![]() ![]() This book is the antidote to the leftist distortions of the Church that are all too ubiquitous today." - The Honorable Faith Whittlesey, former U.S. ![]() Read it." - Robert Reilly, former director, Voice of America, and author of The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay "John Zmirak is so brilliant, effervescent, and indefatigably entertaining that I'm much too embarrassed to mention it publicly." - Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer and If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty "John Zmirak has a deeply informed and accurate understanding of the real political and economic implications of the Catholic Faith, conveyed in gracious and highly readable language with more than a dash of healing humor. ![]() Peppered throughout the text are recommendations of books 'You're Not Supposed to Read.' This nervy book now joins that honor roll. As a result, it is compulsively readable. It offers a wry combination of the hilarious and the profound: truth delivered with razor wit. "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism envelops its deep learning in a breezy Chestertonian style that entertains as it informs. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments The Great Gambler by Claude Cueni![]() At the height of his career, Law was an advisor to the the King of France, Louis XIV, The Sun King, and also owner of the Mississippi Corporation, with vast holdings in the Americas, and thus the wealthiest man of his time. But he is best known as the inventor of modern finance and architect of the most catastrophic financial crash in history. He was also a mathematical genius, a masterful gambler, a duelist, murderer, womanizer and lover. ![]() In this colorful historical novel set in 17th century England, France and Italy, Cueni tells the story of John Law of Lauriston, the man who invented paper money. The second volume is "The Great Game", released in 2006. ![]() The story of a celtic druid in Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars has been translated into numerous languages. The first part of this trilogy, "Caesar's Druid", was an international success. His main work is his monumental 1500-page trilogy about "money, gods and passion" which tells the history of money. Since then he has published crime novels, radioplays, plays and wrote more than 50 screenplays for film and TV ("Tatort", "Eurocops", "Peter Strohm", "Der Clown", "Alarm für Cobra 11"), which were broadcast in 46 countries. Ten years without any success as a writer. Two dozen temporary jobs, which always also served to obtain information for writing: a salesman in a gun shop, assistant to a criminal court, secretary of an Iranian merchant, waiter, baggage porter at a station, archivist at an insurance company, copywriter at GGK. ![]() Dropped out of school to become a writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() If we line up the legend side by side with the facts as we know them today, the problem of Arthur's identity can be solved. The right questions to ask are not the direct ones, 'Who was Arthur?' or 'Did he exist?', but 'Where did his legend come from?' and 'What facts is the legend rooted in?'. This books shows that the Arthurian legend itself needs to be taken seriously and sifted for clues. A convincing answer called for a different approach. So historians who looked for Arthur swept the medieval matter aside and searched for him in the scanty older records. Not much of that history can stand up in the light of present day knowledge - it is mostly legend. Medieval authors who gave him his literary grandeur fitted him into what they claimed was Britain's history several centuries later. The delay in running him to earth was due to the nature of the problem he posed. It became possible to see better why he became the kind of figure he did. He was also more interesting - more like his legend - than once appeared likely. ![]() Arthur emerged from it with a firmer status in history. The Discovery of King Arthur presents an investigation that broke the deadlock. By the 1980s, the search was more or less abandoned, having reached a dead-end. The search has revealed many interesting facts and it has also led to sharp disagreements. Attempts to find the person (if any) behind the legend of King Arthur have been going on for a long time. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments The storied life of aj fikry novel![]() I am repulsed by ghostwritten novels by reality television stars, celebrity picture books, sports memoirs, movie tie-in editions, novelty items, and - I imagine this goes without saying - vampires.” I do not like anything over four hundred pages or under one hundred fifty pages. ![]() ![]() I do not like children’s books, especially ones with orphans, and I prefer not to clutter my shelves with young adult. Literary should be literary, and genre should be genre, and crossbreeding rarely results in anything satisfying. I do not like genre mash-ups à la the literary detective novel or the literary fantasy. I rarely respond to supposedly clever formal devices, multiple fonts, pictures where they shouldn’t be - basically gimmicks of any kind. . . ![]() “I do not like postmodernism, postapocalyptic settings, postmortem narrators, or magic realism. He doesn’t just stock any old book in Island Books, where “No Man Is an Island Every Book Is a World.” Only those titles that satisfy his old-fashioned tastes are allowed in: ![]() Depressed for the past two years following the death of his wife, Fikry is lonesome, angry and a bit of a literary snob. Fikry” is about a middle-aged man who owns a failing independent bookstore on Alice Island off the coast of Massachusetts. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto![]() She went into self-imposed exile in Dubai in 1998.īhutto returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, after reaching an understanding with President Pervez Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn. ![]() In 1993 she was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari. Her paternal grandfather was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, who came to Larkana District in Sindh before the independence from his native town of Bhatto Kalan, which is situated in the Indian state of Haryana.īhutto was sworn in as Prime Minister for the first time in 1988 at the age of 35, but was removed from office 20 months later under the order of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. She was Pakistan's first and to date only female prime minister.īhutto was the eldest child of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a Pakistani of Sindhi descent and Shia Muslim by faith, and Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a Pakistani of Iranian-Kurdish descent, similarly Shia Muslim by faith. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990 1993–1996). ![]() Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Francoise sagan bonjour![]() Nevertheless, the novel was an overnight sensation, and heralded her future successes in the years to come.įrançoise Sagan, real name Françoise Quoirez, was born in Cajarc, France in 1935. The holiday began well, but things quickly took a turn for the worse when Anne, an intelligent, cultured woman, arrives, and immediately throws the little family's immoral life upside down.īonjour Tristesse was written when Sagan was only 18 years old. ![]() It is an account by the narrator, Cécile, of the summer that she spent on the Côte d'Azur the previous year. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows:īonjour Tristesse was first published in 1954. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including love and sexuality. ![]() 9782806288066 27 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Blueberry muffin murder![]() ![]() Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business-by finding the killer herself. ![]() She's a baker without an oven-and the Carnival is right around the corner. Blueberry Muffin Murder Preparations are underway for Lake Eden. Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. Fluke serves readers another helping of murder, mayhem, and mouthwatering mystery. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp-and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins. Turns out America's Cooking Sweetheart is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. ![]() She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show-sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac-a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival-and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. ![]() ![]() Terror Is Our Business (2018) (with Kasey Lansdale)Ĭhristmas Horror Vol. Horror For Good (2012) (with Ramsey Campbell, Ray Garton, Jack Ketchum, Joe McKinney, Lisa Morton, Jeff Strand, Lee Thomas and F Paul Wilson)įear & Haunting (2014) (with John L Lansdale, Rick Remender, Ben Templesmith and El Torres) In his latest suspense thriller, prolific yarn-spinner Lansdale, best known for his offbeat series featuring the. Zombies: The Recent Dead (2011) (with Max Brooks, Tobias S Buckell, Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon, Kelly Link and Kit Reed) Both of them are accomplished fighters, and the stories (told from Haps narrative point of view) feature a great deal of violence, profanity and sex. Private Eye Action As You Like It (1998) (with Lewis Shiner) The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent (1997) Tight Little Stitches on a Dead Man's Back (1988)Ī Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) (1996) On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks (1988) Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy (1975) ![]() ![]() It's my second favourite, right after the mystery in book 1. I love them as a couple and I also love seeing them work together. I couldn't be happier with how their relationship develops. I love how consistently amazing they are throughout the whole series. ![]() Although each book has a self-contained mystery with no cliff-hangers, the romance is overarching and progressive throughout the series. It is a same-couple series that should be read in order. ** Inevitable Disclosure is the fourth book in the Valor and Doyle Mystery Series. They have found a balance that works, but for as comfortable as they have become as a couple, for as inevitable as their future together seems, something’s missing.Īslan is ready to take the next step in their relationship, but Quaid needs certain feelings to be disclosed first.ĭo actions speak louder than words? Or is there magic in saying I love you? Working alongside Aslan again is fantastic. The trio makes a solid team, and their banter takes the edge off a serious case. Is homicide the career change he’s been looking for? Maybe it’s time to explore a different career path.Īslan and his partner, Torin, take over Quaid’s case, but Quaid can’t help but get involved. ![]() ![]() When the missing teen he’s been seeking for a week turns up dead, it’s the icing on the cake. ![]() With his partner on extended leave, he’s alone and unsure if he wants to continue working on missing persons cases now that his sister’s case is closed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hardy's narrative style makes use of several kinds of imagery, including a number of figures of speech using analogies drawn from the setting of his story. A demonstration of some particular aspect of his style is perhaps more useful. It is easy to say he has a clumsy style or an adequate style or an intermittently effective style. ![]() Much has been said, pro and con, about Hardy's style in his fiction. Point of View of The Return of the Native. ![]() |