Author: Frederic Spotts
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Son of the famous Thomas Mann, homosexual, drug-addicted, and forced to flee from his fatherland, the gifted writer Klaus Mann’s comparatively short life was as artistically productive as it was devastatingly dislocated. Best-known today as the author of Mephisto, the literary enfant terrible of the Weimar era produced seven novels, a dozen plays, four biographies, and three autobiographies—among them the first works in Germany to tackle gay issues—amidst a prodigious artistic output. He was among the first to take up his pen against the Nazis, as a reward for which he was blacklisted and denounced as a dangerous half-Jew, his books burnt in public squares around Germany, and his citizenship revoked. Having served with the U.S. military in Italy, he was nevertheless undone by anti-Communist fanatics in Cold War-era America and Germany, dying in France (though not, as all other books contend, by his own hand) at age forty-two. Powerful, revealing, and compulsively readable, this first English-language biography of Klaus Mann charts the effects of reactionary politics on art and literature and tells the moving story of a supreme talent destroyed by personal circumstance and the seismic events of the twentieth century.
Cursed Legacy
Author: Frederic Spotts
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Son of the famous Thomas Mann, homosexual, drug-addicted, and forced to flee from his fatherland, the gifted writer Klaus Mann’s comparatively short life was as artistically productive as it was devastatingly dislocated. Best-known today as the author of Mephisto, the literary enfant terrible of the Weimar era produced seven novels, a dozen plays, four biographies, and three autobiographies—among them the first works in Germany to tackle gay issues—amidst a prodigious artistic output. He was among the first to take up his pen against the Nazis, as a reward for which he was blacklisted and denounced as a dangerous half-Jew, his books burnt in public squares around Germany, and his citizenship revoked. Having served with the U.S. military in Italy, he was nevertheless undone by anti-Communist fanatics in Cold War-era America and Germany, dying in France (though not, as all other books contend, by his own hand) at age forty-two. Powerful, revealing, and compulsively readable, this first English-language biography of Klaus Mann charts the effects of reactionary politics on art and literature and tells the moving story of a supreme talent destroyed by personal circumstance and the seismic events of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Son of the famous Thomas Mann, homosexual, drug-addicted, and forced to flee from his fatherland, the gifted writer Klaus Mann’s comparatively short life was as artistically productive as it was devastatingly dislocated. Best-known today as the author of Mephisto, the literary enfant terrible of the Weimar era produced seven novels, a dozen plays, four biographies, and three autobiographies—among them the first works in Germany to tackle gay issues—amidst a prodigious artistic output. He was among the first to take up his pen against the Nazis, as a reward for which he was blacklisted and denounced as a dangerous half-Jew, his books burnt in public squares around Germany, and his citizenship revoked. Having served with the U.S. military in Italy, he was nevertheless undone by anti-Communist fanatics in Cold War-era America and Germany, dying in France (though not, as all other books contend, by his own hand) at age forty-two. Powerful, revealing, and compulsively readable, this first English-language biography of Klaus Mann charts the effects of reactionary politics on art and literature and tells the moving story of a supreme talent destroyed by personal circumstance and the seismic events of the twentieth century.
To Kill the King
Author: David John Farmer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317453565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
To Kill the King sketches post-traditional consciousness in terms of three rejuvenating concepts - thinking as play, justice as seeking, and practice as art. In a series of critical essays on each of these concepts, the book describes a post-traditional consciousness of governance that can yield enormous improvement in the quality of life for each individual. To Kill the King will appeal to any professor (whether in the post-modern camp or not) who wants to expose students to fresh challenges and insights.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317453565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
To Kill the King sketches post-traditional consciousness in terms of three rejuvenating concepts - thinking as play, justice as seeking, and practice as art. In a series of critical essays on each of these concepts, the book describes a post-traditional consciousness of governance that can yield enormous improvement in the quality of life for each individual. To Kill the King will appeal to any professor (whether in the post-modern camp or not) who wants to expose students to fresh challenges and insights.
Immortals
Author: Carissa Andrews
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The world of Windhaven crashes into the world of Diana Hawthorne. Okay, so I might be a badass immortal psychic, but everywhere I turn, something is getting between me and Blake. I’m really jonesing for some alone time with my recently reconnected soulmate but having supernatural powers like mine comes with an annoying price. Between the incessant visions and revenants running wild, having time to act on our desires is next to impossible. Even when things seem like they’re about to go our way, I’m slammed with a premonition that puts me into helluva tailspin. Blake’s time is up. He’s gonna die. Distracted by the vision and pushed to complete my mission, I miss an important clue that places Blake directly in harm’s way. Now, I'm on a man-hunt to make things right. Time is ticking. It’s time to buckle up and get busy because not even death is going to keep us apart. • Warning: The heat level has risen and the sizzling attraction between Diana and Blake has reached a fever pitch. Get your fans (or pearls) ready, because this book contains some smokin’-hot sex scenes. • ♥ • Calling all fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Shayne Silvers! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews’ world built especially for Diana Hawthorne. Scroll up and click the BUY NOW button to start reading the second book in Diana's series!
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The world of Windhaven crashes into the world of Diana Hawthorne. Okay, so I might be a badass immortal psychic, but everywhere I turn, something is getting between me and Blake. I’m really jonesing for some alone time with my recently reconnected soulmate but having supernatural powers like mine comes with an annoying price. Between the incessant visions and revenants running wild, having time to act on our desires is next to impossible. Even when things seem like they’re about to go our way, I’m slammed with a premonition that puts me into helluva tailspin. Blake’s time is up. He’s gonna die. Distracted by the vision and pushed to complete my mission, I miss an important clue that places Blake directly in harm’s way. Now, I'm on a man-hunt to make things right. Time is ticking. It’s time to buckle up and get busy because not even death is going to keep us apart. • Warning: The heat level has risen and the sizzling attraction between Diana and Blake has reached a fever pitch. Get your fans (or pearls) ready, because this book contains some smokin’-hot sex scenes. • ♥ • Calling all fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Shayne Silvers! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews’ world built especially for Diana Hawthorne. Scroll up and click the BUY NOW button to start reading the second book in Diana's series!
The Nonconformists
Author: Brian K. Goodman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674292944
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
How risky encounters between American and Czech writers behind the Iron Curtain shaped the art and politics of the Cold War and helped define an era of dissent. “In some indescribable way, we are each other’s continuation,” Arthur Miller wrote of the imprisoned Czech playwright Václav Havel. After a Soviet-led invasion ended the Prague Spring, many US-based writers experienced a similar shock of solidarity. Brian Goodman examines the surprising and consequential connections between American and Czech literary cultures during the Cold War—connections that influenced art and politics on both sides of the Iron Curtain. American writers had long been attracted to Prague, a city they associated with the spectral figure of Franz Kafka. Goodman reconstructs the Czech journeys of Allen Ginsberg, Philip Roth, and John Updike, as well as their friendships with nonconformists like Havel, Josef Škvorecký, Ivan Klíma, and Milan Kundera. Czechoslovakia, meanwhile, was home to a literary counterculture shaped by years of engagement with American sources, from Moby-Dick and the Beats to Dixieland jazz and rock ’n’ roll. Czechs eagerly followed cultural trends in the United States, creatively appropriating works by authors like Langston Hughes and Ernest Hemingway, sometimes at considerable risk to themselves. The Nonconformists tells the story of a group of writers who crossed boundaries of language and politics, rearranging them in the process. The transnational circulation of literature played an important role in the formation of new subcultures and reading publics, reshaping political imaginations and transforming the city of Kafka into a global capital of dissent. From the postwar dream of a “Czechoslovak road to socialism” to the neoconservative embrace of Eastern bloc dissidence on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, history was changed by a collision of literary cultures.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674292944
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
How risky encounters between American and Czech writers behind the Iron Curtain shaped the art and politics of the Cold War and helped define an era of dissent. “In some indescribable way, we are each other’s continuation,” Arthur Miller wrote of the imprisoned Czech playwright Václav Havel. After a Soviet-led invasion ended the Prague Spring, many US-based writers experienced a similar shock of solidarity. Brian Goodman examines the surprising and consequential connections between American and Czech literary cultures during the Cold War—connections that influenced art and politics on both sides of the Iron Curtain. American writers had long been attracted to Prague, a city they associated with the spectral figure of Franz Kafka. Goodman reconstructs the Czech journeys of Allen Ginsberg, Philip Roth, and John Updike, as well as their friendships with nonconformists like Havel, Josef Škvorecký, Ivan Klíma, and Milan Kundera. Czechoslovakia, meanwhile, was home to a literary counterculture shaped by years of engagement with American sources, from Moby-Dick and the Beats to Dixieland jazz and rock ’n’ roll. Czechs eagerly followed cultural trends in the United States, creatively appropriating works by authors like Langston Hughes and Ernest Hemingway, sometimes at considerable risk to themselves. The Nonconformists tells the story of a group of writers who crossed boundaries of language and politics, rearranging them in the process. The transnational circulation of literature played an important role in the formation of new subcultures and reading publics, reshaping political imaginations and transforming the city of Kafka into a global capital of dissent. From the postwar dream of a “Czechoslovak road to socialism” to the neoconservative embrace of Eastern bloc dissidence on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, history was changed by a collision of literary cultures.
Learn Horror Stories
Author: helox dilla
Publisher: OOSYM Publications
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
The ideal reader for "Learn Horror Stories" is someone who craves the adrenaline rush that only true terror can provide, someone who finds solace in the darkness and feels the thrill of fear coursing through their veins with every turn of the page. This reader is not faint of heart but rather embraces the unknown with a sense of morbid curiosity, eager to confront the demons that lurk in the shadows and explore the twisted landscapes of the human psyche. Imagine this reader as someone who relishes the feeling of goosebumps prickling their skin and the sensation of their heart pounding in their chest as they immerse themselves in the darkest corners of the imagination. They are not content with mere jump scares or superficial thrills but instead seek out stories that delve deep into the existential dread that lies at the core of the human experience. For this reader, "Learn Horror Stories" is not just a book; it's an invitation to confront their deepest fears and darkest desires in a safe and controlled environment. Each story serves as a portal to another world, a realm where nightmares become reality and the line between the living and the dead blurs beyond recognition. As they journey through the pages of this collection, they will encounter horrors beyond their wildest imaginings – from haunted forests teeming with vengeful spirits to abandoned mansions echoing with the whispers of the damned. But far from being repelled by these terrors, this reader will be drawn ever deeper into their embrace, compelled by an insatiable thirst for the macabre and the unknown. For them, the true appeal of "Learn Horror Stories" lies not just in the thrills and chills it provides but in the deeper truths it reveals about the human condition. Through the lens of horror, they will explore themes of mortality, madness, and the darkness that dwells within us all, coming face to face with the monsters that lurk not only in the external world but within the depths of their own souls. And when they finally reach the end of their journey, they will emerge not unscathed but transformed – their minds expanded, their hearts quickened, and their spirits forever haunted by the echoes of the horrors they have encountered. For this reader, "Learn Horror Stories" is more than just a book; it's an experience that will stay with them long after the final page is turned, a journey into the abyss from which there may be no return.
Publisher: OOSYM Publications
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
The ideal reader for "Learn Horror Stories" is someone who craves the adrenaline rush that only true terror can provide, someone who finds solace in the darkness and feels the thrill of fear coursing through their veins with every turn of the page. This reader is not faint of heart but rather embraces the unknown with a sense of morbid curiosity, eager to confront the demons that lurk in the shadows and explore the twisted landscapes of the human psyche. Imagine this reader as someone who relishes the feeling of goosebumps prickling their skin and the sensation of their heart pounding in their chest as they immerse themselves in the darkest corners of the imagination. They are not content with mere jump scares or superficial thrills but instead seek out stories that delve deep into the existential dread that lies at the core of the human experience. For this reader, "Learn Horror Stories" is not just a book; it's an invitation to confront their deepest fears and darkest desires in a safe and controlled environment. Each story serves as a portal to another world, a realm where nightmares become reality and the line between the living and the dead blurs beyond recognition. As they journey through the pages of this collection, they will encounter horrors beyond their wildest imaginings – from haunted forests teeming with vengeful spirits to abandoned mansions echoing with the whispers of the damned. But far from being repelled by these terrors, this reader will be drawn ever deeper into their embrace, compelled by an insatiable thirst for the macabre and the unknown. For them, the true appeal of "Learn Horror Stories" lies not just in the thrills and chills it provides but in the deeper truths it reveals about the human condition. Through the lens of horror, they will explore themes of mortality, madness, and the darkness that dwells within us all, coming face to face with the monsters that lurk not only in the external world but within the depths of their own souls. And when they finally reach the end of their journey, they will emerge not unscathed but transformed – their minds expanded, their hearts quickened, and their spirits forever haunted by the echoes of the horrors they have encountered. For this reader, "Learn Horror Stories" is more than just a book; it's an experience that will stay with them long after the final page is turned, a journey into the abyss from which there may be no return.
Lectures and Tracts
Author: Kesavachandra Sena
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahma-samaj
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahma-samaj
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Pendomus
Author: Carissa Andrews
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
**An International Bestselling Series** A secret hidden in plain sight. A devastating attack. And a world hanging in the balance. There are a lot of things I wish I’d known earlier—but three top my “wow, she was naïve” list. First—there are others on Pendomus. Second—a prophecy is in motion & I hold the key to the survival of literally everything. Third—I'm being hunted by a madman who is desperately trying to wipe me from existence. So yeah, no pressure. Calling all fans of Shayne Silvers, Shannon Mayer, & Rick Riordan! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews' supernatural worlds. Tap the BUY NOW button to get Pendomus today and dive headlong into this action-packed genre-bending dystopian series brimming with mystery, magic, and suspense.
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
**An International Bestselling Series** A secret hidden in plain sight. A devastating attack. And a world hanging in the balance. There are a lot of things I wish I’d known earlier—but three top my “wow, she was naïve” list. First—there are others on Pendomus. Second—a prophecy is in motion & I hold the key to the survival of literally everything. Third—I'm being hunted by a madman who is desperately trying to wipe me from existence. So yeah, no pressure. Calling all fans of Shayne Silvers, Shannon Mayer, & Rick Riordan! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews' supernatural worlds. Tap the BUY NOW button to get Pendomus today and dive headlong into this action-packed genre-bending dystopian series brimming with mystery, magic, and suspense.
Ruins
Author: Carissa Andrews
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Accepting this vision as fate would be my ruin. I may be an immortal psychic, but having a vision that the Horseman of Death will rise and claim my soulmate’s life really puts a crimp in my style. I mean, I just got him back. Apollo has to know I’ll do everything in my power to stop it. But no matter what I do, I can’t seem to push my abilities to give me specifics. Each time I try, it’s like my energy is siphoned and it takes me days to get back on my feet. Neat-o. Add on top, we’re trying to keep the Gemini Twins, Colton and Cat, from self-destructing–or worse, getting taken by Sentinel. Unfortunately, my rag-tag team is having problems of their own, so they’re zero help. Everything around me is falling apart and I can’t let it happen. Come hell or high water, I will find a way to hold this group of misfits together–and good luck to anyone who tries to stand in my way. • ♥ • Calling all fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Shayne Silvers! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews’ world built especially for Diana Hawthorne. Scroll up and click the BUY NOW button to preorder the fourth book in Diana's series!
Publisher: Carissa Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Accepting this vision as fate would be my ruin. I may be an immortal psychic, but having a vision that the Horseman of Death will rise and claim my soulmate’s life really puts a crimp in my style. I mean, I just got him back. Apollo has to know I’ll do everything in my power to stop it. But no matter what I do, I can’t seem to push my abilities to give me specifics. Each time I try, it’s like my energy is siphoned and it takes me days to get back on my feet. Neat-o. Add on top, we’re trying to keep the Gemini Twins, Colton and Cat, from self-destructing–or worse, getting taken by Sentinel. Unfortunately, my rag-tag team is having problems of their own, so they’re zero help. Everything around me is falling apart and I can’t let it happen. Come hell or high water, I will find a way to hold this group of misfits together–and good luck to anyone who tries to stand in my way. • ♥ • Calling all fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Shayne Silvers! If you like snarky-fun humor, gripping supernatural scenes, and twists that leave you spellbound — then you will LOVE Carissa Andrews’ world built especially for Diana Hawthorne. Scroll up and click the BUY NOW button to preorder the fourth book in Diana's series!
Maverick
Author: Lauren Beukes
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1415206724
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
From Africa’s first black movie star to a stylish commie revolutionary, showgirls and soccer stars, writers and poets, activists, artists, a pop princess, a prophetess and a cold-blooded killer, Maverick explores the riveting, true tales of women who broke with convention. Updated, expanded, and now with photographs, this edition of Lauren Beukes’s first book casts light onto the fascinating lives of some of South Africa’s most famous – and notorious – women.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1415206724
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
From Africa’s first black movie star to a stylish commie revolutionary, showgirls and soccer stars, writers and poets, activists, artists, a pop princess, a prophetess and a cold-blooded killer, Maverick explores the riveting, true tales of women who broke with convention. Updated, expanded, and now with photographs, this edition of Lauren Beukes’s first book casts light onto the fascinating lives of some of South Africa’s most famous – and notorious – women.
Nurse stories
Author: Aldona Grupas
Publisher: Europa Edizioni
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
“Nurse stories” is a book that explores the challenges, difficulties and joys of working as a nurse. The author tells her story with incredible honesty, from her life in Lithuania and her struggles there, to her life as a nurse in England. The author’s purpose is to help others, through revealing her experiences, take care of their loved ones and overcome difficult moments. This practical book will try to let the reader see the world through the eyes of a nurse and understand the motivation that transforms a profession into a profound vocation. Books have been and remain an important source of spiritual and cultural Human development. Artistic text is a complex phenomenon: it is both a means of communication, and a way to store and transmit information, a reflection of psychological life, human, a product of a certain historical era and a reflection of national culture and traditions. The image of a doctor is present on a large number of pages. Works of classical and modern literature give us the right to argue: the profession of a nurse at all times has been in demand in society. Interest in this profession is due to the fact that medicine and literature grow from one root: intense interest and sympathy for the man and his fate. Aldona Grupas was born in Riga, Latvia, to Lithuanian parents, before moving to Lithuania (Klaipeda) in 1976, where she lived for most of her life before moving to the UK in 2005. Aldona’s works and awards include: NURSE, GIVE ME A PILL FOR DEATH… (2019) IT’S HARD TO BE AN ANGEL (2021) WEST MIDLANDS HO! (2021) THE WAY OF THE HEART (2020) A HISTORY OF LITHUANIAN WRITERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (2022) Films: A documentary film ‘Nine seas away’, based on the book West Midlands Ho!, produced by the Royal Film Academy (London). Awards: VIII Open Eurasian Literature Festival, Brussels 2019 - 2nd place in female authors’ category. XI Open Eurasian Literature Festival, London 2020 - 3rd place in prose category. Hertfordshire Publishing House , London. Award 2022 ‘Best biography’.
Publisher: Europa Edizioni
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
“Nurse stories” is a book that explores the challenges, difficulties and joys of working as a nurse. The author tells her story with incredible honesty, from her life in Lithuania and her struggles there, to her life as a nurse in England. The author’s purpose is to help others, through revealing her experiences, take care of their loved ones and overcome difficult moments. This practical book will try to let the reader see the world through the eyes of a nurse and understand the motivation that transforms a profession into a profound vocation. Books have been and remain an important source of spiritual and cultural Human development. Artistic text is a complex phenomenon: it is both a means of communication, and a way to store and transmit information, a reflection of psychological life, human, a product of a certain historical era and a reflection of national culture and traditions. The image of a doctor is present on a large number of pages. Works of classical and modern literature give us the right to argue: the profession of a nurse at all times has been in demand in society. Interest in this profession is due to the fact that medicine and literature grow from one root: intense interest and sympathy for the man and his fate. Aldona Grupas was born in Riga, Latvia, to Lithuanian parents, before moving to Lithuania (Klaipeda) in 1976, where she lived for most of her life before moving to the UK in 2005. Aldona’s works and awards include: NURSE, GIVE ME A PILL FOR DEATH… (2019) IT’S HARD TO BE AN ANGEL (2021) WEST MIDLANDS HO! (2021) THE WAY OF THE HEART (2020) A HISTORY OF LITHUANIAN WRITERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (2022) Films: A documentary film ‘Nine seas away’, based on the book West Midlands Ho!, produced by the Royal Film Academy (London). Awards: VIII Open Eurasian Literature Festival, Brussels 2019 - 2nd place in female authors’ category. XI Open Eurasian Literature Festival, London 2020 - 3rd place in prose category. Hertfordshire Publishing House , London. Award 2022 ‘Best biography’.