Experience romance and wartime London in the collected letters between two English lovers separated while serving their country during World War II.On July 17, 1939, Eileen Alexander, a recent Cambridge graduate, writes a letter to fellow student Gershon Ellenbogen. It is the beginning of a stirring correspondence that lasts seven years, through the darkest days of World War II, and spans many hundreds of letters.Recently discovered and meticulously curated, ...

‘Her voice is absolutely, beguilingly conversational … Intelligent, allusive, iconoclastic, captivatingly intense … This is the news from the domestic frontline: personal, unique, unexpurgated, without propaganda, as it unfolded and was experienced … Splendid’William Boyd, GuardianWith the intimacy and wit of a Second World War Bridget Jones, Eileen Alexander offers a portal into life during the Blitz.Eileen Alexander fell i...

‘Her voice is absolutely, beguilingly conversational … Intelligent, allusive, iconoclastic, captivatingly intense … This is the news from the domestic frontline: personal, unique, unexpurgated, without propaganda, as it unfolded and was experienced … Splendid’William Boyd, GuardianWith the intimacy and wit of a Second World War Bridget Jones, Eileen Alexander offers a portal into life during the Blitz.Eileen Alexander fell i...

On July 17th 1939, Eileen Alexander, a bright young woman recently graduated from Girton College, Cambridge, begins a brilliant correspondence with fellow Cambridge student Gershon Ellenbogen that lasts five years and spans many hundreds of letters.But as Eileen and Gershon’s relationship flourishes from friendship and admiration into passion and love, the tensions between Germany, Russia, and the rest of Europe reach a crescendo. When war is declared, Gershon heads for Cairo and E...

Conosci quella sensazione? Apri la porta di casa e, invece del sollievo, un sospiro di stanchezza ti sfugge dalle labbra. Non è il sospiro di chi torna nel proprio rifugio, ma quello di chi sta per affrontare un secondo lavoro non retribuito: la gestione del caos.Il disordine non è solo un problema estetico. È un peso mentale costante che ti ruba energia, tempo e serenità. Ti senti sopraffatto, frustrato, magari in imbarazzo a invitare qualcuno a casa tua. Eppure n...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

La transexualidad, ¿a qué lógica obedece? ¿De qué manera se sitúa este problema de identidad sexual en relación a los diferentes registros real, simbólico e imaginario, y la sexuación en juego? Poder situar lo heterogéneo y singular de cada trans será una de las maneras de poder trabajar en esta nueva clínica. Ser un hombre, ser una mujer, es ser esa mujer, ese hombre en particular. Tener una conducta adecuada en función de ciertas normas sociales impide que cada quien pueda reconocerse a ...

Understanding entrepreneurship as alertness to potential profit opportunities and the activities involved with bringing those opportunities to life and public policy as laws, regulations, and activities of government, this volume analyzes the intersection of the two to show how public policy influences entrepreneurship. Using a mix of theoretical and applied research, the contributors argue that policies which incentivize productive entrepreneurship will advance economic well-being, but th...

Stai sognando una vita diversa, ma la paura ti tiene bloccata?Senti mai che le tue giornate siano una corsa continua, scandita da sveglie, traffico e scadenze che non ti appartengono? Sogni un’esistenza dove sei tu, e solo tu, a decidere il ritmo, lavorando a ciò che ami con le tue pantofole preferite ai piedi e una tazza di caffè in mano.Quel sogno, però, sembra sempre troppo lontano, soffocato dalla paura di non essere abbastanza brava, dal terrore della ...

The old gods are still with us.The world is constantly changing, evolving, growing. In order to stay relevant, deities must change with the times as well. In this anthology, fifteen science fiction and fantasy authors tackle how gods and goddesses have adapted to the surge in technology and the mercurial beliefs of humanity. So sit back and watch Hera try her hand at marriage counseling, while Macuilxochitl conquers the world of online gaming. Buy a ticket to Anubis’ magic act or r...

Ti senti spesso come se camminassi sulle uova, misurando ogni parola per paura di una reazione sbagliata?Quella voce dentro di te che sussurra “questa relazione mi sta facendo male” è diventata impossibile da ignorare?Non sei sbagliata. Non sei troppo sensibile.Quello che provi è la risposta naturale a una relazione tossica.La gabbia invisibile è il nome di quella prigione emotiva fatta di manipolazione, sensi di colpa e false speranze, che ...

With the world turned upside down by the global pandemic, people of faith aligned to the upside-down kingdom of Jesus, are asking, how do we sing the Lord's song in these times? How do we now live, worship, and serve amid such upheaval, insecurity, fear, grief, and social isolation? Is it just to endure the worst, or to seek the best by walking the way of the cross? Is there an invitation to renewed kingdom citizenship of heaven and earth? Our backgrounds will impact our responses as will ...