Download or read book Enduring Freedom written by Ryan Gearing and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new anthology has been compiled to commemorate 10 years in Afghanistan. Announced in November 2010, contributions for a book of war poems were sought, and aided by appeals in the media, including BFBS Radio, the Army Families Federation and the charity Combat Stress, to name but a few; poems came from serving personnel of all ranks, veterans, families and friends. These poems all have one thing in common: they speak from and with the very soul of our Armed Forces of which we are so proud. With an introduction by Sir Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate 1999-2009 and foreword by the former Head of the TA (Territorial Army), His Grace, The Duke of Westminster, this high-profile anthology is sure to stimulate poetry enthusiasts and those with an interest in supporting HM Forces personnel. The book contains a large proportion of new poetry inspired by events and operations relating to Afghanistan, written by both previously unpublished, and established poets who have found this book a suitable and timely vehicle for their powerful prose and poetry. One of the most powerful entries is from a schoolgirl, whose Wootton Bassett inspired poem is sure to stir the emotions. £2 from each book supports Combat Stress.

Download or read book RISING TO MEET OUR TRANSFORMATION written by William E Leahy and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising To Meet Our Transformation began as a few thoughts that mushroomed into many ideas that were in my poetic brain flow for quite awhile. Thus I began putting these thoughts into a wide array of poems on paper. Some of these poetic ideas the reader may closely relate to; yet other poetic words may still be more personal and private. As I wrote I allowed the flow of words and ideas to make their impact; then I changed and rearranged where the order and actual word composition required a better flow. Transformation was the key ingredient of this book and in many instances it will be just that. Nonetheless there are poetic thoughts that relate to a different type of change which may not be totally transforming, but at the same time be identifiable. My hope is that there will be a adequate array of poems that would spark the audience. Transformation requires a radical change in our thinking which translates into our personal life and living. Often we change to survive or become enamoured with a new idea that fills our void' so we change while our surroundings remain somewhat intact. Yet in real time our environment will recreate itself so we will eventually be transformed into a new age so let us begin! Bill Leahy December 2013

Download or read book Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards written by Michael Brett and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards is a collection of war poetry that, in the words of Mario Petrucci, the Imperial War Museum's Poet-In-Residence, is "direct, point-blank. Brett is concerned with parachuting us into seeing what he, with consistently unsentimental eyes, has seen." Rich with allusions to literature and culture, the poems remind the reader that even education and civil society can do nothing to change the horrific nature of war itself. Through this book, Brett focuses the attention of the reader onto the implications of war. The imagery is often striking and the commentary subtle, tending to convey a world of twisted values, a world striking or even beautiful in its cruelty and insensitivity to everyone -civilians or soldiers- who become just part of the technology of war.

Download or read book Theo Newton written by Mark P. Smith and published by Mark P. Smith. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of the Human Race is a mystery. How did we evolve to be ’us’ Was it ‘Creation’? Or Was it ‘Evolution’? And how did Homo sapiens come to be the dominant hominid? What if the human narrative has been wrongly written? The story follows the Newtons. A seemingly normal, British family, living in London, England. However, life for the Newtons takes a devastating and mysterious turn. While pregnant with Theo, Isabella Newton has an unexpected encounter. With no memory of the event, the only evidence a small cut and strange blood results, leaving doctors baffled and setting into motion unexplained events which seemingly follow Theo as he grows. Theo Newton is inquisitive as a child, soaking up knowledge, questioning everything and developing into an exceptional student with interests in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology, specifically 'Hunter-Gatherers' who feature in his vivid dreams. A gifted Decathlete, determined and dedicated, achieves the greatest rewards for his effort. But as an unknown athlete, he is hounded by the media who demand answers. Tormented by a past that he was not aware of, but for the occasional vivid dream and memories that he is certain are not his, together he and his father Theodore seek out answers to explain what is happening to him. But after a series of encounters and an off-world experience, all is revealed. It has implications for all mankind. Theo Newton is no ordinary human, he is ‘The One’. This the first gripping novel of the ‘Theo Newton’ Serial, is full of mystery, science and fantasy. It questions our beliefs and that of society. Taking us on a journey to the stars.

Download or read book The Norman Blake Anthology written by Norman Blake and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flatpicking Guitar Magazine declares Norman Blake a legend, and includes him in the first name club on the Internet flatpicking news list. the Norman Blake Anthology offers complete lyrics and melody lines to 40 original songs, written and notated just as Norman sings them. Often, the vocal version is followed by a second flatpicking solo edition in notation and tablature including introductions and solos within a given tune- all authorized by Norman himself! 200 pages, illustrated with photos from a distinguished 30-year career. Intermediate in difficulty.

Download or read book Dear Bess written by Harry S. Truman and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This correspondence, which encompasses Truman's courtship of his wife, his service in the senate, his presidency, and after, reveals not only the character of Truman's mind but also a shrewd observer's view of American politics.

Download or read book The Glorious Old Third A History of the Third Michigan Infantry 1855 to 1927 written by Steve Soper and published by Steve Soper. This book was released on 2011 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days Junior Deluxe Edition written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jules Verne's classic novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, readers are taken on a thrilling adventure following the daring Phileas Fogg as he attempts to circumnavigate the globe in record time. Verne's iconic work exemplifies the genre of adventure literature and showcases the author's meticulous attention to detail in crafting a riveting plot filled with unexpected twists and turns. The Junior Deluxe Edition offers younger readers an accessible introduction to Verne's timeless tale, making it a perfect choice for young adventurers keen on exploring the world through literature. Verne's engaging narrative style and vivid descriptions of the exotic locales visited by Fogg and his companions will captivate readers of all ages. With its mix of action, suspense, and humor, Around the World in Eighty Days remains a must-read for those with a thirst for adventure and a love of great storytelling.

Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days written by Jules Verne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After making an audacious wager, the wealthy and eccentric Phileas Fogg attempts a seemingly impossible feat—to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Upon making a bet with his colleagues at the Reform Club, the otherwise mechanically predictable Phileas Fogg sets off on a race to travel around the world in no more than eighty days. With £20,000 on the line, every hour is crucial. Accompanied by his emotional French manservant, Passepartout, Fogg travels east from London, making stops in Suez, Bombay, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and New York, traveling by rail, steamship, elephant, sailboat, and sledge. The two are followed all the while by Detective Fix of the London Police, who is convinced that Fogg is the man suspected in a robbery of the Bank of England that occurred shortly before the start of this curious journey. The wild adventures of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout as they race across continents and oceans have entertained readers since the book's first publication in 1873. This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

Download or read book The Letters of T S Eliot written by T. S. Eliot and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the period covered by this richly detailed collection, T. S. Eliot was to set a new course for his life and work. The demands of his professional life as writer and editor became more complex and exacting. The celebrated but financially-pressed periodical he had been editing since 1922—The Criterion: A Literary Review—switched between being a quarterly and a monthly; in addition to writing numerous essays and editorials, lectures, reviews, introductions and prefaces, his letters show Eliot involving himself wholeheartedly in the business of his new career as a publisher. This correspondence with friends and mentors vividly documents all the stages of Eliot’s personal and artistic transformation during these crucial years, the continuing anxieties of his private life, and the forging of his public reputation.

Download or read book Because written by Mark R. Brewer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-06-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a devoted fan of the lads from Liverpool, Mark considers himself an expert on their songs, both with the Beatles and during their solo careers. He has selected his favorite forty songs and tells their story in each chapter.

Download or read book Revolution in the Head written by Ian MacDonald and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band’s magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final “reunion” recording in 1995. It also incorporates new information from the Anthology series and recent interviews with Paul McCartney. This comprehensive guide offers fascinating details about the Beatles’ lives, music, and era, never losing sight of what made the band so important, unique, and enjoyable.

Download or read book SS General written by Sven Hassel and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SS GENERAL is the definitive Stalingrad novel, a gripping portrait of war's brutal realities. It was said that Stalingrad had been burning since August, ever since the first German bombs were dropped... Sven Hassel and his comrades are plunged into the maelstrom of Stalingrad. Radio Moscow reports that one German soldier dies every minute. Trapped by the Russian counter-attack, starving soldiers must resort to cannibalism to survive. But 'Tiny', Porta, the Legionnaire and Sven attempt to break out, to fight their way across the frozen steppe. Their leader: an SS general who takes no prisoners...

Download or read book The Green Hills and Other Stories written by Walter Macken and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories on Irish themes, selected from his books "Parade day", "How to poach a salmon", "Skull crackers" and "Gold cup for fair lady".

Download or read book A Vocabulary of Words Used in Modern Armenian But Not Found in the Ancient Armenian Lexicons written by Elias Riggs and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Inverted World written by Christopher Priest and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featured in Science Fiction: The Best 100 Novels Winner of the British Science Fiction Award Nominated for the Hugo Award The “devilishly entertaining” masterpiece of hard science fiction, set in a city moving through a strange, dystopian world—from the multi-award-winning author of The Prestige (Time Out New York) The city is winched along tracks through a devastated land full of hostile tribes. Rails must be freshly laid ahead of the city and carefully removed in its wake. Rivers and mountains present nearly insurmountable challenges to the ingenuity of the city’s engineers. But if the city does not move, it will fall farther and farther behind the “optimum” into the crushing gravitational field that has transformed life on Earth. The only alternative to progress is death. The secret directorate that governs the city makes sure that its inhabitants know nothing of this. Raised in common in crèches, nurtured on synthetic food, prevented above all from venturing outside the closed circuit of the city, they are carefully sheltered from the dire necessities that have come to define human existence. And yet the city is in crisis. The people are growing restive, the population is dwindling, and the rulers know that, for all their efforts, slowly but surely the city is slipping ever farther behind the optimum. Helward Mann is a member of the city’s elite. Better than anyone, he knows how tenuous is the city’s continued existence. But the world—he is about to discover—is infinitely stranger than the strange world he believes he knows so well.

Download or read book Outta Sbzzz Mind written by Sb Waitt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my first book containing drawings/cartoons or maybe some can be called an art-toon. All drawings have a story or memory attached with them of fiction or non-fiction Some are funny, strange, weird, eerie or food for thought. I let my brain dribble down to my hand so it could move some ink around on the paper. Id like to believe that this book will inspire others in creating their art and publishing the results of your efforts. There is so much talent out there. What is the gift you have to offer unconditionally without comparing your creations to other artists? Find your style, niche, or desire and draw, doodle, paint, mold, sculpt, design or whatever your medium of art is and produce it for the world to see. Art is wonderful, fun, appealing and life. Art it is all good.