Laughter From The Sky The Triumph Of A Dream

Author : Oni Edeko
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783848232673

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Laughter From The Sky & The Triumph Of A Dream by Oni Edeko Pdf

The Triumph Of A Dream is about a king or a ruler who tries his best to satisfy his people, after promising them a blissful life before he was elected as the ruler of the kingdom. During his reign, however, his subjects witness the most difficult time in their lives. Was he really the cause of their unending problems? The king weeps silently, as he knows that he can't alleviate the suffering of his people. He then has a dream. In the dream, his kingdom flourishes. Everybody praises him for the golden era. The king dances royally in the dream. As his friend knocks at the door, he wakes up and faces the reality of his troubled days. Laughter From The Sky is a satire about modern day prophets, especially in the poverty stricken African countries. Everybody is looking for the ways to survive. That is why there are prophets everywhere. They promise prosperity to all their church members. God sees them and laughs.

Author : Michelle Cuevas
Publisher : Dial Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Belonging (Social psychology)
ISBN : 0803738676

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Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas Pdf

The magical and moving story of a bird like boy who longs to fly. Ten-year-old Nashville doesn't feel like he belongs with his family, in his town, or even in this world. He was hatched from an egg his father found on the sidewalk and has grown into something not quite boy and not quite bird. Despite the support of his loving family, Nashville wishes more than anything that he could join his fellow birds up in the sky. The trouble is- He hasn't grown wings, which must surely make his dream impossible. And yet, in this lyrical novel with the feel of a timeless fable, Michelle Cuevas manages to convince us that, actually, anythingis possible. 'This is an impossibly lovely tale - but then, as Nashville, the soaring heart of this exquisite novel, learns, nothing is impossible when you follow your dreams. Beyond the Laughing Skyis a triumph.' Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan

Author : Aaron Kramer
Publisher : Associated University Presses
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Jews
ISBN : 0845347063

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The Burning Bush by Aaron Kramer Pdf

Author : Darra Goldstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521418968

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Nikolai Zabolotsky by Darra Goldstein Pdf

This book, first published in 1994, was the first critical study to appear in English on Nikolai Zabolotsky, one of the great poets of twentieth-century Russia.

Author : Mark Berry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351538428

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Treacherous Bonds and Laughing Fire: Politics and Religion in Wagner's Ring by Mark Berry Pdf

Mark Berry explores the political and religious ideas expounded in Wagner's Ring through close attention to the text and drama, the multifarious intellectual influences upon the composer during the work's lengthy gestation and composition, and the wealth of Wagner source material. Many of his writings are explicitly political in their concerns, for Wagner was emphatically not a revolutionary solely for the sake of art. Yet it would be misleading to see even the most 'political' tracts as somehow divorced from the aesthetic realm; Wagner's radical challenge to liberal-democratic politics makes no such distinction. This book considers Wagner's treatment of various worlds: nature, politics, economics, and metaphysics, in order to explain just how radical that challenge is. Classical interpretations have tended to opt either for an 'optimistic' view of the Ring, centred upon the influence of Young Hegelian thought - in particular the philosophy of Ludwig Feuerbach - and Wagner's concomitant revolutionary politics, or for the 'pessimistic' option, removing the disillusioned Wagner-in-Swiss-exile from the political sphere and stressing the undoubtedly important role of Arthur Schopenhauer. Such an 'either-or' approach seriously misrepresents not only Wagner's compositional method but also his intellectual method. It also sidelines inconvenient aspects of the dramas that fail to 'fit' whichever interpretation is selected. Wagner's tendency is not progressively to recant previous 'errors' in his oeuvre. Radical ideas are not completely replaced by a Schopenhauerian world-view, however loudly the composer might come to trumpet his apparent 'conversion'. Nor is Wagner's truly an Hegelian method, although Hegelian dialectic plays an important role. In fact, Wagner is in many ways not really a systematic thinker at all (which is not to portray him as self-consciously unsystematic in a Nietzschean, let alone 'post-modernist' fashion).

Author : Kamalini Sengupta
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781558616936

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Rajmahal by Kamalini Sengupta Pdf

An exploration of post-colonial Indian life through “engagingly embroidered stories that leave us replete and delighted” (The Sunday Tribune, India). Marriages, affairs, death, madness, and second chances all live within the walls of Rajmahal, an unusual Bengali house that has stood through a century of turbulent changes. Within the walls of this stately home, now divided into six apartments, the melting pot of tenants include Sikhs, Muslims, Brits, Russian-Bengalis, zamindari Bengalis, and Roman Catholics. As different as they are, all face the same struggle to come to grips with the social, economic, and intellectual forces working in India as it moves from the British Raj to independence. In this beautifully crafted tale, the intertwined fortunes and personal battles of these characters become a mirror of the country’s struggle for possession of its future. “The encompassing achievement of the novel is its penetration . . . of the life of the post-colonialist and post-colonized living on, somehow together” (Nadine Gordimer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature).

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798688274097

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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Illustrated by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world. Slipping into nihilism with the "terrible anguish" he is determined to commit suicide.

Author : Antoine de Saint−Exupery
Publisher : Aegitas
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780369406378

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint−Exupery Pdf

The Little Prince and nbsp;(French: and nbsp;Le Petit Prince) is a and nbsp;novella and nbsp;by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator and nbsp;Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by and nbsp;Reynal and amp; Hitchcock and nbsp;in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the and nbsp;liberation of France and nbsp;as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the and nbsp;Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince and nbsp;became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the and nbsp;best-selling and nbsp;and and nbsp;most translated books and nbsp;ever published. and nbsp;It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects. and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera.

Author : Robert M. Dowling
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 831 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781438108728

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Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set by Robert M. Dowling Pdf

This study explores the personal, historical, and artistic influences that combined to form such dark and influential American masterpieces as 'The Iceman Cometh', 'The Emperor Jones', 'Mourning Becomes Electra', 'Hughie', and - arguably the finest tragedy ever written by an American - 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.

Author : Maudie Smith
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444015638

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Bird Girl by Maudie Smith Pdf

A magical story about following your dreams - perfect for fans of Holly Webb. Pink-haired Finch Field has always felt different. She dreams of flying - not in a plane, but swimming through the sky like a bird. Her classmates laugh, and call her Dream Bird. But when Finch goes to stay with her beloved Granny Field for the summer, she finds herself face-to-face with a monster intent on stealing people's dreams. Finch must find a way to believe her own dreams can come true if she is to save the dreams of everyone in Sunview on Sea. A story full of magic, fantasy and friendship, perfect for younger readers of Jacqueline Wilson and Holly Webb.

Author : Algernon Charles Swinburne
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9791041986798

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A Channel Passage & Other Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne Pdf

"A Channel Passage & Other Poems" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poems by the Victorian-era English poet, playwright, and critic. Swinburne was known for his elaborate and rhythmic verse, often exploring themes of beauty, love, and rebellion. Published in the 19th century, this collection is likely to showcase Swinburne's poetic craftsmanship and his engagement with the aesthetic and decadent movements of his time. Without specific details about the individual poems in "A Channel Passage & Other Poems," one can generally expect Swinburne's characteristic use of rich and sensual language, intricate rhyme schemes, and a focus on classical themes. Swinburne's work often pushed societal and moral boundaries, and his poems were influential in the literary circles of the Victorian era. To fully appreciate the nuances of Swinburne's poetry in this collection, readers are encouraged to explore the varied themes and styles present in his verses. Immerse yourself in the language and imagery of Algernon Charles Swinburne to experience the poetic expressions that marked the Victorian literary landscape.

Author : Zhixin Lin
Publisher : Zhixin Lin
Page : 1021 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Martial Arts Collection: Sky of Love and Hatred by Zhixin Lin Pdf

Author : Edgar Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015002631359

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Charles Dickens, His Tragedy and Triumph by Edgar Johnson Pdf

Author : Charles Fort
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781596059467

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Lo! by Charles Fort Pdf

Charles Fort's parade of scientific anomalies frames the larger anomaly that is human existence. "Lo!" is a book with the capacity to rewire brains and sculpt new lenses for seeing the unexpected, the unexplained--and perhaps for glimpsing our own role in Fort's mystifying cosmic scheme.

Author : Amanda Lindhout,Sara Corbett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451651720

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A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout,Sara Corbett Pdf

BREAKING NEWS: Amanda Lindhout’s lead kidnapper, Ali Omar Ader, has been caught. Amanda Lindhout wrote about her fifteen month abduction in Somalia in A House in the Sky. It is the New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most remote places and then into captivity: “Exquisitely told…A young woman’s harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph” (The New York Times Book Review). As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself visiting its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is “a searingly unsentimental account. Ultimately it is compassion—for her naïve younger self, for her kidnappers—that becomes the key to Lindhout’s survival” (O, The Oprah Magazine).