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In the spring of 1975, Ben Friedman will celebrate his rite of passage into adulthood. When his beloved grandfather suddenly dies and leaves him a mysterious inheritance, Ben begins to discover who he is and where he belongs. When he chooses a path his powerful father opposes, their relationship becomes volatile. Will Ben withstand the pressure?In 1914, Dovid Weisman, Ben's great-grandfather, struggles to protect his family when Germany declares war on Russia and the brutal Cossacks occupy his village of Siedlce, Poland. He finds that love and opportunity are still possible. If they can escape with their lives.Slipping between war-torn Poland and modern American life, one family's story is woven together across three generations.
Trapped in a stifling marriage, Anna Karenina is swept off her feet by dashing Count Vronsky. Rejected by society, the two lovers flee to Italy, where Anna finds herself isolated from all except the man she loves, and who loves her. But can they live by love alone? In this novel of astonishing scope and grandeur, Leo Tolstoy, the great master of Russian literature, charts the course of the human heart.A masterpiece of realism and illuminated by irresistible characters, Anna Karenina is among the best-loved of all novels, penetrating to the heart of the ruling class in Tsarist Russia. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Anna Karenina is translated by Aylmer & Louise Maude, and features an afterword by Ned Halley.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
A hugely endearing, very funny story about kindness, friendship and overcoming fears, from award-winning illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring.Anna and Otis the snake are great friends and they love having fun together. But Otis knows people are scared of snakes, so he usually just plays at home or in the garden. He is nervous when Anna suggests a new adventure. At first people are afraid, and Otis feels he isn't welcome in the town. But Anna encourages Otis not to give up, and it soon turns out that maybe snakes aren't as scary as people thought! The hairdresser enjoys shampooing a reptile for a change, and at the skate shop Sally has a lot of fun fitting Otis with his own set of awesome wheels. Anna and Otis is full of endless rich details to spot and Maisie's artwork is a treat to pore over.
Siamo sul finire dell'Ottocento, in Canada. Avonlea un tranquillo paesino di campagna nell'Isola del Principe Edward. Ma c' una novit Matthew e Marilla Cuthbert, fratello e sorella piuttosto avanti con gli anni, proprietari della fattoria dei Tetti Verdi, hanno deciso di adottare un orfano. Hanno pensato di farlo soprattutto per avere un aiuto concreto nel lavoro nei campi, visti anche i problemi cardiaci di Matthew, che gli impediscono di svolgere gran parte dei lavori pi pesanti. Ma, a causa di un malinteso, all'appuntamento in cui avrebbe dovuto ricevere il ragazzino Matthew trova invece una bambina. Ha undici anni, i capelli rossi, magrissima, pallida e piena di lentiggini. Ha una fantasia smisurata, una parlantina effervescente e una grandissima propensione a ficcarsi nei guai. Il suo nome Anna Shirley. Anna dai Capelli Rossi, che in Italia nota per lo pi grazie al cartone animato giapponese, uscito dal 1979 sugli schermi per la gioia di tante ragazzine, in realt la protagonista di una lunga saga. Il cartone animato era ispirato tutto al primo libro, Anna dei Tetti Verdi, dove si narravano le vicende di Anna Shirley dagli 11 ai 16 anni. In questo primo libro conosciamo Anna, i suoi amici e il suo mondo, fatto di sapori antichi, piccoli disastri e grandi sogni. Un mondo forse un po' antico, forse perduto, ma sempre vivace e con un fascino tutto suo.
Anna Shirley ha ormai sedici anni e sta per diventare la nuova maestra della scuola di Avonlea. cresciuta, ma ha ancora il cuore pieno di sogni. La morte di Matthew, la nuova amicizia con Gilbert, l'arrivo dei due gemellini Davy e Dora e la rinuncia momentanea alle sue ambizioni bastano a stravolgere il suo mondo. Riuscir ad affrontare il suo nuovo ruolo e gli allievi pi monelli? E i pettegolezzi della Signora Lynde? E chi quella donna misteriosa che vive in una casa di pietra ai margini del bosco? Tra fantasie poetiche e prosaiche realt , vicini scorbutici e romantiche storie dietro l'angolo, Anna affronta due anni pieni di avventure e novit in questo secondo capitolo della saga di Anna dai Capelli Rossi.
Anna Christie: A Play in Four Acts
Eugene O'Neil
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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The Beala Eala onta series showcases the work of artists based at Gaird n Mhuire Day Centre in Corca Dhuibhne, Ireland. In four separate volumes it explores the creative practice of the artists in their own words, providing insight into the cultural influences and life experiences they have drawn upon in the creation of their work. Volume Three highlights the work of artist Anna O'Kelly.
In 1573, the alchemist Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig-WolfenbÜttel, the recipe for an extraordinary substance she called the lion's blood. She claimed that this golden oil could stimulate the growth of plants, create gemstones, transform lead into the coveted philosophers' stone-and would serve a critical role in preparing for the Last Days. Boldly envisioning herself as a Protestant Virgin Mary, Anna proposed that the lion's blood, paired with her own body, could even generate life, repopulating and redeeming the corrupt world in its final moments. In Anna Zieglerin and the Lion's Blood, Tara Nummedal reconstructs the extraordinary career and historical afterlife of alchemist, courtier, and prophet Anna Zieglerin. She situates Anna's story within the wider frameworks of Reformation Germany's religious, political, and military battles; the rising influence of alchemy; the role of apocalyptic eschatology; and the position of women within these contexts. Together with her husband, the jester Heinrich Schombach, and their companion and fellow alchemist Philipp Sommering, Anna promised her patrons at the court of WolfenbÜttel spiritual salvation and material profit. But her compelling vision brought with it another, darker possibility: rather than granting her patrons wealth or redemption, Anna's alchemical gifts might instead lead to war, disgrace, and destruction. By 1575, three years after Anna's arrival at court, her enemies had succeeded in turning her from holy alchemist into poisoner and sorceress, culminating in Anna's arrest, torture, and public execution. In her own life, Anna was a master of self-fashioning; in the centuries since her death, her story has been continually refashioned, making her a fitting emblem for each new age. Interweaving the history of science, gender, religion, and politics, Nummedal recounts how one resourceful woman's alchemical schemes touched some of the most consequential matters in Reformation Germany.
“One of the greatest love stories in world literature.”-Vladimir Nabokov “Anna Karenina is a perfect work of art. This novel contains a humane message that has not yet been heeded in Europe and that is much needed by the people of the western world.”-Fyodor Dostoevsky “The truth is we are not to take Anna Karenina as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.”-Matthew Arnold Although love and infidelity are a major themes of Leo Tolstoy’s epic Russian novel Anna Karenina (1877), there is a startling scope of philosophical and theological insight within the pages of this monumental work. The pinnacle of the realist novel, the commonplace lives and frustrations of the characters within Anna Karenina are woven together in parallel subtexts that ask difficult questions. The story of the extramarital affair between Anna Karenina and the young bachelor Count Vronsky is at the center of this complex work of literature. When Anna’s husband discovers the infidelity of his wife, his primary concern is not the well-being of his marriage, but his own self-image. The downward spiral of Anna’s illicit behavior is paralleled with the story of Kitty and Konstantin Levin, who is a wealthy agriculturalist but somewhat socially clumsy figure. Levin and Kitty’s love is unblemished, yet his struggles with faith and his unrelenting philosophical questioning paint a profound portrait of internal anguish. This classic novel examines the depth of the human soul against the backdrop of 19th-century Russia as no other work of literature has done. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Anna Karenina is both modern and readable.
“One of the greatest love stories in world literature.”-Vladimir Nabokov “Anna Karenina is a perfect work of art. This novel contains a humane message that has not yet been heeded in Europe and that is much needed by the people of the western world.”-Fyodor Dostoevsky “The truth is we are not to take Anna Karenina as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.”-Matthew Arnold Although love and infidelity are a major themes of Leo Tolstoy’s epic Russian novel Anna Karenina (1877), there is a startling scope of philosophical and theological insight within the pages of this monumental work. The pinnacle of the realist novel, the commonplace lives and frustrations of the characters within Anna Karenina are woven together in parallel subtexts that ask difficult questions. The story of the extramarital affair between Anna Karenina and the young bachelor Count Vronsky is at the center of this complex work of literature. When Anna’s husband discovers the infidelity of his wife, his primary concern is not the well-being of his marriage, but his own self-image. The downward spiral of Anna’s illicit behavior is paralleled with the story of Kitty and Konstantin Levin, who is a wealthy agriculturalist but somewhat socially clumsy figure. Levin and Kitty’s love is unblemished, yet his struggles with faith and his unrelenting philosophical questioning paint a profound portrait of internal anguish. This classic novel examines the depth of the human soul against the backdrop of 19th-century Russia as no other work of literature has done. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Anna Karenina is both modern and readable.
Anna Thornton Lady of Justice
Eugene Walton
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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