'Where is Miss Palliser?' inquired Miss Pew, in that awful voice of hers, at which the class-room trembled, as at unexpected thunder. A murmur ran along the desks, from girl to girl, and then some one, near that end of the long room which was sacred to Miss Pew and her lieutenants, said that Miss Palliser was not in the class-room. 'I think she is taking her music lesson, ma'am,' faltered the girl who had ventured diffidently to impart this information to the schoolmistress. 'Think?' excla...

The following work is the story of a great and unique adventure as heroic as the exploits of the Argonauts of old, and, though the time perhaps has not yet arrived wherein to judge the part played by tanks in the Great War, I feel that, whatever may be the insight and judgment of the eventual historian of the British Tank Corps, he will probably lack that essential ingredient of all true history—the witnessing of the events concerning which he relates. I, the writer of this book, first set...

The Extraordinary Journey of Uriel Fox is a collection of stories with themes about social justice, individual morality and miraculous events expressing Uriel's incessant search for purpose and meaning. The themes often overlap and merge blending into a larger pattern. Each story's unique setting and action reflects Uriel's personality and desires. Uriel uses his intuition, compassion, and scientific curiousity in his encounters in the physical world and more subtle dimensions.He is...

John chronicles many of his bipolar episode experiences, both in-patient and outpatient, in a raw honesty. He paints his experiences in several institutions, some good and some not so good. He provides insights into how he survived and was eventually discharged from each of them. He covers many of his inner subjective states while having an "episode" showing how they can be both exciting and destructive at the same time. He talks about his experiences in seeking work and stresses the impor...

The book One Hundred Simple Prayers represents my beliefs and experiences that have evolved over many years. Addressed to God, these prayers are meant to be a source of inspiration and hope, for those of us who seek to live a spiritual life in a chaotic world. Each prayer has been written in simple, straight forward rhyme; but they are also subtle in meaning. They attempt to provide a fresh interpretation to ideas such as: despair, meditation, laughter and love.Originally self-publ...

Writing inspirational poetry has been an important way for the author to express his feelings about God. In One Hundred Devotional Poems, he continues to explore these sentiments by creating one hundred sonnets that are based on a wide variety of beliefs and experiences. Exploring spiritual themes, these meditative poems are written with clarity and simplicity; however, they also portray life as a constant challenge that offers opportunities for growth. Meeting these challenges, of course,...

The Allied forces on the Western Front had taken a beating under the weight and new tactics of the German army masterminded by General Ludendorff in 1918. However in August the Allies were ready to fight back, and they did so with a vengeance; spearheaded by the Canadian and Australian corps and 500 tanks the allied forces hammered through the German lines. Ludendorff dubbed it as "the Black Day of the German Army". This was the start of the Battle of Amiens and would be the prelude to adv...

Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, George Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis, Peter Ward and Frederick Frost. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for Argosy magazine.

An in-depth overview of how Catholicism became such a dominant force across America's southern cultural region.One cannot understand Latin America without understanding the history of the Catholic Church in the region. Catholicism has been predominant in Latin America and it has played a definitive role in its development. It helped to spur the conquest of the New World with its emphasis on missions to the indigenous peoples, controlled many aspects of the colonial...

Great disruptive leaders like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Reed Hastings have transformed companies, industries, and entire societies while generating incredible wealth for themselves, their investors, and employees, in addition to thousands, if not millions, of people. In Owning Tomorrow John Furth takes the lessons these and other great disruptors have learned during their careers and turns them into practical exercises, tools, and techniques to help senior executives develop their own dis...

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos"A classic. Lucy enlisted, with his brother in the RIR 1912, 2nd Bn. in France & gives a very fine account of the 1914-1915 campaign. His brother was killed at the Aisne & Lucy was eventually sent home for a rest: "My leave... was a nightmare. My sleep was broken & full of voices & the noises of war. The voices were those of officers & men who were dead... One morning was discovered standing...

Golden Deer Classics proudly presents the Orientalism compilation which regroups major orientalist works (both paintings and writings). Orientalism is a term used by scholars in art history, literary, geography, and cultural studies for the depiction of Eastern, that is "Oriental" cultures, including Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures, done by writers, designers, and artists from the West. In particular, Orientalist painting depicting "the Middle East" ...