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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！】For The Black Woman - A How-To-Guide For Developing and Elevating The Growing and Intelligent Sister【電子書籍】[ Rose Hakim ]

＜p＞In a world generally run by men, women have struggled to earn, justify and maintain a dignified place in it. Our roles have changed in meaningful and favorable ways, but there is still much work to be done. This book covers many areas surrounding the woman, but more particularly, the Black woman. As explained inside, she is the original, from whom all other women are made.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She is the mother of civilization and originally the standard of beauty everywhere on the earth; unfortunately, she lost her place and is unaware of the tragedy; therefore, she now patterns after women of other races, particularly the white women of western civilization.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They have come from caves of Europe to actually landing on the moon and we give them credit for their advancements and progress; however, we marvel at this because we have been robbed of the knowledge of our own history. If we had knowledge of ourselves, such as being the direct descendants of the Creator Himself, we would then know that what they have accomplished is merely child's play. Our ignorance keeps us worshipping them, because we don't know of ourselves.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book points out how we fell from glory, which is partly due to following the white race in the first place as far back as our first encounter with them when we were living in Paradise (called the middle east today). Some call it the Holy Land today. Ignorantly taking them for guides caused us to begin serving them and their wicked ways and as a result of not being taught by our teachers, because they prevented it, we have become practitioners of their sinful ways or sinners by circumstance. They are what they are by nature.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For The Black Woman is a delicate but hard hitting book that puts the truth about us on the table, because we are big girls, and based on the supreme sacrifice we have made in the past, which includes nursing our enemies' babies, our own, and in many cases, our men too, we deserve the truth and demand it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book addresses the pain of the past and current after affects that still hinder us and our men from taking advantage of the benefits of raising a family and prospering like other races and nationalities. It points out how we were used for experimental purposes, from which the American School of Gynecology was established.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In many cultures there are rites of passage and whether you have experienced this or not, this book will fill in many of the blanks about inside information that most black sisters have been excluded from. This one is for my sisters.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book Excerpt: Pg. 34＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Black Woman is always disappointed; consequently, she becomes troubled and agitated very often. Her life is generally depressed and easily enraged. Her feelings and emotions run high, which is abnormal. She eventually goes insane and loses all hope of moral respect from intelligent society. She eventually begins destroying her life by trying to co-habitate or mix the blood of many men in her womb at the same time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It becomes what she thinks is, "natural" to eat poison food, go unclean, and ignorant of how to be a healthy pregnant mother. Consequently, this potential mother dies at the change of life, the age of 47. Few children are born to the lost-found mother after this age.＜/p＞ ＜p＞My dear black sisters, you have fallen so far from the right way, that now you are no more admired, but are looked upon as most hateful. Many higher classed women whisper among themselves saying: "ARE THESE THE NOBELS THAT WERE TO BE FOR THE LOST FOUNDS? [THOSE WHO WERE LOST AND NOW FOUND]? NOW THEY HAVE DEGRADED THEMSELVES."＜/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！】Indigo Rose A Novel【電子書籍】[ Susan Miller ]

＜p＞From author Susan Beth Miller comes a luminous debut novel in the tradition of Jamaica Kincaid. Emotionally gripping and exquisitely written, Indigo Rose tells the story of one woman’s extraordinary＜br /＞ passage from sorrow to joy?and the uncommon journey that restores her spirit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Indigo Rosemartin leaves behind her beloved only child, Louisa, and her homeland of Jamaica to earn a better wage in America, she has no idea just how final her good-bye will be. In Chicago she keeps house for Professor Silver, whose three daughters come to depend on her in the wake of their parents’ crumbling marriage. But when Indigo receives devastating news that is every mother’s worst nightmare, she finds herself without purpose in a wintry, unfamiliar world?her heart hardened even against the girls she has cared for second only to her own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stricken, Indigo drifts through her days until she discovers Brother Man’s, a private gambling club run by a charismatic fellow Jamaican. In this smoky, lively place that recalls her island home, Indigo numbs her pain at the roulette table in the company of other lost souls. But as her hunger for diversion threatens to consume her life, she realizes that only by facing down her despair will she ever again feel love.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With mesmerizing prose, an unforgettable heroine, and a vibrantly drawn cast of characters, this powerful tale offers a compelling window into the ways we make peace with the past?and how family, community, and love can open our hearts to the future.＜/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 Complete Poetry & Sonnets of William Shakespeare: The Sonnets + Venus And Adonis + The Rape Of Lucrece + The Passionate Pilgrim + The Phoenix And The Turtle + A Lover's Complaint【電子書籍】[ William Shakespeare ]

＜p＞This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Poetry & Sonnets of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: The Sonnets Venus And Adonis The Rape Of Lucrece The Passionate Pilgrim The Phoenix And The Turtle A Lover's Complaint Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality, first published in a 1609 quarto entitled Shakespeares Sonnets. Venus and Adonis is a poem written in 1592?1593 and published in 1609. It recounts Venus' attempts to woo Adonis, their passionate coupling, and Adonis' rejection of the goddess, to which she responds with jealousy, with tragic results. The Rape of Lucrece, published in 1594, is a narrative poem focusing on the rape and tragic death of the title character and on the revenge that follows. The Passionate Pilgrim, published in 1599, is an anthology of 20 poems collected and published by William Jaggard that were attributed to "W. Shakespeare" on the title page, only five of which are considered authentically Shakespearean. These are two sonnets, later to be published in the 1609 collection of Shakespeare's sonnets, and three poems extracted from the play Love's Labour's Lost. The Phoenix and the Turtle, first published in 1601, is an allegorical poem about the death of ideal love, widely considered to be one of his most obscure works and has led to many conflicting interpretations. The poem describes a funeral arranged for the deceased Phoenix and Turtledove, the latter a traditional emblem of devoted love. A Lover's Complaint is a narrative poem published as an appendix to the original edition of Shakespeare's sonnets. It is given the title "A Lover's Complaint" in the book, which was published in 1609. William Shakespeare (1564 ? 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.＜/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 Elysium Experiment【電子書籍】[ Loredan Bucur ]

＜p＞In a far corner of the universe,beyond the barriers of human perception,there is not just one plane of reality,but seven interconnected dimensions,each controlling an essential force of existence.Matter,dreams,emotions,doubt,time,light and the hidden universe they are fabrics of a cosmic structure unknown to most.Throughout history,humanity has remained ignorant of these dimensions,until the discovery of the Elysium Experiment.In the shadow of the civilizations that explored the stars and beyond the prying eyes of the galaxies,s- raised entities known as the Cosmic Shadows.Mysterious,invisible and yet omnipresent beings,the Shadows silently observed the passage of time,acting beyond human understanding.Some considered them guardians of the universal balance,others called them shadow manipulators.The truth about the role theirs was lost in the depths of time.When Doctor Elias,a genius of his time,managed to create a device capable of accessing the seven dimensions,he opened a door to the unknown.The dimensions,long sealed and guarded by the laws of the universe,were exposed for the first time in millennia.But this discovery did not come without a price.The Elysium Experiment quickly became the target of those who wanted to use the power of dimensions to serve their own purposes.In a far corner of Earth,Clara,the first inmate to be healed through dimensional exploration,she found her calling in protecting these realities.She unwittingly became the guardian of a cosmic secret,and in the shadow of her efforts,a much larger conspiracy was beginning to take shape.While The World Council was preparing to protect these dimensions,passing them on to the distant civilizations of the galaxy,a dark force was growing in the shadows.The Cosmic Shadows,silent guardians of the interdimensional balance,came to life again,preparing to intervene.Destiny the universe depended on a fragile balance between knowledge and danger,between exploration and self-destruction.Deep inside a distant space station,Clara looked up at the interstellar sky and knew an inevitable confrontation was coming.The Cosmic Shadows weren't just a legend.They were real.And they were prepared to manipulate dimensional forces to fulfill their own mysterious plan.＜/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 Lives Before Us【電子書籍】[ Juliet Conlin ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"I wasn't sure I liked the sound of it. Even my vivid imagination could hardly fathom a place as tight, or dense, or narrow as Shanghai."＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞It's April 1939 and, with their lives in Berlin and Vienna under threat, Esther and Kitty - two very different women - are forced to make the same brutal choice. Flee Europe, or face the ghetto, incarceration, death.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Shanghai＜/em＞, they've heard, Shanghai is a haven - and so they secure passage to the other side of the world. What they find is a city of extremes - wealth, poverty, decadence and disease - and of deep political instability. Kitty has been lured there with promises of luxury, love, marriage - but when her Russian fianc? reveals his hand she's left to scratch a vulnerable living in Shanghai's nightclubs and dark corners. Meanwhile, Esther and her little girl take shelter in a house of widows until the protection of Aaron, Esther's hot-headed former lover, offers new hope of survival.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Then the Japanese military enters the fray and violence mounts. As Kitty's dreams of escape are dashed, and Esther's relationship becomes tainted, the two women are thrown together in the city's most desperate times. Together they must fight for a future for the lives that will follow theirs.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A sweeping story of survival, community and friendship in defiance of the worst threat to humanity the world has ever faced. From the author of the extraordinary ＜em＞The Uncommon Life of Alfred Warner in Six Days＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Lives Before Us＜/em＞ will particularly resonate with readers of Jeremy Dronfield (＜em＞The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz＜/em＞), Anthony Doerr (＜em＞All the Light We Cannot See＜/em＞), Heather Morris (＜em＞The Tattooist of Auschwitz＜/em＞), and Costa-winner Bart van Es (＜em＞The Cut Out Girl＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞PRAISE ＜em＞FOR THE LIVES BEFORE US＜/em＞:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞'Juliet Conlin vividly recreates the lost world of wartime Shanghai's Jewish ghetto - a place of hope and despair in equal measure; a city of temporary refuge, yet continuing daily struggle. I was absorbed.'＜/em＞ - PAUL FRENCH, 'Shanghai's champion storyteller' and author of ＜em＞City of Devils＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞'The Lives Before Us opens up a captivating new world in a war I thought I knew about, a raucous Casablanca transposed to the East, filled with the intrigues of outcasts and determined survivors.'＜/em＞ - ALEX CHRISTOFI, author of ＜em＞Glass＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞'Juliet Conlin brings wartime Shanghai to vividly to life with a wealth of fascinating detail.'＜/em＞ - SARA SHERIDAN, author of ＜em＞The Ice Maiden＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞'Chronicles the courage and endurance of two women in wartime Shanghai, separated, then reunited, in a dangerous and desperate place. Strongly drawn characters quickly demand attention, and empathy, and their compelling story charts a little known aspect of the Second World War, and of a persecution felt far beyond Europe.'＜/em＞ - SARAH MAINE, author of ＜em＞The House Between Tides＜/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 Symphony of Luminous Shadows A Song for the Fractured City【電子書籍】[ Alyssa Veyron ]

＜p＞Vienna, a city once echoing with the harmonious pulse of life, now shimmers with the fractured remnants of a symphony gone awry. Decades after the enigmatic conductor Aelric Vanthel vanished during the premiere of his magnum opus, his music lingers, a phantom limb twisting reality itself. Buildings warp and whisper, memories blur, and emotions amplify, leaving the city teetering on the edge of the imagined.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Blind composer Eleni Veyra navigates this distorted world with an uncanny sensitivity. For her, the city's fractured soundscape isn't a barrier but a language she intimately understands. Drawn by an ancient score that echoes in her dreams, Eleni seeks solace in the dangerous allure of Sonatasilk, a shimmering thread spun from the dreams of forgotten composers. It promises passage into a world of tangible sound, a realm where melodies take form, and where Eleni must confront the terrifying beauty of Aelric’s broken symphony.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With each shimmering strand of Sonatasilk, Eleni plunges deeper into vibrant, surreal soundscapes. A forest of escalating crescendos threatens to consume her in a cacophony of distorted beauty, while desolate plains echo with fragmented memories and the spectral warnings of Aelric’s lost love. In the terrifying void of silent notes, Eleni confronts the infinite potential of music ? and the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Eleni isn’t alone in this fractured city. The Cadence Guild, a secretive order determined to control music’s power, hunts her relentlessly, viewing her unique connection to the symphony as a dangerous weapon. And as their silent agents close in, Eleni finds an unlikely ally in Rhys Malcolm, a disillusioned Guild member who sees the suffocating effects of their control.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Together, they must navigate the city's hidden passages, decipher the ancient score, and disable the Guild’s network of sonic dampeners, reawakening Vienna’s silenced voice. But their actions draw the attention of the Guild’s enigmatic leader, Silas Thorne, a man who believes silence is the ultimate form of order.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a final, breathtaking crescendo at the very concert hall where Aelric's symphony premiered, Eleni must confront Thorne and his forces. Armed with her newfound understanding of the ancient score, she will weave a counter-melody, a symphony of luminous shadows, to rewrite the fractured reality. But can she harness the symphony's power without succumbing to its chaotic allure, or will Vienna be forever silenced?＜/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！】Urban Odysseys: KL Stories【電子書籍】[ Edited by Janet Tay & Eric Forbes ]

＜p＞Book Description:＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this rich embroidery of stories set against the landscape of the Malaysian capital, the city of Kuala Lumpur is as much a character as any of the denizens, drifters and dreamers portrayed in the stories. These are portraits of the capital seen through the prism of stories written by an array of new literary voices.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each writer’s experience of or passage through the city is variegated; at some point in their lives, they have grown up in, stopped over in, moved into, or lost and found themselves in the labyrinthine chaos of the city.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“KL was never prim and rarely proper, and this anthology celebrates our famous juxtapositions with welcome rudeness.” AMIR MUHAMMAD＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here nineteen writers present a sweeping literary portrait of the city as seen through their eyes, and in ways unexpected and mesmerising take on the challenge of capturing the exuberant madness and cultural diversity of the city and its enduring spirit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞JANET TAY is a litigation lawyer by training. She is also working towards a Master’s degree in English Literature at University Malaya. Her story, ‘Callus,’ was highly commended in the 2004 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Competition, and has been adapted for the Oxford Bookworms World Stories collection published in 2008. Another story, ‘Transience,’ was published in Off The Edge, a leading arts and culture monthly. She writes for Quill and The Star.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ERIC FORBES is a senior editor with a Malaysian publishing house. He has always been obsessed with the relationship between literature and life, and the role literature plays in society. He has edited many books but never gets tired of the grand adventure of reading. His interviews with authors have been published in Quill, Malaysian Insider and The Star.＜/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 & Circumstance【電子書籍】[ Theresa Milstein ]

＜p＞＜em＞“The trunk of this family is lost to history / Photo fragments remain as shadows”＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With subtle wit, and poignant imagery, the unrelenting passage of time connects the vignettes in Theresa Milstein’s ＜em＞Time and Circumstance＜/em＞. This reflective collection of real and imagined poetry and prose, speculates on an erratic childhood, the uncertainty of adolescence, and the reality of parenthood, through flashbacks of love lost and found.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞“This everyday, why again, sometimes / ignored tune has measured time in notes, / seconds, minutes, days, years, and so it goes. / It’s a measure of the man he will become.”＜/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！】Mail Order Brides: Off The Beaten Path (Four Clean Western Historical Romances)【電子書籍】[ Vanessa Carvo ]

＜p＞Mail Order Bride: A Little Child Shall Lead Her ? A man requests a helpmate to try and reach his daughter who is sightless and has emotional problems because she witnessed her mother's violent and accidental death; but then he finds himself falling in love with the gentle woman who arrives on his doorstep to help in any way she can.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mail Order Bride: Just Shut Up & Kiss Me Already - When a sheriff finds that he needs someone to help take care of his two children after his wife dies, he never thought that he'd get an organ-playing non-believer like the woman who arrived on his doorstep one day.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mail Order Bride: Salisa On The Stagecoach ? A young man passes a stagecoach on his way into town and sees a young woman with the most perfect blue eyes, along with a group of children. She haunts his mind and he cannot find out who she is, so he puts and ad in the newspaper for a mail order bride, thinking he has lost her forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mail Order Bride: Losing Her Cowboy - Following her father's dream to head west, Jordyn corresponds with a man to become his mail order bride. The only way she can afford the hefty ship's passage is to tell a company which puts on bride auctions that she will throw in her lot with them. The only problem when she reaches her destination, is that she cannot find her cowboy at their pre-arranged meeting place, and the number of men waiting to "win" a bride, is rapidly dwindling.＜/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！】Julius Caesar's War Commentaries (Complete)【電子書籍】[ Aulus Hirtius ]

＜p＞Caesar, advancing by moderate journeys, and continuing his march without intermission, arrived at Lilybaeum, on the 14th day before the calends of January. Designing to embark immediately, though he had only one legion of new levies, and not quite six hundred horse, he ordered his tent to be pitched so near the sea-side that the waves lashed the very foot of it. This he did with a view that none should think he had time to delay, and that his men might be kept in readiness at a day or an hour’s warning. Though the wind at that time was contrary, he nevertheless detained the soldiers and mariners on board, that he might lose no opportunity of sailing; the rather, because the forces of the enemy were announced by the inhabitants of the province, to consist of innumberable cavalry not to be numbered; four legions headed by Juba, together with a great body of light-armed troops; ten legions under the command of Scipio; a hundred and twenty elephants, and fleets in abundance. Yet he was not alarmed, nor lost his confident hopes and spirits. Meantime the number of galleys and transports increased daily; the new-levied legions flocked in to him from all parts; among the rest the fifth, a veteran legion, and about two thousand horse. Having got together six legions and about two thousand horse, he embarked the legions as fast as they arrived, in the galleys, and the cavalry in the transports. Then sending the greatest part of the fleet before, with orders to sail for the island of Aponiana, not far from Lilybaeum; he himself continued a little longer in Sicily, and exposed to public sale some confiscated estates. Leaving all other affairs to the care of Allienus the praetor, who then commanded in the island; and strictly charging him to use the utmost expedition in embarking the remainder of the troops; he set sail the sixth day before the calends of January, and soon came up with the rest of the fleet. As the wind was favorable, and afforded a quick passage, he arrived the fourth day within sight of Africa, attended by a few galleys: for the transports, being mostly dispersed and scattered by the winds, with the exception of a few were driven different ways. Passing Clupea and Neapolis with the fleet, he continued for some time to coast along the shore, leaving many towns and castles behind him.＜/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！】Ghost of Ellens Harbor Part One: Lost in the West Indies【電子書籍】[ Randolph Milone ]

＜p＞There is a madman loose in the West Indies. Fearful of a rising tide of unexplained, cold-blooded violence throughout the West Indies, the lucrative trade routes between Port Royal, Jamaica and Hispaniola are frozen in terror. The region’s turquoise seas, usually teeming with merchant traffic, privateers and pirates are a wasteland of peril. For those desperate enough to defy the danger and brave passage through such ill-rumored and hotly contested waters, the risk is necessary for survival. Enter: Elena Welles, the young baroness runaway from Wellington Estate in Kent County, England. Stranded far from her homelands with little more than her trusted traveling companion and a driving desire for personal liberation, Elena Welles becomes an unforeseen caller in a pristine, remote English colony; a place harboring terrible secrets at the edge of civilized society. Alone, she must find a way out of Cape Richard, and possibly sacrifice her innocence in the process before she becomes entangled in its deadly mystery and closely held secrets. Ghost of Ellen’s Harbor is a young English woman’s odyssey of self discovery; of immeasurable madness; of bitter rivals and inhumane tragedy; unexpected friendships and unabashed innocence. It is Elena’s story of ageless love against an undiscovered world of treachery and adventure that she will never forget.＜/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！】Anderson County【電子書籍】[ Beverly Odom ]

＜p＞From its roots in the unbroken wilderness of central East Texas, Anderson County has overcome many adversities to become the crossroads of East Texas. In the 1830s, rugged pioneers came to the fertile Trinity River Valley to carve out a place for themselves from the untamed country. These pioneers began a settlement along a stream about 10 miles east of the Trinity River in what would become Anderson County. Other families joined their effort, and Fort Houston was soon built in 1835?1836 to protect settlers from the dangers inherent to the wild frontier. Lost in the passage of time, many communities no longer exist. Today the principal towns are Palestine, Frankston, and Elkhart, but many other communities contribute to the quality of life across the county.＜/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！】Beneath the Gates Fantasy, Archaeology, Science Fiction【電子書籍】[ Kayelle Allen ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Ancient forces and hidden perils lie... Beneath the Gates＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a feudal society rife with fossilized dragons where ancient legends merge with lost technology, the enigmatic Gates of Life riseーtwin silver arches towering above the forest canopy. Only at dawn on the solstice do faint runes awaken, shimmering briefly through the mist, revealing a gateway to forgotten secrets.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When daring adventurers arrive, will primeval guardians deny entry, allow passage, or entrap them on a perilous one-way journey?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among those who answer the call are two relentless bounty hunters, a determined archaeologist, a fierce warrior sworn to protect her charge, and a young man haunted by the power to fade into shadows. With military forces threatening to disrupt the delicate balance, time is running out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each seeker must confront ancient forces and hidden perils as they discover secret treasures that lie… Beneath the Gates.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Fantasy and science fiction meets archaeology.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞See trigger warnings at the top of my website menu. Be aware: Instead of just talking about adventure, I hand you the map and make you feel the exhilaration of the unknown beneath your feet.＜/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 Lost Lady: Willa Cather's Elegy for a Bygone Era【電子書籍】[ Willa Cather ]

＜p＞Embark on a journey through the changing landscape of the American West with Willa Cather's poignant novel, "＜strong＞A Lost Lady＜/strong＞." Immerse yourself in a tale of societal shifts, personal transformations, and the enduring spirit of a woman navigating the complexities of life in the early 20th century.＜/p＞ ＜h2＞As Cather unveils the story of Mrs. Forrester, witness the ebb and flow of fortune, the evolving relationships, and the impact of societal changes on individual lives. Each chapter is a canvas painted with the hues of nostalgia, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.＜/h2＞ ＜p＞But here's the thought-provoking question that echoes through the narrative: How do individuals adapt to the shifting tides of time, and what is lost or gained in the process? Cather's exploration prompts readers to reflect on the timeless themes of change, identity, and the passage of an era.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Explore the nuanced details of this literary gem, where each character is a reflection of the era's challenges and triumphs. Cather's prose not only captures a specific moment in history but also resonates with the universal experiences of love, loss, and the passage of time.＜/p＞ ＜h3＞Are you ready to accompany "＜strong＞A Lost Lady＜/strong＞" on her journey through the complexities of life in the American West? The landscape awaits your exploration.＜/h3＞ ＜p＞Engage with concise, evocative paragraphs that guide you through the emotional and historical terrain of Cather's novel. Each page is an opportunity to delve into the human condition and reflect on the choices that define our lives.＜/p＞ ＜h3＞Don't miss the opportunity to own a piece of American literature. "＜strong＞A Lost Lady＜/strong＞" is not just a novel; it's an exploration of a bygone era and the enduring spirit of those who lived through it. Will you traverse the landscapes of change?＜/h3＞ ＜p＞Seize the opportunity to own a timeless portrayal of societal shifts. Purchase "＜strong＞A Lost Lady＜/strong＞" now, and let Cather's words transport you to a world where the echoes of the past resonate with the challenges of 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！】Swann's Way【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞In "Swann's Way," the first volume of Marcel Proust's monumental novel sequence "In Search of Lost Time," readers are invited into a labyrinthine exploration of memory, time, and the intricacies of human experience. Proust employs a distinctive literary style marked by long, flowing sentences and a deep introspective narrative voice that captures the fluidity of thought and the nuances of emotions. The novel intricately weaves together themes of love, jealousy, and the quest for artistic expression while delving into the ephemerality of life, all set against a backdrop of French aristocracy in the late 19th century. Proust's innovative approach to narrative structure and stream-of-consciousness technique position this work as a pivotal moment in modernist literature, reflecting a departure from traditional storytelling methods. Marcel Proust was a French writer whose own experiences with art, society, and longing profoundly influenced his literary creations. Living in a milieu of intellectualism and cultural vibrancy, Proust faced personal challenges, including his struggle with health issues and complex relationships. His keen observations of Parisian society and introspective nature compelled him to delve deeply into the human psyche, resulting in a work that resonates with existential inquiry and personal nostalgia. "Swann's Way" is an essential read for anyone interested in the depths of human emotion and the interplay of past and present. Proust's rich prose and profound insights invite readers to reflect on their own experiences of love, loss, and the relentless passage of time. This novel is not only a cornerstone of world literature but also a lens through which one can examine the beauty and complexity of our shared humanity.＜/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！】High Bridge【電子書籍】[ William Honachefsky Jr. ]

＜p＞The history of High Bridge is intertwined with the development of the iron and steel industry in the United States. As early as the 1700s, the framework of this little hamlet had already been created by English investors who carved up the rich wilderness of the New World, brimming with iron ore that would be essential to the county's development. High Bridge Borough evolved around the Taylor Wharton Foundry, established in 1742. With the passage of time, however, High Bridge has lost its farming and foundry roots, evolving into what is often referred to as a bedroom community. Just like the lofty trestle from which High Bridge derived its name, the city now runs the risk of being lost to time, forsaking the resilient character of the immigrants who forged a nation. This book aims to preserve High Bridge's glorious history for future generations.＜/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】[ Proust, Marcel ]

＜p＞"The Captive" is a poignant novel by Marcel Proust, part of his monumental work "In Search of Lost Time." Set in early 20th-century France, the novel follows the protagonist, Marcel, as he navigates the complexities of love, desire, and memory. At its heart is Marcel's infatuation with the enigmatic Albertine, a young woman whose presence both captivates and frustrates him. As Marcel delves deeper into his feelings for Albertine, he grapples with the nature of obsession, jealousy, and the elusive nature of human relationships. Through Marcel's introspective narration, Proust explores themes of longing, identity, and the passage of time with exquisite detail and insight. "The Captive" is a profound exploration of the human condition, revealing the intricacies of the heart and mind in the pursuit of love and understanding.＜/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 Moon in the Gutter A Library of America eBook Classic【電子書籍】[ David Goodis ]

＜p＞For the first time, the best work of a distinctive master of American noir is available in authoritative e-book editions from The Library of America. ＜em＞The Moon in the Gutter＜/em＞ (1953) is one of David Goodis’s many tours of the down-and-out neighborhoods of his native city of Philadelphia. William Kerrigan’s pursuit of the riddle of his sister’s death in an obscure alleyway provides the starting point for a tortuous journey into “the darkness of all lost dreams.” Other David Goodis novels available as Library of America E-Book Classics include: ＜em＞Nightfall＜/em＞, ＜em＞Dark Passage＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Burglar＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Street of No Return＜/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！】Fishing in the Desert Sand【電子書籍】[ F.W. Roberts ]

＜p＞What if the emotions you buried long ago are not gone... but waiting?＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞Fishing in the Desert Sand＜/em＞, F.W. Roberts offers a deeply intimate and spiritually profound journey into emotional recovery, inner healing, and reconnection with the lost parts of the self. Blending contemplative Christian spirituality with transformative inner dialogue, this powerful devotional-style work presents messages received over an eleven-year period each offering guidance for healing grief, releasing denial, and restoring the Will to wholeness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After the sudden death of his father at age six, Roberts unknowingly sealed away decades of grief. Years later, an unexpected emotional awakening launched him on a path of profound spiritual inquiry. What followed was a practice of journaling and seeking divine wisdom asking a simple question each day: ＜em＞"Any messages today, my Lord?"＜/em＞ The responses became a lifeline.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through vivid imagery desert sands, underground springs, storm fronts of rage, sacred heart light this book guides readers into:＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Healing suppressed grief and fear＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Releasing judgment and emotional denial＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Reconnecting Spirit and Will＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Moving rage into restoration＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Living from the Sacred Heart＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Experiencing divine love beyond conditioning＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each passage stands alone on its own page, designed for slow reflection, meditation, and journaling. This is not a book to rush through-it is a companion for those willing to go inward.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you are walking through grief...＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you feel emotionally numb or spiritually disconnected...＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you long for deeper communion with God and inner peace...＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cast your line into the desert sand. Something living is still there.＜/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！】Essential Life Skills Every 12-Year Old Needs The Essential Pre-Teen Blueprint for Every 12-Year Old to Master Emotional Control and Problem-Solving【電子書籍】[ Bennett Munoz ]

＜p＞＜strong＞WARNING: Your 12-Year-Old is Running on Half-Installed Code.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞They woke up one morning and someone flipped the switch. Now, your pre-teen has a supercharged emotional engine, but the brakes are rusty.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Everything is LOUDER.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Excitement is ecstasy. Sadness is crushing despair. They are going through a massive internal software update - and they are terrified they don't know how to pilot the new machine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞STOP WAITING for school to teach them resilience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞STOP hoping they figure out complex decision-making on their own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The world is moving too fast, explaining too little, and leaving them frozen in fear, anxiety, and shame every time they screw up.＜/p＞ ＜p＞We know the panic that hits you at 3 AM.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Will my child know how to think?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will they stand up for themselves?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will they know what to do when I’m not in the room?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞They feel the pressure, too. They see the chaos. They want independence, but every decision feels like a high-stakes gamble. This isn't a lecture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This isn't homework. This is the Essential Life Manual written in their language - a guaranteed blueprint for self-trust that cuts through the noise.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞EXPOSED: The Quiet Mentor That Installs Clarity and Confidence Overnight.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This manual cuts to the core of pre-teen confusion, delivering actionable, repeatable tools your child can deploy in the 17 seconds between impulse and disaster. We tear down the complexity and install the systems they need to thrive, not just survive:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The 'Integrity Compass' Hack＜/strong＞: Learn how to make unshakeable, no-regret decisions in 17 seconds flat, forcing peer pressure to become a harmless whisper.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The Emotional Mute Button＜/strong＞: Discover the hidden 5-second pause technique that instantly stops anger, shame, and frustration BEFORE they say or text something they will regret for years.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The $9,251 Patience Secret＜/strong＞: A simple framework for mastering allowance and saving that destroys instant gratification and earns them the right to total financial independence.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The 'Digital Fence' Protocol＜/strong＞: How to use screens without letting their phone control their mood, their sleep, or their relationshipsーand the only safe way to deal with hateful trolls.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The Confident Kid's Playbook＜/strong＞: Simple scripts that force people (even scary adults) to drop their defenses and truly listen to what your child needs, even about that terrible grade.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This book is the quiet, trusted voice they need when they feel lost. It teaches them how to recognize the difference between crippling anxiety and powerful intuition. It turns failure into valuable data and complex problems into manageable chunks.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They don't need permission to be capable. They need the tools.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you want your child to walk into the chaos of adolescence not as a nervous wreck, but as a self-steering missile of calm capability, the time to act is NOW.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Don't let them step into this critical rite of passage unarmed. Give them the blueprint for self-trust that lasts a lifetime.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Click BUY NOW. Equip them today. Their confidence cannot wait another anxious week.＜/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！】Now. Then. To Come【電子書籍】[ Fenn Thornbot ]

＜p＞Several hundred years after the Great Dying, a whole new way of organizing society has come about. There are no cages. What long ago were considered gender relations no longer are done in the same way. A gender binary doesn’t exist. People are free. Then, comes a hunger for power. And freedom is lost. Again.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Four major struggles set the scene as we meet Makk, a sixteen-year-old about to transition into adulthood. Now that Alv?s is coming to an end, Makk and their fellow sixteen-year-olds embark on a long, dangerous journey to fetch water as a sacred rite of passage meant for self-discovery. But the scorching sun makes it unsafe to do anything during the day. So, for centuries, humans have turned to nocturnal ways of life. And the younguns must rely on each other to navigate the night. All the while, unable to telepathically mindspeak like the rest, Makk is marginalized by their peers and feels utterly alone. Until they meets Takver, a stranger from a shared past. Life seems to be improving for Makk. But, seemingly isolated raids by maraudersーKidnappers and pillagers of entire encampments. Murderers. Rapistsーnot only threaten the vulnerable waterfetchers and the entire ?tmeneti people but force Makk and Takver into hiding.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While contemplating their past and future, together, Makk and Takver unexpectedly unearth a long-dormant technology that allows them to connect with ancestors and descendants across space-time. But soon they realize that the delicate balance of the present-past-future relies heavily on finding the missing journals of loved ones that they never knew existed. Makk will do whatever is necessary to reunite with their people and fight to maintain their way of life, even if it means putting their ancestors in the path of danger.＜/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！】Eclipse of Dreams The Undocumented-Led Struggle for Freedom【電子書籍】[ Marco Saavedra ]

＜ul＞ ＜li＞Refugees, asylum seekers, family separation, migrant detention. As the current US administration ratchets up a racist and dehumanizing immigration policy, it often seems that pretty much anything would be a better. The authors of this book have a somewhat longer memory than our mainstream media. They were, for the most part, DREAMers who fought for the passage of the DREAM Act under the Obama administration, and lost. That experience taught them hard lessons and allows them to see some of what is being missed in current immigration debates. The DREAM Act, like similar legislation proposed today, was simply a dressed up form of family separation. It sought to divide “good,” college-bound immigrants from family and community members designated less deserving of assimilation. This is a crucially important argument, one easily missed in the Democratic rush to score political points against Trumpism with policies that are often just more of the same disguised with liberal rhetoric.＜/li＞ ＜li＞As the 2020 election approaches, immigration debates will be front and center. This book offers a unique perspective that questions the assumptions underpinning both Republican and Democratic “solutions.”＜/li＞ ＜li＞Written by undocumented youth, it conveys the lived experiences of “illegality” and communicate how young people and their families navigate in diverse ways the contradictions of being undocumented.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Questions the pervasive legislative narrative that offers rights nto certain immigrants (DREAMers, etc), as long as they are willing to sell parents, siblings, and friends up the proverbial river. Instead, the authors provide a critique of such "American Dreams" as incompatible with justice and human dignity.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Marco Saavedra’s story of being intentionally arrested by Border Patrol in order to covertly enter an immigrant detention center in Broward county Florida, is the subject of the film ＜em＞The Infiltrators＜/em＞, directed by Christina Ibarra and Alex Rivera, which won this year’s Sundance NEXT section Audience Award, among others. The directors have offered our book’s authors the opportunity to share space with their ongoing premieres and openings across the country.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞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 Daft Days【電子書籍】[ Neil Munro ]

＜p＞Characters and Community Life: The story is populated with a range of characters who represent the different strata of Scottish society, from the local aristocracy to the working-class townsfolk. Munro's characters are vividly drawn, each with their own quirks and personal stories that intersect during the holiday season. The novel explores how these characters interact, sometimes clashing, sometimes coming together in unexpected ways.Themes of Tradition and Change: A central theme in the novel is the tension between tradition and change. The "daft days" represent a time when the usual order is upended, allowing for both joyous celebration and moments of reflection on how life in Inveraray is changing. Some characters cling to the old ways, while others embrace new ideas and ways of living.Humor and Pathos: Munro’s writing is known for its blend of humor and pathos, and "The Daft Days" is no exception. The novel captures the absurdities of small-town life with a gentle, affectionate humor, while also delving into the more poignant aspects of the characters’ lives, such as unfulfilled desires, lost opportunities, and the passage 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！】Beauty and Love: A Journey Through Fire to the Heart【電子書籍】[ Dakikon Publishing ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Beauty and Love＜/strong＞ is a quiet, luminous journey through longing, fire, and transformation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a land beyond maps, two souls are born beneath the same silent star. Beauty and Love grow together in innocence, unaware that closeness always carries the seed of separation. When Beauty is taken beyond the known world, Love must cross deserts, ruins, and a sea of fire to reach what was never truly lost.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Guided by a mysterious companion called Word, Love enters a path where doubt takes shape as dragons, comfort disguises itself as forgetting, and illusion builds fortresses of false light. Each trial burns away what is not essential, revealing a deeper truth hidden beneath longing.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Blending allegory, romance, and spiritual reflection, ＜em＞Beauty and Love＜/em＞ reimagines the timeless Sufi journey of the soul for contemporary readers. This is not merely a love story. It is a passage through fire toward the heart.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inspired by the Sufi allegorical tradition of H?sn ? A?k, this novel offers a modern exploration of love as transformation.＜/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！】Finding and Loving Me Activity Journal for Self-Discovery【電子書籍】[ Lynn Hastings ]

＜p＞If youve ever felt lost or had the uncomfortable feeling that you werent living up to your potential, then its time to do some serious soul searching.＜br /＞ This activity journal will help you discover your true selfthe one that can get lost in everyday life. Filled with biblical teachings, thought-provoking questions, art projects, and exercises to spark your creativity, it will fill you with confidence and joy.＜br /＞ Even if you dont consider yourself to be a writer, artist, deep thinker or religious, youll find the spiritual insights in this journal refreshing. Activities include:＜br /＞ Create a frame around a favorite picture of yourself. You can draw, paint, or glue colorful paper. Write everything you love about yourself right now.＜br /＞ Write out a meaningful or favorite Bible passage. Explain what it means to you.＜br /＞ If one of your friends were telling another person (someone youve never met) about you, how would they describe you?＜br /＞ Whether youre completing this activity alone, with a group of friends, or as part of an artistic Bible study, youll discover things about yourself you never knew in Finding and Loving 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！】And in the End A Guide to Biblical Prophecy【電子書籍】[ millennialchristian.com ]

＜p＞＜strong＞We are running out of time.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The dispensation of grace is coming to an end and we about to enter the Millennial Kingdom. There is a time of trouble coming that has never been experienced on this earth before. Many will die needlessly lost forever in their present spiritual condition.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is a way to escape the greatest tribulation of all times. This book takes you from the beginning to explain to you the basics of prophecy to details you will find nowhere else. This is not a book for entertianment. It is a Biblical report of coming events.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The removal of the body of Christ prior to the tribulation period is the second greatest event to ever occur on earth. There are steps you can take now to assure your safe passage home.＜/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！】Wolverine Tracks On the Trail of Memory and Meaning in the Wild【電子書籍】[ Dag O. Hessen ]

＜p＞**In this “book of great power and tenderness” (Charles Foster), a quest for an elusive animal reveals the comfort of nature in a changing, uncertain world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Deeply philosophical, addressing the questions that we are all pondering about our place in this world and the degree to which we are part of nature. A book for your bedside table.”ーCatherine Raven, author of the ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestseller ＜em＞Fox & I＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fifty years after Dag O. Hessen encounters wolverine tracks on a ski trip with his father and follows them until they disappear down a steep passage, he’s back to search for the animal that escaped him. His father is long gone but the mountains are still thereーand somewhere out there is a wolverine, an elusive creature of myth and mystery. In Hessen’s imagination, the wolverine is wilderness in animal form, representing everything lost to us in a nature that is being steadily reduced to a tame vestige of its former self. Wolverines have a reputation as vicious gluttons: they’ve been known to kill a reindeer, bite its head off, and then hang it high up in a tree like a trophy. Yet wolverines can also be shy and playful, skidding down slopes and scaling mountain peaks for no apparent reasonーperhaps, like humans, just to enjoy the view.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Over the course of a year, Hessen returns to the mountains in every season, but, since the passing of his father and sister, it’s no longer just a wolverine that he seeks. As Hessen walks and skis over peaks and valleys on the wolverine’s trail, spending his nights in silence with only the starry skies for company, he shares his biologist’s deep knowledge of flora and fauna through the changing seasons and in a changing climate. He also draws on literary explorations of humans and nature, wildness versus civilization, and, of course, wolverines, referencing writers including Thoreau, E. O. Wilson, Jon Krakauer, and Kerstin Ekman.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Wolverine Tracks＜/em＞ is a story about time passing, about change and loss in nature and in Hessen’s own life. It’s also a book about what it means to be human in our tumultuous world, and the joy and power of being in nature.＜/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！】Bangkok Bound The Meaning of Friendship【電子書籍】[ Shane Wiggand ]

＜p＞The course of life is unexpected, with an essentially beautiful blend of friendships intertwining to bloom into unforgettable moments for a lifetime so that one can extract the cherishable connections that time can't erase.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Shane Wiggand's book "Bangkok Bound: The Meaning of Friendship, a familiar trance revolves around Bangkok's vibrant scene and gives way to a trip of adventure, nostalgia, and second chances.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Xander and Isabella, two old friends, arrive in Thailand hoping to reconnect, but their trip takes surprising turns from the very moment they land-beginning with a lost bag that compels them into an impromptu shopping spree in the heart of the city.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wiggand brilliantly grasps Bangkok's chaotic beauty, from bustling markets and towering malls to peaceful parks and ancient temples.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here, readers are carried through hidden alleyways, rooftop gyms, and riverside hotels, immersing themselves in a city where past and present collide.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each encounter, whether with street vendors, lost luggage agents, or old acquaintances, intensifies Xander and Isabella's complicated relationship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The magic herein takes place with shared experiences, quiet contemplations, and lively nights of music and dancing. However, Xander and Isabella must resolve whether their friendship can withstand the passage of time or if they are merely tourists in each other's lives.＜/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！】Anatomy of Failure Why America Loses Every War It Starts【電子書籍】[ Harlan Ullman ]

＜p＞Why, since the end of World War II, has the United States either lost every war it started or failed in every military intervention it prosecuted? Harlan Ullman's new book answers this most disturbing question, a question Americans would never think of even asking because this record of failure has been largely hidden in plain sight or forgotten with the passage of time. The most straightforward answer is that presidents and administrations have consistently failed to use sound strategic thinking and lacked sufficient knowledge or understanding of the circumstances prior to deciding whether or not to employ force. Making this case is an in-depth analysis of the records of presidents from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama and Donald Trump in using force or starting wars. His recommended solutions begin with a "brains-based" approach to sound strategic thinking to address one of the major causes of failure ----the inexperience of too many of the nation's commanders-in-chief. Ullman reinforces his argument through the use of autobiographical vignettes that provide a human dimension and insight into the reasons for failure, in some cases making public previously unknown history. The clarion call of ＜em＞Anatomy of Failure＜/em＞ is that both a sound strategic framework and sufficient knowledge and understanding of the circumstance that may lead to using force are vital. Without them, failure is virtually guaranteed.＜/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 REMEMBERING Of Leather & Stone【電子書籍】[ Charles Paul Collins ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Collins' ... debut novel ... is an extraordinary achievement in historical fiction that will transport readers through time while touching their hearts." ーK.C. Finn＜/strong＞, ＜em＞Readers' Favorite＜/em＞ ★★★★★＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"This is a history book, and a family saga wrapped in a novel and is an excellent read."ーLucinda E. Clarke,＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Readers' Favorite＜/em＞ ★★★★★＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Collins’ descriptions of his ancestors’ sufferings and the horrendous ‘coffin ships’ are harrowing." ーSusie Helme,best-selling author of The Lost Wisdom of the Magi,＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Goodreads＜/em＞ ★★★★＜/p＞ ＜p＞This gripping fact-based fictional account, composed of three personal journals written as if by Collins' ancestors nearly two hundred years ago, contains their intimate, emotional stories, firsthand experiences, and traditions of old-world craftsmanship in a world being overtaken by technology.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Based on the legacies of two Boston Irish and Italian families, it is a perfect story for fans of historical Irish fiction by authors like Jean Grainger, Andrew Wareham, and Daisy O'Shea, fans of historical Italian fiction by Daniela Sacerdoti and Kate Quinn, and fans of historical biographical fiction and family sagas by writers like Mark Sullivan and Marie Benedict.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Forgotten by Time, Rediscovered by Fate＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A century after her birth, Jessie (Ambrosini) Collins is laid to rest beside her husband, Joseph Cornelius Collins, in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Milford, Massachusetts. Weeks later, while settling her estate, her children and grandchildren discover an old hope chest filled with the artifacts and memories of her life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the curiosities and treasures is a tied bundle containing three handwritten journals, previously unknown to the family. In time, they would come to realize that what they held in their hands was the family legacyーpictures of life passed down by those who lived beforeーof how it was with them in their time."＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The Odyssey of Cornelius Collins＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is 1845 the first year of the Great Famine in Ireland when fourteen-year-old Cornelius Collins begins a harrowing seven-year struggle for survival. At twenty, he escapes to Liverpool, England, securing a one-way third-class passage aboard a "coffin ship" bound for America. Against all odds, he survives the forty-one-day Atlantic crossing on the packet ship Clara Wheeler, landing in Boston, Massachusetts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There, he is processed and released into the streets alone to face the "land sharks" eager to take what little he possesses, including his life. Fate intervenes, and an Irish American welfare society helps him find work as a bootmaker in the town of Milford. Determined, Cornelius vows to save every penny and send it back to Ireland to support his family.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Of Leather & Stone＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the decades pass, a highly prized pink granite is discovered in Milford triggering a "granite rush" attracting skilled stonecutters from around the world, including Giuseppe Ambrosini, a master stonecutter from Lombardy, Italy, a region renowned for its stone craftsmen. He comes to America seeking his fortune in the pink granite quarries of Milford.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Generations of their two families live through the most radical shift in industrial technology in the history of civilization, the disastrous effects of the American Civil War, widespread labor upheavals, the total collapse of the American economy, and the Irish Rebellion.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These events profoundly affect them and their American-born children, who unite their two families in marriage in the aftermath of ‘the war to end all war.’＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The Remembering＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Theirs is the common fate of common people: living their lives without fanfare, known only to those who worked with them and those who loved them, then forgotten by timeーuntil one day, when they are remembered, and their names are spoken again by the living in THE REMEMBERING."＜/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。