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For more than three decades, Yugoslavia's history played out in the life of one man. That man was Josip Broz Tito. The fictional autobiography of a regime insider, K. Balej's thoroughly researched novel provides a revealing insight into the emergence and functioning of the Yugoslav socialist system from the time of the Vienna Congress in 1815 to Tito's own death in 1980. It is an immersive exploration of the changing nature of Tito's power and the fascinating symbiosis of man and state that Tito represents.

A deeply divided nation. Vicious politics. A shamelessly partisan media. A president loathed by half the populace. Smuggling and gang warfare along the Mexican border. Armed citizens willing to stand their ground and take law into their own hands.... That was America in 1881. All those forces came to bear on the afternoon of October 26, when Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers faced off against the Clantons and the McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona. It should have been a simple misdemeanor arrest.

M. F. K. Fisher's first novel tells of a late-summer idyll at the Swiss farmhouse of Tim and Sara, where guests have gathered at ease on the terrace next to the burbling fountain in which baby lettuces are being washed, there to enjoy the food and wine served them by this stylish American couple. But all around these seemingly fortunate people, the forces of darkness are gathering: The year is 1939; World War II approaches.

Meet Gillian, a former "other woman", who's trying to let go of her past. Her story is the first of true stories told from the other woman herself, one story at a time. The stories in When the Affair Is Over show the journey of these women as they shed their past and regain their self-respect, told one story at a time.

La desaparició de la seva filla porta a K. a una incessant cerca per descobrir el parador de la seva filla durant la dictadura militar brasilera d'Ernesto Geisel. La seva investigació el portarà també a afrontar els seus sentiments de culpa i a descobrir la identitat militant de la seva filla. Aquesta és la història d'una de les milers de desaparicions ocorregudes en gran part de Sud-amèrica durant les dècades dels seixanta i setanta, una de les més brutals conseqüències de la política nord-americana durant la Guerra Freda, en la seva lluita contra el comunisme.

I feared for their lives and their ears. Our local weekly newspaper showed pictures of them dangling from ropes hanging in woven baskets off the embankment of a mountain in order to tap sticks of dynamite into the holes they drilled in the granite cliff faces they blasted away. One could hear that awful, loud dynamite blasting all the way in town. But the booming had been even worse for the ears of the railroad workers who detonated the charges for the grading and tunneling, especially the Chinese who were given these most dangerous jobs.

Far from the untouchable images of heaven-gazing saints, the apostle Paul ruthlessly focused on his earthly duty to build God’s Church. Before his dramatic conversion he had violently tried to stamp out a heretical sect of Jews–the first Christians. But Paul’s encounter with Christ turned his boundless energy to building the young and fragile Church into an established and enduring body.

The year is 1143. Hildegard, already a well-known physician, has expanded her work to writing not just about medicine but on theological matters as well. Once again, the monks of St. Disibod are there to stop her, citing the biblical passages that admonish against "women teachers". Also, Abbot Kuno is aging, and it is only a matter of time before he is succeeded in the post by Prior Helenger, who wants nothing more than to see Hildegard permanently relegated to the convent's enclosure.

Rather than have his pregnant fiancee stoned to death, a devout tekton marries her and becomes poppa to a son with a mysterious mission. Remaining true to the gospel narrative, this account shows us what Scripture omits.

Jerome. K. Jerome allows us to laugh, with and at, both himself and ourselves, in his writing. As we peruse his “Idle Thoughts” on subjects ranging from babies to ambition, from dogs to poverty, we find that the dust of over a hundred years have not dimmed the mirror in which we look. Jerome, as in his other comic works, presents a seeming stream of consciousness that can shift in a moment from the ridiculous to the sublime, from self-deprecation to intense longing.

Lifestyle of a Hustler, Vol. 1 tells the story of a young black man trying to find his way, learning how to be an entrepreneur—from childhood hustles, to hustling to pay for college. This is the autobiography of a fictional character, Keynote King, based on the life of the author, Kayo Hustle.

Louis Rosen e i suoi soci vendono persone. O, per meglio dire, "simulacri", esseri umani sintetici, veri e propri cloni di personaggi storici come Abramo Lincoln, il presidente degli Stati Uniti più amato e più profondamente segnato da conflitti interiori, e Edwin M. Stanton, il suo ministro della Guerra. L'unico compratore che si presenta loro, però, è un avido multimilionario i cui progetti di utilizzo dei simulacri potrebbero portare a Louis dei seri problemi con la legge.

In this first book of the Trail of Thread series, in the form of letters she wrote on the journey, Deborah Pieratt describes the scenery, the everyday events on the trail, and the task of taking care of her family. Stories of humor and despair, along with her ongoing remarks about camping, cooking, and quilting, make you feel as if you pulled up stakes and are traveling with the Pieratts, too.

Follow the widowed Margaret Ralston Kennedy (a relative of the author) in this second book of the Trail of Thread series, as she travels with eight of her thirteen children from Ohio to the Territory of Kansas in 1855. Thousands of American headed west in the decade before the Civil War, but those who settled in Kansas suffered through frequent clashes between pro-slavery and free-state fractions that gripped the territory.

Tookie, now 15 years old, shares her nightmarish memories as a survivor of unspeakable and depraved atrocities committed by the very system in charge of her protection in this dark-fiction, tell-all novella. Lost in a corrupt "system", Tookie suffered mind-blowing abuse that would cripple any child. Although it's devastating to listen about these horrific crimes, Tookie's inspiring hard-won recovery, and the devotion of her loving grandmother, are breathtaking in this "based-in-part-on-a-true-story" novella.

Feel the uncertainty, doubt, and danger faced by the pioneer women of Kansas as they defend their homes and pray for their men during the Civil War. We think the Civil War took place in the South, but the Plains States endured their share of battles and tragedy. Not only did Kansas and Missouri experience a resurgence in the terrorist raids that had plagued them in the years before the war, but the Confederate Army tried several times to sweep across the Great Plains and capture the West.

I "Kvinna till salu" möter vi Louise, som har påbörjat den långa processen av att lämna ett liv som prostituerad bakom sig. Genom terapisamtal får vi ta del av Louises historia, som börjar vid de sexuella övergrepp hon fick genomlida som barn, groomingen som får in henne i prostitutionen som tonåring, och hennes komplicerade familjeförhållanden. Som 45-åring for hon nog. Kroppen gör ont, själen gör ont, och Louise är redo att finna sig ett nytt liv. "Kvinna till salu" är baserad på verkliga händelser.

Mustafa was the prince with the most potential of any other, during the 600 plus years’ existence of the Ottoman Empire. He was the hope for the majority of the people living in and out of the empire, to ascend to the throne. His father was Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman, who ruled the empire during the empire's zenith years. He was untouchable, revered, and feared, but once looking past his mighty title, name, and qualifications; study shows that Suleiman made questionable decisions, one of them being the decision to order the execution of his eldest son - Mustafa.

Det var ironiskt, tyckte Louise, att hon ringde på dörren för att hon hade avtalat en tid med en man. Under de senaste trettio åren hade det varit tvärtom. Mannen som mötte henne i dörren hade små händer och var välklädd. Av gammal vana tänker Louise att han är en sådan man som vill ha enkelt, snällt sex, och sedan prata efter. Att placera in män i fack efter deras sexuella preferenser var något hon var så van vid att det var svårt att sluta. Louises möte är med en mentor, som ska hjälpa henne att få ett jobb efter att hon valt att sluta arbeta som prostituerad.

""Bra. Först vill jag gärna höra om din uppväxt. Var du växte upp, hur ditt förhållande till dina föräldrar var, hur du trivdes i skolan och sådana saker.""Louise stängde ögonen. Hon tänkte bäst så. Så tog hon ett djupt andetag och började berätta." Louise har bestämt sig för att lämna livet som prostituerad bakom sig, och en del av hennes nya liv är att bearbeta de övergrepp hon utsatts för under sin barndom och ungdomstid. Hon träffar en psykolog, och mentor, som genom samtalsterapi ger henne stöd i den långa processen.