Xlibris jun 2006 (12 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the final years of the 19th century violence and turmoil led to the collapse of China's Qing Dynasty. Valeda Duval, a beautiful and independent French colonialist, and Kyung-su. Lee, a Korean minister stationed in Peking, fall in love after he saves her life during the bloody Boxer Rebellion. Breaking racial and societal taboos on both sides they remain together and have a son. Throughout Asia, European and Japanese imperialism reaches its height. Japan occupies Korea, brutally snuffing out its independence while advancing into Manchuria as its first step in conquering all of China. Minister Lee, suddenly a man without a country, must go into exile. 'In the Dragon's Wake' is the story of how he transforms himself from a traditional aristocrat, a Confucian-trained royalist and servant of his king, into a radical leader of the anti-Japanese resistance and secret arms buyer for the liberation movement. All the while Lee raises his mixed-race son to be a patriot and future leader of the resistance. But conflict threatens his family: Valeda doesn't want her son to be a fighter. Around them the dynasty collapses. Sun Yat-sen tries to replace it with a republic, but the northern warlords want a new empire. Anarchy cripples China as the boy grows to manhood in the midst of this chaos and bloodshed. His story is told in book two.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From 1630 to 1651, William Bradford wrote a history of Plymouth, the very colony he helped to establish and govern. Never published in his lifetime, the handwritten manuscript was lost during the Revolutionary War, and was rediscovered and published for the first time in 1856. In this new edition, Caleb Johnson has added many valuable footnotes, and included many relevant photos and illustrations. Also included here with Bradford's History is the complete text of the Pilgrims' journals chronicling the first year at Plymouth. These exciting first-hand journals capture the day-by-day details of the explorations and adventures of the Pilgrims.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - PRELUDE[Long Description] Beyond the endless chain of the Appalachian Mountains the initial settlement of Moon Township began in the spring of 1773. Who were these pioneers Where did they come from and what possessed them to leave the security of their homes to settle in a dangerous wilderness The settlement pattern in Moon Township, often complicated by a three-stage process, was composed of not only permanent settlers but also squatters who occupied land grants that were owned by land speculators. To add to the confusion, the colonies of Pennsylvania and Virginia both claimed ownership of the Ohio Valley and each colony had its own land office and their laws conflicted. During the frontier period the political overtones of the Pennsylvania / Virginia boundary dispute weighed heavily on the pioneer settler regarding the authenticity of his land title as legal jurisdiction vacillated between the colonies. This controversy was of grave concern as the frontier farm was the family's sole asset and was essential for their survival in a wilderness engulfed by poverty, hunger, disease and even death. The overwhelming demands of daily life left no time for formal education or social contact, thus most of the first-born were illiterate and loneliness prevailed on the frontier. By the post frontier period the Revolution had been concluded and the nation turned its attention toward the Articles of Confederation and its failures. After many months of debating the great theories of government and practical politics the Continental Congress drafted the American Constitution. With new structure and theoretical concepts of government never before tested the decade of the 1790's became the most perilous in American history and many feared that the new republic might not survive. The dawn of the nineteenth century brought new hope in the form of the Industrial Revolution. As the family farm developed and prospered, large processing facilities such as the gristmill, sawmill and fulling mill were necessary in order to process the increased production. With an expanding economy the farmers realized that their children could not compete without a basic education and so, along with a new church and blacksmith shop, a subscription school was built in the tiny village of Sharon. The village became a social gathering place and a respite from the demands of daily life. By mid-century the rumblings of economic and social inequality were being felt. A decade later it erupted in Civil War. The post war period was one of transition in the township as people attempted to improve their economic circumstance utilizing new agricultural knowledge to increase production on the farm and new third generation homes to enhance their social status. The enormous growth and development of industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries produced a period of great affluence. The 'new rich' now found the confines of Moon Township's conservative farm community an ideal place in which to live and raise their families. Purchasing large farms they proceeded to create numerous grand estates in an area that became known as the 'Heights'. Unfortunately, the excesses of the 1920's gave way to the great depression and a decade of pain and hardship only to be followed by the Second World War. The post war era was dominated by social demographics as the population shifted away from the city to the suburbs and Moon Township found itself evolving into an upscale bedroom community.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a noir potboiler based on a murder that occurred more than seventy-five years ago in Columbus, Ohio. The actual circumstances were more fascinating than anything the author could devise. Considerable verisimilitude is achieved by using actual names and authentic places, but this is entirely a work of fiction and it should not be construed in any other fashion. The personalities of all major characters were largely invented to enhance the fictional narrative. Furthermore, the conclusion has been altered materially, because the author does not know exactly how this story eventually ended. It is unclear if the tale has ended to this day.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Before Hollywood gave us The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Wilbur Klutzheimer was the twenty-nine-year-old virgin in the romantic comedy What's So Great about Sex To some people, virginity is a state of sacredness, discipline, and purity. But to others belonging in the modern world, virginity is considered a negative thing implying that a person is unattractive, uncaring, and sexually immature. This brings to life the burning question: Does having sex really make the man or woman The answer will be unveiled in the compelling new book What's So Great About Sex as author Terrance K. Gibson introduces to readers the protagonist Wilbur Klutzheimer, a very shy twenty-nine-year-old virgin who is about to enter a whole new world of lust and sexual magic. What's So Great About Sex is the story of Wilbur Klutzheimer, a New York Times cub reporter who has been ridiculed by everyone since his childhood for his shy, lonely, meek, well-meaning, and clumsy personality. For most of his life, Wilbur simply does not have the will and 'tools' to do things that other men could do and has always failed to strike gold with the ladies. One day, Wilbur meets Rick, a fellow reporter notorious for his womanizing. Rick offers to help him become a 'man' by teaching him the 'tricks' of how to bed a woman. Wilbur reluctantly accepts his help but in the end refuses as he felt it is very wrong to use women only for sexual pleasures. But as time passes, Wilbur's sexual urge gets stronger and later he starts dreaming about sex. Through his dreams, he experiences countless adventures of eroticism as if they were real and begins journalizing them. Soon he gains more than enough information and puts it into a book. Wilbur's book becomes a bestseller and suddenly he's given the title 'King of Sensuality'. His critics have been silenced, his earnings increased rapidly and women have started throwing themselves at him. At this point, he faces two disturbing dilemmas: to finally give into his physical craving and risk being labeled a hoax or to hold true to his convictions. One day, Wilbur meets Toni and instantly falls in love with her. As time begins to run out, he realizes that he must reveal his true self to Toni fast or risk losing her. Will Wilbur be able to decide fast enough Only time can tell. Humorous, romantic, and erotic from the core, What's So Great About Sex takes on the subject of sexual behavior among men and women in America. Michael A. Kahn, award-winning author of the Rachel Gold mystery series and The Mourning Sexton (under the pen name Michael Baron), describes What's So Great About Sex as 'a charming romantic comedy and an endearing coming-of-age tale in every sense of that phrase.'.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The philosopher Rene Descartes declared, 'I think, therefore I am.' But who is this I that thought posits In anecdotal style, the narrator of this nonfiction novel relates an odyssey of discovery and confusion, catalyzed by psychedelic drugs, over a year's time: the hippie era of 1967. With humor and passion he tells a story of wrestling with meaning and his own identity. Each chapter is a self-contained story, discrete links in a plotline propelled by epiphanies and vanities, from 'Before Almost Everything Changed' and his 'Czechoslovak Awakening,' with its two fateful capsules, to his 'Dark Night of the Soul' and beyond. He explores life as myth, witnesses the solution to the paradoxical mystery of waves and particles, ruminates on the difference between truth and fact, and experiences a sense of liberation that gradually becomes something else. He delves into chivalrous love, a child's anticipation of the adult world, the tao of momentary observation; sees a miracle, loses himself in the crowded crash pads of Haight-Ashbury, seeks answers in astrology and infatuation, wrestles with the capriciousness of his myriad selves, and forty years later, looking back, figures a few things out.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From a life-long interest in nature, the author shares her love of nature and her understanding of the intricacies of the natural world through her observations of the plants and animals in three familiar settings. A formal training in Biology has given her a rare insight into the important vital processes that influence the actions and interactions of birds, mammals, insects, and plants as the seasons change. She tries in her own mind to come to grips with the predator- prey relationship and to explain to the reader the importance of this vital process that makes life on earth possible. Part one is especially rich in bird lore as she observes the birds at her feeder while watching her young children grow in their understanding and knowledge of the natural world surrounding their home in a small town in east central Wisconsin. The middle section takes place in the north woods where she spends time trying to blend into the wildness of the national forest setting at a rustic hunting cabin and observe birds and other wild animals without intruding on their lives. The last part contains selected observations at a small lake in the sand country near Shawano, Wisconsin. The book concludes with short anecdotes about nature originally printed in the 'Lake Flyer' the newsletter of the Winnebago Audobon Society. Written by one of the states leading naturalist, and environmentalist, this book is the rare culmination of years of observations and reflections going back to the 50s.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dave is unsure about life. All he seems to be able to do is worry, creating a world where he is nervous all the time. Angie's world has crumbled around her. After a terrible incident she recedes into a world of books, drugs, sex and loneliness. When the two meet their worlds collide into one another, forcing them to make choices they've never had to make before. Now with each telling their own stories they both find, that with each other they are able to look deeper into one another, seeing the joy and pain that comes with life, as well as seeing deeper into their own souls.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the first of its kind from a lifetime of research which started out during the bombing raids by the Germans in 1941 (During World War 2 in Plymouth, England,the second most heavily bombed city in England) Victor traces his remarkable journey over a period of 65 years!! The book offers ample proof that the 'god' YOU think exists - DOESN'T EXIST AT ALL! Christians reading this book will find out just how ignorant they are about their bibles. This ignorance has 'brainwashed' over 4 billion people on the planet and more than 80% of the American population. This book is dedicated to Universal Mind, Universal Intelligence and Universal Law, from which these truths are released with the hope that the 'brainwashed' religionists will at least have an opportunity to embrace the TRUTH.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dr. Gloria Schrager has written a revealing memoir about her struggle to become a doctor at a time when women physicians were an anomaly. The era she has lived through has been incredibly eventful: she relates how the Great Depression, World War II, the McCarthy Unamerican Activities Committee, the overt bias and harassment that women in the professions had to face, all impacted on her life. But the memoir has a lighter side, recounting some of the adventures and mishaps of medical school, internship, maintaining a successful marriage and raising a family while engaged in the full-time practice of medicine. Both of her sons as well as a niece and grandniece have become physicians, and the book describes some the differences, both good and bad, between the practice of medicine today and how it was practiced over fifty years ago.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Certain Arrogance is a reticulation of eight essays on the history of international intelligence (primarily U.S. espionage), on Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles and their manipulation of religious groups and individuals to achieve U.S. elitist goals, on the development of U.S. psychological warfare operations, and on the sacrifice of Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.American Spymaster Allen Dulles, based in Switzerland, had abused religious (largely Protestant) individuals and institutions for U.S. intelligence through two World Wars and the subsequent 'Cold War.' His brother John Foster Dulles also used major religious groups (again, largely Protestant) from 1937 through 1959 to further both his own and the American establishment's political and economic goals.One religious individual, Noel Field (American Quaker, Unitarian, and Marxist) was used by Allen Dulles to manipulate religious relief organizations in World War II and in the post war period. Dulles finally utilized Field to help destabilize Communist Eastern Europe. Dulles apparently collaborated in this plan with Jozef Swiatlo, a Communist/CIA double agent, who later surfaced in the Warren Commission's Kennedy assassination investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald.Swiss based Albert Schweitzer College had major religious origins that were both social and political. Post war liberal Protestant movements in Europe, including the International Association for Religious Freedom, helped to create the college in Switzerland, the country at the center of Allen Dulles' fifty year spy program. In the United States, the college was supported by a powerful coalition of American religious liberalism, primarily the Unitarian Church, the Unitarian Service Committee, and the American Friends of Albert Schweitzer College.Albert Schweitzer College's history strongly suggests that American espionage assets helped establish the college and then used it, possibly with the knowledge and even cooperation of some of its religious supporters in the Unitarian Church movement and those who worked for the college in Switzerland. One leading Unitarian who worked closely with both U.S. intelligence and the military in the '40s and '50s was President of the American Friends of Albert Schweitzer College, exactly when Lee Harvey Oswald applied. That same intelligence connected Unitarian worked with a second influential Unitarian to help control U.S. space programs, including the U 2 overflights, and in the '60s, that intelligence connected Unitarian fronted for a major CIA proprietary. Those who set policy for Albert Schweitzer College were, therefore, elite members of the establishment and allies of the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1959, Lee Harvey Oswald registered to attend Albert Schweitzer College and therefore became a direct link between the college and American intelligence.Whoever masterminded the Oswald college action was knowledgeable about both the OSS's and the CIA's use of Quakers, officials of the World Council of Churchs, and Unitarians as contacts, assets, and informants (often as double agents) AND about the FBI's responsibility in tracking down and identifying Soviet illegals and double agents. Oswald was, therefore, a creature of someone in American counterintelligence who possessed precisely that double body of knowledge.At the same time that Albert Schweitzer College was extending its international recruiting effort, both the Soviet and American Illegals and False Identity programs were operating. For those espionage groups, Lee Harvey Oswald initially looked like a candidate for their intelligence operations. But Oswald was a stunningly imperfect False Identity/Illegals prospect. A faulty False Identity operation had apparently been carried out using Lee Harvey Oswald and run by a branch of American intelligence.Oswald's imperfections were certain.…