Theodore Colville is a respected newspaperman in Des Vaches, Indiana. He is the editor of the Democratic-Republican, which he bought from his brother. But after a bad political move, his fans criticize him and his pride cannot withstand that. Colville decides that he needs to take a long vacation so he travels to Florence. In Florence he runs into a person he wasn't eager to ever see again, Mrs. Bowen, whom he once knew as Lina Ridgely. She is a widow and has a young daughter Effie Bowen....
A doctor, her bats, some remote islands, their expectant people: THE INVENTION OF DYING is a novel about human curiosity and reinvention; an exploration of the arrival of medicine where medicine has never been before, the discovery of possibilities for bright new life when confronted with the darkness of our own mortality. The Invention of Dying is all about the taming of death, one bold living day at a time. | “THE INVENTION OF DYING hums with a rare verbal and narrative energy. This is a book...
A doctor, her bats, some remote islands, their expectant people: THE INVENTION OF DYING is a novel about human curiosity and reinvention; an exploration of the arrival of medicine where medicine has never been before, the discovery of possibilities for bright new life when confronted with the darkness of our own mortality. The Invention of Dying is all about the taming of death, one bold living day at a time. | “THE INVENTION OF DYING hums with a rare verbal and narrative energy. This is a book...
A level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Jane Eyre is alone in the world. Disliked by her aunt's family, she is sent away to school. Here she learns that a young girl, with neither money nor family to support her, can expect little from the world. She survives, but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect, and love. When she goes to work for Mr Rochester, she hopes she has found both at once. But the sound of...
"John Barleycorn" by Jack London. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone...
"John Barleycorn" by Jack London. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone...
Juhan Liivi Noor-Eestile pühendatud luulekogu, sisaldab 45 luuletust.Ta lendab mesipuu pooleTa lendab lillest lillesseja lendab mesipuu poole;ja tõuseb kõuepilv ülesse —ta lendab mesipuu poole.Ja langevad teele ka tuhanded:veel koju jõuavad tuhandedja viivad vaeva ja hooleja lendavad mesipuu poole.Kuis süda mul tuksud sa rahuta,kuis kipud sa isamaa poole!Kesk kodumaad – siiski nii koduta,mis ihkad sa tema poole!kuis püüad sa välja kahtlusest,kuis ikka leiad sa tema eest,kuis rõhub rusuja...
Juhan Liivi Noor-Eestile pühendatud luulekogu, sisaldab 45 luuletust.Ta lendab mesipuu pooleTa lendab lillest lillesseja lendab mesipuu poole;ja tõuseb kõuepilv ülesse —ta lendab mesipuu poole.Ja langevad teele ka tuhanded:veel koju jõuavad tuhandedja viivad vaeva ja hooleja lendavad mesipuu poole.Kuis süda mul tuksud sa rahuta,kuis kipud sa isamaa poole!Kesk kodumaad – siiski nii koduta,mis ihkad sa tema poole!kuis püüad sa välja kahtlusest,kuis ikka leiad sa tema eest,kuis rõhub rusuja...
“Каникулы в коме” – дерзкая и смешная карикатура на современную французскую богему, считающую себя центром вселенной. На открытие новой дискотеки “Нужники” приглашены лучшие из лучших, сливки общества – артисты, художники, музыканты, топ-модели, дорогие шлюхи, сумасшедшие и дети. Среди приглашенных и Марк Марронье, который в этом безумном мире ищет любовь… и находит – правда, совсем не там, где ожидал.