Paris (2013) is Wiliam Roberts' most ambitious work to date and can best be described as a contemporary historical novel. It concerns an extended family of Russian émigrés struggling to survive in Paris and Berlin during the inter-war years of the last century and examines the difficulty of holding on to one's identity in exile. As the waves of political and ideological turmoil impinge directly on the fate of the characters, we see some of them adapt and flourish despite the hostile enviro...

Discover how to embrace a life of calm and self-care—even if you’ve been overwhelmed for years. Do you ever feel like you're constantly juggling roles—caretaker, professional, partner, friend—while your needs take a back seat? If the demands of daily life leave you drained and stretched thin, you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever felt guilty for putting yourself first, know that many women feel the same. You’ll discover how to: •Build emotional self-awareness and mental clarity •Conquer ove...

“The chief difficulty experienced in the compilation of these “ Memorials of Christie’s ” has been, not the lack of material, but the wealth of it. To compress into two volumes the essence of many thousands of catalogues has been a task of no little difficulty, and I do not pretend to claim that every “lot” of importance is to be found mentioned within these covers. To compile a complete record of the sales at Christie’s would require a lifetime of constant application, and a long series o...

Famous Heroes of the American West is a lively account of the ‘Wild West’ and its renowned figures, narrated with vigour by Adam Sims. The lives of Davy Crockett, Christopher ‘Kit’ Carson, Calamity Jane and Sitting Bull, amongst others, are explored in detail. Their exploits, adventures and alliances make for fascinating listening.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover how to embrace a life of calm and self-care—even if you’ve been overwhelmed for years.Do you ever feel like you're constantly juggling roles—caretaker, professional, partner, friend—while your needs take a back seat? If the demands of daily life leave you drained and stretched thin, you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever felt guilty for putting yourself first, know that many women feel the same.

Attraction is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a variety of factors, including physical appearance, personality traits, shared interests, and even proximity.One of the key factors in attraction is physical appearance. Studies have shown that people tend to be attracted to individuals who are physically attractive. However, what we consider attractive can vary widely across cultures and individuals. For example, some people may be attracted to individuals with certain faci...

A study of religion through the lens of Peter Shaffer's play Equus.In Unbridled, William Robert uses Equus, Peter Shaffer's enigmatic play about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think differently about religion. For several years, Robert has used Equus to introduce students to the study of religion, provoking them to conceive of religion in unfamiliar, even uncomfortable ways. In Unbridled, he is inviting readers...

The best thing to being an intelligent person is having people think you’re intelligent. The wonderful news is that you don’t have to learn unnecessarily long words (like SUBDERMATOGLYPHIC) to come across as more intelligent of course there are things you can do to become brainier; going to college springs to mind.Smart people have reasons for thinking what they do, and they'll usually tell you about it. If you don't have enough logic behind your opinion to talk to someone about it...

For the first time, the real story of the life of Robert A. Heinlein in the authorized biographyRobert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) is generally considered the greatest American SF writer of the 20th century. A famous and bestselling author in later life, he started as a navy man and graduate of Annapolis who was forced to retire because of tuberculosis. A socialist politician in the 1930s, he became one of the sources of Libertarian politics in the USA in his later year...

Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with his Century: 1948-1988 The Man Who Learned Better: The real-life story of Robert A. Heinlein in the second volume of the authorized biography by William H. Patterson!Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) is generally considered the greatest American science fiction writer of the twentieth century. His most famous and widely influential works include the Future History series (stories and novels collected in The Past Through Tomorrow an...

The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself.Often cited as the "father of American psychology," William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature.A member of one of the most unusual and notable of American fami...

William McKinley is known today as the champion of high protective tariffs. That is most certainly true, and the McKinley Presidency was the zenith of the Era of Protection. But he was much more. Anti-imperial, anti-Wall street, the champion of trade unions and working-class Americans, the ally and last defender of voting and citizenship rights for black Americans and much more. His administration was the Apex of the American System of Economics, but as was the case with Abraham Lincoln, t...