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Stormbreaker

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Horowitz, Anthony

Stormbreaker : Action Adrenalin Adventure / Anthony Horowitz

London : Walker books, 2015

Titolo e contributi: Stormbreaker : Action Adrenalin Adventure / Anthony Horowitz

Pubblicazione: London : Walker books, 2015

Descrizione fisica: 253 p. ; 20 cm

ISBN: 9781406360196

Data:2015

Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)

Paese: xx

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  • Età: dai 9 ai 14 anni
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Abstract: Meet Alex Rider, the reluctant teenage spy. When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercies. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission..

Einfach nachhaltig stricken

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epipa

Einfach nachhaltig stricken : Kleidung, Nützliches und Schönes - umweltfreundliche Projekte und praktische Tipps / epipa

1. Aufl

Igling : EMF, 2020

Lebe nachhaltig

Titolo e contributi: Einfach nachhaltig stricken : Kleidung, Nützliches und Schönes - umweltfreundliche Projekte und praktische Tipps / epipa

1. Aufl

Pubblicazione: Igling : EMF, 2020

Descrizione fisica: 127 S : Ill. ; 24 cm

Serie: Lebe nachhaltig

ISBN: 9783960935896

Data:2020

Lingua: Tedesco (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)

Paese: Guinea-Bissau

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Abstract: Stricken, aber nachhaltig bitte! Wie man umweltbewusst und verantwortungsvoll strickt, erklärt die bekannte Bloggerin epipa mit praktischen Informationen zu ökologischen und tierfreundlichen Garnen, nützlichen Pflegetipps für eine lange Lebensdauer der Strickstücke und vieles mehr in ihrem Buch "Einfach nachhaltig stricken". So kann man Nachhaltigkeit auch bei seinem Strickhobby ganz einfach integrieren und die Umwelt dadurch schützen. Die 20 Projekte für einen nachhaltigen Lebensstil reichen von Slow-Fashion-Shirt bis zum Zero-Waste-Einkaufsnetz. Save the planet and take action – now!

Catch at Mongrel Rock

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Preston, Carol

Catch at Mongrel Rock

Europa Edizioni, 02/07/2023

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Pubblicazione: Europa Edizioni, 02/07/2023

ISBN: 9791220138970

Data:02-07-2023

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Abstract: Michael and Steven just met and are enjoying their newborn friendship, but they have no idea that they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. When they stumble upon a group of men poaching crayfish, they know they have to act fast. With their quick thinking and resourcefulness, and the help of a peculiar man, they hatch a plan to catch the men red-handed.Michael and Steven learn that they can accomplish anything when they work together and that even the smallest actions can make a big difference in preserving our oceans and the creatures that inhabit them.Catch at Mongrel Rock is a heartwarming tale. Readers of all ages will be captivated by the bond between two unlikely friends and inspired to take action to protect our planet. Carol Preston lives in Wakkerstroom, a little village in South Africa where she works as an artist and writer. Passionate about the environment and the future of the planet, she facilitates arts-based interventions with children, aiming to change poor environmental behaviour in her village. She is currently research associate at the Wits School of Arts and holds a doctorate in Applied Drama. 

Prophecy's Queen

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Bond, Timothy

Prophecy's Queen

myOstrich Press

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Pubblicazione: myOstrich Press

EAN: 9781511877893

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Abstract: Princess Rozlynn is certain that the signs of Prophecy are indicating the time is now to take action, or the world will fall into darkness for a thousand years.Queen Lilliene has decreed that she may do nothing, and that the Elves will continue to maintain their isolation from the world.Will fate intervene in Prophecy's Queen?In this prequel to the epic fantasy series The Triadine Saga, we follow the Elven Princess as she struggles with destiny, fate and her place in the future.This is a story of love, personal growth, and freedom to choose your own destiny. The world of Elves, Dwarves and humans, is inexorably tied to magic, wizards and dragons, as the battle of good versus evil, light versus darkness, wages on.Will Rozlynn make the sacrifices and the choices necessary to ensure that The Prophecy stays on the right path?  Will her sister, the Elven Queen, prevent her from making her own choice?  Will Rozlynn's love for an Elven Hunter betray her and lead her astray?Join Rozlynn and many of your favorite characters from The Watcher's Keep and The Dragon Rises to find out how it all started.

Tartuffe

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Molière

Tartuffe

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Abstract: Orgon's family is up in arms because Orgon and his mother have fallen under the influence of Tartuffe, a pious fraud (and a vagrant prior to Orgon's help). Tartuffe pretends to be pious and to speak with divine authority, and Orgon and his mother no longer take any action without first consulting him.

31 Days to Mentalism

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Giochidimagia

31 Days to Mentalism

Giochidimagia Editore, 09/03/2020

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Pubblicazione: Giochidimagia Editore, 09/03/2020

Data:09-03-2020

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Abstract: It has been a few years since the publication of Modern Mentalism with its 3 Volumes and little time since the publication of Mentalism from A to Z.In these volumes, techniques, psychology, tricks, ethics and much more have been explained about the world of mentalism.This world is always immense as a heritage of creativity for which I wanted to publish this new guide with a different approach: not to mention particular techniques but making available to the reader only tricks of mentalism to be carried out immediately.The aim is to create a real practical repertoire, to be performed immediately!The proposed effects are simple, effective and easy to learn and execute.This manual does not talk about psychological mentalism, or scientific, PNL, hypnosis, etc. but you will find methods that you will learn by performing the magic effects and some of which are quite unusual and therefore deserve to be known along with the more classic principles of the Mentalism.The presentations are not specifically addressed, as their importance is vital for the tricks but, in my opinion, it is too personal to be "taught" so a few indications were provided only on how to present each effect, for example on the specific topic, (mind-reading, reading non-verbal language, etc.); leaving the interpreter free to adapt or create his own presentation based on his individual uniqueness as an artist and person.The time has come to end the interminable rhetoric and to take action, or rather to tricks!

The Science of Getting Rich

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Wattles, W. D.

The Science of Getting Rich

eGriffo

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Pubblicazione: eGriffo

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Abstract: This book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward. It is for those who have, so far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action, without going into all the processes by which those conclusions were reached.It is expected that the reader will take the fundamental statements upon faith, just as he would take statements concerning a law of electrical action if they were promulgated by a Marconi or an Edison; and, taking the statements upon faith, that he will prove their truth by acting upon them without fear or hesitation. Every man or woman who does this will certainly get rich; for the science herein applied is an exact science, and failure is impossible. For the benefit, however, of those who wish to investigate philosophical theories and so secure a logical basis for faith, I will here cite certain authorities.

McALISTER'S WAY - VOLUME 09 - Free Serialisation

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Marman, Richard

McALISTER'S WAY - VOLUME 09 - Free Serialisation

Abela Publishing

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Pubblicazione: Abela Publishing

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Abstract: McALISTER'S WAY VOLUME 09FREE Weekly Serialisation - Chapters 16 & 17A Young Adult Action and Adventure Story for Baby BoomersChapter 16I had some fun writing chapter with Monty teasing Angela at every opportunity. I'd never thought about the origins of a Big-Mac but it didn't take much digging to find out, so I thought I share that information with you in this chapter.Chapter 17Take-off for float-planes is a lot trickier than land-bases planes. The water surface acts like glue and a huge amount of drag has to be overcome before the plane becomes airborne. It's like water-skiing — once you're planing it's easy to jump above the surface. This chapter introduces Sim Long Li, for whom I have a special affection. Although I nearly went crazy getting his accent right and changing his 'Rs' for 'Ls'.Richard Marman, Author, Sunshine Coast, Australia==============KEYWORDS/TAGS: McAlister's Way, action, adventure, Angela Holyman, Zach, military, helicopters, choppers, DC3, Dakota, Gooney Bird, soldiers, airmen, attack, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney, Merimbula, plane, flight, fly, Young Adult, YA, explore, discover, MIA, Missing In Action, surrender, WWII, war, WW2, Tropic of Capricorn, Vietnam, Korea, Indo China, , Ailan, airstrip, Asian, beach, coral, daddy, Daiman-Sikmanmeri, Danny McAlister, fish, girls, Goose, Graham, hospital, island, Japanese, jetty, Kago, Kagotaun, Lae, landing, medical, Montgomery, Monty, plane, sea, shack, shirring, shore, supplies, surged, tidal, tsunami, volcano, war, wave

The last family in England

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Haig, Matt

The last family in England / Matt Haig

Edinburgh : Canongate, 2018

Titolo e contributi: The last family in England / Matt Haig

Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2018

Descrizione fisica: 294 p. ; 20 cm

ISBN: 9781786893222

Data:2018

Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)

Paese: xx

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  • Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry - marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide - Prince's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.
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Our jungle road to Tokyo

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Eichelberger, Robert L.

Our jungle road to Tokyo

Logos, 11/11/2017

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Pubblicazione: Logos, 11/11/2017

Data:11-11-2017

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Abstract: Our Jungle Road to Tokyo is the dazzling account of how US and Allied forces overcame incredible odds to rout invading Japanese from entrenched positions deep in the mountain jungles of Papua New Guinea. Battles take place in swamps, impassable vegetation, coconut plantations with invisible snipers buried in tree roots, hillsides riddled with pill-boxes and maze-like underground bunkers impervious to artillery and mortar.It is a detailed, autobiographical report from a leading architect of the Southwest Pacific Campaign, General Robert Eichelberger, who took his orders directly from Big Chief himself, General Douglas MacArthur. The action begins in earnest with MacArthur's chilling directive to Eichelberger regarding the recapturing of Buna, on Papua's north coast: "Take Buna, Bob, or don't come back alive."

The Science of Getting Rich

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Wallace Delois Wattles

The Science of Getting Rich

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Abstract: This book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward. It is for those who have, so far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action, without going into all the processes by which those conclusions were reached.

Who takes this woman. Jack Delaney chronicles

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Hayward, Terry

Who takes this woman. Jack Delaney chronicles

Abela Publishing, 30/03/2017

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Titolo e contributi: Who takes this woman. Jack Delaney chronicles

Pubblicazione: Abela Publishing, 30/03/2017

Data:30-03-2017

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Abstract: Another rip-roaring adventure from the pen of Terry Hayward. "Who Takes This Woman" sees the action beginning with a wedding in a chapel beside an African river with elephants as uninvited guests.The action then moves to a courtroom where drama ensues with a kidnapping but returns to the veld (bush) with lions and crocodiles, all of which will keep you turning the pages. Jack Delaney and his sidekick, Mo Dhlamini (Shla-Mee-nee), prosecute both poachers and smugglers in the courts of law, but in their spare moments they track kidnappers and escaped prisoners from highrise cities through and across the bushveldt of the "Big 5" Game Reserves. Visits to gang leaders in prison and clashes with mob hit-men are all part of their daily action. Now the mob are trying to take over, illegally if necessary, a Big 5 Game Reserve near an international border so it can be used as a staging post to smuggle wild animal parts and illicit diamonds out of the country and drugs back in. Mo and Jack must now do what they do best, and that is put a spoke in the bad guys' proverbial wheel. 

Proud Mary

Videoregistrazioni: DVD

Proud Mary [Videoregistrazione] / directed by Babak Najafi ; music by Fil Eisler ; director of photography Dan Laustsen ; story by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal ; screenplay by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal and Steve Antin

Great Britain : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2018

Titolo e contributi: Proud Mary [Videoregistrazione] / directed by Babak Najafi ; music by Fil Eisler ; director of photography Dan Laustsen ; story by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal ; screenplay by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal and Steve Antin

Pubblicazione: Great Britain : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2018

Descrizione fisica: 1 DVD (85 min.) : son., color. ; 12 cm

Data:2018

Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)

Paese: xx

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  • Contiene anche: Mary's world; The beginning of the end; If looks could kill
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  • Lingue: inglese
  • Sottotitoli per non udenti: inglese
  • Vietato ai minori di anni 15 (censura inglese)
  • Codice area: 2; sistema e formato video: PAL, 2.39:1, anamorphic widescreen ; formato audio: Dolby digital 5.1
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Abstract: Lethal, professional hitwoman Mary works for the most notorious crime family in town, headed by Benny. When Mary shoots a protected mobster in order to save a young boy, she must take on a rogues’ gallery of crime figures, from the Russian Mafia to those closest to her, including her former lover. Armed with her wits – and a closet full of guns – Mary must do whatever it takes to be the last woman standing in this energetic and explosive action thriller.

McALISTER'S WAY VOLUME 07 - Free Serialisation

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Marman, Richard - Marman, illustrated by Richard

McALISTER'S WAY VOLUME 07 - Free Serialisation

Abela Publishing

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Abstract: MCALISTER'S WAY FREE Weekly SerialisationVolume 7 Chapters 12 — 13A Young Adult Action and Adventure Story for Baby BoomersChapter 12The first time I flew to New Guinea as a Hercules C-130 co-pilot I was pretty excited, anticipating the spectacular views. It was pouring with rain when we landed at Port Moresby to refuel. We flew to Lae in cloud and spent the night there. The weather was the same on the return flight so I didn't get to see at thing. Fortunately I often flew to PNG and got to see the mountains on many other occasions.Chapter 13I have fond memories of visiting Goroka, Papua New Guinea. We always brought back coffee which was in great demand at the RAAF Base in Richmond NSW. Although right on the equator, New Guinea Highland towns like Goroka and Mt. Hagen were over 1,500 metres / 4,920 feet above sea level and about 5 degrees cooler than Port Moresby — about 25°C all year round.Richard Marman, Author, Sunshine Coast, Australia==============DOWNLOAD LINKSFORMATS: ePub, Kindle & PDFFor the FREE DOWNLOADS of Vols 1 through 6, go to https://www.facebook.com/McAlistersAdventures/==============KEYWORDS/TAGS: McAlister's Way, action, adventure, Zach, military, helicopters, choppers, DC3, Dakota, Gooney Bird, soldiers, airmen, attack, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney, Merimbula, plane, flight, fly, Young Adult, YA, explore, discover, abroad, Angela, action, adventure, Danny, MIA, Missing In Action, Japanese surrender, WWII, war, WW2, Tropic of Capricorn, Vietnam, Korea, , air, , airborne, airspeed, aviation, canoes, cockpit, coffee, control, couple, engines, fly, found, gold, Goose, Goroka, Guinea, Holyman, hull, Jeep, Jim, jungle, lightning, Montgomery, Monty, mountains, native, paddlers, people, plane, police, pretty, raced, rain, river, roaring, screamed, speed, stop, straight, surface, surged, take-off, Taylor, throttles, time, upriver, valley, village, villagers, warriors, water, Yerima

The 39 clues.

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Riordan, Rick

The 39 clues.. 1. The maze of bones / Rick Riordan

New York [etc.] : Scholastic, c2008

Fa parte di: The maze of bones

Titolo e contributi: The 39 clues.. 1. The maze of bones / Rick Riordan

Pubblicazione: New York [etc.] : Scholastic, c2008

Descrizione fisica: 220 p. ; 20 cm

ISBN: 9780545090544

Data:2008

Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)

Paese: xx

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  • Età: dai 5 ai 10 anni
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Abstract: Amy and Dan Cahill know their family is big, but they don’t realize how big until their grandmother Grace’s funeral. Relatives arrive from all over the world by special invitation. In Grace’s last will and testament, she issues this challenge: For your inheritance, you may have the first of thirty-nine clues. The first team to successfully put together the clues, which are scattered across the world, will discover the secret of Cahill power and become the richest, most important people in history. Or you may take one million dollars in cash right now and walk away. Amy and Dan take the challenge! Soon, they are catapulted into a dangerous round-the-world race for the thirty-nine clues. They will explore every continent, and delve into the strangest, darkest chapters of world history to find the secret origins of their family. Other teams will try to eliminate them by any means necessary, because in this treasure hunt only one team can win, and there are no rules. The 39 Clues will feature ten action-packed books.. (rickriordan.com)

On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History

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Thomas Carlyle

On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History

Librorium Editions

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Abstract: Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.For Carlyle, chaotic events demanded what he called 'heroes' to take control over the competing forces erupting within society. While not denying the importance of economic and practical explanations for events, he saw these forces as 'spiritual' – the hopes and aspirations of people that took the form of ideas, and were often ossified into ideologies ("formulas" or "isms", as he called them). In Carlyle's view, only dynamic individuals could master events and direct these spiritual energies effectively: as soon as ideological 'formulas' replaced heroic human action, society became dehumanised.

Philoctetes

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Sophocles

Philoctetes

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Abstract: Sophocles' Philoctetes begins with their arrival on the island. Odysseus explains to Neoptolemus that he must perform a shameful action in order to garner future glory - to take Philoctetes by tricking him with a false story while Odysseus hides. Neoptolemus is portrayed as an honorable boy, and so it takes some persuading to get him to play this part. To gain Philoctetes's trust, Neoptolemus tricks Philoctetes into thinking he hates Odysseus as well. Neoptolemus does this by telling Philoctetes that Odysseus has his father's (Achilles) armor. He tells Philoctetes that this armor was his right by birth, and Odysseus would not give it up to him. After gaining Philoctetes' trust and offering him a ride home, Neoptolemus is allowed to look at the bow of Heracles.

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

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Bangs, John Kendrick

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

Midwest Journal Press, 08/11/2017

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Pubblicazione: Midwest Journal Press, 08/11/2017

Data:08-11-2017

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Abstract: The Pursuit of the House-Boat is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on the afterlife.The original full title was The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. and it has also been titled In Pursuit of the House-Boat and Pursuit of the House-Boat.There are 12 chapters in the book. They were first published as a serial, under the full-title and including the Newell illustrations, in Harper's Weekly from February 6 to April 24, 1897.After the House-Boat was hijacked by Captain Kidd at the end of A House-Boat on the Styx, the various members of its club decided that in order to track it down, a detective would have to be called in. So they hired Sherlock Holmes, who, at the time of the book's publication, had indeed been declared dead by his creator.The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up until the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx. This does not appear to be the conventional Hell described by Dante in The Inferno, but rather the Hades described in Greek myth (both of which had Styxes): a universal collecting pot for dead souls, regardless of their deeds in life.(Excerpt:) CHAPTER I: THE ASSOCIATED SHADES TAKE ACTION The House-boat of the Associated Shades, formerly located upon the River Styx, as the reader may possibly remember, had been torn from its moorings and navigated out into unknown seas by that vengeful pirate Captain Kidd, aided and abetted by some of the most ruffianly inhabitants of Hades. Like a thief in the night had they come, and for no better reason than that the Captain had been unanimously voted a shade too shady to associate with self-respecting spirits had they made off with the happy floating club-house of their betters; and worst of all, with them, by force of circumstances over which they had no control, had sailed also the fair Queen Elizabeth, the spirited Xanthippe, and every other strong-minded and beautiful woman of Erebean society, whereby the men thereof were rendered desolate."I can't stand it!" cried Raleigh, desperately, as with his accustomed grace he presided over a special meeting of the club, called on the bank of the inky Stygian stream, at the point where the missing boat had been moored. "Think of it, gentlemen, Elizabeth of England, Calpurnia of Rome, Ophelia of Denmark, and every precious jewel in our social diadem gone, vanished completely; and with whom? Kidd, of all men in the universe! Kidd, the pirate, the ruffian—""Don't take on so, my dear Sir Walter," said Socrates, cheerfully. "What's the use of going into hysterics? You are not a woman, and should eschew that luxury. Xanthippe is with them, and I'll warrant you that when that cherished spouse of mine has recovered from the effects of the sea, say the third day out, Kidd and his crew will be walking the plank, and voluntarily at that.""But the House-boat itself," murmured Noah, sadly. "That was my delight. It reminded me in some respects of the Ark.""The law of compensation enters in there, my dear Commodore," retorted Socrates. "For me, with Xanthippe abroad I do not need a club to go to; I can stay at home and take my hemlock in peace and straight. Xanthippe always compelled me to dilute it at the rate of one quart of water to the finger."...

Caricreatures

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Maenza, Diego - Torres, Gastón Jofre

Caricreatures

Tektime, 09/04/2020

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Titolo e contributi: Caricreatures

Pubblicazione: Tektime, 09/04/2020

EAN: 9788835404521

Data:09-04-2020

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Abstract: Over the course of a year, I undertook the task of working with twenty cartoons that stimulated my imagination. I pretended to reverse the traditional process of illustrating texts. I "texted" the illustrations daily. Like "action painting", I could have called it "literature in action", but it would have been to distort the nature of the project, which was a work in progress, a dynamic entity, an evolving process, a writing on the go, a progressive writing. I never had a predetermined plan and the categorization was later, but the invocations of the four classic elements influenced underground in the structure of the work.The initial objective was to take the characters in a comical way, but they had a lot to tell me. It was the characters who whispered the words to me. They always had a life of their own and I couldn't dominate them anymore. All the poems, stories and monologues, in a way concatenated, retain a global vision although at first glance they appear as disconnected flashes in an exhibition of fireworks. This book aims to be a celebration of humor and irony, but at the same time it aspires to become a rare invitation to reflection and strangeness.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

The story of the king of the Ebony isles. A persian children's story from 1001 arabian nights

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Mouse, Anon E.

The story of the king of the Ebony isles. A persian children's story from 1001 arabian nights

Abela Publishing, 08/05/2017

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Pubblicazione: Abela Publishing, 08/05/2017

Data:08-05-2017

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Abstract: ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 224In this 224th issue of the Baba Indaba's Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of "THE STORY OF THE KING OF THE EBONY ISLES".A young prince succeeds the throne of his country upon his father's death. He takes to himself a wife, his cousin and thinks himself happily married. One day whilst dozing in his chambers, his maid servants, thinking him asleep, begin speaking amongst themselves and what the young kings hears did not please him at all.What did the young king overhear and what action did it lead him to take. Did it lead to action and adventure across the seas? Well, you'll have to download and read this story to find out where the young king eventually ended up.Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps.10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES