A light comedy set in England. Colourful characters attempt to live the life they are given in the best way they can, but ultimately desiring a sense of freedom. Funny, sad, poignant and quite odd in places.
*Includes an original introduction and biography for each Founding Father. *Includes pictures of the Founding Fathers and important people, places and events in their lives. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The Founding Fathers have held a special place in American society since the nation gained its freedom, and many of them had become national heroes even before then. Over 200 years later, Americans still look with reverence to these men, often debating with each other what the Founding Fathers would think about a certain issue, or how they would judge a certain law or legislation. In many respects, these men have become icons, whose words, thoughts and deeds are rarely questioned. Every American is taught a pristine narrative of the life and legacy of George Washington and can easily recite the highlights and myths of Washington's life. Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in authoring the Declaration of Independence, laying out the ideological groundwork of the notion of states' rights, leading one of the first political parties, and overseeing the expansion of the United States during his presidency. Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin, who dabbled throughout his life in many fields as an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Despite being one of the youngest delegates at the Constitutional Convention, James Madison was the Convention's most influential thinker, and the man most responsible for the final draft of the U.S. Constitution, forever earning the name "Father of the Constitution). And if the American Dream has come to represent the ability to climb the social ladder with skill and hard work, no Founding Father represented the new America more than Alexander Hamilton, an orphan who rose to become one of the influential Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention, the driving force behind the Federalist Papers, and the leader of a political party before engaging in the country's most famous duel. Like all legends, the staggering accomplishments of the Founding Fathers not only earned them monuments and memorials but helped enshrine their legacies, to the point that they are looked at almost as demigods above reproach. The Founding Fathers examines all of the colossal events and actions these men took, but it also analyzes what these men were really like, and how their personalities and passions helped shape the destiny of the country they founded and led. Along with pictures of the Founding Fathers and important people, places and events in their lives, you will learn about the Founding Fathers like you never have before, in no time at all.
He spread happiness simply by being there.'In 1991 Kerry and her son Ben followed Kerry's parents to live on the Greek island of Kos. The chance that Ben will read about himself and come home becomes more real every day. All of Kerry's royalties from the sale of this book will go toward the Help Find Ben campaign.
'Just locate my daughter and report back.' Ben Woolford's brief was pretty simple. Or was it? Former SAS marksman Ben Woolford relishes the simple life of retirement from active duty. He spends his time as a private investigator, tracking down the occasional missing person or collecting the odd bad debt. It is solitary work, but it is easy money, and moreover, he doesn't have anyone trying to kill him. That is until he takes on a small job of locating millionaire Frank DeLuca's twenty-five-year-old daughter, who went missing a week ago from Darwin. It sounds like a simple enough job. Seventy-two hours later, Ben finds himself lying face first in the hot, red desert sand, staking out an abandoned, rusty corrugated-iron fortress in the middle of nowhere. It's meant to be a find and report back. But when the gunfire starts, leaving blood and bodies everywhere, Ben has to fight for his own life. And that's just the beginning.This isn't a job for a PI, but what else is he to do?Notably, this novel has especially been written for people like Gary himself, who love to read, but whose fast and busy lives often result in no time for the pleasure of reading a good book.'Ben is a novel that was written like an Aussie action movie. I wanted it to appeal to that person like I was, that didn't read books. It has multiple plots and action, on every page. It is fiction, of course, but with realistic scenarios. It has guns, cars, motorbikes, major crime, investigations, and a little romance. I really hope you enjoy it.' Gary Baxter.
These collectible children's books have been lovingly restored for their first printing since the Second World War. Following the release of A Story about Ducks and A Railway ABC, V&A Publishing has rediscovered two more touching stories by the inimitable author and artist Jack Townend. Ben tells the story of a lonely steamroller. Ben loves to work hard for Mr Dodie but, at night, when he is all alone, pools of tears collect beneath his boiler. He is lonely and yearns for brothers and sisters. One day Ben looks across a field and sees a puff of white smoke. Overwhelmed with happiness, he hastily rushes to meet steamroller Matilda, and the pair agree to run away together. Delightful lithographs accompany this sweet and endearing love story.
Once upon a time a little boy, called Ben, went to his Grandma's for her birthday; and she put him in a bucket. She then sent him around the world in the bucket and he was seen by thousands And they all marveled at this wondrous boy in his yellow bucket.
Ben ist einundzwanzig, Automechaniker, Sprayer, Bettn sser. Er ist generell zu nah am Wasser gebaut, err tet zu schnell, wiegt zu wenig, hat genug. Wenn das Tier schl ft, streicht er am Bahndamm herum und bespr ht verwitterte W nde. Er ist im Widerstand. Ihn treibt eine Mission. Alles, was er f rchtet, hasst, ihn vernichtet, tr gt eine Uniform. Alles, was er braucht, liebt, ihn rettet, tr gt eine Uniform. Das Grauen hat einen Namen: Jochen. Die Liebe hat auch einen Namen: Paul.
Ben Riley ist Architekt und geschieden... und ein m rrischer, wortkarger Egoist. Er lebt allein in einer gro en Wohnung, in die er sich gern zur ckzieht, um Kontakten und Konflikten aus dem Weg zu gehen. Sie ist seine Festung und er der uneingeschr nkte Herr darin. Nach einer Phase des Selbstmitleids ist Ben mittlerweile sehr zufrieden mit diesem Leben, das ihm Kontinuit t und Sicherheit gibt. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem sein Kollege und eigentlich einziger Freund, Derek Foreman, vollkommen aufgel st vor der T r steht. Obwohl sein Inneres Ich ihm sagt, er solle ihn wieder wegschicken, l sst er ihn ein - ohne zu ahnen, dass sich sein Leben dadurch grundlegend ndern wird. Jetzt muss er reden, wird nach seiner Meinung gefragt, soll Ratschl ge geben und die Probleme seines Freundes auch noch verstehen Und nicht nur das: Auch seine ungeliebte Chefin Allyson benimmt sich pl tzlich vollkommen merkw rdig. Und als ob all das noch nicht reicht, versucht seine Exfrau Sophia offensichtlich, ihn wieder einmal schamlos zu manipulieren. Und so findet sich Ben nicht entspannt auf seiner Couch wieder, sondern mittendrin in genau dem chaotischen Wirrwarr, dem er eigentlich entsagt hatte: Dem Leben
