Who are you when you stop playing the role everyone expects you to play?Scripts We Burn is a raw and reflective journey into identity, expectations, authenticity, and the difficult process of becoming more fully yourself. It explores what happens when the identities we've built professional, partner, parent, friend, achiever, caretaker begin to feel less like expressions of who we are and more like scripts we've been following.Through honest reflection and ...

Which would you choose? To listen to the voice of God, along with the societal warning signs, or miss the return of Jesus Christ!This book entitled When All Hope Is Lost, will take you on a rollercoaster ride of drama, betrayal, and life changing/detrimental choices. As you began to read this novel, you will be captivated by the characters of Cameron, Peter, and James, as they each battle with their own decisions whether to accept salvation through Jesus Christ or suffer the consequ...

Discover how attachment strategies affect sexual intimacy – and dial up your relationshipDoes great sex always fade over time? Good news: Research says otherwise! Securely attached couples have the most frequent sex—in the greatest variety, with the least inhibition. But as most couples know, this level of intimacy requires communication, vulnerability, and trust.Through their popular podcast and private practices, sex therapist/couples therapist, Laurie Wa...

In this enjoyably iconoclastic book, George Watson discusses some of the great heresies of the twentieth century, and the cultural heretics who espoused them, often with surprising results. Watson provides us with examples of 'true', original heretics, many of whom he has met and taught: from Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, who asserted that his study of the remote past had made a radical of him, rather than any influence of modernism, to Douglas Adams, whom Watson knew as an undergraduate. Wats...

First published in 1979, Irish Identity and the Literary Revival, through the works of W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, J. M. Synge, and Sean O’Casey,documents the complex spectrum of political, social and other pressures that helped fashion modern Ireland. At least three sets of cultural assumptions coexisted in Ireland during the years between 1890 and 1930, -- English, Irish and Anglo-Irish, each united by a common language but divided by considerable tensions and strain. The question ...

Originally published in 1957, The Unservile State looks at the theme of liberty in the Welfare State. Has it survived Welfare – is it even better for it? What of Parliament and our civil liberties? Does the present state of property distribution, of industry, agriculture and our social services satisfy the Liberal mind? And what would a liberal policy for foreign and Commonwealth affairs be like? These are some of the questions which this book sets out to answer. It is the first f...

Convinced that he needs a vacation, Maigret resolves to take two weeks off—but he can’t stop himself from investigating a murder that sends shock waves through Paris.Maigret knows he should take some time off work. With two weeks of vacation, the detective plans to stay in Paris, relaxing and spending quality time with Madame Maigret. But when a scandalous murder makes headlines and Inspector Janvier is assigned to the case, Maigret just can’t stay away. Through an...

ADHD: A Complete Guide for Kids and AdultsADHD doesn’t have to be a barrier to success—it can be a gateway to unique strengths and opportunities. This comprehensive guide is designed for kids, adults, and their families, offering practical strategies to navigate the challenges of ADHD while unlocking its potential. Whether you're a parent supporting a neurodivergent child or an adult seeking to thrive in daily life, this book provides the tools you need to boost fo...

In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result is blasphemy against socialism's canon of saints. Marx and Engels publicly advocated genocide in 1849; Ruskin called himself a violent Tory and a King's man; and Shaw held the working classes in utter contempt. Drawing on an impressive range of sources from Robert Owen to Ken Livingstone, the author demonstrates that socialism was a conservative,...

First published in 1966. Despite the intense interest in Coleridge in the twentieth century, this book represents the first study of Coleridge’s poetry to be published in Britain. It is also the first to be based upon the conclusion that Coleridge’s greatness as a poet is a matter of achievement rather than aspiration and to argue that his literary career was nearly half a century long, consisting of more than just well-known texts like The Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan....

The Santa's Library: 450+ Christmas Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends' offers a remarkable compilation of festive literature that spans cultures, epochs, and styles, creating an immersive tapestry of Yuletide celebration. From the enchanting fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen to the profound narratives by Tolstoy, and the poetic carols of Longfellow, this anthology encapsulates the myriad ways Christmas has been celebrated in literature. The collection, versatile in its narrative forms—b...

The vicious stabbing of a dull and respectable man makes for a knotty investigation when his audacious secret life comes to light.A middle-aged man is knifed in an alleyway, dying instantly. In this working-class area of Saint-Martin, random stabbings don’t typically interest Maigret. But Louis Thouret, in his raincoat and dark suit, is conspicuously ordinary, not a drunk or a gang member. Asking around, Maigret gets the impression of a kind and gentle soul, and he...