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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Survivor's Guide to the Dinosaur Apocalypse, Episode Seven: "'Dog' is a Palindrome" A Survivor's Guide to the Dinosaur Apocalypse, #7【電子書籍】[ Wayne Kyle Spitzer ]

＜p＞Welcome to the Big Empty, the world after the Flashback ... a world in which most the population has vanished and where dinosaurs roam freely. You can survive here, if you're lucky, and if you're not in the wrong place at the wrong time--which is everywhere and all the time. But what you'll never do is remain the same--for this is a world whose very purpose is to change you: for better or for worse. So take a deep dive into these loosely connected tales of the Dinosaur Apocalypse (each of which can be read individually or as a part of the greater saga): tales of wonder and terror, death and survival, blood ... and beauty. Do it today ... before the apocalypse comes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞* * *＜/p＞ ＜p＞"You're a fool, Nick Callahan. A fool. But I suppose you already knew that."＜/p＞ ＜p＞I allowed my hand to drop before plunking down in the fir needles and just staring into space. "There was nothing. I saw nothing. Itーit was like he didn't even exist."＜/p＞ ＜p＞She sat down next to me and exhaled, tiredly.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"He's an animalーwhat did you expect?" She picked up my glove and offered it to me, but I didn't take it. "You said it yourself; it's like they see memories. The eyes. I don't imagine a dog has a particularly long one. Do you?"＜/p＞ ＜p＞I sighed. All I knew for certain was that I felt numb and more than a little tired. "I don't know. I don't know what I expected. Or what I was looking for. An incident, maybe. Some kind of clue."＜/p＞ ＜p＞She laid her head on my shoulder and stared at nothing, same as me. "What kind? A clue to what?"＜/p＞ ＜p＞"That's just itーI don't know. A clue to what might wake him up, I guess. Something I could say. Something that was important to him."＜/p＞ ＜p＞"His butt was important to him," she said. "A source of endless fascination."＜/p＞ ＜p＞I had to smile.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That's when it happened. That's when he yelped, ever so slightly, and his paw twitched.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I looked at Lisa and she looked back. And then my hand was on him and we were runningーPuck and Iーdown cobblestone lanes lined with streetlamps and through pools of foggy light; through tides of rusted Maple leaves, which leapt and swirled as we passed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"What is it?" I heard Lisa say, her voice growing smaller, more distant. "What do you see?"＜/p＞ ＜p＞I turned to look at Puck as we ran and saw his tongue loll and his eyes shiftーas though he wanted to look behind himselfーbehind usーbut didn't dare.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Fear," I said. "Confusion." An image entered my mind of a dug passage beneath the rear wall of the T.J. Maxx; of the turkey-like thing crawling through it with Puck hot on its heels. "He escaped from beneath the wall and now he's lost somewhere in the fog. And he's terrified … but of what I don't know. It's almost likeーwait a minute. Wait a minute." I looked behind himーhaving heard something huffing and snortingーand saw a fully-grown therapod dinosaur (colored orange and black, like a Gila monster) bounding after us in the dark, gaining rapidly. "There's something comingーsome kind of predator. An allosaur, I think. Whatever it is, it's closing, and I mean fast."＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Director on a Mission Kerrigan Presidents Series, #2【電子書籍】[ W.J. May ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Be careful what you wish for…＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Devon and Gabriel take over as Co-Presidents of the Privy Council, they think the hardest part will be finding a way to work together. But more difficult by far is trying to fill Carter's shoes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After their disastrous first day of work ends with a body and a missing canister of uranium, they scramble to pick up the pieces. But before the day can finish, they receive a mysterious call.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The clock is ticking. A life may be on the line.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Armed with a box of clues and mysterious riddles, the men embark upon a wild scavenger hunt to rescue Kraigan Kerrigan. But an invisible hand is working in the shadows, and his abduction may not be what it seems. Can they find a way to pull together? Can they solve the riddles in time?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or has that luck of theirs finally run out…?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Kerrigan Presidents Series＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Leaders in Control＜/li＞ ＜li＞Director on a Mission＜/li＞ ＜li＞Devon Seeking Guidance＜/li＞ ＜li＞Gabriel Vanishing Light＜/li＞ ＜li＞President on Edge＜/li＞ ＜li＞Agreeing the Future＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞READ THE WHOLE SERIES:＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Prequel Series:＜br /＞ Christmas Before the Magic＜br /＞ Question the Darkness＜br /＞ Into the Darkness＜br /＞ Fight the Darkness＜br /＞ Alone in the Darkness＜br /＞ Lost in Darkness＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series＜br /＞ Rae of Hope＜br /＞ Dark Nebula＜br /＞ House of Cards＜br /＞ Royal Tea＜br /＞ Under Fire＜br /＞ End in Sight＜br /＞ Hidden Darkness＜br /＞ Twisted Together＜br /＞ Mark of Fate＜br /＞ Strength & Power＜br /＞ Last One Standing＜br /＞ Rae of Light＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel＜br /＞ A Matter of Time＜br /＞ Time Piece＜br /＞ Second Chance＜br /＞ Glitch in Time＜br /＞ Our Time＜br /＞ Precious Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel＜br /＞ Living in the Past＜br /＞ Present for Today＜br /＞ Staring at the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Chronicles＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stopping Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Passage of Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ticking Clock＜/p＞ ＜p＞Secrets in Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Time in the City＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimate Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Kids＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 1 - School of Potential＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 2 - Myths & Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 3 - Kith & Kin＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 4 - Playing With Power＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 5 - Line of Ancestry＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 6 - Descent of Hope＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 7 ? Illusion of Shadows＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 8 ? Frozen by the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 9 ? Guilt of My Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 10 ? Demise of Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 12 ? Deafened by the Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Memoirs＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Devon＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Angel＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Julian＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Molly＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Gabriel＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Rae＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Teachings and Commentary on the Sutra of Infinite Meanings. Volumes I and II 《無量義經講述（二）》英文版【電子書籍】[ 釋證嚴 ]

＜p＞Teachings and Commentary on the Sutra of Infinite Meanings is compiled from the teachings expounded during the seven-day Buddhist retreats in 1972 and 1973. Master Cheng Yen explained the sutra word by word, verse by verse, and complemented it with many analogies and real-life stories, connecting matters to principles.The book is organized as follows: The first volume includes the Preface, which describes the background of the teachings and Master Cheng Yen’s karmic affinity with the Sutra of Infinite Meanings, as well as her commentary on the first chapter of the sutra, “Chapter on Virtues.” The second volume includes the commentary on the second and third chapters of the sutra, “Chapter on Expounding the Dharma,” and “Chapter on the Ten Merits.” As for the last passage in the “Chapter on the Ten Merits,” “At this time, Great Magnificent Bodhisattva-Mahasattva and the eighty thousand bodhisattva-mahasattvas then rose from their seats” to, “At this time, all in the assembly rejoiced. They paid their respects to the Buddha and accepted and upheld the teachings as they departed,” the audio tape of Master Cheng Yen’s teaching on this section has been lost. Therefore, only the sutra passages have been kept without any additions.《無量義經講述》編纂依據一九七二年及一九七三年佛七開示《無量義經》?容，證嚴上人逐字逐句講述經文，輔以較多譬?、生活點滴，事理相應。此書章節編輯，將上人與《無量義經》因?、背景等段落，輯成「前言」一章，而〈徳行品〉、〈?法品〉、〈十功徳品〉，則各自獨立成章。第一冊包含了「前言」以及〈徳行品〉；第二冊則包含了〈?法品〉以及〈十功徳品〉。唯〈十功徳品〉最後一段經文「是時大莊嚴菩薩摩訶薩，與八萬菩薩摩訶薩，即從坐起，……爾時大會皆大歡喜，為佛作禮，受持而去」，因?音帶佚失，闕漏當時開示此段經文的?容，故僅保留經文未作増補。＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Logical Conclusions Essays on America: 1998-2013: Volume II【電子書籍】[ James E. Dustin ]

＜p＞Chapters include the following:＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lawsuits: These are actual lawsuits allowed into our nation's courts. The only way this chapter would be stranger is if it listed lawsuits so absurd they were not allowed into the courts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hunting and Fishing: I live in a small drinking town with a hunting and fishing problem.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Weather: This includes a column on the benefits of climate change, a subject that most news reports ignore, and why we in Walden, Colorado, are in favor of global warming.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Politics: The first column is my abortive attempt to run for president of the United States. Another is on what we should learn from the Greeks, and another on state stereotyping. Yes, that happened.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Internet English: This is the Age of the Text. So why do so many of these texters not know basic English? Sadly, examples abound.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Technology: I've suggested a number of new inventions. You'll like the Fleshomatic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞EEKs: Hope you're not one.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Health: You don't realize the value of an eye until you've lost one.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Advertising: Dilbert once observed that if marketing worked, it would be illegal. But it must work on some of us.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Bureaucracies: If learning about what our government workers are actually doing doesn't drop you into a state of depression, you might be heavily medicated.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Human Behavior: None of these columns seemed to fit anywhere else, like what if the passage of an asteroid made us all smarter?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tell the Audience to Go Home【電子書籍】[ Samuel Ludke ]

＜p＞Tell the Audience to Go Home by Samuel Ludke is a raw and unfiltered collection of poetry that peels back the curtain on the performance of life itself. With a voice both haunting and defiant, Ludke explores themes of disillusionment, lost dreams, and the relentless passage of time. Each poem feels like a final monologueーpart confession, part rebellionーdelivered under the dimming stage lights of a world that no longer applauds.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For those who have ever felt like outsiders in their own story, Tell the Audience to Go Home is a poetic reckoning, a call to break free from expectation, and a reminder that sometimes, the truest performance is knowing when to exit the stage.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Delphi Collected Works of Fergus Hume (Illustrated)【電子書籍】[ Fergus Hume ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The prolific author of vintage thrillers, Fergus Hume rose to fame following the publication of his first novel, ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’. It became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era and went on to inspire Arthur Conan Doyle to write ‘A Study in Scarlet’, featuring Sherlock Holmes. This comprehensive eBook presents Hume’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hume’s life and works＜br /＞ * Concise introductions to the major novels＜br /＞ * 64 novels, with individual contents tables＜br /＞ * Features many rare novels for the first time in digital publishing＜br /＞ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts＜br /＞ * Excellent formatting of the texts＜br /＞ * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork＜br /＞ * Rare story collections＜br /＞ * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories＜br /＞ * Easily locate the short stories you want to read＜br /＞ * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres＜/p＞ ＜p＞Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles＜/p＞ ＜p＞CONTENTS:＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Novels＜br /＞ The Mystery of a Hansom Cab＜br /＞ Professor Brankel’s Secret＜br /＞ Madame Midas＜br /＞ The Girl from Malta＜br /＞ The Piccadilly Puzzle＜br /＞ The Gentleman Who Vanished＜br /＞ Miss Mephistopheles＜br /＞ The Man with a Secret＜br /＞ A Creature of the Night＜br /＞ Monsieur Judas＜br /＞ When I Lived in Bohemia＜br /＞ Whom God Hath Joined＜br /＞ The Fever of Life＜br /＞ The Chinese Jar＜br /＞ The Island of Fantasy＜br /＞ The Harlequin Opal＜br /＞ The Lone Inn＜br /＞ The Gates of Dawn＜br /＞ The Third Volume＜br /＞ The White Prior＜br /＞ Tracked by a Tattoo＜br /＞ The Clock Struck One＜br /＞ The Rainbow Feather＜br /＞ The Devil-Stick＜br /＞ The Red-Headed Man＜br /＞ The Silent House in Pimlico＜br /＞ The Indian Bangle＜br /＞ The Crimson Cryptogram＜br /＞ The Vanishing of Tera＜br /＞ The Bishop’s Secret＜br /＞ The Lady from Nowhere＜br /＞ A Traitor in London＜br /＞ The Millionaire Mystery＜br /＞ A Woman’s Burden＜br /＞ The Pagan’s Cup＜br /＞ The Turnpike House＜br /＞ A Coin of Edward VII＜br /＞ The Silver Bullet＜br /＞ The Yellow Holly＜br /＞ The Mandarin’s Fan＜br /＞ The Red Window＜br /＞ The White Room＜br /＞ The Secret Passage＜br /＞ Lady Jim of Curzon Street＜br /＞ The Opal Serpent＜br /＞ The Wooden Hand＜br /＞ The Black Patch＜br /＞ The Purple Fern＜br /＞ The Amethyst Cross＜br /＞ The Sealed Message＜br /＞ The Green Mummy＜br /＞ The Crowned Skull＜br /＞ The Sacred Herb＜br /＞ The Solitary Farm＜br /＞ The Peacock of Jewels＜br /＞ The Mikado Jewel＜br /＞ The Spider＜br /＞ The Pink Shop＜br /＞ The Mystery Queen＜br /＞ Red Money＜br /＞ A Son of Perdition＜br /＞ In Queer Street＜br /＞ The Lost Parchment＜br /＞ The Red Bicycle＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Short Story Collections＜br /＞ Chronicles of Faeryland＜br /＞ The Dwarf’s Chamber and Other Stories＜br /＞ Hagar of the Pawn-Shop＜br /＞ The Dancer in Red＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Short Stories＜br /＞ List of Short Stories in Chronological Order＜br /＞ List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order＜/p＞ ＜p＞Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Pinch of Moonlight【電子書籍】[ Leo Greene ]

＜p＞Demi-Lee Jenkins is a British teen whose only real talents are stubbornness, whistling, and a hint of magical ability. Blackbird is the rogue male fairy who adopted Demi as his 'little friend' when she was seven. A Pinch of Moonlight tells their intertwined stories, as they find themselves responsible for the fate of the magical realm of Annwn.＜br /＞ In unjust exile from Annwn, Blackbird is searching for Demi-lee and encounters her at midnight on the summer solstice. In the company of two friends, Vicky and Heledd, Demi-Lee accidentally cast her first spell and awakens the spirit of Aelwen, her witchy distant ancestor. Blackbird uses the situation to worm his way back into Demi's life, hiding the fact that he's in exile from Annwn and has lost all his magic powers. Blackbird and Aelwen offer to mentor Demi and develop her magic powers.＜br /＞ Heledd has just finished a degree in ancient Welsh literature, and already has expertise in myths and legends, so she's thrilled to have magical beings to help her with her research. Demi's cousin Vicky is less thrilled - as a sceptic with a degree in IT, it's a real shock to discover the world is less rational than she thought. Vicky is deeply distrustful of Blackbird, and when she saves him from hypothermia, he reveals the truth of his situation.＜br /＞ There is discrimination against fairies in Annwn, and Tefyn, the elfish First Citizen, shocked many when he took the fairy Pefryn (Blackbird's cousin) as his wife. Hafren, Chancellor of Annwn, loathes all fairies, but especially those such as Blackbird or Pefryn who aim for a Place in society.＜br /＞ Hafren manipulated Tefyn into going on a quest to earth, then made Tefyn believe Pefryn had cheated on him with Blackbird. During the ensuing fight, Tefyn broke Blackbird's wings and Blackbird permanently injured Tefyn with a blast of magic. Tefyn had Blackbird's wings removed with iron, neutralising the fairy's magic.＜br /＞ Although Tefyn soon realised Blackbird was innocent, it's high treason for a fairy to injure an elf, so Blackbird was exiled. However, there's a chance that Blackbird can make things right, if he can discover the magic to heal Tefyn. In Annwn, a damaged man cannot rule, and Hafren is using Tefyn's disability in an attempt to seize power.＜br /＞ The humans, Aelwen (now in a hybrid human/plant body) and Blackbird work together to find a spell to allow Blackbird to return to Annwn, and another to let him and Tefyn heal each other. The ritual is performed at the next full moon, but it doesn't work until Demi-Lee goes with him, to supply the essential spark of magic.＜br /＞ Once in Annwn, Blackbird is reunited with Pefryn, who is in internal exile, but he's soon captured by his enemies and left tied up and beaten outside the city gates. Pefryn takes Demi-Lee to rescue him, but Tefyn has got there first and taken Blackbird to the healers. Hafren is lying in wait for Demi-Lee and tricks her into Walking the Walk, a dangerous right of passage for which she's totally unprepared. Demi could just leave Annwn the way she came, but the nixies will disown her and Blackbird, leaving them trapped forever in their respective realms, never to meet again.＜br /＞ Demi successfully walks the walk, but her magic now burns like nuclear fuel, and there's a risk she may explode. Tefyn is healed, and publicly reclaims Blackbird and Pefryn. Blackbird's magic is restored, and Hafren is not just thwarted but left almost powerless after a spell backfires on him. This isn't the end though - both Demi-Lee and Vicky have fallen for Blackbird, and Hafren's supporters are determined to avenge him. Volume two continues the story...＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】His Name Was Augustin Complete Collection HNWA Collections Book 3【電子書籍】[ C.L. Carhart ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“I must free you, because I love you more than I love myself.”＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Join Swanie in a dark and twisted journey through time as she seeks to unravel the mysteries of her people. When she finds herself falling in love with a priest who serves a demon, Swanie must rethink her views on good and evil. Can she and Augustin seize a unified destiny at the price of her soul?＜/p＞ ＜p＞His Name Was Augustin Complete Collection includes:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞-Arcane Gateway:＜/em＞ Swanie juggles elemental magic and unrequited love while seeking her purpose in life.＜br /＞ ＜em＞-Veiled Magic:＜/em＞ Swanie and Vreni explore their newfound sorcery and grapple with young love. Novella set during the timeline of ＜em＞Arcane Gateway＜/em＞.＜br /＞ -＜em＞Mystic Passage:＜/em＞ Swanie travels to the past to uncover her people's mystical secrets, only to fall desperately in love with a priest who serves a demon.＜br /＞ ＜em＞-Astral Fantasia:＜/em＞ Swanie faces a loveless marriage and tragic loss while her city’s destruction looms on the horizon.＜br /＞ ＜em＞-Cryptic Pathway:＜/em＞ Swanie contends with an unwanted fate and a bond that shatters her dreams.＜br /＞ ＜em＞-Lurid Curse:＜/em＞ Swanie faces the dark side of magic as demonic forces strive to claim her most guarded secret.＜br /＞ ＜em＞-Winter Flame:＜/em＞ Vreni’s elemental magic creeps ever closer to the surface as Las Vegas billionaires appear on the scene. Novella set during the timeline of ＜em＞Lurid Curse＜/em＞.＜br /＞ -＜em＞Numinous Fortune:＜/em＞ Swanie joins forces with her long lost love to shatter a demon’s hold on her destiny.＜br /＞ -3 Bonus Chapters and 2 Bonus Epilogues＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞*HIS NAME WAS AUGUSTIN COMPLETE COLLECTION is a dark romantic fantasy series filled with magic, antiheroes, time travel, and forbidden romance interwoven throughout. This collection ends on a HEA with no cliffhanger.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞**Reader Discretion: This collection is recommended for adults due to profanity, graphic violence, sexual situations, and mature themes.＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Wanderer, The Owl, The Wolf, and The Deer【電子書籍】[ Jay D. Ray ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Description:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a world woven with mystery and wisdom, ＜em＞The Wanderer, the Owl, the Wolf, and the Deer＜/em＞ follows the journey of a lone boy, drawn by an unexplainable pull into the heart of the unknown. Guided by enigmatic creaturesーthe watchful Owl, the fierce yet noble Wolf, and the gentle Deerーhis path unfolds through enchanted forests, whispering rivers, and ancient ruins, each step revealing a deeper truth about himself and the world around him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As he ventures further, the boy faces trials that test his courage, wisdom, and heart. The Owl imparts knowledge through riddles wrapped in moonlight, the Wolf teaches him the strength of instinct and loyalty, while the Deer, ever elusive, represents the quiet grace of understanding. Along the way, he encounters other wanderers, some lost, some seeking, each with their own stories that intertwine with his own. Shadows of an ancient past linger in the air, and whispers of an impending fate grow louder with each passing night.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But the journey is more than just a physical oneーit is a passage through the depths of fear, doubt, and longing. As the boy learns to listen to the voices of nature and the echoes of his own heart, he comes to understand that every step forward is a lesson, every challenge a part of the path he was meant to walk.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a tale woven with elegance, mystery, and the eternal wisdom of the wild, ＜em＞The Wanderer, the Owl, the Wolf, and the Deer＜/em＞ is a story of self-discovery, of seeking without knowing, and of finding something greater than what was ever lost.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Plague of Lust, Vol. I (of 2) Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity【電子書籍】[ Julius Rosenbaum ]

＜p＞The Plague of Lust, Vol. I (of 2)＜br /＞ Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity＜br /＞ Author: Julius Rosenbaum＜/p＞ ＜p＞Excerpt from The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 of 2: Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityTO Historical Students and Medical Specialists alike it is Of the highest value and interest and in many respects an indispensable addition to their Library. The Object the Writer proposed to himself was a History of Venereal Disease, to trace its existence, symptoms, and incidence, from the earliest notices of its occurrence recorded in Literature onwards. This ambitious program he has only partially carried out in the present Work, which forms Part I. Of the projected Treatise as a whole, and deals with the Disease under its various forms and successive manifestations throughout Antiquity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Table of Contents＜br /＞ Transcriber’s Notes＜br /＞ THE PLAGUE OF LUST,＜br /＞ TRANSLATOR’S FOREWORD.＜br /＞ AUTHOR’S PREFACE TO THE FIRST (GERMAN) EDITION.＜br /＞ CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.＜br /＞ INTRODUCTION.＜br /＞ Conception and Contents of the History of a Disease in general.＜br /＞ Possibility of the History of a Disease in General and of Venereal Disease in Particular.＜br /＞ Abstract of Opinions advanced at various Periods on the question of the Antiquity and First Rise of the Venereal Disease.＜br /＞ General Scheme of Treatment.＜br /＞ AUTHORITIES.＜br /＞ FIRST SECTION.＜br /＞ Influences that promoted the generation of Disease consequent upon the Use or Misuse of the Genital Organs.＜br /＞ § 1.＜br /＞ The Cult of Venus11.＜br /＞ § 2.＜br /＞ § 3.＜br /＞ § 4.＜br /＞ § 5.＜br /＞ The Lingam and Phallic Worship.＜br /＞ § 6.＜br /＞ § 7.＜br /＞ Plague of Baal-Peor.＜br /＞ § 8.＜br /＞ § 9.＜br /＞ Brothels and Courtesans111.＜br /＞ § 10.＜br /＞ § 11.＜br /＞ Paederastia.＜br /＞ § 12.＜br /＞ Diseases consequent on Paederastia.＜br /＞ § 13.＜br /＞ Νο?σο? Θ?λεια (Feminine Disease)293.＜br /＞ § 14.＜br /＞ § 15.＜br /＞ § 16.＜br /＞ § 17.＜br /＞ § 18.＜br /＞ § 19.＜br /＞ § 20.＜br /＞ BIBLIOGRAPHY. AUTHORITIES AND HISTORIANS.＜br /＞ BIBLIOGRAPHY. Authorities.＜br /＞ BIBLIOGRAPHY. Historians.＜br /＞ INDEX OF GREEK AND LATIN WORDS EXPLAINED IN THE TEXT, AND OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED IN BOTH VOLUMES＜br /＞ INDEX OF AUTHORS EXPLAINED OR EMENDED.＜br /＞ INDEX OF GREEK WORDS EXPLAINED.＜br /＞ INDEX OF LATIN WORDS EXPLAINED.＜br /＞ INDEX OF SUBJECTS.＜br /＞ FOOTNOTES:＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is now six years ago, during my residence in Berlin, and with a view to a historical Survey of miliary fevers, that I began a closer and more systematic study of the Epidemics of the XVth. and XVIth. Centuries. In the course of these inquiries, my attention was inevitably directed to the subject of Venereal disease, which exerted so powerful an influence at that epoch both on the physical and the moral life of nations. Accustomed as I was to regard History as being something more than a mere quasi-mechanical aggregation of facts, the observation was soon borne in upon me that only through a painstaking examination of the contemporary conditions of epidemic disease could the Venereal Disease of the period be really understood. Consequently, I felt I must isolate this terrible scourge of humanity from the general survey,ーso general as to be well-nigh all-embracing,ーand consider it as a ph?nomenon apart.＜br /＞ Once started on these lines, I occupied myself especially with the subject, and arrived at the surprising result, that the Venereal Disease of the XVth. Century owed its terrible characteristics solely and entirely to the contemporary exanthematic-typho?dal Genius Epidemicus, which made itself known in the South of Europe by petechial fevers and by the Sudor Anglicus (English Sweating-fever) in the North. I concluded further that the disease was not epidemic at all, merely liable to arise under the epidemic influence; and must consequently have been already extant before the arrival of the said Genius Epidemics.＜br /＞ Time and circumstances compelled me to remain satisfied provisionally with this general conclusion, and only after I had fixed my abode permanently at Halle, could I resume my earlier investigations. Yet again these were interrupted, partly by my work on the Diseases of the Skin for the Dictionary of Surgery edited by Prof. Blasius, partly by my Habilitation (formal entry on the Staff) at the University of that place, to which I had been repeatedly invited after the unexpected death of the late Dr. Baumgarten-Crusius. Eventually, I was enabled to devote the greater part of my leisure hours to this subject, one which in the meantime was never quite lost sight of. I began to sift and arrange the material I found accumulated, but in a short time I convinced myself that in its treatment I had to strike out a different road from that followed hitherto if I ever intended on my own account to reach important results; and I felt it would be impossible to complete the whole Survey in a single moderate-sized volume. Consequently, I proceeded to limit myself to the inquiry whether or no Venereal disease had been extant in Ancient times, and it is this investigation that I now publish as a first Part of the History of Venereal disease.＜br /＞ The general plan I have followed in my treatment of the subject is sufficiently explained in the Introduction; while a perusal of the text will show in what relation my investigations stand towards those of my predecessors, and at the same time to what extent these have been made use of, or indeed could be made use of, in my work. Owing to the very nature of the subject the Survey as a whole was bound to assume a critical character, dealing as it does not solely with the history of the Disease, but also with the examination of an extensive array of views and opinions already formulated. The conduct of this examination I leave the reader to judge of; but I believe I can confidently assert it was always the matter, never the man, that I subjected to critical treatment. Accordingly, I laid little stress on brilliant results, and made no effort to conceal lack of facts by dazzling hypotheses; instead, I made it my supreme object to come at the truth as near as possible and preferred to confess my ignorance, if the help and authorities I had at my disposal failed me, rather than advance propositions the baselessness of which a sober criticism is only too soon in a position to demonstrate.＜br /＞ “I imposed this law on myselfーto believe no man’s mere assertion; to depend on original authorities; to look at every passage with my own eyes, and read it in connexion with its context; to pick out the plain fact observed from the Chaos of hypotheses, and to accept as exact only what I could deduce from the authorities myself and see to be the evident purport of the observation,ーabsolutely unconcerned how each arbitrary theory might be affected or the sacrosanct authority of such or such a Scholar stand or fall. Why should we deem great men infallible? why find it impossible to honor them and yet dissent from them in your opinion?ーI felt I owed to my reader corresponding impartiality in the statement of the facts and arguments based upon them. If I was determined to take nothing on trust but to examine and see for myself, I could not reasonably demand faith from the reader and refuse to communicate to him the proofs and original documents I had drawn upon. It was no case of mere quotation from books,ーI was bound to lay open the original evidence for his inspection.” These words of Hensler’s I took as my guiding-principle, and if I have deviated from their standard in the Third Section, this only happened because the greater part of the passages there quoted have been repeatedly handled by my predecessors, and I feared to increase the bulk and consequently the cost of the Book to the prejudice of the reader.＜br /＞ I am well aware that the method I have adopted hardly corresponds with the taste of the present day; and if the public choose to find in my work nothing but an idle display of quotations, I cannot fail to be mortified. Nevertheless, I prefer to encounter, if needs be, the reproach of pedantry rather than that of superficiality. With the difficulties, I met with in connection with particular investigations I need not trouble the reader at greater length, as they are sufficiently familiar to everyone engaged in similar researches. I may be allowed to point out what a task was presented by the co-ordination of so considerable a number of scattered data. These I had, in the almost total absence of earlier works on the same subject, to collect mostly by my own reading from very widely separated Authors; and anything like the symmetry of arrangement was made still more difficult when, as occurred more than once, the discovery of a single passage forced me to entirely re-write a substantial part of my manuscript, often within a short time of its going to Press. For the same reason, the indulgent reader must excuse it, if here and there a later observation involves the supplementing and in some degree correcting of a previous statement,ーa thing that would have been done much more frequently had I not dreaded treating my material in too rambling a fashion. It would be quite easy now to subjoin in the form of appendices a multitude of additional proofs, of course only corroborating views already laid down,ーproofs I owed to further reading of the Ancient authors. However absolute completeness is impossible of attainment for the individual; and I can only hope the humble request I hereby express,ーa request addressed especially to professional students of Antiquity,ーthat others may favor me with contributions and remarks relevant to my subject, maybe not entirely without result. So later on perhaps the material accumulated may be utilized more efficiently if the interest manifested by the learned in my undertaking is of such a nature as to demand a re-mode画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】100+ Voices for Miss Lou Poetry, Tributes, Interviews, Essays【電子書籍】

＜p＞Miss Lou had the instinctive wisdom to relate language to identity. As a people who have long since lost our identity, we continue to search for it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is an interrelationship between language ? the words we use ? and our identity. In that regard, Miss Lou helped us to remember who we are. However, mental slavery is still with us. While we continue to deny our own language, our way of expressing ourselves, there is no escaping the fact that our language is part of our identity as Jamaicans.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Although a lot of our unique cultural DNA disappeared during the Middle Passage, Miss Lou had the wisdom and the courage to grasp what remained of that DNA and give voice to the voiceless. She did it with such decisiveness that I have lived to see the day when Patwa, or Jamaican Language as it is properly called, has taken its rightful place as an important part of our identity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That is Miss Lou’s legacy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ーBeverly Manley-Duncan＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Due West; or Round the World in Ten Months【電子書籍】[ Maturin Murray Ballou ]

＜p＞Synopsis of the Journey.ーCrossing the Continent.ーA Great Midland City.ーUtah and the Mormons.ーThe Sierra Nevada.ーSan Francisco.ーA Herd of Sea-Lions.ーPossibilities of California.ーThe Love of Flowers.ーPublic School System.ーExcursion to the Yosemite.ーAn Indian Stronghold.ーDescription of the Valley.ーPassage of the Mountains.ーCaught in a Snow-Storm.ーA Forest of Feathers.ーThe Mammoth Trees of California.ーPassing the Golden Gate.ーVoyage across the Pacific.ーA Lost Day. On the morning of September 16, 1882, four individuals, two of whom were ladies and two gentlemen, comparative strangers to each other, met at the Fitchburg depot in Boston, drawn together by the common purpose of a trip round the world. Adding the conductor, Mr. Gno. Dattari, an intelligent and experienced courier, the little party numbered five persons. The latter individual is attached to the traveling agency of Thomas Cook & Son, London, the house undertaking, for the sum of two thousand dollars each, to pay all transportation and board bills in accordance with a very comprehensive itinerary. This embraced the passage across the continent of America and the Pacific Ocean to Japan, with a month of residence and travel in that country; thence to China and up the Pearl River to Canton; a week in Hong Kong; a thousand-mile voyage down the China Sea to the chief ports of the Malacca Straits; across the Indian Ocean to the Island of Ceylon, with a week for excursions therein; thence to India, with a liberal exploration of its principal cities, including a visit to the Himalayas in the extreme north; through the Sea of Arabia, the Straits of Babelmandeb, and the Red Sea to Egypt, Cairo, and Alexandria; through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean to Italy, Malta, Gibraltar, France, and England. A reasonable length of time was allowed for each section of the route, including a voyage across the Atlantic to the starting-point. Any divergence from the prescribed route was to be at an additional charge, according to expenses incurred. The money was paid at the outset, and the agreement on both sides fulfilled to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Thus much it has seemed well to premise for the information of the reader who proposes to follow our course due west, as presented in these pen-and-ink sketches of many lands. It should also be mentioned that the season of the year had been judiciously chosen, so as to bring us into each country at the most favorable period for its healthful and agreeable enjoyment, a calculation which is imperative for any one contemplating a journey of this character. Otherwise, the intense heat of the tropics, as well as the Arctic chills of the north, may render such a trip a hardship rather than a season of pleasure. The first day's experience served to acquaint the little party with each other, and no possible association can effect this so rapidly as traveling together, where individuals necessarily become inseparable, and where fixed traits of character must inevitably exhibit themselves. Mr. Mーー and his daughter, as also the author of these notes, were Bostonians; the fourth person being a Miss Dーー, of Yorkshire, England, who came hither to make the long circuit of the globe. Even American parlor-cars, which embrace as much of domestic comfort as is compatible with their legitimate purpose, could not prevent our being somewhat fatigued by an unbroken journey of over five hundred miles, when we reached Niagara Falls at two o'clock in the morning. And yet the day seemed short by reason of the varied and beautiful scenery of the Hoosac Tunnel route, particularly in the region of the Deerfield Valley, and also west of the Massachusetts state line. The abundant foliage was in its autumnal prime, not yet having been touched by the wand of the Frost King, while the teeming fields gave evidence both of fertility of soil and skilled cultivation. The neat farm-houses were ornamented by creeping vines, and tiny flower-gardens in their fronts. Tall conical haystacks flanked the spacious, well-filled barns; big yellow pumpkins dotted the half-cleared cornfields; and handsome groups of cattle quietly ruminated in the pastures. A picturesque line of beehives, half a dozen happy children at play before the house door, and the sturdy master of the thrifty scene, leaning over the fence to exchange pleasant words with a passing neighbor on horseback, were frequent rural pictures, which were afterwards contrasted with those of other countries＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Words That Hurt You Black Ocean: Passage of Time, #14【電子書籍】[ J.S. Morin ]

＜p＞＜em＞If he could turn back time, he would find a way...＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A loved one's life is on the line. The only hope of saving him is a slim one, and so much will have to go right that it would take a miracle to rescue him. Eric Ramsey isn't willing to accept failure, and his solution to a long shot is to lock himself and the entire ＜em＞Arete＜/em＞ crew in a time loop. Their only hope for escape is to save a single life that refuses to be saved.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the only one who keeps his memories from loop to loop, it's up to Eric to learn from his (oh, so many...) mistakes and lead the effort to save the life of his own father from a very old foe.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Words That Hurt You＜/em＞ is the fourteenth mission of ＜em＞Black Ocean: Passage of Time＜/em＞, a science fantasy series set in the late 26th century. What if ＜em＞Futurama＜/em＞ jumped 5 years ahead instead of 1000? What if Doc and Marty lost the car keys? What if Bonnie and Clyde were siblings instead of lovers? ＜em＞Passage of Time＜/em＞ jolts the ＜em＞Black Ocean＜/em＞ universe forward into new adventures and new perils with a new cast of zany misfits trying to outsmart the galaxy just to get by.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Strap in and hold on tight. ＜em＞Passage of Time＜/em＞ is the latest series in the ＜em＞Black Ocean＜/em＞ universe, and it's going to be an action-packed, mystery-filled, madcap ride across the galaxy!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dreams of Lies and Delusions【電子書籍】[ James Polus ]

＜p＞A fictitious historical tale set in a lost civilization of South Asia, “Dreams of Lies and Delusions” is a speculation about the existence of elaborate texts detailing the people and events of their times, well before the appearance of books. Like many of the sophisticated cities in ancient times, this fanciful chronicle of a lost writing system did not survive the passage of time, shifting climates, earthquakes, floods, and destructive invasions. Imaginative oral traditions filled the void for thousands of years. The story depicts the challenges of justice, the fight for equality, and the human drive for purpose. Malevolent and baneful characters influenced by pride, revenge, and desire for power show the twisted, murderous influence of extreme personality disorders, manifested in dreams and imaginary visitations. A vengeful ruler, a serial killer, and a religious zealot poison their minds with lies and delusions, fomenting evil acts and ultimate self-destruction. Remarkable women characters fill the pages with acts of courage, wisdom, and shrewdness. These characters remind us of the untapped potentiality of women in every aspect of life across the world, particularly in some cultures chained to conservative ideologies.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Forty Years Tomorrow: 2024 rewrite【電子書籍】[ Paul S. Medland ]

＜p＞In the serene tranquil hills of Wales, where the whispers of ancient tales mingle with the soft caress of the breeze, lies a story that defies the bounds of time and imagination.＜br /＞ "Forty Years Tomorrow" beckons you into a world where reality is as elusive as the mist that shrouds the landscape, and the echoes of a past long forgotten resound with the force of thunder.＜br /＞ It was the year 1974 when the fabric of one man's existence was torn asunder by the cruel hand of fate. Abducted from the hillside, he vanished into the abyss. His very existence was erased by the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy, reported dead in a staged bike crash, his life became a footnote in the annals of official records, a mere whisper in the winds of history.＜br /＞ But time is a relentless force, and destiny is a cunning mistress. In 2012, against all odds, he is returned to the very hillside where his journey into oblivion began, untouched by the passage of four decades, his age frozen in the amber of lost years. Yet, as he steps back into the world he once knew, naked and penniless, and without memory of his many years away, he finds himself a stranger in a world that has moved on without him.＜br /＞ His loss is staggering, his family, his friends, and his very identity are all gone, swallowed by the voracious maw of time. No longer officially existing, he is adrift in a sea of anonymity, grappling with the shards of a shattered past and the spectre of a future unknown.＜br /＞ But amidst the chaos, there is a flicker of defiance, a glimmer of hope that refuses to be extinguished. "Forty Years Tomorrow" is a journey into the heart of darkness and redemption, where the lines between truth and fiction blur like the shifting sands of time. From the hidden depths of government establishments to the shadowy corridors of power, our protagonist embarks on a quest for justice and vindication, to prove his story is true, unearthing the buried secrets that threaten to unravel the very fabric of reality.＜br /＞ But the journey does not end there. As he emerges from the shadows, still hunted by the ghosts of his past, he must navigate the treacherous waters of modern life, where technology reigns supreme, attitudes have evolved, and the currents of change run swift and deep. With courage as his compass and resilience as his shield, he embarks on a new chapter, forging bonds of love and kinship in a world that once deemed him lost.＜br /＞ "Forty Years Tomorrow" is a testament to the indomitable spirit of the human soul, a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, and a reminder that even in the darkest of nights, there is always the promise of a new dawn. So, dear reader, brace yourself for a journey that will take you to the very edge of existence and beyond, where the past and the present collide in a symphony of hope and redemption.＜br /＞ To prove to non-believers that there is more to this world than their eyes can see.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Scorpions for Breakfast My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America's Border【電子書籍】[ Jan Brewer ]

＜p＞Sometime after dark on March 27, 2010, Arizona rancher Robert Krentz was found dead next to his four-wheeler on the grounds of his ranch on the Arizona-Mexico border. Krentz and his dog, Blue, had been missing since that morning. They were last heard from when he radioed his brother to say that he’d found an illegal alien on the property and was going to offer him assistance. The man Krentz encountered that day shot and killed him and his dog, without warning, before escaping to Mexico.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It’s difficult to overstate the impact of Krentz’s death, which turned the issue of Arizona’s unsecured borderーa crisis that the federal government had repeatedly ignoredーinto a national concern. As Arizona sheriff Larry Dever said in his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, “We cannot sit by while our citizens are terrorized, robbed, and murdered by ruthless and desperate people who enter our country illegally.” This momentum helped pass SB 1070, a bill that authorizes local law enforcement under certain conditions to question persons reasonably suspected of being illegal aliens, which Governor Jan Brewer and the state legislature had been working on for months. With the passage of this controversial bill, the state of Arizona became ground zero in the impassioned debate over illegal immigration. The Democrats and the media went into overdrive, denouncing the state and its governor as racists and Nazis.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Governor Brewer, a lifelong Arizona resident with deep ties to the community, was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1982, and hasn’t lost an election since. As a state official, she watched with increasing dismay as illegal immigration exploded across Arizona’s border, and noticed the devastating effect it was having on the state. Causing an escalation in violence, an influx of drugs, and prisons and hospitals to fill to overflowing, this problem was not only wreaking havoc on the moral fabric of the community but placing an even greater strain on Arizona’s beleaguered health, educational, and social welfare networks. Growing frustrated with the failure of the federal government to respond to her pleas for assistance, Governor Brewer led the state to action. ＜em＞Scorpions for Breakfast＜/em＞ is Brewer’s commonsense account of her fight to secure our nation’s border in the face of persistent federal inaction. Her book is vital reading for all Americans interested in the real change that can happen when local leaders take the initiative to preserve our country and our laws.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Wild and Wooley (and Full of Fleas)【電子書籍】[ Alvin Futch ]

＜p＞"Wild & Wooley" The TRUE and exciting escapades of a real Cracker cowboy, born and raised in West Central Florida during＜br /＞ the 1930's-1960's era! Enjoy the ranching, hunting and fishing, Everglades adventures, and many other "Wild & Wooley" tales!For many years, cousin Charles and I have been close friends. With only one month's difference in age and similar backgroundsーcountry born and raisedーwe always found interesting things to talk about and stories to tell. Over the years, as we swapped stories of our upbringings, Charles insisted that I put some of my experiences on paper. We were concerned that with the passage of time they would be lost, as much of our family history has been. The process of writing this has been a journey into my past and I hope you enjoy the trip with me.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】In Search of Lost Time - The Complete Seven-Book Series An Exploration of Memory, Love, and Time in French Society【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞Marcel Proust'??s monumental series, "In Search of Lost Time," is a profound exploration of memory, time, and consciousness, elegantly rendered in rich, introspective prose. Spanning seven volumes, this literary masterpiece intricately weaves the narrator's reflections on the intricacies of life, societal change, and the fleeting nature of love. Proust's style is characterized by long, flowing sentences and vivid imagery, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the psychological depths of his characters and the nuances of their experiences within the Belle √?poque era. Through detailed observations and a unique narrative structure, Proust invites readers to contemplate the passage of time and its intimate effects on human identity and relationships. Marcel Proust (1871-1922), a prominent French novelist, drew upon his own life experiences and social milieu to craft this extensive work. His background in the affluent Parisian elite and his struggles with illness presented him with a unique perspective on the transience of life and the power of recollection. Influenced by his own introspective nature, Proust became fascinated with the workings of memory, which served as a catalyst for this profound exploration of human experience. Readers seeking a deep philosophical engagement with themes of time, loss, and desire will find "In Search of Lost Time" an essential addition to their literary canon. Proust'??s insights into the human condition resonate with timeless relevance, making this complete seven-book series an indispensable journey for anyone eager to delve into the complexities of life and memory.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Cracking Open A Memoir of Struggling, Passages, and Transformations【電子書籍】[ Ph.D. Bud Harris ]

＜p＞An Engaging Book...Thoughtful, Searching, and Surprisingly Personal＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dr. Harris is a Jungian analyst, author, and life teacher dedicated to the passionate pursuit of self-exploration and the art of living a well-lived life. By being willing to share his own very personal journaling, he shows us the importance of reflecting about our lives in an ongoing way...and even the importance of revisiting these reflections.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through his re-membering and storytelling, he brings to light the interface between dramatic periods of transformation in his own life and reveals how "past" history is always penetrating the present. During these reflections, it becomes clear how deeply he is wrestling like Jacob with the angel, as he attempts to grasp the creative patterns of life that are trying to be lived through him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dr. Harris tells about his surprise when his journaling takes on a life of its own, and shifts like scenes in a dream - a dream created by his greater Self. Like any serious quest, his story has a haunting history with terrors and resistances along the way. He recounts the shocks, surprises, and hard work necessary to pursue self-knowledge and admits how living with awareness and the search for healing and wholeness brings about suffering to his ego, his everyday self. Yet, he tenderly leads us into the spiritual depths of passion, transformation, and renewal, and shares how his devotion to this work forces his transformation and helps him to tap into the joy of creation. Dr. Harris tells about his surprise when his journaling takes on a life of its own, and shifts like scenes in a dream - a dream created by his greater Self.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Like any serious quest, his story has a haunting history with terrors and resistances along the way. He recounts the shocks, surprises, and hard work necessary to pursue self-knowledge and admits how living with awareness and the search for healing and wholeness brings about suffering to his ego, his everyday self. Yet, he tenderly leads us into the spiritual depths of passion, transformation, and renewal, and shares how his devotion to this work forces his transformation and helps him to tap into the joy of creation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Throughout this book, Dr. Harris offers us a fresh, accessible approach to finding out how to heal and recover what has been lost of our own intrinsic selves. His thoughtful reflections show us how the path of creative transformation can also be healing, when the life-giving journey begins with self-exploration. This invaluable book has strength as well as soul, and offers a challenging and encouraging voice that needs to be heard in this time when our lives are being defined by our culture in the most shallow of terms. Through this book made up of special moments in the quest for personal meaning, Dr. Harris will inspire you to deepen your own relationship to yourself and to life itself.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Belonging on an Island Birds, Extinction, and Evolution in Hawai'i【電子書籍】[ Daniel Lewis ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“A book devoted to the beauty of [Hawaiian] birds . . . is a welcome event. [It] will be both an elegy and an important record of what has been lost to us all.” ーW. S. Merwin, Pulitzer Prize?winning poet, ＜em＞The Shadow of Sirius＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A lively, rich natural history of Hawaiian birds that challenges existing ideas about what constitutes biocultural nativeness and belonging＜/p＞ ＜p＞This natural history takes readers on a thousand-year journey as it explores the Hawaiian Islands’ beautiful birds and a variety of topics including extinction, evolution, survival, conservationists and their work, and, most significantly, the concept of belonging. Author Daniel Lewis, an award-winning historian and globe-traveling amateur birder, builds this lively text around the stories of four speciesーthe Stumbling Moa-Nalo, the Kaua‘I ‘O‘o, the Palila, and the Japanese White-Eye.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lewis offers innovative ways to think about what it means to be native and proposes new definitions that apply to people as well as to birds. Being native, he argues, is a relative state influenced by factors including the passage of time, charisma, scarcity, utility to others, short-term evolutionary processes, and changing relationships with other organisms. This book also describes how bird conservation started in Hawai‘i, and the naturalists and environmentalists who did extraordinary work.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“With insight, humor, scholarship, and love, Daniel Lewis illustrates how and why the question of who or what “belongs” somewhere is both deceptively complex and increasingly important in today’s Anthropocene world.” ーRobert J. Cabin, author of ＜em＞Restoring Paradise: Rethinking and Rebuilding Nature in Hawai‘i＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Lewis’s fascinating story of Hawaii is, in microcosm, the history of humans on our fragile Earth.” ーBruce M. Beehler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Key to Yesterday A Timeless Tale of Love and Regret in 20th Century New York【電子書籍】[ Charles Neville Buck ]

＜p＞In "The Key to Yesterday," Charles Neville Buck intricately weaves a narrative that explores the intricate dance between memory and identity. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America, Buck employs a rich, descriptive prose style that evokes the ethos of his time while delving into the psychological complexities of his characters. The novel, punctuated with vivid imagery and reflective passages, highlights the universal struggle against the inexorable passage of time and the longing for lost moments, encapsulating the themes of nostalgia and personal transformation with a masterful touch. Charles Neville Buck, an American novelist known for his keen insights into human psychology, drew from his diverse experiences in journalism and theatre, which provided him with a nuanced understanding of character development and narrative structure. His own journeys through the contrasts of modern life inform the philosophical undercurrents of the story, as Buck grapples with the notion of how the past shapes one's present, a motif prevalent in his broader body of work. "The Key to Yesterday" is a profound exploration of temporality and self-discovery that resonates deeply with readers. It invites reflection on how our past informs our identities. This rich tapestry of emotional experiences will appeal to anyone interested in the complexities of human relationships and the timeless quest for understanding oneself against the backdrop of time.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Towers to Nowhere【電子書籍】[ Yakov Keller ]

＜p＞Odessa, 1903: grain magnate Ostishin entrusts his confidential agent, the up-and-coming Feivel, with finding new suppliers and markets. Feivel’s passage has been booked on the Martha, a state-of-the-art river steamship about to sail up the Dniester, and he is confident of embarking on a successful business career. But this is Russia at the turn of the century, a country beset by revolutionary tensions and upheavals, and where Jews are increasingly threatened by discrimination and persecution.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From a straightforward commercial venture, Feivel’s voyage on the luxurious riverboat will turn into a series of adventures, some of them absurdly funny, some hair-raising. He will become involved with Tsarist officials, anti-Semitic rabble-rousers, Cossacks and Tatars ? and with a great variety of fellow Jews: miserable beggars, sedate bourgeois and underworld kingpins, long-settled ancient Jewish communities with very peculiar customs of their own and Jewish refugees desperately fleeing the recent pogroms.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Some far-seeing people foresee that much worse is still in store for Jews, in this new Twentieth Century ? but what to do about it? Agitators and recruiters of the newly-founded Zionist Movement go around, calling upon Jews to drop everything and become pioneers in the faraway Ottoman province which would one day be called Israel. Some of them are sincere idealists, while other persue cynical hidden agendas. But there are those who ponder very different solutions, lending this picaresque novel a science fiction twist.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Gradually, Feivel becomes ? to his own surprise ? the leader of a great mass of uprooted Jewish refugees wandering the land without a clear destination or aim. The younger among them are full of frustration and pent-up fury, liable to burst out at any moment - against Gentile or Jew alike. What can Feivel offer them, and where would he lead them? And how might Ostishin react to the loss of a great sum of money, with which Feivel was supposed to purchase grain? (That is, if Feivel ever gets back to Odessa at all…)＜br /＞ Feivel must also ponder an increasing series of interlinked mysteries: What happened to Shprintza, Feivel’s beloved, who was suddenly abducted during a lovers’ tryst under a streetlamp on an Odessa street? What is the meaning of the few cryptic letters he received from her, and will he ever see her again? What are the hidden plans of the affable Austrian Count who designed, owns and captains the Martha? Where does he intend to bring the growing crowd of paying and non-paying passengers on her originally immaculate decks?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Also: what is the Count’s hidden link with the shadowy Rabbi Nachman ? a great sage, spiritual leader of an isolated Jewish community high in the Carpathians, and also a mathematical genius and the builder of very strange machines and devices? What unearthly vision did Rabbi Nachman have many years ago, over the rooftops of Konigsberg, and how will that vision come to profoundly impact the lives of Feivel and his shipmates? What is Rabbi Nachman’s Casino, where only those who have lost all hope can enter and gamble for stakes much higher than money? And what happens to those who lose ? or are they the true winners?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Captive【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞The Captive＜/strong＞＜/em＞, the fifth volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work ＜em＞In Search of Lost Time＜/em＞, is a profound exploration of love, obsession, and the psychological intricacies of desire. The novel follows the narrator's relationship with Albertine, whom he keeps confined in his Paris apartment in a desperate attempt to possess and control her. Through this dynamic, Proust delves into the themes of jealousy, memory, and the illusions that shape emotional attachment.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Published posthumously, ＜em＞The Captive＜/em＞ is marked by its introspective depth and lyrical prose, continuing Proust's investigation into the workings of consciousness and the passage of time. The novel reflects the narrator's inner turmoil, as he oscillates between affection and suspicion, revealing how love can become entangled with fear and domination.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The enduring significance of ＜em＞The Captive＜/em＞ lies in its unflinching portrayal of the fragility of human relationships and the limitations of understanding another person's inner world. As part of Proust's larger masterpiece, it offers an intimate and haunting meditation on the nature of possession, loss, and the relentless search for meaning in love.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Swann's Way【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Swann's Way＜/strong＞＜/em＞, the first volume of ＜strong＞Marcel Proust's＜/strong＞ monumental work ＜em＞＜strong＞In Search of Lost Time＜/strong＞＜/em＞, is a profound meditation on memory, time, and desire. Through richly detailed narration and introspective reflection, Proust introduces the narrator's recollections of childhood in Combray and recounts the story of Charles Swann's obsessive love for Odette de Cr?cy. The novel unfolds through involuntary memoryーmost famously triggered by the taste of a madeleineーrevealing how past experiences shape identity and perception.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Celebrated for its lyrical prose and psychological depth, ＜em＞Swann's Way＜/em＞ has become a cornerstone of modernist literature. Proust's innovative narrative style, characterized by long, intricate sentences and a fluid treatment of time, revolutionized the novel form and influenced generations of writers. His ability to capture fleeting emotions and the subtleties of inner life makes the work both intellectually rich and emotionally resonant.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The enduring significance of ＜em＞Swann's Way＜/em＞ lies in its exploration of how memory and consciousness interact with the passage of time. By delving into the intricacies of human thought and the beauty of everyday moments, Proust offers readers a timeless reflection on love, art, and the persistence of the past in shaping the present.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Time Regained【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Time Regained＜/strong＞＜/em＞, the final volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work ＜em＞In Search of Lost Time＜/em＞, serves as both a culmination and a revelation. In this last installment, Proust's narrator confronts the passage of time, the frailty of memory, and the possibility of artistic redemption. Through a return to familiar places and faces now transformed by age and war, he discovers that time, once perceived as a source of loss, can also be the wellspring of meaning and artistic creation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The novel deepens Proust's exploration of involuntary memory, most famously illustrated through sensory experiences that awaken buried impressions of the past. These moments reveal a hidden continuity beneath the apparent fragmentation of life. As the narrator comes to understand his vocation as a writer, ＜em＞Time Regained＜/em＞ becomes a profound meditation on the role of art in transcending time and restoring coherence to lived experience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The enduring significance of ＜em＞Time Regained＜/em＞ lies in its philosophical depth and literary innovation. It closes the narrative with the insight that true understanding is not found in escaping time but in embracing it ー recognizing the patterns that link past, present, and future. In doing so, Proust affirms that through memory and art, the ephemeral can become eternal.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Illusion of Shadows The Kerrigan Kids, #7【電子書籍】[ W.J. May ]

＜p＞＜strong＞It's time to pick a side…＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Aria and her friends discover Dorian's secret, they find themselves faced with a choice. Will they pledge themselves solely to the Privy Councilーan organization sometimes hampered by its own moral obligation to see in only black and whiteーor is there room to operate within a shade of grey?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Compromises are made, standards are adjusted. Bit by bit, the friends find themselves slipping to the point where it's almost impossible to see where they started.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A storm is coming. There's only so long you can straddle two worlds before they eventually collide.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will the gang find their way back across the lines that divided them?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or will they find themselves lost on the other side?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Kerrigan Kids＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 1 - School of Potential＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 2 - Myths & Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 3 - Kith & Kin＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 4 - Playing With Power＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 5 - Line of Ancestry＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 6 - Descent of Hope＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 7 ? Illusion of Shadows＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 8 ? Frozen by the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 9 ? Guilt of My Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 10 ? Demise of Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 12 ? Deafened by the Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞READ THE WHOLE SERIES:＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Prequel Series:＜br /＞ Christmas Before the Magic＜br /＞ Question the Darkness＜br /＞ Into the Darkness＜br /＞ Fight the Darkness＜br /＞ Alone in the Darkness＜br /＞ Lost in Darkness＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series＜br /＞ Rae of Hope＜br /＞ Dark Nebula＜br /＞ House of Cards＜br /＞ Royal Tea＜br /＞ Under Fire＜br /＞ End in Sight＜br /＞ Hidden Darkness＜br /＞ Twisted Together＜br /＞ Mark of Fate＜br /＞ Strength & Power＜br /＞ Last One Standing＜br /＞ Rae of Light＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel＜br /＞ A Matter of Time＜br /＞ Time Piece＜br /＞ Second Chance＜br /＞ Glitch in Time＜br /＞ Our Time＜br /＞ Precious Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel＜br /＞ Living in the Past＜br /＞ Present for Today＜br /＞ Staring at the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Chronicles＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stopping Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Passage of Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ticking Clock＜/p＞ ＜p＞Secrets in Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Time in the City＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimate Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or step into the series right here. You won't be disappointed!＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Healing After the Loss of Your Parents【電子書籍】[ Elaine Mallon ]

＜p＞＜em＞Healing After the Loss of Your Parents: Finding Comfort & Purpose Through This New Life Stage as an Adult Orphan＜/em＞ is a compassionate and insightful grief recovery guidebook that helps readers navigate through grief, cope with the profound changes that follow the death of their parents, empowering them to rebuild their life after loss.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether we think we are prepared or not, the passing of our parents ushers in a new stage in life as an "adult orphan." With it often comes a disorienting period of intense loneliness as we confront existential changes to our identity, sense of mortality, family of origin, and life purpose. It also tends to reawaken grief over the loss of our first parent.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This "natural rite of passage" brings a complex layer of grief and adaptation. After their deaths, it's common to feel lost and wonder: "What do I do now?" "Who am I now without them?" "Why do I feel so… untethered?"＜/p＞ ＜p＞When our sense of direction and security in the world is turned upside down, what we need is a compassionate grief sherpa to guide us through.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This heartfelt grief recovery guidebook takes the reader through the challenging journey of loss, offering insight from neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed counselors, thought leaders, and wisdom teachers to help answer many common questions asked by those in mourning.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimately, the real experts in coping with grief are everyday people who have walked this path before and provide advice and encouragement on how they emerged from their heartache to discover hope and healing.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This comprehensive, step-by-step guidebook is a valuable compass and resource for both the person dealing with this life-altering experience and those seeking practical ways to support a loved one at a time that forever changes them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you find yourself at this turning point in life, you are not alone. Let's walk this road together.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book provides insight into:＜/p＞ ＜p＞- The Adult Orphan＜br /＞ - Difference Between First and Second Parent's Death＜br /＞ - Reawakened Grief＜br /＞ - Personal Transformation＜br /＞ - Identity＜br /＞ - Mortality＜br /＞ - New Stage in Life＜br /＞ - Empowered Grieving＜br /＞ - What Can I Expect? Emotionally, Physically, Cognitively, Socially, Spiritually＜br /＞ - How Grief Rewires the Brain＜br /＞ - Grief vs. Depression＜br /＞ - How Long Will This Pain Last?＜br /＞ - Triggers & Glimmers＜br /＞ - Holidays & Special Occasions＜br /＞ - The Afterlife, Visitation Dreams & Signs＜br /＞ - Coping Tools for the Mind, Body, Soul＜br /＞ - Bereavement Support Community Q&As＜br /＞ - "Healing Roundtable": Advice, Guidance & Hope＜br /＞ - How to Support Someone Grieving (What to Do & Say / What Not to Do & Say)＜br /＞ - Forgiveness & Moving Forward＜br /＞ - Signs You Are Healing＜br /＞ - Purpose＜br /＞ - Meaning-Making＜br /＞ - Rebirth＜br /＞ - The New You＜/p＞ ＜p＞"＜em＞At a time many might otherwise feel powerless, we can arm ourselves with answers and a deeper understanding of how the full scope of grief impacts our mind, body, and soul. This fresh insight can help us emerge not as victims of circumstance but as empowered in our healing and on our path forward."＜/em＞ ?＜strong＞Elaine Mallon, Author＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Elaine Mallon is the author of the acclaimed self-help grief recovery guidebook ＜em＞Healing After the Loss of Your Mother: A Grief & Comfort Manua＜/em＞l, named one of the Best Grief Books of All Time by BookAuthority and a consistent Amazon Best Seller in the categories of Grief & Bereavement, Mental & Spiritual Healing, Sociology of Death, and Love and Loss. She is also the founder of Healing After the Loss of Your Mother ? Grief Support and Healing After the Loss of Your Parents ? Grief Support, both worldwide, online bereavement support groups and sacred spaces for those seeking comfort & community through loss.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Avatar【電子書籍】[ Poul Anderson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A monumental epic tale of space exploration and alien contact from one of science fiction’s greatest writers＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the future, humankind has taken only limited advantage of a miraculous gift left for it in the far-distant past. A beneficent and inscrutable alien race called the Others has provided “gates” that enable passage to all corners of the galaxy. But after the colonization of a single star system, a repressive government on Earth has forbidden all further explorations, seizing the returning starship ＜em＞Emissary＜/em＞ and taking its crew captive along with an alien passenger the vessel encountered on its voyage.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A wealthy entrepreneur and off-world rebel incensed by the prevailing antiexpansionist politics, Daniel Brodersen decides to take matters into his own hands. Commandeering one of his company’s spaceships, he travels to Earth to pull off a daring rescue of the prisoners and the extraterrestrial Betan visitor, then rockets off with them to points unknown. But before long, a lack of proper preparation has left Brodersen, his crew, and his lover, the remarkable Caitl?n Mulryan, irretrievably lost in the vastness of uncharted spaceーand their only hope of finding their way back home again will be in doing the seemingly impossible: making contact with humanity’s elusive ancient benefactors, the Others.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Life In America【電子書籍】[ Mike Proko ]

＜p＞Pacific Book Review＜br /＞ Most of the time, strong opinions about politics and religion aren’t received well. People are easily turned off by other people who give their opinions and turn a deaf ear to those who try to convince them to believe what they believe. However, Michael L. Proko’s collected columns titled “Life in America: Musings, Stories and Opinions about life in the U.S. of A” is both uplifting and entertaining.＜br /＞ In each of his columns, Proko meticulously dissects issues both about the USA and human life. He brings to light issues that we face daily and speaks about them encouragingly. He addresses topics such as human relationships, family, imagination, money, politics, God, children, striving to act like children as adults, making a difference in people’s lives, showing kindness, and forgiveness. He shares experiences such as pool-hopping as an adolescent that gives the reader a sense of authenticity and a glimpse into the type of person Proko is, and the life-lessons he learned.＜br /＞ One of Proko’s primary words of advice is to not give up and make the changes necessary to improve character. This Proko can attest to in a very special and specific way. At the prime of his life, he suffered two strokes and was told his life would never be the same again. He was told to expect permanent paralysis and for a short period, looked into this new way of life, feeling useless and defeated. He soon decided to take charge which meant pushing hard to improve himself physically, mentally and emotionally. Through endless hours of physical therapy and working out, he was able to overcome his physical limitations and prove to himself and those around him that if you work hard enough to change your life for the better, it is possible to jump over hurdles that others see as impossible to overcome. He uses this life experience to encourage his readers to make the changes necessary to better their lives, and to never give up. As a reader, hearing this advice from someone who lost all hope and then worked hard to gain his life back, written with gentleness and without shoving it in the reader’s face, I gladly took this advice.＜br /＞ The most enjoyable aspect of Proko’s book is his memories of being raised under the guidance and love of his grandparents interwoven throughout the work. He refers to simple life lessons taught to him when he was young; giving the same advice to his readers because he believes he is who he is because of their influence in his life. “They taught us how to swim, how to behave like ladies and gentlemen, how to look at life. But most importantly, how to keep your sense of humor when life comes at you. They, too, had made their fair share of mistakes but they had a goal and they just kept on striving to that end. Simple folks. Simpler times. Simple lessons.” This passage sums up his tone of voice throughout the piece. Again, he emphasizes the importance of not giving up. He mentions his grandparents and their influence on his life throughout the book, which gives the reader further evidence the advice he gives is based on experience and wisdom.＜br /＞ This is a refreshing read for anyone who is tired of negativity and prideful political opinions about America and its people. Without stuffing it down the reader’s throat, Proko delivers his advice and opinions carefully and with humor, ending almost every column with, “At least, that’s the way I see it.” Whether or not the reader agrees with what he discusses in each column, that line is a reminder these are merely his opinions based on his life experiences. Life in America is surprisingly cheerful and encouraging, even when it comes to America and its politics. Read it and rediscover your missing voice.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Demise of Magic The Kerrigan Kids, #10【電子書籍】[ W.J. May ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Time heals all wounds.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Aria and her friends escape the bunker, they find themselves at the beginning of a long road. Trust has to be earned, and some scars are quicker to heal than others.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Together with their parents, they begin the hunt for Dorian, only to discover that nothing is quite as it seems. They've been given only a piece of the puzzle, unlocking just a solitary clue. But the man has a dark secret. One he's been holding onto for a long time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One that could unravel them all…＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Kerrigan Kids＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 1 - School of Potential＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 2 - Myths & Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 3 - Kith & Kin＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 4 - Playing With Power＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 5 - Line of Ancestry＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 6 - Descent of Hope＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 7 ? Illusion of Shadows＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 8 ? Frozen by the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 9 ? Guilt of My Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 10 ? Demise of Magic＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 12 ? Deafened by the Past＜/p＞ ＜p＞READ THE WHOLE SERIES:＜br /＞ Prequel Series:＜br /＞ Christmas Before the Magic＜br /＞ Question the Darkness＜br /＞ Into the Darkness＜br /＞ Fight the Darkness＜br /＞ Alone in the Darkness＜br /＞ Lost in Darkness＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series＜br /＞ Rae of Hope＜br /＞ Dark Nebula＜br /＞ House of Cards＜br /＞ Royal Tea＜br /＞ Under Fire＜br /＞ End in Sight＜br /＞ Hidden Darkness＜br /＞ Twisted Together＜br /＞ Mark of Fate＜br /＞ Strength & Power＜br /＞ Last One Standing＜br /＞ Rae of Light＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel＜br /＞ A Matter of Time＜br /＞ Time Piece＜br /＞ Second Chance＜br /＞ Glitch in Time＜br /＞ Our Time＜br /＞ Precious Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel＜br /＞ Living in the Past＜br /＞ Present for Today＜br /＞ Staring at the Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kerrigan Chronicles＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stopping Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Passage of Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ticking Clock＜/p＞ ＜p＞Secrets in Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞Time in the City＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimate Future＜/p＞ ＜p＞USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or step into the series right here. You won't be disappointed!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。