Download or read book Yearning for the Red Life is a Story story one written by Jennifer Gasser and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is the most beautiful sight. The red on white." Yearning for the Red is a collection of dark and sorrowful short stories and poems. In this book, Venus grants life yet not freedom. A Paperboy goes missing in the other world and returns silent and changed. Two soldiers hope to make it through the cold darkness, having given up on killing half-gods. Paper will be burned, forgetting how easily the world can go up in flames. And young artists sacrifice everything for art, passion, and the love of their revenant muse. Though different, every character is yearning for the red: the red sun, the red moon, the red beauty, the red blood and the red flames. All are anticipating the end of their world and ache for immortality.
Download or read book Yearning for the One written by Stelios Ramphos and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good as Gone written by Amy Gentry and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight years ago, thirteen-year-old Julie Whitaker was kidnapped from her bedroom in the middle of the night.
Download or read book Yearning written by Robert Hendrickson and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first books of its kind addressing how young adults are living in an intentional community in the Episcopal Church. Young adults (18-30) are searching for a church that demands their involvement, whether it is in mission, worship, theology, or daily life. They want a church that is relevant and offers a vision of the Divine. This book places the church in context with consumerism, freedom of choice, war and terror, and the impact of technology now dominating the worldview of young adults. Drawing upon the proven success at St. Hilda s House in New Haven, CT, this book provides stories and narratives from young adult interns, who are involved in its mission and ministry."
Download or read book A Perfect Red written by Amy Butler Greenfield and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll finish [Greenfield’s] book with new respect for color, especially for red. With A Perfect Red, she does for it what Mark Kurlansky in Salt did for that common commodity.”—Houston Chronicle Interweaving mystery, empire, and adventure, Amy Butler Greenfield’s masterful popular history offers a window onto a world far different from our own: a world in which the color red was rare and precious—a source of wealth and power for those who could unlock its secrets. And in this world nothing was more prized than cochineal, a red dye that produced the brightest, strongest red the Old World had ever seen. A Perfect Red recounts the story of this legendary red dye, from its cultivation by the ancient Mexicans and discovery by 16th-century Spanish conquistadors to the European pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies who joined in the chase to unlock its secrets, a chase that lasted more than three centuries. It evokes with style and verve this history of a grand obsession, of intrigue, empire, and adventure in pursuit of the most desirable color on earth.
Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.
Download or read book The Botany of Desire written by Michael Pollan and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-05-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world.” —The New York Times “A wry, informed pastoral.” —The New Yorker The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?
Download or read book Eldredge 3 in 1 Sacred Romance Waking the Dead Desire written by John Eldredge and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 3 in 1 special edition contains "The Sacred Romance", "Waking the Dead", and "Desire" authored by John Eldredge. John Eldredge is the director of Ransomed HeartTM Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a fellowship devoted to helping people discover the heart of God. John is the author of numerous books, including Walking with God, Fathered by God, Waking the Dead, Desire, and Love & War (with his wife Stasi). John and Stasi live in Colorado with their three sons. He is an avid outdoorsman who loves being in the wild.
Download or read book Gender Discourse and Desire in Twentieth Century Brazilian Women s Literature written by Cristina Ferreira-Pinto and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study by Cristina Ferreira-Pinto explores the poetic and narrative strategies twentieth-century Brazilian women writers use to achieve new forms of representation of the female body, sexuality, and desire. Female writers discussed include: Gilka Machado, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Marcia Denser, and Marina Colasanti. While creating new forms, these writers are also deconstructing cultural myths of femininity and female behavior. In order to understand these myths, the book also presents new readings of some male-authored canonical novels by Jose de Alencar, Machado de Assis, Manuel Antonio de Almeida, and Aluisio Azevedo. The specific focus on female sexuality and desire acknowledges the intrinsic link between sexuality and an individual's sense of identity, and its importance for female identity, given the historical repression of women's bodies and the double standard of morality still pervasive in many Western cultures. In the discussion of the strategies Brazilian female poets and fiction writers employ, Ferreira-Pinto addresses some social and cultural issues that relate to a woman's sense of her own body and sexuality: the characterization of women based on racial features and class hierarchy; marriage; motherhood; the silencing of the lesbian subject; and aging. Ferreira-Pinto's analysis is informed by the works of various and diverse critics and theoreticians, among them Helene Cixous, Teresa De Lauretis, Adrienne Rich, Gloria Anzaldua, Georges Bataille, and Wilhelm Reich.
Download or read book Alien Desire Book 1 written by Emma Taylor and published by Scarlet Heart Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-25 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEAMY HOT SCI-FI ROMANCE COLLECTION: 5 STANDALONE BOOKS IN ONE. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA. Alien’s Mail Order Queen When 30-year-old yoga instructor Freya Reece finds herself buried in debt, she did not have any choice but to sell her mother’s old studio and move to a strange planet for a hard-to-resist job offer. But upon arriving at Planet Tryptin, she is shocked to discover that she was actually attending her own wedding—to become the new queen! Not only was she supposed to pretend to be a queen, but she had to be a wife to King Zaino too who was handsome but was totally obnoxious. Was the high-paying job, impressive title, and luxurious lifestyle worth all the stress and agony? Eventually, Freya decides to finally find a way to escape and get back to Earth. But when she glimpses of the king’s gentle, caring side, her mixed feelings get in the way. Furthermore, as she teaches yoga to the palace workers and the planet’s alien warriors, she begins to develop a heart for this new world. Will she choose freedom over love and her newfound home? And is the love worth fighting for in the first place? Alien Queen Ten years have passed since Jessica had lost her husband during The Flare--- a blaze of fire that had quickly enveloped the entire earth in an explosion of brightness, designed to aid in the attack of the Xantrax Clan which is an alliance of evil aliens from different planets. Since then, she hasn't opened her heart again to anyone, not even to her close friend Rob who's been openly expressing his romantic feelings for her. Vestix Warriors, sworn enemies of the Xantrax Clan, have lost their planet in the process of helping humans and have since lived on earth to work with the military in protecting the earth. When good-looking alien soldier 1X57VTZ, whom Jessica nicknames One, gets assigned to work with her on a school security project, she couldn't believe her bad luck. To make it even worse, he is also tasked to protect her 24/7 from an evil alien who's out to make her his queen! Will living together and seeing One's humane side finally make Jessica fall in love again? And will One actually choose her and fulfill her dream of building a family over his military ambition and pledged duty to protect the earth? Alien Mate Amanda Starling has the life she wants. She is a successful business woman and colonist on the planet Candlee. It is the perfect payback for her parents who call her fat and are embarrassed that she wants to live her life on her own terms. Perfect that is until the invasion happens. The Tulians are a non-violent race that suddenly and inexplicably take over the nearest planet to Candlee and threaten Amanda’s perfect existence. All of a sudden nothing makes sense to her, especially why she would befriend a fugitive Tulian, while on the run from her own Federation Military. Suddenly she in on the run with Bolan the fugitive Tulian, having to go into hiding with him to stay alive. Things become even more confusing for Amanda as she falls in love with her fugitive. Trapped in their hideaway by surrounding troops, she embraces her love without knowing if this will doom her or save her! Alien Mind Nikki is single and living the dream as an advertising freelancer. She works from home half the time and the other half is meeting with clients. Her best friend Travis has been living across from her for 10 years. Hitting her 40th birthday, she notices that Travis is different, more sure of himself, a little cocky and he seems to be interested in her in a more than friendly way. She thinks there is something strange and it seemed to happen right after those strange lights in the sky. Travis has been taken over by an Alien named Ronnick. He was by accident transplanted into Travis. She begins to fall for him, but at first she has no idea that he is now Ronnick. What happens when she finds out? Will she be willing to sacrifice love for friendship or friendship for love? What of the host? Is Travis still there and does he know what’s going on? Aliens Lover Samantha Fitzgerald has what she sees as a mundane, normal life. She lives in a city that is perpetually blanketed in snow, works a job where she is not appreciated or even noticed, and has only ever been with two men. She only has one friend and she is a “late-blooming orphan”. Then she starts to see the spaceship in the sky. It is a huge UFO, but nobody else can see it. There is nothing on the news and there is no widespread panic. There can only be one conclusion: she is crazy. And when she hears the voices telling her to go into the country, she is sure she is getting even crazier. Then she meets Bak and Ras, blue-skinned aliens who have travelled from another galaxy to be with her. Why do these aliens want her so badly? Can she love men who aren’t human? Can she really leave Earth with them and journey across the stars?
Download or read book Desire Between Women in Caribbean Literature written by K. Valens and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relations between women - like the branches and roots of the mangrove - twist around, across, and within others as they pervade Caribbean letters. Desire between Women in Caribbean Literature elucidates the place of desire between women in Caribbean letters, compelling readers to rethink how to read the structures and practices of sexuality.
Download or read book The Long Yearning s End written by Patrick Hannon and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Patrick Hannon returns in his third collection of stories and memoirs, The Long Yearning's End. Hannon strongly believes that, to quote Patrick Kavanagh, God is in the bits and pieces of Everyday. In his latest book he explores our connection to the divine through the lens of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church: baptism, reconciliation, Eucharist, confirmation, holy matrimony, holy orders, and anointing of the sick. In the end, he proves that God can be tasted and touched and seen and heard and smelled every day of our lives.
Download or read book Lust and Longing Box Set Book 1 7 written by Emilie Jacobsen and published by Emilie Jacobsen. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 2019 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Second Wedding Night: Millie is a timid and young lady betrothed to Charles, the Duke of Camborne. Her life seems perfect until her mother reveals to her, that what will happen on her wedding night will not be pleasant for her. Charles is looking forward to a loving marriage with Millie, but when their wedding night turns into a disaster, their relationship stagnates and never have a change to blossom. Ten years later a chance encounter at Charles's mistress gives them the opportunity for a second wedding night. Falling for a Footman: Charlotte was not interested in any of the men she met in London during the season. When she returns to her family's country estate, she finds herself drawn to the new footman, James. Caught between desire and propriety Charlotte also has to figure out whether James is the person who has been stealing from her family. All James wants is to finish his first assignment as an undercover Bow Street Runner, but the duke's eldest daughter proves to be quite a distraction. But how will she react when she learns of his true identity? A Portrait of Love: Edmund has been in love with his best friend Lucy since they were young. Lucy is only focused on becoming a painter but is still curious as to what happens between men and women. When she enlists Edmund to explore this, she does not realize that she will change their friendship forever. Because Edmund is not going to settle on being her lover, he wants her heart as well. But is Lucy prepared to give him that? The Marquis Who Ruined Me: Lady Edwina Stanhope is hoping for a true love match and remains at a ball despite feeling ill. When Lord Henry Seacourt tries to help her, the two end up engaged instead, only to learn that Edwina is the daughter of Henry's fathers former mistress. While their chemistry is undeniable, will they – with only days until their wedding – have the time to fall in love as well? Mating Rituals of the Haut Ton: Lady Hester Montagu agrees to a house party in the hope she will find a husband who will not mind that she always says what comes to mind, that her hair is too dull, and she is obsessed with birds. Flint Eavesgrave, the Earl of Lambourn, is not one of the men courting her. In fact, he is almost engaged to someone else. Someone who will make a suitable countess, but most importantly will never cause his heart any danger. Which is why he has to stay as far away from Lady Hester as possible. An Accidental Elopement: Cecilia Gaywood is certain she will not be able to hold the attention of her husband for long, which makes her want a loveless union. Archie Montagu has never considered marriage. The two are instantly attracted to each other when they first meet, but with Cecilia's impending betrothal and Archie's reputation as a rake, little more than a secret friendship can exist between them until they accidentally elope with each other and suddenly have to navigate the tricky waters of marriage. Three Wishes Upon a Tombstone: Four years after her husband's death Rosie makes three wishes while visiting his tombstone. She wants to start a charity, she wants to host the party of the season, and she wants another child – without having to remarry. Her plans are derailed, however, when she becomes attracted to her childhood friend Gregory.
Download or read book Eldredge 2 in 1 Waking the Dead Desire written by John Eldredge and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2008-04-16 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wingless Desire in Modernist Russia written by Yelena Zotova and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wingless Desire in Modernist Russia, Yelena Zotova argues that the concept of envy underwent a peculiar transformation in the Russian Modernist prose of the 1920s due to a series of radical shifts in societal values, with each subsequent change thwarting Russia’s volatile axiological hierarchy. Industriousness and austerity, inferior to playful genius in Pushkin’s “Mozart and Salieri,” became virtues, while the intrinsic value of nonutilitarian art was officially nullified by the Bolshevik state.Consequently, a new literary type emerged, and envy, described as “wingless desire” by Russia’s chief poet Alexander Pushkin, obtained new ownership as the envied became the envier. Superimposing twentieth-century theories of envy onto Mikhail Bakhtin’s “Author and Hero in the Aesthetic Activity” (1923), Zotova proposes that Salieri’s envy could be the wingless embryo of the Bakhtinian authorship.
Download or read book Tattoos Desire and Violence written by Karin Beeler and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they graphically depict an individual's or a community's beliefs, express the defiance of authority, or brand marginalized groups, tattoos are a means of interpersonal communication that dates back thousands of years. Evidence of the tattoo's place in today's popular culture is all around--in advertisements, on the stereotypical outlaw character in films and television, in supermarket machines that dispense children's wash-away tattoos, and even in the production of a tattooed Barbie doll. This book explores the tattoo's role, primarily as an emblem of resistance and marginality, in recent literature, film, and television. The association of tattoos with victims of the Holocaust, slaves, and colonized peoples; with gangs, inmates, and other marginalized groups; and the connection of the tattoo narrative to desire and violence are discussed at length.
Download or read book Some Unquenchable Desire written by Bhartrihari and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning translator finds surprisingly modern themes in a selection of erotic and religious stanzas from one of classical India's most celebrated poets. Although few facts are known about his life, the Indian poet Bhartrihari leaps from the page as a remarkably recognizable individual. Amidst a career as a linguist, courtier, and hermit, he used poetry to explore themes of love, desire, impermanence, despair, anger, and fear. “A thousand emotions, ideas, words, and rhythmic syllables stormed through him,” writes translator Andrew Schelling in an evocative introduction. “In particular he shows himself torn between sexual desire and a hunger to be free of failed love affairs and turbulent karma.” Schelling’s translation represents a rare opportunity for English-language readers to become acquainted with this fascinating poet. Attuned to Bhartrihari’s unique poetic sensibility, Schelling has produced a compelling, personally curated set of translations.