A Friend in Deed

A Friend in Deed
Author: GD Harper
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1789016800

Britain: a few years from now... A new populist political party has won the recent general election. Duncan Jones, freelance political journalist and blogger, loses his weekly column at a national newspaper and turns to investigative reporting. The chance remark of a friend leads him to suspect that the Russians are directing the new British government’s policies and decisions. As he visits Moscow and Ukraine to discover more, scandal follows intrigue, dark forces attempt to silence him by whatever means possible and he turns to an unlikely ally for help. A Friend in Deed is a fast-paced political thriller set in an all-too-believable near future. It is a timely reminder of how the power of the internet can be harnessed to undermine the political and personal freedoms we take for granted. It is also the story of how one man confronts the traumas in his past and works out how to resolve them.

A Friend in Deed

A Friend in Deed
Author: Professor Joshua Fogel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2019-03
Genre: China
ISBN: 9780924304880

Lu Xun spent the last decade of his life in the turbulent world of Shanghai. Soon after arriving in 1927, he befriended Uchiyama Kanzō, owner of a bookstore specializing in Japanese writings. Their friendship and the mutual kindnesses (occasionally involving near-death experiences) form the core of this short volume. In part a meditation of what two people with such different backgrounds--one the most famous intellectual of his time, the other a merchant with a sixth-grade education from a country on the verge of launching total war against China--may speak to our own fractious times. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Sino-Japanese exchange, Joshua Fogel paints a captivating portrait of two men of very different temperament, background, and political outlook. We see their friendship in ordinary moments over a cup of Karigane tea, a specially-reserved rattan chair, and the efforts at mounting exhibits of woodblock prints but also in extraordinary moments when Uchiyama protected Lu Xun from GMD spies and Japanese military police in the tumultuous years before total war. Theirs was a remarkable friendship indeed.

The Wisdom of Many

The Wisdom of Many
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1994
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780299143640

A collection of 20 studies of proverbs first published in 1981 by Garland. Among the general topics are structure, oral transmission, and practical reasoning. Proverbs examined in detail include African, Yiddish, Shakespeare's, Chinese, Irish, and those used in advertising. Includes an addenda to the bibliography. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Columbo Phile: A Casebook

The Columbo Phile: A Casebook
Author: Mark Dawidziak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2019-11
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781948986120

When Columbo hit the airwaves in 1971, in quickly became the hottest TV detective series of the decade. Series creators Richard Levinson and William Link received an Emmy Award for their work; Peter Falk received three. The Columbo Phile offers fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the creation of the character, the writing of the devious mystery plots, and the altercations between perfectionist Peter Falk and the bottom-line concerns of Universal Studios. Originally published in 1989 and long out-of-print, this 30th Anniversary Edition of the essential Columbo book features a new preface by author Mark Dawidziak, an overview of post-1989 Columbo developments, including the twenty-four new ABC mysteries, and a personal remembrance of Peter Falk. It remains today the definitive guide to the rumpled Lieutenant Columbo and his career.

The Friend

The Friend
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1873
Genre: Society of Friends
ISBN:

Holy Writ as Oral Lit

Holy Writ as Oral Lit
Author: Alan Dundes
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 058516584X

This book helps us resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persist in the Great Book today. Most biblical scholars acknowledge that both the Old and New Testaments were orally transmitted for decades before appearing in written form. With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to understand its variant texts. He uses the analytical framework of folklore to unearth and contrast the multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of woman, the flood, the ten commandments (there were once as many as eleven or twelve), the names of the twelve tribes, the naming of the disciples, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the words inscribed on the Cross, among many others.

101 Helps for Helpers

101 Helps for Helpers
Author: Dr. Linda Johnson Crowell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2008-03-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1452031185

We were created to care for each other. Some such as social workers, counselors, pastors, chaplains, seminarians, doctors, nurses, teachers, missionaries, and many others have experienced a calling and have pursued education and training that equipped them to be professional helpers. Others have sensed a calling, and out of love, passion, and compassion help and care for others. Still others just help because we are called to bear one anothers burdens and to lend a helping hand along lifes journey. And others took on the task of being a caregiver because that was the thing to do. This book is written for helpers and caregivers-thus everyone. Sometimes helpers become burdened with the load of caring; sometimes they need something to lift their spirits; sometimes they need a source of new insights and new ideas. Yet, sometimes, they need the comfort that comes from spending time in Gods Word, meditating on Gods promises, and seeing how biblical characters found help from God. I hope this book will be one that you turn to time and again; one that you will share with others. As you go along each day, use the book as a source for daily meditation, reflection, and inspiration. Or, take a break; turn to a page; or let the book fall open to a page; and anticipate how God will send the right message and encouragement that you need for a moment of disappointment, discouragement, or when you need a word of discernment. Better yet, find a happy story to make you laugh, reminisce, and celebrate. Be blessed as you help and care for others as well as yourselves. Dr. Linda Johnson Crowell Visit our website at: www.helpfullsource.com. Contact us at: Help-FULL Source, P.O. Box 46904, Bedford, Ohio 44146.

Shakespeare's Proverbial Language

Shakespeare's Proverbial Language
Author: R. W. Dent
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0520320972

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.