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Hurt people hurt people.Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He's blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.
Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief.Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns. Dazzling, daunting, and darkly hilarious, this spellbinding sequel is a spectacular indictment of a modern love twisted beyond recognition.This title was previously published as Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope.
* A startling account of a German survivor of the Second World War. 'One of the most important personal accounts ever written about the effects of war and defeat' Antony Beevor 'One of the most extraordinary and moving books I have ever read' Antonia Fraser
Join the legendary journey with one of literature's most iconic figures!Our Original Editions, like those for "Beowulf," strive to maintain the epic's authentic language as originally presented, while incorporating markers that make it easier to navigate between different versions. These markers act as a link, connecting students with our Adaptive Versions in both print and digital forms, opening up the rich layers of the original text. This unique method allows students to immerse themselves in the epic narrative in its truest form, supported and enriched by our adaptive editions. Perfect for combining the timeless charm of this classic with modern educational methods, our Original Editions offer a deep dive into "Beowulf," fostering a deep appreciation for its lasting impact and the intricate beauty of its language.Adaptive Reader Modern Editions: Bringing Classics to All ReadersOur mission with Adaptive Reader Modern Editions is to render classic literature accessible and engaging for all students, regardless of their reading level or ability. By maintaining the core essence of the author's epic while adapting its language for enhanced accessibility, we ensure that "Beowulf" resonates with a diverse audience. Whether for students who are reluctant readers, those reading below grade level, or anyone seeking a more approachable version of this timeless classic, our editions are specifically tailored to meet a wide range of educational needs, promoting a universal appreciation for one of literature's greatest adventures.Learn more about our inclusive, adaptive literature at www.adaptivereader.com.Original Edition Stats: Tailored for Ages 12 and UpPage Count: 140Total Word Count: 22,943Unique Words: 3,890Set forth on an unforgettable odyssey in the world of ancient legends with "Beowulf." Journey alongside the iconic warrior, Beowulf, as he traverses the landscapes of bravery, battle, and fate in this age-old narrative of heroism and courage.Delve into the vivid narrative of Beowulf's epic exploits, where heroes and beasts engage in monumental struggles that define their eras. Accompany Beowulf as he faces formidable adversaries, meets memorable allies, and confronts the profound questions of human existence.Feel the intensity of combat and the breadth of sentiment as Beowulf strives for honor, triumph, and enduring legacy. From the mead halls of Heorot to the lairs of fearsome monsters, "Beowulf" will captivate your imagination and stir your spirit.Become part of the lineage of admirers who have been enthralled by this historic epic for generations. Embark on the tale of "Beowulf" today and explore why this monumental saga continues to echo through the ages, captivating hearts and minds across the globe.
Description: "The Cosmic Harmony: Shadows to Light" invites readers on an extraordinary journey crafted by an enigmatic storyteller known only as Anonymous. In this cosmic odyssey, the author explores the intricate dance between shadows and revelations, guiding readers through a transformative narrative that transcends the boundaries of ordinary storytelling. As shadows intertwine with the light of imagination, Anonymous weaves a tapestry of cosmic struggles, sacrifice, and redemption. The cityscape, once shrouded in mystery, transforms into a breathtaking landscape where destiny unfolds in an eternal dance of opposing forces. The Celestial Amulet, a silent witness to the cosmic symphony, becomes the focal point of a story that transcends mortal understanding. The symbols etched into the city's essence guide readers through the shadows of manipulation, leading to an enlightened understanding that ushers in a new era of cosmic harmony. Through the author's exploration of the unseen forces that shape our destinies, readers are immersed in a cosmic adventure filled with twists, turns, and revelations. The characters, redeemed by sacrifice and guided by an otherworldly energy, navigate the transformed cityscape, uncovering the secrets of existence. "The Cosmic Harmony" stands as a testament to the power of storytelling to illuminate the human experience. Anonymously penned, this book is more than a narrative--it's an exploration of the unknown, an invitation to understand the cosmic symphony that resonates through the tapestry of our lives. Join Anonymous on a journey from shadows to light, as destinies intertwine and the cosmic harmony unfolds within the pages of this captivating and thought-provoking tale. Prepare to be captivated by the mystery, enlightened by the revelations, and immersed in a cosmic dance that transcends the boundaries of ordinary storytelling.
How many people do you know with a side hustle? Maybe they do their doodles for Etsy or Uber drunk kids around, or perhaps they serve drinks to alcoholics on the weekends. Those jobs are great for a little extra scratch, but what if you need to pay off medical bills, student loans, mortgage, or buy a Ferrari? OverEmployment creates that opportunity. This book will explain how the process works, provide insider tips and tools to optimize your performance while working two or three jobs simultaneously.Simply put, 'OverEmployment' is when people work two (or more) remote jobs simultaneously, with overlapping hours. Typically, this happens without either of the employers' knowledge. OverEmployment allows these crafty workers to double or even triple their salaries and still work an 8-hour schedule. It just takes organization, some smarts, and the stomach for a bit of risk.
Golden Goddess: Mastering the Sugar World on Her TermsBy Anonymous AuthorIn the shimmering world of sugar relationships, where glamour often meets intrigue, "Golden Goddess" is the essential guide for the modern woman who seeks to navigate this realm with confidence, wisdom, and grace. Dive deep into the intricacies of the sugar lifestyle, as you explore its alluring pathways and potential pitfalls.This book is more than just a guide-it's an empowerment manifesto for women who dare to define their own rules. Drawing on real-life stories, expert insights, and actionable advice, it covers everything from understanding the motivations behind sugar relationships to crafting an exit strategy for those looking to transition out. At its core, "Golden Goddess" is about seizing your power, understanding your worth, and determining your destiny, all while dancing in the mesmerizing world of opulence and allure. Whether you're a seasoned sugar baby, just dipping your toes, or purely curious about this world, this book will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and resilience to shine bright, like the goddess you truly are.
This collection of Old Testament bible stories includes the following titles: JOSEPH THE DREAMER, THE STORY OF BENJAMIN, THE CHILD MOSES, RUTH THE GLEANER, THE CHILD SAMUEL, DAVID THE SHEPHERD YOUTH, KING DAVID'S LITTLE BOY, ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW'S SON, THE SHUNAMMITE'S BOY, A LITTLE JEWISH MAID
A young mercenary without a home, without binding relationships, unexpectedly meets his brother. It soon turns out that his father, a light knight, has disappeared on the trail of a demonic creature. The unequal brothers embark on a dangerous search for him and have to face dark and demons. The old people appear like signposts on their way and a wolf seems to be following their tracks. As they draw ever closer to the source of the evil, they realize that the darkness is not just threatening their homeland. This is the start of a long journey in which the fight against darkness is taken up, but the question arises as to what is actually to be overcome? This part can also be read as an adventure on it's own.
Mother Stories from the New Testament is a collection of children's bible stories from the New Testament includes: THE RICH FOOL, THE UNFRUITFUL TREE, SOWING THE SEED, THE ENEMY SOWING TARES, THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN, am many, many more delightful biblical tales.
This World War One study is the expression of the eager desire of all of the gifted men and women who have contributed to it and of the members of the Militia of mercy to render homage to our sailors, soldiers, nurses and physicians who offer the supreme sacrifice to free the stricken people of other lands and to protect humanity with their bodies from an enemy who has invented the name and created the thing "welt-schmerz"--world anguish. But we want it do more than extol their heroism and sacrifice, we want The Defenders of Democracy to help them win the Great War.
TO UNDERSTAND GOD YOU NEED TO LIVE IT WITH YOUR OWN BEING, YOUR OWN SENSITIVITY AND YOUR BRAIN. YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: God is the same from Abram and Moses until now, but if you want to understand God today; first, you need the experience of God; second, you need to know the reality of God with your own brain. The Bible is still useful, of course, because there you can read about men and women who faced the same reality (God) that you need to experience today to understand the universe where you live. GOD IS THE LIVING ORDER OR LAW IN WHICH WE EXIST: That is the meaning of the phrase "God is Love". He who does not love does not know God, because God is love (1 John 4: 8). The profound wisdom of John, who lived the reality of God, but without the knowledge that we have today to explain to us a reality that we feel living with us and ordering our lives, although we can't see God just watching, in the same way that we cannot see atoms or molecules without special tools.
Five short erotic stories with professionals at the centre.Katie and Simon were both virgins until Simon happened to confide in the Professor that he had a personal problem he needed help with. The Professor helped them both in more ways than one.Gavin couldn't believe his luck when Gretchen entered his hotel bedroom unannounced. His pleasure didn't stop there. When Kirsten joined them, their pleasure was taken to new heights.Melissa was infatuated with her favorite athlete. When she got the chance to go and see him compete live, she did everything in her power to ensure the weekend was unforgettable.Helen (the Dentist) and Sophie (the Dental Nurse) had planned a surprise appointment for their final patient, James, before they left the practice. James enjoyed the best dental appointment he had ever had and more!Abigail (the Accountant), hadn't realised how much she had missed having someone as hard as Joe. She grabbed it while she could.
This classic world travelogue tells the tale of a quiet, silent woman who travelled nearly 20,000 miles by land and 150,000 miles by sea; visiting regions which no European had previously penetrated, or where the bravest men had found it difficult to make their way. Ida Laura Pfeiffer (14 October 1797, Vienna - 27 October 1858, Vienna), née Reyer, was an Austrian traveler and travel book author. She was one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into seven languages. She was a member of geographical societies of both Berlin and Paris, but not of Royal Geographical Society in London because she was a woman and in those days they thought women weren't capable of serious thoughts. The daughter of a wealthy merchant named Reyer, she was born in Vienna. As a child, she preferred boys' clothing and liked sports and exercise, which was encouraged by her father. She received the education usually given to a boy. Her first long journey was a trip to Palestine and Egypt when she was five years old. The influence of this experience remained with her. Following the death of her father when she was nine, her mother - disapproving this unconventional upbringing - persuaded Ida to wear girls' clothing and to take up piano lessons. After Napoleon, emperor of the French, conquered Vienna in 1809, some of the French troops were quartered in Reyer's home to Ida's dislike. During the grand review held in Schönbrunn Palace, she protested against foreign occupation by turning her back as Napoleon rode past. On May 1, 1820, Ida Pfeiffer married Dr. Mark Anton Pfeiffer, a lawyer in Lemberg, (now Lviv, Ukraine) connected with the Austrian government, who was 24 years her senior and a widower with a grown-up son. Dr. Pfeiffer made enemies by exposing corrupted Austrian officials in Galicia and was forced to resign. Subsequently, he found it difficult to find a job and in order to support her family, and due to their poverty Ida gave drawing and music lessons. The financial situation of the family improved only after the death of her mother in 1831, and with this small inheritance Ida Pfeiffer was able to hire better teachers for her two sons. Her husband died 7 years later in 1838. In 1846 Ida Pfeiffer started on a journey round the world, visiting Brazil, Chile and other countries of South America, Tahiti, China, India, Persia, Asia Minor and Greece, and reaching home in 1848. The results were published in Eine Frau fährt um die Welt (3 vols., Vienna, 1850; English translation: A Woman's Journey round the World, London, 1850). In 1851 Ida Pfeiffer went to England and to South Africa, intending to penetrate into the interior; this proved impracticable, but she proceeded to the Malay archipelago, spending eighteen months in the Sunda Islands, where she visited the Dyaks of Borneo and was one of the first people to report on the behavior of the Bataks in Sumatra, and the Malukus. After a visit to Australia, Madame Pfeiffer proceeded to California, Oregon, Peru, Ecuador, New Granada, and north again to the Great Lakes, reaching home in 1854. Her narrative, Meine zweite Weltreise ("My second trip around the world"), was published at Vienna in 1856 (English translation: Second Journey round the World, London, 1857). In May 1857 Ida Pfeiffer set out to explore Madagascar, where at first she was cordially received by the queen Ranavalona I. She unwittingly allowed herself to be involved in a plot to overthrow the government together with a few other Europeans, namely Jean Laborde and Joseph-François Lambert in apparent collaboration with crown prince Rakoto (the future king Radama II). Upon learning of the attempted coup, the queen executed the Malagasy involved but spared the Europeans, whom she expelled from the country in July 1857.
Of the Trial of Oscar Wilde it was said, "It is wrong for us during the greater part of the time to handle these questions with timidity and false shame, and to surround them with reticence and mystery. Matters relating to sexual life ought to be studied without the introduction of moral prepossessions or of preconceived ideas. False shame is as hateful as frivolity. It is a matter of pressing concern to rid ourself of the old prejudice that we "sully our pens" by touching upon facts of this class. It is necessary at all costs to put aside our moral, esthetic, or religious personality, to regard facts of this nature merely as natural phenomena, with impartiality and a certain elevation of mind."
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 is a classic World War One history by an Anonymous Author. In August 1914, the diarist left England for Havre, on the staff of a general hospital. She gives a detailed record of her experiences, including days at Havre waiting for orders, work on ambulance trains bringing wounded from Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, and St. Eloi, and later, duty with a field ambulance, involving frequent movings and alarms, and billets in towns that were under shell-fire.
Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois is a classic Canadian Christian biography. In this age of miscellaneous and corrupt literature, when people of every condition of life are literally devouring irreligious magazines and serials, it surely cannot be amiss to add another volume to the already rich store of our libraries in order to help roll back the torrent of universal depravity that threatens the rain of our beloved country, and also to place before the minds of the young, the glorious example of one of God's heroines.
This collection of short poems is inspired by Japanese traditional haiku and zen poetry, and the romantic influences of the Heian classical work: The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) by Murasaki Shikibu, a court lady of the early 11th century. Each poem in this book was written by the author to capture the essence of a fleeting moment, in the manner in which a camera captures an image -- carefully chosen words conveying the transience of beauty in nature, the overwhelming effect of an emotion or the poignant recollection of the memory of a loved one. This deeply personal work explores themes such as unrequited love, changing seasons, and the divide between living in the city while longing for the peacefulness of nature, home and countryside.
Written in Biblical-style verse, this short book describes the nature of God (the divine marriage of the Elohim) and humans, the rise of Satan, and how the great battle must be won.
Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual is classic military arts text that examines military principles by "Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918"
A tale of wonders in an imaginary world teaching business.
Excerpt-Then Peter said: "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water." Jesus said, "Come," and Peter stepped out upon the water and started toward the Master; but his faith was not strong enough, and as he began to sink he cried, "Lord, save me!" Jesus stretched out His hand and held him up. "O thou of little faith," He said, "wherefore didst thou doubt?" When Jesus came into the boat the storm ceased, and soon they reached the shore. Then the disciples worshiped Him and said, "Of a truth Thou art the Son of God."
In The London and Country Brewer I have given an Account of Brewing Beers and Ales after several Methods; and also several curious Receipts for feeding, fining and preserving Malt Liquors, that are most of them wholsomer than the Malt itself, and so cheap that none can object against the Charge, which I thought was the ready way to supplant the use of those unwholsome Ingredients that have been made too free with by some ill principled People meerly for their own Profit, tho' at the Expence of the Drinker's Health.
Mysteries of the Rosie Cross is a classic religious study and Rosicrucian history text. In the following pages an attempt has been made to convey something like an intelligible idea of the peculiar mystic sect known to the readers of history, as the Rosicrucians. The subject is confessedly difficult, owing to the grossly absurd character of the writings left by the disciples of this body, and the secrecy with which they sought to surround their movements and clothe their words. Anything like a consecutive narration is an impossibility, the materials at hand being so fragmentary and disjointed. We have, however, done the best that we could with such facts as were within reach, and if we are not able to present so scientific and perfect a treatise as we might have hoped to do, we at least trust that the following contribution to the scanty literature treating of this matter will be found interesting, and will throw some light upon what is shrouded in such profound mystery. Rosicrucianism is a spiritual and cultural movement which arose in Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts which purported to announce the existence of a hitherto unknown esoteric order to the world and made seeking its knowledge attractive to many. The mysterious doctrine of the order is allegedly "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature, the physical universe and the spiritual realm." The manifestos do not elaborate extensively on the matter, but clearly combine references to Kabbalah, Hermeticism, Alchemy and mystical Christianity. The Rosicrucian manifestos heralded a "universal reformation of mankind", through a science allegedly kept secret for decades until the intellectual climate might receive it. Controversies have arisen on whether they were a hoax, whether the "Order of the Rosy Cross" existed as described in the manifestos, or whether the whole thing was a metaphor disguising a movement that really existed, but in a different form. In 1616, Johann Valentin Andreae famously designated it as a "ludibrium". By promising a spiritual transformation at a time of great turmoil, the manifestos influenced many figures to seek esoteric knowledge. Seventeenth-century occult philosophers such as Michael Maier, Robert Fludd, and Thomas Vaughan interested themselves in the Rosicrucian world view. According to historian David Stevenson, it was influential to Freemasonry as it was emerging in Scotland. In later centuries, many esoteric societies have claimed to derive from the original Rosicrucians. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rosy Cross or Rose Cross.
In presenting this actor biography to the public, the author feels it incumbent upon herself to impress upon her readers the fidelity and strict adherence to the truth, relative to the conditions which surround the player. In no instance has there been either exaggeration or a resort to imaginative creation. It is a true story with all the ugliness of truth unsoftened and unembellished. Nor is the situation presented an exceptional one. One has but to follow the career of the average actor to be convinced that the dramatic profession is not only inconsistent with but wholly hostile to the institution of marriage.
CONTENTS -THE CORNISH FISHERMEN'S WATCH-NIGHT. -THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT BAGS OF GOLD. -THE MAN THAT EVERYTHING WENT AGAINST. -ABOUT SCOLDING. -THE FOOL AND THE BARON. -THE TAILOR'S SPEECH. -NOT A BIT AFRAID. -TOLD AT A TUNNEL'S MOUTH. -HARVEST HOME.
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Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter), also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin in the year 1215. Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges. -wikipedia
The Story of a Slave. A Realistic Revelation of a Social Relation of Slave Times Hitherto Unwritten From the Pen of One Who Has Felt Both the Lash and the Caress of a Mistress
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