Desmond is a political novel about the French Revolution. It is Charlotte Smith’s only epistolary work, and it is her most politically radical piece. Written in response to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France, Smith’s Desmond fuses political discussion with romance, social satire and a suspenseful plot revolving around a liberal hero desperately in love with a woman who is married to a drunken anti-revolutionary. Whereas Burke represented the French Revolution as a sentimental drama, Smith draws out the parallel between political and domestic tyranny to show how the disenfranchisement of British women under eighteenth-century common law resembled the political tyranny of the French absolutist monarchy.

From a tender young age, Desmond Brice was aware of his special gifts. He could hear strange voices that no one else could hear whispering to him from out of the fire. Desmond is a farm boy tied to the family plot in Canyon County, Oregon which isn't much of anywhere. The one horse prairie town is especially lonesome for a prodigiously intelligent kid was burgeoning gifts. As Desmond grows older, he learns to hone this ability. At the same time however he discovers that his skills are coveted for their dark powers. When one of his college classmates, Sarah Taylor, lets on that she's aware of his ability, it begins a cat and mouse game which Desmond must win, or else risk losing his psychic powers to the government agency desperate to exploit him. In this first book of The Strange Air series of supernatural mysteries, we follow Desmond Brice through a series of vignettes from his school days through his days as a professor as he learns to lie, hide and finally embrace the truth of who he is.

This inspiring collection of 72 critical and creative contributions honouring the life and work of Desmond Mpilo Tutu comprises a rich and diverse array of reflections on the ecumenical global struggle against Apartheid, and Archbishop Tutu’s role therein, as a political priest, prophet and intellectual. The encounters with ‘the Arch’ and his work has shaped ongoing faith-based, activist and academic pursuits for justice, peace and dignity. Anyone familiar with his outstanding contributions to the promotion of justice, dignity and peace, will know that a hallmark of Desmond Tutu’s celebrated style is his use of narrative and real-life stories. In honour of his unique and remarkable example, the contributions in this book combine oral history and written history paradigms, as well as sociological, philosophical and theological approaches. While the book is meant to be a memorial recollection of encounters with the Arch, the hope is that these recollections will continue to inspire collective struggles and hopes for justice, peace and dignity.

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Desmond Shum’s Red Roulette In Red Roulette (2021), Desmond Shum documents his experience as a driven, aspiring entrepreneur in Communist China. Desmond was born in 1968 to a modest Chinese family that was heavily affected by the Communist takeover of the country. His wife and business partner, Whitney, had elaborate guanxi, or close political connections. She took him on a journey inside China’s corrupt political and economic system - one that ended abruptly with Whitney’s ambiguous disappearance in China.

Career-spanning selections from the writings of William Desmond.

This volume collects seventeen new essays by well-established and junior scholars on the philosophical relevance of metaxological philosophy and its main proponent, William Desmond. The volume mines metaxological thought for its salience in contemporary discussions in Continental philosophy, specifically in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and aesthetics. Among others, topics under discussion include the goodness of being, the existence and nature of God, and the aesthetic dimensions of human becoming. Interest in metaxological philosophy has been on the rise in recent years, and this volume provides both a practical introduction and thorough engagements with it by experts in the field. The volume concludes with a series of responses by William Desmond on the issues raised by the contributors.

Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s childhood in South Africa, Desmond and the Very Mean Word reveals the power of words and the secret of forgiveness. Features an audio read-along read by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him. He first responds by shouting an insult, but soon discovers that fighting back with mean words doesn’t make him feel any better. With the help of kindly Father Trevor, Desmond comes to understand his conflicted feelings and see that all people deserve compassion, whether or not they say they are sorry. Brought to vivid life in A. G. Ford’s energetic illustrations, this heartfelt, relatable story conveys timeless wisdom about how to handle bullying and angry feelings, while seeing the good in everyone.