Five Nights A Novel

Five Nights A Novel
Author: Victoria Cross
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9361156772

Victoria Cross wrote a novel titled "Five Nights: A Novel," which was released in 1908. The protagonist of the tale is Lady Ursula, a woman compelled to stay in a haunted house for five nights in order to inherit her uncle's wealth. The spirit of a woman who passed away years ago is supposed to haunt and curse the house. Mr. Grey, a barrister and friend of Lady Ursula's, is skeptical about the otherworldly allegations. Lady Ursula starts to have weird and scary experiences as the evenings go by, which makes her doubt her sanity. Mr. Grey attempts to explain the happenings, but he soon comes to the conclusion that there might be a darker motive at work. This rare antiquarian book is a facsimile replica of the ancient original and can include some marks and annotations from libraries. We have made this work available as part of our dedication to safeguarding, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in reasonably priced, excellent, contemporary editions that are faithful to their original work because we think it is significant to culture.

Five Nights

Five Nights
Author: Victoria Cross
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1908
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It was just striking three as I came up the companion-stairs on to the deck of the Cottage City, into the clear topaz light of a June morning in Alaska: light that had not failed through all the night, for in this far northern latitude the sun only just dips beneath the horizon at midnight for an hour, leaving all the earth and sky still bathed in limpid yellow light, gently paling at that mystic time and glowing to its full glory again as the sun rises above the rim. Our steamer had left the open sea and entered the Taku Inlet, and we were steaming very slowly up it, surrounded on every side by great glittering blocks of ice, flashing in the sunshine as they floated by on the buoyant blue water. How blue it was, the colouring of sea and sky! Both were so vividly blue, the note of each so deep, so intense, one seemed almost intoxicated with colour. I stepped to the vessel's side, then made my way forward and stood there; I, the lover of the East, dazzled by the beauty of the North! The marvellous picture before me was painted in but three colours, blue, gold, and white.

The Many Facades of Edith Sitwell

The Many Facades of Edith Sitwell
Author: Allan Pero
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 081305284X

"A fascinating book that takes us deep into Edith Sitwell's world of artifice, disguise, high camp, and verbal ingenuity. In these essays, Sitwell emerges as a central figure in an alternative avant-garde in early twentieth-century Britain."--Faye Hammill, author of Sophistication: A Literary and Cultural History Establishing Edith Sitwell at the center of British modernism, this volume showcases her many achievements in poetry, autobiography, novel writing, criticism, art, and performance. Forgoing the gossip about her eccentric appearance and self-fashioned persona that has too often overshadowed serious writing about her work, the contributors explore how Sitwell combined persona and poetry to foster an outpouring of iconoclastic creativity. The Many Facades of Edith Sitwell argues that Sitwell was crucial to the development of a British avant-garde that operated alongside the conventionally accepted transatlantic modernism of Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. With Sitwell as an influential literary player and social architect, the British interwar arts scene was not an ascetic escape from personality--as the modernism of Pound and Eliot has often been characterized--but an alternative space of flamboyant, extravagant, and ornate performance. Allan Pero is associate professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. Gyllian Phillips is associate professor of English studies at Nipissing University.

Fake Musical Artist

Fake Musical Artist
Author: Md. Raiful Islam Sujon
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 3755448106

In the bustling world of music, fame and fortune are tantalizing dreams. In "Fake Musical Artist," we follow the riveting journey of a talented young musician named Alex Walker, who finds himself swept up in the whirlwind of the music industry's dark underbelly. Battling with imposter syndrome and external pressures, Alex must navigate through deception, authenticity, and self-discovery in his pursuit of success. This gripping tale delves into the sacrifices one makes for fame, the true cost of success, and the power of staying true to oneself amidst a sea of illusions.

Plato's Fable

Plato's Fable
Author: Joshua Mitchell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2009-01-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1400827175

This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. How, in light of these tendencies, can humankind be saved? Joshua Mitchell discusses the question in unprecedented depth by examining one of the great books of Western civilization. He draws us beyond the ancients/moderns debate, and beyond the notion that Plato's Republic is best understood as shedding light on the promise of discursive democracy. Instead, Mitchell argues, the question that ought to preoccupy us today is neither "reason" nor "discourse," but rather "imitation." To what extent is man first and foremost an "imitative" being? This, Mitchell asserts, is the subtext of the great political and foreign policy debates of our times. Plato's Fable is not simply a work of textual exegesis. It is an attempt to move debates within political theory beyond their current location. Mitchell recovers insights about the depth of the problem of mortal imitation from Plato's magnificent work, and seeks to explicate the meaning of Plato's central claim--that "only philosophy can save us."

The Italian Actress

The Italian Actress
Author: Frank Lentricchia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2010-03-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1438430469

Set in Italy, Frank Lentricchia's sixth novel features a has-been Italian American filmmaker, once internationally acclaimed for the beauty of his images and his experiments in pornography but now stuck in prolonged creative drought. At an obscure film festival in Volterra he meets the aging but still stunning Claudia Cardinale, star of Fellini's 81⁄2. She falls in love with him, but he resists, yet all the while wanting not to resist. Instead of remaining with Cardinale, he casts his lot with a perverse but compelling couple who convince him that he can regain his renown and achieve artistic immortality if he will only make a new film starring the two of them—an explicitly sexual film of shocking violence. The Italian Actress is a meditation, by turns lyrical and bluntly brutal, on our obsession with celebrity, ambition, the cult of youthful beauty, romantic desire, the aging body, mortality, the power of the visual image, and underneath it all, the nature of visuality itself.

The Five Whys Method

The Five Whys Method
Author: Carlo Strijk
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

So many lives involve going through the same moves again, and getting the same result over and over. In this workbook, life coach Carlo Strijk teaches you to respond in a completely different way, so that the results can really change your life, keeping you from relapsing into old patterns. He teaches you to think from the heart. Let go of your convictions and discover how liberating that is. Strijk's method is called 5-Wise, derived from the 5 'why' questions that factory managers ask themselves when their production process gets stuck. Strijk translated his method into business and personal life. Carlo Strijk leads you to brutal honesty: being unconditionally honest with yourself – and with others. This leads you to a completely new way of dealing with yourself and your environment. Carlo Strijk (1966) made a name for himself as a presenter of human interest shows on various Dutch television channels. Originally, he was an HR director, management trainer, and above all a life coach. He started out in the temporary employment sector (Content), later moving on to the hotel sector (Hilton). He has been on numerous civic councils and boards. In 2007, after recovering from a cerebral infarction, he immersed himself in what motivates him most deeply: self-reflection that led him to a universal method. He developed a technique that puts you in touch with your deepest desires and clears away false desires imposed from outside yourself (described in his first book). In this workbook, Strijk helps you to remove personal and professional obstacles that stand in the way of personal growth. It's a step-by-step method that truly makes you wiser: five times wiser. Enjoy reading, thinking and working through the book!

Family Business Management

Family Business Management
Author: Rodrigo Basco
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2023-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000959090

Family Business Management provides an accessible overview of the core aspects of family business, with an international, practice-based perspective. Structured in four parts, the book covers key topics such as family firm goals, conflict management, human resources, strategy, financial management, family and business governance, and succession planning. A wide variety of cases and examples are used throughout the book to highlight cultural and institutional differences between family businesses in contrasting contexts. Each chapter offers a detailed case study and boxed examples, illustrating real-life family business situations and stimulating students’ critical thinking and decision-making. Readers are further supported by learning objectives, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions. Digital supplements for instructors include lecture slides, a test bank, and additional case studies. This textbook is an ideal companion for family business courses, catering to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. It offers valuable insights and practical guidance for business families, as well as professionals working in family businesses.