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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Men...

  D H Lawrence, F. Scott...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  War has ruined Nations and peoples.  Revolution has followed in some.  In the aftermath society slowly picks itself up, unaware that collapse is already beginning to ferment in its economic bastions.  The authors of this decade are purposeful with their prose, describing and detailing with stories the brazen nature of this decade.     
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The Men - An Introduction 
  2 - The Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence 
  3 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  4 - The Color Out of Space by H P Lovecraft 
  5 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka 
  6 - The Burial of the Rats by Bram Stoker 
  7 - Brothers by Sherwood Anderson 
  8 - Rats by M R James 
  9 - The Great Slave by Zane Grey 
  10 - The Loathly Opposite by John Buchan 
  11 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

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  The Power of Half - One Family's...

  Kevin Salwen, Hannah Salwen

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  A true story of making a difference: “What does your family stand for? Read this book—it will change your life” (Daniel H. Pink).   It all started when fourteen-year-old Hannah Salwen had a “eureka” moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the same moment when a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said “You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”   Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream—providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to do something.   As a family, they made the extraordinary decision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of the sale price to a worthy charity. What began as an outlandish scheme became a remarkable journey that transported them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. In the end they learned that they had the power to change a little corner of the world—and found that it changed them, too.   “You feel lighter reading this book, as if the heavy weight of house and car and appliances, the need to collect these things to feel safe as a family, are lifted and replaced by something that makes much more sense.” —Los Angeles Times

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  Tuscan Countess - The Life and...

  Michele K. Spike

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  “[This] marvelous biography peels back layer upon layer of previous myth to render a startling new portrait of the countess. . . . Absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly  Tuscan Countess is a fast-paced and colorful exploration of the life of Matilda of Canossa (c. 1046–1115), a woman who loved a pope and was loved by him, successfully defied the Holy Roman Emperor, and changed the map of Europe. Matilda of Canossa, the “Great Countess,” was a remarkable woman. Her personal power was so extraordinary that even centuries after her death she became the first woman to be interred in St. Peter's Basilica. She is best remembered for her role in the conflict between the papacy and the Holy Roman emperor, the climax of which took place at her castle of Canossa. This unique biography is also a journal of the author's travels through contemporary Tuscany as she explores the palaces where Matilda held court, the blood-stained plains on which her soldiers battled, the churches and cathedrals she endowed, and the fortified aeries where she sought refuge. Readers will be swept along on this engrossing journey retracing the steps of a courageous and brilliant woman.

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  Taylor Swift - The Platinum Edition

  Liv Spencer

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  Kids can learn about the award-winning music superstar’s early career in this unofficial biography loaded with color photos. With albums and singles that soar to the top of the charts, shelves full of awards, and millions of fans around the world, Taylor Swift has achieved the dream of a lifetime—and that was before her twentieth birthday.  Fans searching for Taylor’s complete story should look no further than this detailed biography of the young songstress, which chronicles her childhood in Pennsylvania where she was teased and bullied, to her early days trying to land a record deal by personally dropping off demos at Nashville record companies, to the performance that lead Taylor to her current label—and international fame  Packed with color photos, Taylor Swift: Every Day Is a Fairytale shares the personal stories behind all of Taylor’s songs, and provides all the need-to-know details about her albums, tours, family, friends, boyfriends, live performances, acting gigs, and future plans. As Taylor’s career continues to flourish, this tribute looks back at the passion and determination that turned her love story with music into a fairytale come true.

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  Power in Chaos - Overcoming...

  Nick Darland

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  “You’ll be dead or in prison by the time you’re eighteen.”Born into a family of addicts and abusers, Nick Darland knows what it’s like to be stuck inside chaos. Physical and psychological trauma fill his childhood. He self-medicates with alcohol and adrenaline. No one—including him—thinks he will amount to anything.For years he is homeless, penniless, and often hopeless. Then, one memorable winter night, Nick the victim dies. Nick who holds his own power is born.Power in Chaos is the unlikely story of a boy who comes from nothing to become a self-made man—and the bright lights in his dark world that make it possible.Darland’s story is one of navigating life’s challenges with courage, perseverance, and grace. From overcoming obstacles to embracing change, Power in Chaos illustrates what can happen when you harness the chaos of life and emerge stronger, wiser, and more empowered than ever before.

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  The Road to Unafraid - How the...

  Jeff Struecker

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  Jeff Struecker, a "Black Hawk Down" hero, the Army's Top Ranger, now an Army Chaplain, relates his own tales from the frontlines of every U.S. initiative since Panama, and tells how God taught him faith from the front in fear-soaked times. As readers go on-mission with Struecker through his harrowing tales, they will learn how to face their own fears with faith in a mighty God. Just as he told one of his charges in Mogadishu: "The difference between being a coward and a hero is not whether you're scared, it's what you do while you're scared." 
  Photos are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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