Barack Obama's stunning victory in the 2008 presidential election will go down as one of the more pivotal in American history. Given America's legacy of racism, how could a relatively untested first-term senator with an African father defeat some of the giants of American politics? In The Obama Victory, Kate Kenski, Bruce Hardy, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson draw upon the best voter data available, The National Annenberg Election Survey, as well as interviews with key advisors to eac...

Bruce Partridge, who was there almost from the start, tells the unlikely story of the creation and success of Pleasant Valley Nurseries. PVN was an Antigonish, NS treasure for almost forty years, and helped change the style and possibilities of landscaping and gardening in norther Nova Scotia."Borderline Hardy in 5b" presents the narrative of how PVN started from an impractical dream, through all the struggles and unexpected triumphs of landscaping, contract work, greenhouse develo...

Savez-vous ce qui se cache au fond du « Blue Hole » au large de Bélize ? Vous êtes-vous déjà retrouvé.e à chanter sur un karaoké familial, dans une rizière vietnamienne ? Savez-vous ce qu’est le sonmudo ? Avez-vous déjà pris le temps de pédaler, de marcher, d’avancer seul.e, dans un décor étranger ? Pris le temps de vous écouter respirer ? Et quand l’avez-vous fait pour la dernière fois ?Ce livre n’est pas un manuel d’introspection, ni un atlas des bons plans voyages que vous ne fe...

A Pair of Blue Eyes is an early novel by Thomas Hardy exploring love, jealousy, and the power of fate. Set in rural England, this audiobook combines emotional intensity with social observation, making it a compelling classic of Victorian literature.

This selection of Hardy’s poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humour and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as ‘Weathers’ to the great love poems he wrote after the death of his first wife and the meditations on war and philosophy. The poems nearly eighty in total are set in the context of his life and thought, including personal writings by him and those closest to him.

Like Jimmie Rodgers Woody Guthrie Robert Johnson and Hank Williams Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandts background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life on the road and the demons that pursued and were pursued by him; the women who loved and inspired him; and the brilliance and enduring b...

When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith she is attracted to his handsome face, gentle bearing and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. Although distressed to find that the mystery consists only in the humbleness of his origins, she remains true to their youthful vows. But societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. Knight, however, proves to be an uncompromising moralist who, obsessed with fears about Elfride's sexual past, de...

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Immerse yourself in the evocative world of "A Pair of Blue Eyes" by Thomas Hardy, a tale of love, social class, and inner conflict. Follow the beautiful and naive Elfride Swancourt as she becomes entangled in a romantic triangle with the ambitious architect Stephen Smith and the intellectual but troubled Henry Knight. Set against the rugged Cornish landscape, this poignant novel explores the pressures of societal expectations and the complexities of human emotions. Hardy's rich narrative a...

Nya must leave the only home she’s ever known.Trust the very people she always hated.And become the weapon she never wanted to be…Re-enter the fascinating world of Healers and Takers in the gripping sequel to THE PAIN MERCHANTS in the epic dystopian fantasy adventure trilogy, THE HEALING WARS.Nya has survived her battles with the Luminary and freed the Takers who were enslaved at the Healer’s League. But all is not well in Geveg and war rages on.Nya, T...

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.In „Ein Paar blaue Augen“ erzählt Thomas Hardy eine fesselnde Geschichte über Liebe, Ehrgeiz und soziale Zwänge im England des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Roman folgt der Reise von Elfride Swancourt, einer temperamentvollen jungen Frau, die zwischen zwei leidenschaftlichen Verehrern hin- und hergerissen ist – dem ehrgeizigen Architekten Stephen Smith und dem zuverlässigen, aber langweiligen Mr. Philadelphus Tringham. Elfrides Ents...

Savez-vous ce qui se cache au fond du « Blue Hole » au large de Bélize ? Vous êtes-vous déjà retrouvé.e à chanter sur un karaoké familial, dans une rizière vietnamienne ? Savez-vous ce qu’est le sonmudo ? Avez-vous déjà pris le temps de pédaler, de marcher, d’avancer seul.e, dans un décor étranger ? Pris le temps de vous écouter respirer ? Et quand l’avez-vous fait pour la dernière fois ?Ce livre n’est pas un manuel d’introspection, ni un atlas des bons plans voyages que vous ne fe...