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The novel revolves around our protagonist Mr. Stevens as he reminisces on his 30-year career as a butler at Darlington Hall. His devotion to his duties and loyalty to Lord Darlington meant that Stevens was not with his father prior to his death and squandered his opportunities to be with the woman he loved; instead, working tirelessly to embody the ideal British "Gentleman Butler". Through Stevens’ memories, his life struggles unfold to reflect the complex international politics between World War I and World War II.

In this interactive, informative book, Lewis scholar Majorie Lamp Mead and literary expert Leland Ryken unlock the door to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardobe, inviting you to step inside - deeper and deeper, past the musty fur coats - and gaze in wide-eyed wonder once again at the magical, wintery world Lucy first found.

Full of insight, The Prayer of Jabez is a timeless prayer classic by the prince of preachers that will fill the listener's heart with a hunger to seek God in prayer. If you thought that the prayer of Jabez was about asking God for more stuff, listening to this revealing and challenging audiobook by Charles H. Spurgeon that will give you a Gospel-centered view of this Old Testament man, and his prayer for God's blessing. In this audiobook, Spurgeon analyzes what it means to be blessed and the numerous sorts of blessings we might get, noting the benefits and drawbacks of each.

This audiobook contains condensed versions of 24 literary works intended for literature lessons in the fourth and fifth grades. Russian literature is represented by: Alexandr Volkov's "Volshebnik Izumrudnogo goroda", Alexandr Pushkin's "Baryshnya-krestyanka", Andrey Platonov's "Raznotsvetnaya babochka", Anton Chekhov's "Loshadinaya familiya", and many more. Also included are Russian folktales and numerous examples from world literature.

Navigating the world of dating can be like wandering an enchanted forest, full of creatures with peculiar habits and baffling behavior. In Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur, Francesca Lia Block provides a guide to this often-treacherous terrain, classifying all those mystifying men and women into various types of mythical forest fauna - Fauns and Werewolves, Mermaids and Banshees. After answering questions to determine your own type, you can learn to identify others.

The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a version of the US that has been overthrown by religious fundamentalists. In what was once most likely Massachusetts, under the militaristic regime of the Republic of Gilead, women no longer have civil rights or autonomy.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Publicado en 1886 con su propio dinero, Nietzsche se convierte con el fragor de sus páginas en un hombre más frontal que nunca, atacando con fiereza lo que él consideraba la insipidez moral de los pensadores de su siglo, la falta de sentido crítico de los llamados -moralistas- y la pasiva aceptación de la moral heredada judeo-cristiana.

David Hume's book tackling the subject of belief in God is among the most influential in Western philosophy. Published in 1779, three years after Hume's death, without featuring the author's name, the book was deeply controversial in its day. It is now considered a masterpiece and Hume is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers writing in English.

A facsimile guide to the "Gents Loos of London" published originally in 1937 by Routledge. Hailed as the first queer city guide, "For Your Convenience" was first published in 1937. Ostensibly a guide to where a gentleman may find ‘relief’ in the metropolis after "three cups of tea", for those "in-the-know" the information held between its pages offers a much more tantalizing prospect.

This is a summary/study guide of Don Quixote. Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. The story follows the adventures of a noble (hidalgo) named Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante), reviving chivalry and serving his country, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha.

This is a summary and analysis of It Can't Happen Here and not the original book. With news of the dictatorship Adolph Hitler is building in Germany and the fascist regime taking root in Italy, Lewis Sinclair attacks the basic American precept that something of that magnitude cannot happen here.

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general who is credited with The Art of War, a military strategy guide. Its principles are written broadly enough that many of them still apply to non-military struggles today. Below are some of Sun Tzu's timelessly relevant maxims, analyzed and modernized for today's strategic risk management battles.

Un joven millonario con un pasado dudoso aparece en Nueva York. No tiene enlaces con la sociedad que le rodea y nadie sabe cómo consiguió su fortuna salvo él mismo. Pese a las múltiples personas que lo rodean, él es un hombre solitario, atrapado por el amor de una mujer que es casada y a la que quiere recuperar.

El pavoroso espectro de la desolación y el triunfo de la solidaridad narradas de manera fantástica en esta joya de la literatura. Albert Camus (1913-1960) narra los avatares del doctor Rieux y de toda una ciudad, Orán, contra una peste de dimensiones sobrecogedoras.

Toda la belleza y exquisitez de una literatura de filigrana, ganadora del Nóbel en 1929. En sus páginas, el lector asistirá a la historia de una admiración prohibida: La del destacado escritor alemán Gustav Von Aschenbach y un hombre polaco dotado de una belleza extraordinaria: Tadzio.

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most performed plays. With this new guide, you will have an even better understanding of the story. Included in this guide: a biography of author William Shakespeare, a look at the play's context, its literary elements, detailed scene summaries, character analysis, and much more. This is the definitive guide to Julius Caesar, concise, easy to understand, and guaranteed to add to your enjoyment of this classic play.

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