Download or read book A Skeptic s Guide to Writers Houses written by Anne Trubek and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many ways to show our devotion to an author besides reading his or her works. Graves make for popular pilgrimage sites, but far more popular are writers' house museums. What is it we hope to accomplish by trekking to the home of a dead author? We may go in search of the point of inspiration, eager to stand on the very spot where our favorite literary characters first came to life—and find ourselves instead in the house where the author himself was conceived, or where she drew her last breath. Perhaps it is a place through which our writer passed only briefly, or maybe it really was a longtime home—now thoroughly remade as a decorator's show-house. In A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses Anne Trubek takes a vexed, often funny, and always thoughtful tour of a goodly number of house museums across the nation. In Key West she visits the shamelessly ersatz shrine to a hard-living Ernest Hemingway, while meditating on his lost Cuban farm and the sterile Idaho house in which he committed suicide. In Hannibal, Missouri, she walks the fuzzy line between fact and fiction, as she visits the home of the young Samuel Clemens—and the purported haunts of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Injun' Joe. She hits literary pay-dirt in Concord, Massachusetts, the nineteenth-century mecca that gave home to Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau—and yet could not accommodate a surprisingly complex Louisa May Alcott. She takes us along the trail of residences that Edgar Allan Poe left behind in the wake of his many failures and to the burned-out shell of a California house with which Jack London staked his claim on posterity. In Dayton, Ohio, a charismatic guide brings Paul Laurence Dunbar to compelling life for those few visitors willing to listen; in Cleveland, Trubek finds a moving remembrance of Charles Chesnutt in a house that no longer stands. Why is it that we visit writers' houses? Although admittedly skeptical about the stories these buildings tell us about their former inhabitants, Anne Trubek carries us along as she falls at least a little bit in love with each stop on her itinerary and finds in each some truth about literature, history, and contemporary America.
Download or read book Home Made Lovely written by Shannon Acheson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants a home that is beautiful and clutter free. But most of us are unsure how to get there without breaking the bank. Popular interior designer Shannon Acheson takes the guesswork out of creating a lovely home. Home Made Lovely is a mind-set: decorating should be about those who live there, rather than making your home into a magazine-worthy spread. Shannon walks you through how to · decorate in a way that suits your family's real life · declutter in seven simple steps · perform a house blessing to dedicate your home to God · be thankful for your current home and what you already have · brush up on hospitality with more than 20 actionable ideas that will make anyone feel welcome and loved in your home In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Christ with family members and guests.
Download or read book Not My Home written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sudden arrival of big-city elites in small-town America triggers a violent wave of protests—and a possible civil war—in this explosive thriller from the bestselling authors of Down the Dark Streets. This is . . . NOT MY HOME They came from the cities. Wealthy, work-from-home professionals fleeing the rotting crime-ridden hellscapes of northern blue states for the peace and tranquility of small-town life. Almost overnight, they take over the sleepy village of Springerville, South Carolina. They snatch up the real estate. Turn old-fashioned stores into fancy boutiques. Transform the schools. And bring crime and corruption with them. Now one of these invaders—a predatory media mogul from New York—is running for mayor. His plan is to turn Springerville into a sprawling urban enclave . . . just like the ones the northerners left behind. And Springerville will be ruined forever. . . . NOT ON YOUR LIFE Not if Gus Fuller can stop it. A former army sergeant and lifelong townie, Gus runs the old luncheonette his grandfather built—and plans to give the media mogul a run for his money. Everyone in Springerville loves Gus, and he has no problem winning the mayoral race. But when the mogul accuses him of rigging the election, all hell breaks loose. Busloads of domestic terror groups roll into town. Angry mobs take to the streets, followed by rioting, looting, and burning. They’re turning Main Street into a war zone. So Gus and his army buddies are dusting off their uniforms—and taking a stand. . . . It's time to fight back. It’s time to fight hard. It’s time to show these America-haters this is not their home.
Download or read book My Home is Not A Democracy written by Joseph B. Woodley and published by Joseph Woodley. This book was released on 2012-12-08 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I must warn you before you open the pages of this book; this will not be a "softball" or "appeasement" or "politically correct" book. The systematic strategy for dismantling and destroying the family unit and the God-given potential for greatness we each carry within us is no longer knocking at your door. We can no longer take the posture of back- seat drivers; reacting as if we are helpless kidnapped- passengers being dragged along for the ride by an oversized bully, incapable or unwilling to make the choices necessary to maintain the character and integrity of the home. Whether you are a two- parent home or a single- parent home, the choices we face are still the same. We can either choose to fold up our tents and raise the white flag of surrender or we can choose to stop complaining about everything that is wrong with the world and fight. If you want to win and you refuse to compromise the future of your child to a world bent on promoting the worst in your child instead of getting the best out of them, then keep reading. 'My Home is Not A Democracy' draws a line in the sand, offers sound strategies for effective parenting and challenges every reader to stand your ground and fight for the future of your families!
Download or read book This Place Is Not My Home written by Cyn Bermudez and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor and Isaac aren't sure how long they'll make it in their foster homes. Isaac is comfortable around his foster parents, but afraid they'll give him up. Victor has just landed in a new, crowded home with lots of rules, and is accused of stealing. The brothers make a secret plan to run away from their foster parents and make a home of their own. Will their plan work, or will they lose everything trying?
Download or read book Wicked written by Elisabeth Naughton and published by Elisabeth Naughton Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ZAGREUS—Dark, depraved, cursed. In every way the Prince of Darkness. Until he found her. She was his salvation. His sanity. His strength. The only constant in his immortal life. Even when fate ripped her from his arms, he always found her again. But five hundred years has passed since her last death, and with no sign and no guarantee she'll be sent back, the darkness inside him is swirling out of control. Then fate drops a female in his path. One with violet eyes he's sure he's looked into millions of times across multiple lives. Talisa may be the daughter of the Eternal Guardians' leader, but Zagreus is convinced she's the missing half of his tattered soul. He doesn't care that she doesn't remember him. He'll never let her deny that wicked-hot connection still sizzling between them. This time, Zagreus is willing to risk everything—his present, his future, his destiny, even war—to keep her. Because this time, even if he has to hold her as his prisoner for all eternity, he won't lose her again. Books in the Eternal Guardians Series: MARKED - Book 1 ENTWINED - Book 2 TEMPTED - Book 3 ENRAPTURED - Book 4 ENSLAVED - Book 5 BOUND - Book 6 TWISTED - Book 7 RAVAGED - Novella AWAKENED - Book 8 UNCHAINED - Novella HUNTED - Novella ENSNARED - Novella WICKED - Book 9 **All the books in the Eternal Guardians series can be read as stand-alone titles.**
Download or read book Sermons written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emily written by D.P. Pankratz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle written by Michelle West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With nowhere safe to turn in Averalaan, Jewel ATerafin must dodge assassins and undefeatable demons as the old ways return to the city and wild magic is released upon foes and allies alike.
Download or read book Plays For The Poor Theatre written by Howard Brenton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These five short plays date from Brenton's early involvement in such 'shoestring' groups as Portable Theatre. They are deliberately intended for the 'poor theatre' - as relevant today as when they were first written - since each play requires a small cast and minimal set, yet yields maximum theatricality. Christie in Love, Gum and Goo, Heads and The Education of Skinny Spew, were all first staged in 1969. The Saliva Milkshake was first staged in 1975.
Download or read book Empire written by Conn Iggulden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Conn Iggulden’s latest historical epic, join Pericles, the lion of Athens, on his journey to secure the fate of the Athenian empire. Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta—Athens's legendary rival—looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favor. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war. Sparta may be weak, but their power is far from extinguished. Soon a ruthless young boy steps forward to lead the Spartans back to greatness. As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise to victory once more—or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?
Download or read book My World is Not Your World written by Alison Hale and published by Alison Hale. This book was released on 1998 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heaven Is Not My Home written by Paul Marshall and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2001-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Heaven Is Not My Home, author and scholar Paul Marshall asserts that God is not seeking to destroy the earth, but to restore it to its original splendor. In this thought-provoking book, he shows us how the redemption of all things should shape the way we look at every aspect of our lives.
Download or read book The International Magazine of Literature Art and Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Strange and Surreal Stories written by Joan B. Pritchard and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to amuse and interest you. You’ll meet many characters from history and see how they might have behaved in situations you’re sure to know about. There are also murderers and victims – some real and some fictitious; there’s ‘Who Dunnits’ and barbaric actions by ordinary people; there are unreal situations faced by very real characters. There are 20 different stories for you to choose and all as fascinating as each other. Was Benedict Arnold a traitor or a hero? Did William Shakespeare really desert his wife for a better life in London? How did Abraham Lincoln earn the name ‘Honest Abe? Was Rabbie Burns as enamoured of the lassies as he was said to be? (I think you’ll find he was.) The above are just a few examples to grip your interest – but there’s much, much more to keep you glued until the end of each story. As for the answers to the above questions, perhaps you’ll have a better idea after you’ve read this book.
