Author: James Slovak
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967395609
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: Deborah Challinor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780732292980
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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Four women on a perilous journey to a new world, can rely only on their wits to survive ...and each other Irreverent and streetwise prostitute Friday Woolfe is in London's notorious Newgate gaol, awaiting transportation. There, she meets three other girls: intelligent and opportunistic thief, Sarah Morgan, naive young Rachel Winter, and reliable and capable seamstress, Harriet Clarke. On the voyage to New South Wales their friendship becomes an unbreakable bond - but there are others on board who will change their lives forever. Friday makes an implacable enemy of Bella Jackson, a vicious woman whose power seems undiminished by her arrest and transportation, while Harriet is taken under the wing of an idealistic doctor, James Downey. Rachel catches the eye of a sinister passenger with more than honour on his mind. When they finally arrive on the other side of the world, they are confined to the grim and overcrowded Parramatta Female Factory. But worse is to come as the threat of separation looms. In the land behind the sun, the only thing they have is each other ...

Author: P F Walwyn
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789017173
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Seventeen-year-old Jessica and her younger brother, Tom, live with their aunt, Gina. Their parents are missing, presumed dead. But are they? Pursued by Levchenkov, who is Gina’s partner and a covert agent, Jessica and Tom embark on a search for answers. Set in the near future which is a time of political and social tension, Jessica and Tom are immediately caught in a web of national turmoil, global intrigue and terrorism. They endure a menacing train journey, the bombing of a police station and confinement in an underground shelter before escaping to the other side of the world. In the secret labyrinths of Hong Kong, they become involved with an underground political group, a Chinese Triad. Unsure whether they control their own destinies, brother and sister engage in a violent chase across the South China Sea. Finally this transformative quest becomes a pilgrimage into the unknown depths of Asia for the breathtaking conclusion. In what is ostensibly a mystery-thriller, Jessica and Tom are led to question the nature of beauty, time, and reality as their search for truth and a home becomes a spiritual journey. It will appeal to all fiction lovers who are looking for depth from their adventures, from the upper teenage years to the adult market

Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954887152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"This book is a collection of essays by Douglas Wilson on C.S. Lewis, his work, and his wisdom"--

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Publisher: Simona Rich
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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Sun Behind The Sun is an ebook for those who have already tasted the fruits of awakening, but aren’t yet quite sure where exactly spiritually they are. It’s for those interested in deepening their understanding about the mystic union of the earthly soul with its divine companion (Higher Self), kundalini activation, deep meditation, sungazing, Eternal Sun and other deeper spiritual subjects. Here are some topics that are covered in the book: *How archons operate in human affairs; *How to know your level of spiritual growth; *Recognize whether your spiritual growth is genuine or it’s a new-age illusive growth; *In-depth information on Kundalini; *In-depth information about the Higher Self; *Western way to achieve the union with your Higher Self (safer than the eastern yoga); *Esoteric meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion; *Esoteric Christian/Hindu/Buddhist teachings explained; *How Christianity borrowed most of its tenets from pagan religions; *How and why planets rule us, and what to do about it; *What pagan deities really represent, and how this empowers those who know it; *How the month in which a child is born determines his/her inclinations; *Celibacy magic and advice on semen preservation in relationships; *What the Holy Spirit really is, based on my research and personal experience; *An in-depth sungazing guide (containing much more information than available online) *And so much more! This book is suitable for those genuinely interested in spiritual growth. In this book I’ve shared with you most of my current spiritual developments and research. I’ve read many obscure and difficult to understand esoteric books and, coupled with my personal observations and long hours of meditation, I’m sharing with you my conclusions about deeper spiritual topics.

Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076636
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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A brilliant, wide-ranging book on how Miles Davis's seminal 1959 jazz album "Kind of Blue" revolutionized music and culture in the 20th century.

Author: Paula McLain
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345534190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • “Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing.”—Ann Patchett, Country Living This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of Out of Africa—1920s Kenya—and reveals the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing a fierce will and a love of all things wild. But after everything she knows and trusts dissolves, headstrong young Beryl is flung into a string of disastrous relationships, then becomes caught up in a passionate love triangle with the irresistible safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and the writer Baroness Karen Blixen. Brave and audacious and contradictory, Beryl will risk everything to have Denys’s love, but it’s ultimately her own heart she must conquer to embrace her true calling and her destiny: to fly. Praise for Circling the Sun “In McLain’s confident hands, Beryl Markham crackles to life, and we readers truly understand what made a woman so far ahead of her time believe she had the power to soar.”—Jodi Picoult, author of Leaving Time “Enchanting . . . a worthy heir to [Isak] Dinesen . . . Like Africa as it’s so gorgeously depicted here, this novel will never let you go.”—The Boston Globe “Famed aviator Beryl Markham is a novelist’s dream. . . . [A] wonderful portrait of a complex woman who lived—defiantly—on her own terms.”—People (Book of the Week) “Circling the Sun soars.”—Newsday “Captivating . . . [an] irresistible novel.”—The Seattle Times “Like its high-flying subject, Circling the Sun is audacious and glamorous and hard not to be drawn in by. Beryl Markham may have married more than once, but she was nobody’s wife.”—Entertainment Weekly “[An] eloquent evocation of Beryl’s daring life.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

Author: Nicole Dennis-Benn
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491776
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction Named a Best Book of 2016 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Root, BookRiot, Kirkus Reviews, NYLON, Amazon, WBUR's "On Point", the Barnes & Noble Review, and Amazon (Fiction & Literature) Finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize Selected for the Grand Prix Litteraire of the Association of Caribbean Writers Longlisted for the ALA Over the Rainbow Award Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each woman—fighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she craves—must confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer, Here Comes the Sun offers a dramatic glimpse into a vibrant, passionate world most outsiders see simply as paradise.

Author: Tav Falco
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 190992346X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 717

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"Ghost Behind The Sun", Tav Falco's sprawling study of Memphis, begins with the Civil War massacre at Fort Pillow, the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 and the grisly murders of the Harp Brothers. Falco traces these legends of Reconstruction-era Memphis to an equally brutal twentieth century underworld – Beale Street kingpin Jim Canaan, Edward Crump's political machine, the Dixie Mafia, and others. Also included are revelatory dialogues concerning the city’s many music legends, from rockabilly icons Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Feathers to more underground figures such as Jim Dickinson and country blues wailer Jessie Mae Hemphill. Interwoven with these accounts is an autobiographical history of Falco’s own time in Memphis, including his involvement with performance art ensemble Insect Trust, working with pop/rock maverick Alex Chilton, and the formation of his seminal rock and roll band, Panther Burns. Illustrated throughout.

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593318188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?