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1962 год. Идеалист и романтик Петер Хартманн, студент-архитектор из Восточного Берлина, планирует бежать на Запад – надо лишь отвести от себя возможные подозрения "штази" и заработать денег на первое время. Так Петер оказывается в студенческой группе, путешествующей по Советскому Союзу. У Петера невеста в Берлине, он тайно ненавидит социализм и ещё не знает, какие скелеты прячутся в шкафу руководителя их туристической группы, с которым у него конфликт – и совсем не ждет, что встреча с...
| Автор | Евгения Малин |
Militant Islamic believers represents a small, but significant percentage of those who embrace the Muslim religion, it is powerful, well financed, and according to their own statements, hopeful of destroying the United States who they see as the Great Satan, the usurper of Muslim lands, the pilferer of Muslim resources and the one obstacle that stands in the way of their stated goal—an Islamic Caliphate controlling the entire world. <br><br>And as the West is occupied by...
| Автор | Sheldon JD Cohen |
Adapted for the stage from the novel On the Trail of King Richard III by L.M. Ollie, this play deals with the consequences of obsession; the enemy of rational thought. The dinner brings together an eclectic ensemble of individuals including several members of the Richard III Society. Dedicated to an almost mythical image of this 15th century monarch, these individuals are forced to confront contentious issues never before discussed while mourning the passing, early that day, of one of their own....
| Автор | L. M. Ollie |
"The Heroic Slave, a Thrilling Narrative of the Adventures of Madison Washington, in Pursuit of Liberty" is a short piece of fiction written by famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. When the Rochester Ladies' Anti Slavery Society asked Douglass for a short story to go in their collection, Autographs for Freedom, Douglass responded in turn with The Heroic Slave. The novella, published in 1852 by John P. Jewett and Company, was Douglass' first and only published work of fiction...
| Автор | Frederick Douglass |
This volume features 20 novels and short stories by the writing team of Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), two of the most popular French authors of their age. They were noted for their horror stories and historical novels. Included in this volume are: <P> THE MYSTERIOUS SKETCH<BR> LEX TALIONIS<BR> THE MAN-WOLF<BR> MYRTLE<BR> UNCLE CHRISTIAN'S INHERITANCE<BR> THE BEAR-BAITING<BR> THE SCAPEGOAT<BR> A NIGHT...
| Автор | Emile Erckmann |
The Russian Short Story Megapack: 25 Classic Tales collects some of the finest and most famous of all Russian literature, by such authors as Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo N. Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, Anton P. Chekhov, and many more. <P> Complete table of contents: <P> THE QUEEN OF SPADES, by Alexsandr S. Pushkin<BR> THE GENERAL'S WILL, by Vera Jelihovsky<BR> THE CLOAK, by Nikolay V. Gogol<BR> THE DISTRICT DOCTOR, by Ivan S. Turgenev<BR> GOD SEES THE TRUTH,...
| Автор | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
The Man Is Practical As marriage proposals go, Charles Draysmith's suit is as romantic as the moors in December. Emma Peterson might be only a vicar's daughter, and he the new Marquis of Knightsdale, and perhaps he would rather marry her than endure the marriage mart. But when he suggests how much he'll enjoy securing an heir, well, a lady can only endure so much. But The Lady Is Passionate There's something about a woman throwing pottery at a man that piques his interest....
| Автор | Sally MacKenzie |
A love story based on Annette Valentine’s father, Eastbound Bus From Flagstaff portrays an individual who comes to recognize the significance of family, loyalty, and the richness of his heritage. Simon Hagan is running from a lie, intent on believing his own efforts and perseverance can overcome anything. He abandons roots that are his foundational strength and hides behind his charm, living every moment as if life’s daring him to fail—again. He’s reckoning with his father’s God who could...
| Автор | Annette Valentine |
A highly influential figure in the Age of Enlightenment in England and France, whose works helped inspire the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, John Locke was one of the most important political theorists in Western history. In The Second Treatise of Government, a major contribution to the principles underlying modern democracies, he achieved two objectives: refuting the concept of the divine right of monarchy, and establishing a theory of government based on the ultimate...
| Автор | John Locke |
This concise anthology presents a broad selection of writings by the world’s leading revolutionary figures. Spanning three centuries, the works include such milestone documents as the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789), and the Communist Manifesto (1848). It also features writings by the Russian revolutionaries Lenin and Trotsky; Marat and Danton of the French Revolution; and selections by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emma Goldman, Mohandas...
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The great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government. Compelling, influential, and often inspirational, they range from Patrick Henry's dramatic «Give me liberty or give me death» speech at the start of the American Revolution to Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, issued in the closing weeks of the Civil War. Also included are the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's classic rationale for rejecting...
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