The Lotus Eaters

Author : Tatjana Soli
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429934411

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The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli Pdf

A New York Times Best Seller! A New York Times Notable Book! A unique and sweeping debut novel of an American female combat photographer in the Vietnam War, as she captures the wrenching chaos and finds herself torn between the love of two men. On a stifling day in 1975, the North Vietnamese army is poised to roll into Saigon. As the fall of the city begins, two lovers make their way through the streets to escape to a new life. Helen Adams, an American photojournalist, must take leave of a war she is addicted to and a devastated country she has come to love. Linh, the Vietnamese man who loves her, must grapple with his own conflicted loyalties of heart and homeland. As they race to leave, they play out a drama of devotion and betrayal that spins them back through twelve war-torn years, beginning in the splendor of Angkor Wat, with their mentor, larger-than-life war correspondent Sam Darrow, once Helen's infuriating love and fiercest competitor, and Linh's secret keeper, boss and truest friend. Tatjana Soli paints a searing portrait of an American woman's struggle and triumph in Vietnam, a stirring canvas contrasting the wrenching horror of war and the treacherous narcotic of obsession with the redemptive power of love. Readers will be transfixed by this stunning novel of passion, duty and ambition among the ruins of war.

Author : Emily Clements
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743586679

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The Lotus Eaters by Emily Clements Pdf

Since childhood, Emily Clements’ sense of self had always been shaped by the opinions of others and the need to be liked. When a stand-off with her best friend sees nineteen-year-old Emily stranded in Vietnam, she is alone for the first time and adrift in a new environment. With seemingly nothing to lose, she makes the biggest decision of her life – to stay. But Emily's attempts to bridge a yawning loneliness spur a downward spiral of recklessness, as she hurtles from one sexual encounter to the next. It will take a truly terrifying experience for her to understand that sex is both a weapon and a wound in her battle for self-worth and empowerment. Delicately interweaving past and present, The Lotus Eaters is a sharply written story of self-redemption from an exciting young voice in Australian memoir that dissects the patterns of blame and shame women can form around their bodies and relationships.

Author : Stanley G. Weinbaum
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528781916

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The Lotus Eaters by Stanley G. Weinbaum Pdf

This is a classic science fiction short story by Stanley G. Weinbaum that was originally published in Astounding Stories in 1935. This story is a sequel to Parasite Planet and continues the tale of Hamilton 'Ham' Hammond and Patricia Burlingame. The pair are now married and have been commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute to explore the night-side of Venus. They discover a species of highly intelligent plants that appear to have no survival instincts and are seemingly indifferent to the Trioptes that attack and consume them. Burlingame names them 'the Lotus Eaters of Venus'. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

Author : Piyel Haldar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135897550

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Law, Orientalism and Postcolonialism by Piyel Haldar Pdf

Focusing on the ‘problem’ of pleasure Law, Orientalism and Postcolonialism uncovers the organizing principles by which the legal subject was colonized. That occidental law was complicit in colonial expansion is obvious. What remains to be addressed, however, is the manner in which law and legal discourse sought to colonize individual subjects as subjects of law. It was through the permission of pleasure that modern Western subjects were refined and domesticated. Legally sanctioned outlets for private and social enjoyment instilled and continue to instil within the individual tight self-control over behaviour. There are, however, states of behaviour considered to be repugnant to, and in excess of, modern codes of civility. Drawing on a broad range of literature, (including classical jurisprudence, eighteenth century Orientalist scholarship, early travel literature, and nineteenth century debates surrounding the rule of law), yet concentrating on the experience of British India, the argument here is that such excesses were deemed to be an Oriental phenomenon. Through the encounter with the Orient and with the fantasy of its excess, Piyel Haldar concludes, the relationship between the subject and the law was transformed, and must therefore be re-assessed.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0344068129

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Odyssey by Homer Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Marianne Macdonald
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015069360173

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The Lotus Eaters by Marianne Macdonald Pdf

In Beverley Hills in 1998, British celebrity interviewer Lottie meets Patty Belle, a minor Hollywood actress. In the scorching heat, as she drinks her Virgin Mary and her companion sips champagne, Lottie immediately recognises and responds to Patty Belle's magnetic appeal. But they are not to meet again until many months later back in London, when they become flatmates. Patty is in love with being in love. Strikingly beautiful, she both knows, and at some level is entirely unaware of, the impact she has on men. As she falls for one after another of Lottie's male friends, destroying relationships and marriages, she can only say 'But we couldn't help ourselves!'. Eventually Patty manages to destroy even her friendship with Lottie as with everyone else she has ever been close to, except those most damaging to her. A Marilyn for 90s London, she is lovable, infuriating, and naive as a child. Patty is a girl about town with the unforgettable charm of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sally Bowles in Goodbye to Berlin and Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Set against the London of the dotcom boom and the USA of Clinton's impeachment, The Lotus Eaters is a stunning and deceptively sophisticated novel.

Author : Mizutaki
Publisher : KADOKAWA
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:04000000A10289400000

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The Lotus Eaters, Drunk and Sober　Chapter 1: Drunks Have No Recollection of the Night Before (Part1) by Mizutaki Pdf

Miyoi works at Geidontei, a Japanese-style pub (izakaya) in a remote part of the fantasy land, Gensokyo. She is charming, loved by all customers including drunk people. Sometimes, those who are not human also come to Geidontei for a drink. A ghoul, a tanuki, a demon...all cute girls, but have special powers. Miyoi tries to solve mysteries that troubles the village with help from some of them...but she herself is one of the mysteries!

Author : George William Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Atlantic States
ISBN : HARVARD:HN2FQ5

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Lotus-eating: a Summer Book by George William Curtis Pdf

Author : Edward Docx
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0618485341

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The Calligrapher by Edward Docx Pdf

A modern tale of sexual mores and city life, Edward Docx's debut is a witty novel of spurned lovers, elaborately planned seduction, plotted revenge, and surprising secrets.

Author : Tom Kratman
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625790712

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A Desert Called Peace, Second Edition by Tom Kratman Pdf

Now with new Content by Tom Kratman HE RAISED AN ARMY AGAINST THOSE WHO TOOK EVERYTHING FROM HIM They should have picked their enemies more carefully. Five centuries from now, on a remarkably Earthlike planet that is mankind's sole colony in space, religious fanatics called the "Salafi Ikhwan" have murdered the uncle of former colonel Patrick Hennessey. That was their first mistake, because uncle was rich and Hennessey was rather a good colonel. But they also murdered Hennessey's wife, Linda, and their three small children, and that was their worst mistake for she was the only restraint Hennessey had ever accepted. From the pile of rubble and the pillar of fire that mark the last resting place of Linda Hennessey and her children arises a new warrior¾Carrera, scourge of the Salafis. He will forge an army of ruthless fanatics from the decrepit remains of failed state's military. He will wage war across half a world. He will find those who killed his family. He will destroy them, and those who support them, utterly, completely, without restraint or remorse. Only when he is finished will there be peace: the peace of an empty wind as it blows across a desert strewn with the bones of Carrera's enemies. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Jeanie Lang
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781531265458

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Stories from the Odyssey by Jeanie Lang Pdf

In the days of long ago there reigned over Ithaca, a rugged little island in the sea to the west of Greece, a king whose name was Odysseus. Odysseus feared no man. Stronger and braver than other men was he, wiser, and more full of clever devices. Far and wide he was known as Odysseus of the many counsels. Wise, also, was his queen, Penelope, and she was as fair as she was wise, and as good as she was fair.

Author : Alfred Tennyson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1404473728

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The Lotos-eaters ... by Alfred Tennyson Pdf

Arthur Chandler presents the text of "The Lotos-Eaters," a poem by English poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892). The poem was written in 1832.

Author : Bernard Evslin
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1989-04
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN : 0812412249

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The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin Pdf

The occasion of forty years of teaching at Amherst by William H. Pritchard, the renowned critic of Frost, Jarrell, and many others, has generated a remarkable collection of essays by former students, colleagues, and friends.The essays themselves are a spectrum of contemporary, criticism, ranging from classroom memoirs to analytic essay-in-criticism to assessment of the state of academic letters today. These contributions, a tribute, by reason of their very range, are a salute to the breadth of William Pritchard's circle of literary acquaintance. Under Criticism demonstrates the fine persistence in certain manners of approach and habits of focus that go, among that circle, lander the name of criticism.Drawing foremost on their engagement with the literature before them, Christopher Ricks, Helen Vendler, Patricia Meyer Spacks, Neil Hertz, David Ferry, Paul Alpers, Joseph Epstein, and Frank Lentricchia -- as well as fifteen other critics and men and women of letters -- reinforce Professor Pritchard's prescription that in order to have a hearing, the critic needs to keep listening.

Author : Tatjana Soli
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250019349

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The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book! From Tatjana Soli, The New York Times bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, comes a breathtaking novel of a California ranching family, its complicated matriarch, and the enigmatic caretaker who may destroy them When Claire Nagy marries Forster Baumsarg, the only son of prominent California citrus ranchers, she knows she's consenting to a life of hard work, long days, and worry-fraught nights. But her love for Forster is so strong, she turns away from her literary education and embraces the life of the ranch, succumbing to its intoxicating rhythms and bounty until her love of the land becomes a part of her. Not even the tragic, senseless death of her son Joshua at kidnappers' hands, her alienation from her two daughters, or the dissolution of her once-devoted marriage can pull her from the ranch she's devoted her life to preserving. But despite having survived the most terrible of tragedies, Claire is about to face her greatest struggle: an illness that threatens not only to rip her from her land but take her very life. And she's chosen a caregiver, the inscrutable, Caribbean-born Minna, who may just be the darkest force of all. Haunting, tough, triumphant, and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another, the deepest fears we keep to ourselves, and the calling of the land that ties every one of us together.

Author : Marijuana Anonymous
Publisher : Marijuana Anonymous
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780976577935

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Life with Hope by Marijuana Anonymous Pdf

Similar to The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Life with Hope thoroughly explains the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions as they relate to marijuana addicts and those with cannabis use disorder. This is an essential resource for anyone seeking recovery through Marijuana Anonymous (MA). "How can we tell you how to recover? We cannot. All we can do is share with you our own experiences and recovery through the Twelve Steps of Marijuana Anonymous." Similar to The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Life with Hope thoroughly explains the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as they relate to individuals with cannabis use disorder. The text includes the 12 Steps and the 12 Traditions, fifteen personal stories from Marijuana Anonymous members, and the section, A Doctor's Opinion about Marijuana Addiction. Life with Hope is an essential resource for the marijuana addict and for anyone with a cannabis use disorder who is seeking recovery through Marijuana Anonymous (MA). The text is ideal for newcomers, people who are in active addiction, and anyone interested learning more about how marijuana addiction affects people’s lives.