![]() ![]() ![]() But everything he has worked for depends upon seeing her gone. Unfortunately, fair means don't work on Serena, and as he comes to know her, he discovers that he can't bear to use foul ones. When his employer orders him to get rid of the pestering governess by fair means or foul, it's just another day at the office. Hugo Marshall is a man of ruthless ambition - a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner's son to the right hand man of a duke. ![]() But she can't stop trying - not with her entire future at stake. The formidable former pugilist has a black reputation for handling all the duke's dirty business, and when the duke turns her case over to him, she doesn't stand a chance. It's his merciless man of business - the man known as the Wolf of Clermont. Unable to find new work, she's demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. The start of a new series from New York Times best-selling author Courtney Milan. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Leo manages to befriend other damaged psyches, though, and together they grow up, grow apart, and reunite in an attempt to save one of their own from a dark end. His parents send him to a sanitarium where he experiences psychological horrors only a handful of people might ever understand. The 10-year-old's death nearly destroys Leo. South of Broad begins with the suicide of Leo's older brother Stephen in the late ’60s. ![]() It's a well-intentioned moral that could have been more affecting if South of Broad didn't fall apart at the end. The fact that he's also the ringleader of an audaciously diverse group of friends suggests a kind of redemption for this former seat of the Confederacy. Leo, however, sees himself reflected in the neighborhood's gorgeous cityscape. His father is a science teacher his mom a former nun. Living south of Broad is a point of pride for Conroy's hero, Leopold Bloom King. The title South of Broad, Pat Conroy's first novel in nearly 15 years, refers to the informal name given to a section of Charleston, S.C., almost exclusively inhabited for generations by the city's de facto aristocracy. ![]() ![]() Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can't we just take a break? We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally and reaching for a bar that keeps rising higher and higher. So why are we so miserable? This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity with a little more leisure.ĭespite our constant search for new ways to "hack" our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. ![]() ![]() It's a compelling argument with similar themes appearing in his plays and sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. He provides provocative examples that encourage further inspection. Oscar Wilde presents bold and unwavering thoughts about art and its place in society. Wilde also celebrates the controversial figure, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, a brilliant painter and renown serial killer. This includes the role of critics in the creative process and the identification of their own artistic merit. Intentions features four of his works: "The Decay of Lying," "Pen, Pencil and Poison," "The Critic as Artist" and "The Truth of Masks." They highlight different areas of contention within the artist community. Oscar Wilde delivers four irreverent essays that criticize the norm and celebrate the unexpected. It's a direct contrast to longstanding tradition in contemporary literature. ![]() Intentions consists of multiple essays in which Wilde combats the popular argument that art must adhere to a moral standard and serve a benevolent purpose. Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5" W x 8" (0.33 lbs) 142 pages ![]() ![]() WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author), Editions, Mint (Contribution by) ![]() ![]() ![]() After years of torment, the family brought in famed demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Their claims ranged from loud noises and strange odors to more violent acts, like a family member being thrown down a flight of stairs and a ceiling fan falling, narrowly missing their daughter. In 1986, the Smurl family of West Pittston made public claims that their double block home was inhabited by a ghost. ![]() ![]() Smurl Haunting (West Pittston, Pa.) – The Smurl haunting is perhaps the most well-known ghost story in NEPA. And as Halloween approaches, this is the best time to delve into some of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s best ghost stories and urban legends. From the Gettysburg battlefields to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to the bloody handprint inside the Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, we have our fair share of ghost stories. Pennsylvania has some of the most famous haunted locations. Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email ![]() ![]() World Smile Day has been celebrated on the first Friday in October since 1999. More relevant to us, it is also World Smile Day. It is also International Raccoon Appreciation Day, though celebrations of that are generally muted in New Zealand, possibly due to the lack of raccoons in need of appreciation. It is also the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But that's just the froth on the proverbial cappuccino. If you need an excuse to drink coffee, this is it. It is, for instance, International Coffee Day. Now it's October 1, which is a surprisingly prestigious day, though as Michael Caine would say, not a lot of people know that. If the year seems shorter perhaps it's because there is less to look back on. The year has passed quickly because it's been kind of a blank: fewer concerts, fewer meals out, fewer sporting contests, just less of everything really. ![]() ![]() I put it down to the things we haven't been able to do. ![]() It always seems at around this point that the year has rushed by, and this year the feeling is particularly intense. Today's paper arrives on the first day of October three quarters of the year has passed. ![]() ![]() Anxiety about the future steals joy from the present. So, he said, ∽o not worry about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34). ![]() Jesus urged his followers to remember that God even takes care of the birds of the air and will surely care for us in our needs. If they mean freedom from anxiety then Im all for it. It would be helpful if those who speak much about peace of mind would define a bit more carefully what they mean. As desirable as peace of mind is, sometimes our minds and spirits need to be troubled. That is not something Im inclined to get behind. ![]() ![]() Occasionally I have heard peace of mind promoted as a value that is the end-all-and-be-all of spirituality. And while I dont think it is the intention of those who celebrate peace of mind, at times it sounds like a goal that is self-absorbed and solipsistic. I have to confess: I have conflicted feelings about peace of mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() Within him was God without, a thousand gifts which God had showered upon him.īut sin has introduced complications and has made those very gifts of God a potential source of ruin to the soul. In the deep heart of the man was a shrine where none but God was worthy to come. In the Genesis account of the creation these are called simply “things.” They were made for man’s use, but they were meant always to be external to the man and subservient to him. 5: 3)īefore the Lord God made man upon the earth He first prepared for him a world of useful and pleasant things for his sustenance and delight. ![]() Today’s passage from The Pursuit of God is, for me, a much-needed summons to the way of surrender and renunciation.Įxcerpt from Spiritual Classics Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. A man of intense prayer, Tozer was something of a twentieth-century prophet, calling the church back to simplicity and godliness. Tozer (1897-1963) served for many years as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Best known for his books The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You could make yourself a bingo card: Classic Novel or Myth used as Scaffolding, Femme Fatale, Story within the Story (recounted by a Garrulous Narrator), Topical Concerns, Defense of Hybridity. For a writer so frequently praised for ingenuity, Rushdie actually follows a formula of sorts. The later books - “Shalimar the Clown,” “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights,” “The Golden House” - are all tics, technique and hammy narration that try to toupee over patchy stories, exhausted themes, types passing as characters. ![]() “If he had a fault, it was that of ostentation, of seeking to be not only himself but a performance of himself,” Rushdie writes of a character in his novel “The Enchantress of Florence,” which could read like stinging self-critique. That famous style has congealed in recent years the flamboyance that once felt so free now seems strenuous and grating. Salman Rushdie, whose latest novel, “Quichotte,” is an homage to “Don Quixote.” Credit. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story covers in detail his early life to his death. The toxin in Absinthe causes one to see yellow and halo around lights. Some of his medical complaints may also be caused by his over consumption of Absinthe as it contains a toxin and to lead poisoning which was common among painters of that era. Van Gogh probably had a bipolar disorder and did has greatest painting when in the manic phase. Stone describes the colors of the area and what Vincent is painting so it helps me see the world though Van Gogh's eyes or the eyes of a painter. I am glad I read this book again as I had remember very little of it. ![]() ![]() I remember after reading this book in 1962 I went to the museum to look at Van Gogh paintings. " Lust for Life" is the story of Vincent Van Gogh, the facts are correct but stone's brings him to life and in doing so has to take creative license therefore it is a novel. A number of Stone's books were made into movies. I do hope that Audible will provide all of his outstanding books. I had read a number of his books back in the 50's and 60's and wanted to read them all but did not have the time. Irving Stone wrote this book in 1934 and became the master of the biographical novel. ![]() |