This is a collection of short stories about historical figures from different periods whose lives have somehow influenced our own lives and times. The book contains pieces about the following characters: Isaac Newton, Adolf Hitler, Vincent van Gogh, Bobby Fisher, Rafael Trujillo, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ernest Hemingway, Sigmund Freud, Nikola Tesla, Yukio Mishima, John F. Kennedy, The Unknown Soldier, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, Franz Kafka, Carl Gustav Jung and Leonardo da Vinci. Even though the stories are rooted in reality, they contain fictional elements based on legends and speculations surrounding each of the characters. This work is the result of several years of research into their lives and works. In addition, there is a Voice in all the stories that has its own personality and sets the rhythm of the plot and the tone of the collection as a whole.

"This book describes in detail how music and sound function as a constituent part of the prestige combat film's larger work of memorialization in the cultural realm of commercial cinema. As Rikke Schubart and Anne Gjelsvik note, historians must deal with 'the complexity of history, war, heroism, patriotism, memory, and the process of their representation.' Hymns for the Fallen traces an expressive sonic continuity in this 'process of representation' for serious war films. The three elements of the soundtrack--dialogue, sound effects, music--are treated in detail in the chapters which follow, although music proves to be of particular interest."--Site de l'éditeur.

When is it right to want what is wrong? When morality and emotion collide, which will be the victor? Angel De Winter has her life planned out. She will Qualify and marry the boy she loves. When greed and fate converge, forever altering the course of her life, Angel finds out what it is to fall, and not care whether she survives. A figure from the Isle’s past returns, causing a disruption in the De Winter family that quickly extends far beyond the walls of their home. An unthinkable betrayal forces everyone to make brutal and devastating sacrifices, culminating in a violent battle that will decide the fate of the Isle.

In Lore of the Fallen, Paradise and Tartarus war over the souls of Earth in the classic "good vs. evil" conflict. The Guardians, Michael and Christopher, must protect their Charges, the humans: Lore and James. The orphaned Heiress and the battle scarred Barron are forced to wed and chaos ensues. Striving to bring peace to their Charges, the Guardians, face intense opposition as they struggle to help their mortals resist temptation and fulfill their respective destinies... ... But the malevolent Traducers of Tartarus have other ideas for these two humans. The lethal Liakime and the lustful Legna manipulate time and space as they toy with Lore and James, in an attempt to thwart destiny. The two Traducers thrive on a constant uproar of conspiracies and intrigues with their fellow Tartaruchans, as they relentlessly pursue the mortal couple. Liakime and Legna will stop at nothing to achieve absolute power and turn Lore and James in to the Fallen.

BOOK THE FIRST. AMELIUS AMONG THE SOCIALISTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 Mr. Hethcote was the first to speak again. BOOK THE SECOND. AMELIUS IN LONDON CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 BOOK THE THIRD. MRS. FARNABY'S FOOT CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Amelius rose impulsively from his chair. CHAPTER 3 The young lady spoke first. CHAPTER 4 BOOK THE FOURTH. LOVE AND MONEY CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 BOOK THE FIFTH. THE FATAL LECTURE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 BOOK THE SIXTH. FILIA DOLOROSA CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 The landlady of the lodgings decided what was to be done. CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 "Rufus! I don't quite like the way you look at me. You seem to think—" CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 BOOK THE SEVENTH. THE VANISHING HOPES CHAPTER 1 Two days later, Amelius moved into his cottage. CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 "Let me see the blister," said Amelius. CHAPTER 6 Toff returned to the cottage, with the slippers and the stockings. BOOK THE EIGHTH. DAME NATURE DECIDES CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 "Where has he been found?" Amelius asked, snatching up his hat. CHAPTER 5 The last dreary days of November came to their end. CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 Early the next morning, Rufus rang at the cottage gate. CHAPTER 9 Toff was the first who recovered himself. CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12

At the end of the 21st century, the future of humanity hangs in the balance, caught between the radioactive waste of a half century of nuclear wars and the repressive authority of the Republic. Angels sacrifice their wings to join a secret fraternity of freedom fighters, risking classification as mutants and consignment to the Republic's slave dens. Each warrior is a volunteer, but no angel anticipates the full cost of his fall. The eyes of the Republic are everywhere... Lilia Desjardins has never played by the rules and she isn't about to start when her estranged husbandÕs death is declared an accident. Lilia knows Gid better than that, and if anyone is owed justice, it's the most decent man she's ever known. She leaves all she knows to risk the dark heart of the RepublicÑonly to find that she herself has been targeted by forces unknown and that her deepest secret has not only been uncovered but will be used against her.Ê Adam Montgomery will do anything to complete his earthly mission and return to the existence he knows, even if he has to seduce the enigmatic Lilia Desjardins. But when his contact is murdered and he must rely upon LiliaÕs silence to save him from the slave dens, Adam knows that his wings might be only his first sacrifice.Ê As danger and intrigue surround them, Lilia and Adam realize they must work togetherÑbody, mind and soulÑin order to save the world. apocalyptic, fallen angel hero, dystopia, urban fantasy romance, romantic suspense, cop hero, rebel, female sleuth, paranormal romance, disguise

Four mentally challenged Teenagers are placed into a group home. Tragedy and pain occur in instances of abuse and medication over usage, with attending staff. Beth, the house mother finds, quite literally, a plan. What happens next may shake the word "stigma" to the core.

The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Arguing that we must take an unflinching look at the nature of democracy—and therefore, ourselves—historian Robert Tracy McKenzie explores the ideas of human nature in the history of American democratic thought, from the nation's Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville.

**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** 'A magnificent, sweeping epic' JENNIFER SAINT, Sunday Times-bestselling author of ARIADNE 'Shannon is simply a master of the genre' C. S. PACAT, New York Times-bestselling author of DARK RISE 'A tremendous triumph' LONDON SHAH, award-winning author of the LIGHT OF THE ABYSS series 'A gorgeous, glittering epic' DAILY MAIL ____________________ A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree ____________________ Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be. The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate. When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat. Intricate and epic, A Day of Fallen Night sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree, showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come. **Chosen as a book of 2023 by the Metro, Cosmopolitan, Nerd Daily, PinkNews and Waterstones**

The earth has always continued on. However, the mystery of the fall of man and heaven itself has been a mystery as the earth rebuilds nearly a thousand years since men decided to scorch the earth with hatred and fire. Now, ancient orders are combing the earth to find the skeletons and fossils which tell the story of the fall. But someone else has returned to the place where men fought each other and angels fought demons. The truth? No one knows on earth but someone will begin to seek the answer and avert the Final War.