30 Years - 30 Stories marks 30 years of diplomatic relations between Slovenia and the United Kingdom and the 30th anniversary of the British Council in Slovenia.
Great modern American supernaturalist brilliantly surveys history of genre to 1930s, summarizing, evaluating scores of books, including works by Poe, Bierce, M.
ChildhoodBoyhoodYouthThe CossacksWar and PeaceFather SergiusAnna KareninaIvan the FoolEvil allures, but good enduresWhere Love is, There God is AlsoThe Death of Ivan IlychThe Imp and the CrustAn Old AcquaintanceThe Young TsarMaster and ManEsarhaddon, King of AssyriaWork, Death, and SicknessThere are No Guilty PeopleLittle Girls Wiser Than Men
CONTENTS:1901 - From Poverty to Power1902 - As A Man Thinketh1903 - All These Things Added1903 - Through the Gates of Good or Christ and Conduct1904 - Byways to Blessedness1904 - Out From The Heart1907 - Poems of peace; including the lyrical dramatic poem Eolaus1908 - The Life Triumphant - Mastering the Heart And Mind1909 - Morning And Evening Thoughts1909 - The Mastery of Destiny1910 - Above Life's Turmoil1910 - From Passion to Peace1911 - Eight Pillars of Prosperity1911 - Man-King of Mind, Body and Circumstance1912 - Light on Life's Difficulties1913 - Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success1913 - James Allen's book of meditations for Every Day in the Year1914 - Men And Systems1915 - The Shining Gateway1919 - The Divine Companion
In a tale of ancient evil, Bram Stoker creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds, and which receives strange commands along its string; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next victim.
In an isolated town called Vondervotteimittis (wonder-what-time-it-is), the punctilious inhabitants seem to be concerned with nothing but clocks and cabbage.
Incluye poesias de caracter autobiografico como El reloj del comedor, Impresiones de Barcelona o Romance del libro bello, cantares y cuentos cortos, como el simpatico Con los ojos o Una pelicula del Quijote, asi como Renuncia melancolica o la tragicomedia El padre Don Juan.
Wie unerschöpflich und farbenprächtig der May'sche Orient ist, zeigen in diesem Band sieben moderne Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller – darunter die Bestsellerautorin Tanja Kinkel mit der Titelgeschichte "Tochter der Wüste" – als Hommage an Karl Mays immer wieder faszinierende literarische Schöpfung.
A novelist questions why she's been shortlisted for the Prize of Prize's Prize; an artist duo has a messy break up; a schoolgirl is saved from a predator by a flash flood and a gang of dead animals; a surgeon has an incurable identity crisis; a budding actor can't see what's so funny; a pregnant food writer gets a craving for luxury consumerism.
In this collection you will find :Novels-The Time Machine-The War of the Worlds-The Invisible Man-The Island of Doctor Moreau-The Sleeper Awakes-A Modern Utopia-The Wheels of Chance-The First Men in the Moon -The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth-In the Days of the Comet-Ann VeronicaShort Stories-Tales of Space and Time-The Red Room-The Diamond Maker-Æpyornis Island-The Chronic Argonauts-The Flowering of the Strange Orchid-The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes-The History of Mr PollyThe World Set Free+++ H.
