Download or read book Tales of Beatnik Glory written by Ed Sanders and published by Stonehill Publishers. This book was released on 1975 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sincere young poet seeks fame and fortune amid the coffee houses, sex orgies, political and social protests, and freakish characters of Greenwich Village during the late fifties and early sixties.
Download or read book Tales of Glory written by Matthew W. Gaul and published by Leonine Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the advent of multimedia, before television and moving pictures and graphic news in real-time, the Eastern Church taught and prayed with sacred pictures. These pictures are known as "icons." Rich in full-color images from the church, Tales of Glory is a story of sacrifice and redemption, ever-new for the faithful today.
Download or read book Legends of Glory and Other Stories written by Harry Mark Petrakis and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legends of Glory and Other Stories contains a novella and eight short stories by award-winning author Harry Mark Petrakis. In a departure from his previous, highly regarded work, Petrakis offers a fresh new perspective in the novella, “Legends of Glory.” For the first time Petrakis deals with the traditions and emotions of a small Midwestern town caught in the whirlwind of the Iraq War. In a communal rite of mourning, each character embodies a different voice, a different perspective, in regard to patriotism and pacifism. Although the novella relates to the sacrifice of a young man, the grieving of parents, and the conflicts of a family, it explores human sorrow and anger unchanged from the time of the Trojan War. In a return to his earlier lyrical prose style, Petrakis also treats us to eight beautifully crafted short stories. “Beauty’s Daughter” introduces a sullen-spirited Greek bakery owner and his lovely, more amiable wife. “The Birthday” considers the fear that most people have of the emotional and physical decline that the years bring and the reconciliation with death. In “The Wisdom of Solon,” Solon, who does not realize that life cannot be neatly categorized within the mysterious relationships between men and women, finds that every action sets in motion a series of often bewildering consequences. The question of a proper marriage match and the struggle to make the right choice mark “The Rousing of Mathon Sarlas.” And the longing to believe that something survives our mortal bodies even if reason dictates otherwise is central to “A Dishwasher’s Tale.” Completing the collection are “Christina’s Summer,” “Rites of Passage,” and “A Tale of Color,” which are also presented in an inviting prose style and individualized by engaging characters to provide readers with a cumulative sense of culture, geography, and sensibility.
Download or read book Thief of Glory written by Sigmund Brouwer and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy coming of age in a time of war…the love that inspires him to survive. For ten year-old Jeremiah Prins, a life of privilege as the son of a school headmaster in the Dutch East Indies comes crashing to a halt in 1942. When the Japanese Imperialist army invades the Southeast Pacific, and his father and older stepbrothers are separated from the rest of the family, Jeremiah takes on the responsibility of caring for his younger siblings. But he is surprised by what life in the camp reveals about his frail, troubled mother—a woman he barely knows. Amidst starvation, brutality, sacrifice and generosity, Jeremiah draws on all of his courage and cunning to fill in the gap his father and brothers left behind. Life in the camps is made more tolerable as Jeremiah’s boyhood infatuation with his close friend Laura deepens into a friendship from which they both draw strength. When the darkest sides of humanity threaten to overwhelm Jeremiah and Laura, they reach for God’s light and grace, shining through his people. Time and war will test their fortitude and the only thing that will bring them safely to the other side is the most enduring bond of all.
Download or read book Minutes of Glory written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls "one of the greatest writers of our time" Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, although renowned for his novels, memoirs, and plays, honed his craft as a short story writer. From "The Fig Tree, " written in 1960, his first year as an undergraduate at Makerere University College in Uganda, to the playful "The Ghost of Michael Jackson," written as a professor at the University of California, Irvine, these collected stories reveal a master of the short form. Covering the period of British colonial rule and resistance in Kenya to the bittersweet experience of independence—and including two stories that have never before been published in the United States— Ngũgĩ's collection features women fighting for their space in a patriarchal society, big men in their Bentleys who have inherited power from the British, and rebels who still embody the fighting spirit of the downtrodden. One of Ngũgĩ's most beloved stories, "Minutes of Glory," tells of Beatrice, a sad but ambitious waitress who fantasizes about being feted and lauded over by the middle-class clientele in the city's beer halls. Her dream leads her on a witty and heartbreaking adventure. Published for the first time in America, Minutes of Glory and Other Stories is a major literary event that celebrates the storytelling might of one of Africa's best-loved writers.
Download or read book Japan Before Perry written by Conrad Totman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-01-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1853 Japan had been transformed from a sparsely populated land of nonliterate tribal peoples into an elaborately structured commercial society sustaining massive cities and a varied array of sophisticated cultural production. In this authoritative survey, Conrad Totman examines the origins of Japanese civilization and explores in detail the classical, medieval, and early-modern epochs, weaving interpretations of the major themes in Japan's cultural and political development into a rich historical narrative.
Download or read book Tales of Omar written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A traveling storyteller journeys into misadventures in this complete humorous fantasy series by the author of the Seventh Sword series. The Reaver Road Omar is the world’s greatest storyteller, captivating audiences everywhere, from the fires of soldier camps to the plush residences of nobility. Prophetic dreams have now guided him to the city of Zanadon, unfortunately now surrounded by bloodthirsty barbarian hordes. Normally in times of turmoil, people appreciate a good tale, but as his surroundings become more hostile, he finds his gift of a glib tongue to be a bit of a curse . . . The Hunters’ Haunt As a blizzard beats down on a mountain inn, a slighted innkeeper threatens to toss Omar out to his death in the cold. But he’s given a chance to redeem himself by using his gift. If he can top the most outrageous tales invented by the inn’s guests, he can stay warm. Soon, Omar creates a tale intertwining the lives of all those inside the inn, spinning relentlessly toward a single conclusion no one could have foretold . . . Praise for the Tales of Omar “A madcap mix of outrageous prose and superlative wit.” —Times-Colonist (Victoria, Britsh Columbia) on The Reaver Road “A fun, very readable fantasy with agreeable, intelligent characters.” —Metaphorosis Reviews on The Hunters’ Haunt
Download or read book Tales of the Kings of England Stories of Camps and Battle fields Wars and Victories written by Stephen Percy and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blades of Glory written by John Rosengren and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This behind-the-scenes examination reveals how the relentless pressure to wincan inspire or destroy a team of high school hockey champions.
Download or read book Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2003-12-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new original short fiction anthology featuring Mercedes Lackey's heroic Heralds and their horselike companions--as penned by such masters of fantasy as Judith Tarr, Michelle West, Fiona Patton, and others.
Download or read book Glory at a Gallop written by William Brooksher and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2002-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a cast of characters including Jeb Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Robert E. Lee, this informative and well-received volume details the Confederate cavalry's intrepid exploits during the Civil War.
Download or read book Tall Tales written by Terry Pluto and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its "glory days," including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics.
Download or read book Cult of Glory written by Doug J. Swanson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book Review A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors and officially sanctioned killers. Cult of Glory begins with the Rangers' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. As Texas developed, the Rangers were called upon to catch rustlers, tame oil boomtowns, and patrol the perilous Texas-Mexico border. In the 1930s they began their transformation into a professionally trained police force. Countless movies, television shows, and pulp novels have celebrated the Rangers as Wild West supermen. In many cases, they deserve their plaudits. But often the truth has been obliterated. Swanson demonstrates how the Rangers and their supporters have operated a propaganda machine that turned agency disasters and misdeeds into fables of triumph, transformed murderous rampages--including the killing of scores of Mexican civilians--into valorous feats, and elevated scoundrels to sainthood. Cult of Glory sets the record straight. Beginning with the Texas Indian wars, Cult of Glory embraces the great, majestic arc of Lone Star history. It tells of border battles, range disputes, gunslingers, massacres, slavery, political intrigue, race riots, labor strife, and the dangerous lure of celebrity. And it reveals how legends of the American West--the real and the false--are truly made.
Download or read book How to be a conservative written by Roger Scruton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Scruton's How to be a Conservative presents the case for modern conservatism not in the terms of an elegy but rather as a practical example of how to live as a conservative despite the pressures to live otherwise. As he writes, the book 'is not about what we have lost, but about what we have retained, and how to hold on to it'. In this witty and frank account, Scruton draws on his years of experience as a counter-cultural presence in public life. He examines the truths in Nationalism, Socialism, Capitalism, Liberalism, Multiculturalism, Environmentalism, Internationalism and finally Conservatism. The book concludes on a personal note, with 'a valediction forbidding mourning but admitting loss'.
Download or read book My Life After Hate written by Arno Michaels and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-11-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Their Greatest Victory written by David L. Porter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles 24 athletes who overcame seemingly insurmountable medical odds to attain athletic success. Each profile describes the athlete's problem, the medical issues he or she faced, how success was achieved despite the setback, and the personal qualities that helped the athlete to prevail. Part I features 15 athletes who dealt with diseases and physical disabilities, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias (cancer), Ron Santo (diabetes), Gail Devers (Graves' disease), Alonzo Mourning (kidney disease), Wilma Rudolph (polio), Scott Hamilton (a pancreatic disorder in childhood) and Jimmy Abbott (born with one hand). Part II highlights nine athletes who dealt with near-fatal or life-changing accidents and injuries, including Bill Toomey, Three-Finger Brown, Greg LeMond, Lou Brissie and Tommy John.
Download or read book The Last Light of Glory Days written by Avinuo Kire and published by Speaking Tiger Books. This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description Profoundly compassionate and a masterful storyteller, Avinuo Kire describes a world that is as breathtaking as it is shattering; where military occupation and magic co-exist. 'The Disturbance' holds three interconnected stories, set against the backdrop of the Indo-Naga conflict that began in the late 1940s and remains unresolved to this day. Told through the eyes of women from three succeeding generations of the same family, the stories recount how Naga people remained determined to hold on to normalcy even in the face of occupation, state torture, the tearing apart of families and racism. In 'New Tales from an Old World', everyday events in the mountains are infused with an element of the supernatural. Naga myths and folk legends slip effortlessly into tales of hard farm life, childhood terrors and adventures in the countryside, love and mourning. In these stories, hunters, predators, Tekhumevi (weretigers), secret potions, shadowy-demons called Kamvüpfhi, strange spirits and enchanted forests, find a place in contemporary Nagaland with remarkable ease. This volume, both a political declaration and a personal love-note to her land, establishes Avinuo Kire as a writer of formidable skill. The Last Light of Glory Days is an exquisite unravelling of the tired tropes that cast Nagaland as another undistinguishable piece in the 'Northeast'.
