of poetry written by Caroline Edwards Prentiss and published in 1893. The collection features a variety of poems that explore themes such as love, nature, spirituality, and the human experience. Prentiss' writing style is...

""First Fruits and Shed Leaves"" is a book written by John William Sparrow and published in 1873. The book is a collection of poems that explore various themes such as nature, love, and spirituality. The title of the book is a metaphor for the cycle of...

""First Book in English"" is a book written by William Henry Maxwell and published in 1894. The book is designed to teach English to non-native speakers, particularly those who are just starting to learn the language. It covers the basics of English...

""Sammtliche Schriften"" ist eine Sammlung von Werken des deutschen Schriftstellers Gotthold Ephraim Lessing aus dem Jahr 1857. Die Sammlung enth�����lt eine Vielzahl von Schriften, darunter Dramen, Essays, Fabeln und Briefe. Lessing war ein wichtiger...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Facetiae Cantabrigienses is a book published in 1825 and written by Richard Gooch. The book is a collection of anecdotes, smart sayings, satirical remarks, and retorts, all related to or by celebrated Cantabs. Cantabs refers to students or alumni of the...