Download or read book The Taming of Fate written by Macamo, Elisio S. and published by CODESRIA. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about how extreme situations appearing to have a destructive potential can actually be used to produce meaningful individual and social lives. It is about the “taming of fate”. This notion means and accounts for the ability of individuals and communities to rebuild their lives against all odds. The book is based on case-studies that draw from theoretical insights derived from the sociology of disasters. It addresses some limitations of the sociology of risk, chief among which is the rejection of the relevance of the notion of risk to the study of technologically non-advanced societies. The book argues that this rejection has deprived the study of the human condition of an important analytical asset. The book claims that risk is a property of social action which can best be understood through the analytical scrutiny of its role in the historical constitution of social relations.
Download or read book Provoking Fate written by Lena Blake and published by Lena Blake. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provoking Fate When ruthless crime boss Eva is hired to protect Senatorial candidate Alec, sparks fly in all the wrong—and right—ways. Eva, the fierce and calculating leader of the notorious Sukeban gang, has built her empire by staying three steps ahead of everyone else. Alec, on the other hand, is a rising political star who despises everything she stands for. Thrown together by fate and dark secrets, their lives intertwine in a deadly game of power, deception, and temptation. As threats close in from all sides, Eva and Alec must navigate a treacherous path filled with dangerous enemies, unexpected alliances, and forbidden desires. Secrets could destroy them both—her empire and his future. But when fate provokes them, will they be strong enough to survive? Or will their undeniable attraction be their downfall? Packed with intrigue, steamy romance, and high-stakes suspense, Provoking Fate is a thrilling ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page. Perfect for fans of crime thrillers, enemies-to-lovers romance, and stories packed with secrets, danger, and heart-stopping twists.
Download or read book Gruff Twisted Fate 2nd Edition written by Alexter Albury and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elves and Rebens are locked in an endless battle of bloodshed and sorrow that not only destroys them, but also every soul on Atoria. Death, terror, and anguish ravage every land touched by the claws and fangs of the ruthless Rebens that are led by the ancient demon, Ood-Durak. But all hope is not lost. In the sacred book of the Moa called the Neo-Kindle, a prophecy is told of a mighty warrior that will come to erase the presence of Ood-Durak. This man will be a hybrid of Reben and Elf. He will cleanse Atoria of evil with his twin blades and astonishing strength. Gruff is the embodiment of this prophecy. As the two sides of his persona fight for his soul, Gruff must choose which one he and his devastating swords will follow. On a journey that takes him to foreign lands and against powerful men and savage creatures, Gruff struggles to restrain the red-eyed beast raging inside him.
Download or read book A Deal With Fate written by Lena Blake and published by Lena Blake. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Deal With Fate is an intense, slow-burn romance about power, passion, and an unexpected twist of fate. Sarah is the sharp, determined secretary of Logan, a powerful CEO with a reputation for being demanding and difficult. From the moment they meet, the tension between them is electric. Sarah refuses to back down, and Logan can't help but notice her strength. But when one impulsive night changes everything, Sarah finds herself facing an unexpected surprise—she's pregnant. Caught off guard, Logan proposes a shocking solution: a marriage of convenience. What starts as a practical arrangement soon becomes a heated battle of wills as they are forced to live together and confront their undeniable chemistry. As their walls begin to crumble, passion flares, and a deeper connection grows. But can a relationship built on convenience ever turn into true love? Fans of steamy contemporary romance, enemies-to-lovers, and second chances will be captivated by A Deal With Fate. Dive into this heart-racing love story, where heated arguments and tender moments collide, and discover if Sarah and Logan can transform their deal into a lasting romance.
Download or read book Touching Fate written by Brenda Drake and published by Entangled: Crave. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Touching Fate swept me away in a world of magic, adventure, and sexy romance, where not everything is as it seems, and fate, while written in the stars, isn't always fixed. A spellbinding tale of love and choices...and did I mention the hot European accents??" - Rachel Harris, NYT bestselling author of The Fine Art of Pretending Aster Layne believes in physics, not psychics. A tarot card reading on the Ocean City Boardwalk should have been a ridiculous, just-for-fun thing. It wasn't. Aster discovers she has a very unscientific gift-with a simple touch of the cards, she can change a person's fate. Reese Van Buren is cursed. Like the kind of old-school, centuries-old curse that runs in royal families. Every firstborn son is doomed to die on his eighteenth birthday-and Reese's is coming up fast. Bummer. He tries to distract himself from his inevitable death...only to find the one person who can save him. Aster doesn't know that the hot Dutch guy she's just met needs her help-or that he's about to die. But worst of all...she doesn't know that her new gift comes with dark, dark consequences that can harm everyone she loves. The Fated series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 - Touching Fate Book #2 - Cursing Fate Book #3 - Seeking Fate
Download or read book Fate s Gamble written by Lena Blake and published by Lena Blake. This book was released on with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fate's Gamble: A Mafia Romance When Matteo, the brooding consigliere of the Italian mafia, takes a spontaneous trip to Las Vegas, he's not looking for love. Haunted by a traumatic past, Matteo has sworn off family and commitment. But fate has other plans. In the city of lights and endless possibilities, he crosses paths with Billie, a spirited woman who embodies everything he never knew he needed. One chance encounter. One unforgettable night. And one surprise that changes everything—a baby. As Matteo and Billie are thrust together by destiny, they must navigate a world filled with dangerous secrets, powerful enemies, and unexpected alliances. In a game where hearts and lives are on the line, Matteo will have to confront the demons of his past if he wants a chance at a future he never thought possible. But in the high-stakes world of love and loyalty, will Matteo's fears be stronger than the growing bond between them? Or will Billie be the one to break through his hardened exterior and show him that sometimes, taking a gamble on love is the only way to win? Fate's Gamble is a thrilling, emotionally charged romance that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. Perfect for fans of mafia romance, forbidden love, and unexpected twists, this book is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of destiny.
Download or read book Breaking through the inky night written by Martin Smallridge and published by Lyrics Editorial House. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication is a compilation of literary criticism and critical essays written with the author's inherent poetic flair even on seemingly serious matters such as violence or pandemics. The spectrum of portrayals is striking: Smallridge writes about history, solitude, poetry, landscape, writers, violence, politics, he also touches upon social problems, philosophy, and the ultimate, or perhaps even eschatological issues. Repeatedly expressing bold, if not controversial, opinions. The book is captivating, thought-provoking, and often challenges the way we perceive life.
Download or read book The Pull of Destiny written by Lena Blake and published by Lena Blake. This book was released on 2024-09-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pull of Destiny is a captivating romance that will leave you breathless. Do you believe in fate? In a love so powerful it transcends obstacles? Bianca didn't—until she met Rafael. Bianca has always had one goal: to become a top landscape architect. Focused on her career and finishing her postgraduate degree, she has no time for love—especially after a heartbreak that shattered her trust. Her dreams of working for renowned architect Carlos are within reach, and she refuses to let anything, or anyone, stand in her way. But destiny has other plans. When the mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafael walks into her life, Bianca's carefully constructed world begins to crumble. He's the kind of man she swore to avoid, but no matter how hard she tries, fate keeps pulling them together. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and the tension builds as Bianca fights to stay in control of her life—and her heart. Just when she thinks she can resist, shocking news sends her life spiraling in a direction she never expected. As secrets unfold and emotions intensify, Bianca must decide whether to surrender to a love she can't escape—or lose herself trying to resist it. Will Bianca give in to the irresistible pull of destiny? Or will her past fears keep her from the one man who might be her future? The Pull of Destiny is a heart-pounding romance filled with passion, intrigue, and the relentless force of love. If you love stories of forbidden attraction, second chances, and the unstoppable power of fate, this book is for you.
Download or read book Fate s Fables written by T. Rae Mitchell and published by Original Mix Media Inc. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old Fate Floyd loves adventure -- as long as it's enjoyed from the comfort of her couch. So it's probably best she has no idea the future of the universe rests squarely on her shoulders. Summoned by a desperate stranger's spell in a last ditch effort to fix a colossal screw-up, Fate's cast into a secret world bound by the ancient Book of Fables to retrieve a magical object powerful enough to set everything right. The only problem is, once she's inside this savage wonderland, her only way out is to change the endings of the book's eight dark fables into their mirror opposites. Fortunately, she doesn't have to run this gauntlet alone because she meets the mysteriously familiar Finn, who's as inexplicably drawn to her as she is to him.As they endure horrors beyond imagining, Fate awakens to powers she never knew she possessed and Finn questions his very existence, while an insidious darkness changes him in frightening ways. Ultimately, Fate must confront the faceless evil concealing itself behind the eyes of her one true love or remain trapped within the Book of Fables forever.
Download or read book We ll go asleep written by Marcin Malek and published by Lyrics. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We'll go asleep is a second English-language poetry volume in author's rich and varied oeuvre. It futures 31 poems and ballads with 4 micro-essays supplementing some of works. All is illustrated with black & white photographs taken by author. In conclusion, the leitmotif of the piece is a life itself with all its favors and disapprovals.Although it has to be admitted that the book is kept in a rather dark mood, however, this fact does not affect the quality of the so-called Licentia petica, on the contrary, it serves its purpose by giving the volume a unique character.
Download or read book The better Angels Of Capitalism written by Andrew Herman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores, through an ethnographic examination of life stories of wealthy men, a historical analysis of the moral meanings of wealth and power in Western capitalism, and a mapping of different symbolic spaces in contemporary American culture.
Download or read book Fate s Bridge written by Carol Lynne and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible for a soul to be reborn inside another? What would you do if you discovered someone harboring a soul you recognized as one from a deceased loved one? For vampire Roman Gschwind, the scenario becomes a reality when he meets Bodi Rain. Unfortunately, it soon becomes clear that Roman must share Bodi with another vampire if he has any chance of rekindling the love that he'd lost so long ago.
Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakspere written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mary Moody Emerson and the Origins of Transcendentalism written by Phyllis Cole and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Moody Emerson has long been a New England legend, the "eccentric Calvinist aunt" of Ralph Waldo Emerson, wearing a death-shroud as her daily garment. This exciting new study, based on the first reading of all her known letters and diaries, reveals a complex human voice and powerful forerunner of American Transcendentalism. From the years of her famous nephew's infancy, in both private and published writings, she celebrated independence, solitude in nature, and inward communion with God. Mary Moody Emerson inherited both resources and constraints from her family, a lineage of Massachusetts ministers who had earlier practiced spiritual awakening and political resistance against England. Cole discovers a previously unexamined Emerson tradition of fervent piety in the ancestors' own writing and Mary's preservation of their memory. She also examines the position of a woman in this patriarchal family. Barred from the pulpit and university by her sex, she also refused marriage to become a reader, writer, and religious seeker. Cole's biography explores this reading and writing as both a woman's vocation and a gift to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Helping to raise her nephews after their father's death, Mary Moody Emerson urged Waldo the college student to seek solitude in nature and become a divine poet. Cole's pioneering study, tracing crucial lines of influence from Mary Emerson's heretofore unknown texts to her nephew's major works, establishes a fresh and vital source for a central American literary tradition.
Download or read book The Prince s Unwilling Bride written by Lena Blake and published by Lena Blake. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prince's Unwilling Bride In search of her estranged biological father, Anaya Bashir never imagined her journey would lead her into the dangerous clutches of ruthless criminals. But when she's kidnapped and held captive, her only hope of survival lies in the hands of a man she never expected—a powerful and devastatingly handsome Arab prince. Zarif, one of the three heirs to the wealthy Emirate of Sintarah, has spent his life as the world's most sought-after bachelor, sworn to remain free of love and marriage. But when fate forces his path to cross with Anaya's, his sense of duty compels him to act, rescuing her from her captors. However, his act of honor comes with a price—one that even a prince cannot escape. Bound by a marriage neither of them wanted, Anaya and Zarif are thrown into a world of royal intrigue, passion, and conflict. As they navigate the tensions of their forced union, deeper feelings begin to surface, threatening to shatter the walls they've both built around their hearts. But can love truly bloom in a marriage forged out of obligation? For fans of captivating royal romances and high-stakes drama, The Prince's Unwilling Bride will sweep you into a whirlwind of passion, danger, and desire. Will Anaya and Zarif defy the odds, or will duty tear them apart?
Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare Being a Verbal Index to All the Passages in the Dramatic Works of the Poet written by Mary Cowden- Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taming Anger written by Kostas Kalimtzis and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Homer to Aristotle, understanding anger and harnessing its power was at the core of Hellenic civilization. Homer created the framework for philosophical inquiries into anger, one that persisted until it was overturned by Stoicism and Christianity. Plato saw anger as the guardian of justice and Aristotle conceived of it as bound to friendship. Yet both showed that anger can become a guardian of injustice and a defender of our psychological abnormalities. Plato claimed that reason is a tertiary factor in controlling anger and Aristotle argued that non-cognitive powers can issue commands for anger's arousal - findings that shed light as to why cognitive therapeutic approaches often prove to be ineffective. Both proposed nurturing the thumos, the receptacle of anger and the seat of self-esteem. Aristotle's view of public anger as an early warning sign of social dissolution continues to be relevant to this day. In this carefully argued study, Kostas Kalimtzis examines the theories of anger in the context of the ancient world with an eye to their implications for the modern predicament.
