An Emperor Among Us

Author : David St. John
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1475961022

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An Emperor Among Us by David St. John Pdf

As cigar smoke hangs heavy in Mark Twains sitting room, the members of the Monday Evening Club eagerly await his presentation, which they think will be the reading of his paper The Decay of the Art of Lying. Instead, Twain changes his mind and enthralls his audience with the true tale of one mans unconventional and fascinating journey through life. It is 1849 when a thirty-one-year-old Jewish South African immigrant sails into San Francisco Bay with forty thousand dollars in his pocket, coming to join the Gold Rush but eventually finding his fortune in real estate and commerce. Just a few short years after Joshua Norton finally realizes success, however, he fails beyond his darkest nightmares. Now delusional and nearly penniless, he proclaims himself the Emperor of the United States as he aimlessly wanders the streets of San Francisco. As Emperor Norton unintentionally becomes a vital part of the young city, the people afford him the respect of a true monarch as he issues proclamations that, under his fictional rule, bring a much-needed renaissance of civility to society. An Emperor Among Us tells the intriguing tale of a remarkable eccentric who wove a unique, gentle, and civilized thread into the rough and tumble fabric of early San Francisco.

Author : Mac Barnett
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781683358503

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Paolo, Emperor of Rome by Mac Barnett Pdf

A daring dog takes a whirlwind tour of Rome in search of freedom in new picture book from beloved storyteller Mac Barnett and masterful illustrator Claire Keane Paolo the dachshund is trapped. Though he lives in Rome, a city filled with history and adventure, he is confined to a hair salon. Paolo dreams of the sweet life—la dolce vita—in the Eternal City. And then, one day, he escapes! Paolo throws himself into the city, finding adventure at every turn. Join our hero as he discovers the wonders of Rome: the ruins, the food, the art, the opera, and—of course—the cats. Readers will cheer the daring of this bighearted dog, whose story shows that even the smallest among us can achieve great things.

Author : Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKGMD

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Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases Pdf

Author : Las Cases
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00138509

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Memoirs of the Life, Exile and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon by Las Cases Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1705
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015065571021

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The Present State of Europe by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B900058549

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Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena. [Translated from the French.] [With Plates, Including a Portrait and a Map.] by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases Pdf

Author : Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKGKV

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The Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases Pdf

Author : Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCI:31970005670614

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Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases Pdf

Author : Robert McKim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198029427

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Religious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity by Robert McKim Pdf

The religious ambiguity of the world has many aspects, one of which is the hiddenness of God. Theists have proposed a number of explanations of God's hiddenness. Some putative explanations contend that the advantages of God's hiddenness ("goods of mystery") outweigh whatever benefits would result if God's existence and nature were clear to us ("goods of clarity"). Goods of mystery that have received a lot of discussion include human moral autonomy and the ability on our part to exercise control over whether we believe in the existence of God. The extent of the ambiguity that surrounds God's existence, and indeed all important religious matters, combined with our lack of an obviously correct and adequate explanation of this lack, suggest that, even if God exists, it is not important that people believe in God. Another central theme in the book is the significance of religious diversity for religious belief. The character of this diversity is such that it provides people who take a position on religious matters with reason to adopt the "Critical Stance" -- which requires people in all the religious traditions to subject their religious beliefs to critical scrutiny and hold those beliefs in a tentative way.Some contend that religious faith requires complete confidence in what is believed but tentative belief actually is sufficient to sustain many forms of religious commitment.

Author : Claire Messud
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307276667

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The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud Pdf

A bestselling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way—and not—in New York City. There is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite—an “It” girl finishing her first book; the daughter of Murray Thwaite, celebrated intellectual and journalist—and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, a cash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray’s nephew, Frederick “Bootie” Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie’s unexpected decisions—and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome—that will change each of their lives forever. A richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune—of innocence and experience, seduction and self-invention; of ambition, including literary ambition; of glamour, disaster, and promise—The Emperor’s Children is a tour de force that brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment. A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year

Author : Nate Hendley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781610695862

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The Big Con by Nate Hendley Pdf

This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history—and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over "subliminal messaging" (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about "satanic" daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, "confidence men," and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present. Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"—and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499862027

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King of Kings by Wilbur Smith Pdf

The long-awaited sequel to Wilbur Smith's worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. Cairo, 1888. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by Menelik, the King of Kings. But Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade... Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks oblivion in the city's opium dens. When he is rescued by his old friend, Lorenzo De Fonseca, now in the Italian army, and offered the chance to assess the situation around the Abyssinian border, Penrod leaps at the chance of action. With storm clouds gathering, and on opposing sides of the invasion, can Penrod and Amber find their way back to one another - against all the odds?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435028608727

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Pendleton Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Europe
ISBN : ONB:+Z218343106

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At home and abroad, a ser. of essays, with a journal in Europe by John Pendleton Kennedy Pdf

Author : David Edward Aune,Frederick Brenk
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004226319

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Greco-Roman Culture and the New Testament by David Edward Aune,Frederick Brenk Pdf

Focusing on a strength of the faculty of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, this volume is a collection of nine essays by an international group of scholars who have used texts from the Greco-Roman world to illuminate various aspects of the New Testament.