This is a collection of the plays of George Bernard Shaw that includes "The Millionairess", "Too True to be Good" and "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles". Views: 7
Helen, the granddaughter of Rob Roy, proud of clan MacGregor. Andrew, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Argyle, head of clan Campbell. Two clans that have been feuding each other for centuries. The brutal crushing of the second Jacobite uprising in 1746 by the British throws the two together and their innocent love blossoms on the shores of a Highland lochan, only to be shattered by the revelation of secrets hidden away twenty years earlier. Andrew flees Scotland, trying to forget Helen. After four years of restless wandering, rich and wiser, he returns to farewell the Highlands before emigrating to America. Memories of that summer of love drive him back to the lochan, where he meets Helen, engaged to be married to a MacGregor cousin. The love both thought to have securely locked away flares up stronger than before and drives them into a reckless adventure, flouting conventions and defying family, clan, and authority.About the AuthorGian Bordin grew up in a small town in the heart of the Swiss Alps. He studied in Geneva, Switzerland, and in Berkeley, California, where he got a PhD in Management Science. He defines this discipline as ‘the art of giving bad answers to problems to which otherwise worse answers would be given.’ He has taught at universities in the US, Switzerland, and New Zealand. He lives happily married in Christchurch, New Zealand. As a hobby, he has written several thrillers and historical novels, some still waiting for a publisher. He enjoys letting his characters venture into a life of their own. This novel was prompted by Sir Walter Scott’s marvelous tale Rob Roy . Views: 7
The Tides of Truth series follows one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth--in matters of life and the law.As the storm clouds gather, Tami does her best to weather the growing turbulence in every area of her life.She's just accepted a job with a law firm but now wonders if she made the right decision. She has two strong men vying for her heart--and is about to lose them both if she can't determine which one is right for her.And Tami's new case is anything but simple. When she first meets her prospective client, she immediately knows the rough young teen is lying, guilty...and utterly terrified of something beyond the charges she's facing. What she doesn't realize is just how far reaching the effects of the case will go. Or how close to home the deadly results will hit. For by the time the storm breaks, someone close to Tami will have paid the ultimate price.Through it all, Tami will experience greater sacrifice, greater friendship, and greater love than she's ever known.** Views: 7
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Women should be sweet, mild mannered…docile. Unfortunately, Lady Gwendolyn, a rich Saxon widow, is none of those things. And Viking warrior Wulf Geirsson wants her desperately! One glimpse of the brazen beauty scrambling over the castle ramparts, and he knows he has to have her. Especially when she takes a tumble and lands at his feet. But Wulf quickly finds that taking Gwendolyn and keeping her are two different things. And once she decides to engage in a seductive assault of her own, he's the one captivated…. Views: 7
James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, the soldier-poet who fought so magnificently and so fruitlessly for his King, Charles I. A tale of seduction and witchcraft and a promise made to Charles 1 to "raise Scotland for the King" Margaret Irwin's novels of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries have been popular for over five decades. The author's particular hall-mark is the way she blends exciting adventure, romance and penetrating character-study with scrupulous historical accuracy. Views: 7
Visiting her grandmother's farm, Emily encounters a strangely-dressed girl her age, and discovers that she's a relative — from another time! Who is this oddly dressed girl? Where did she come from? What is she doing on the rock outcrop, Emily's favourite spot on her late grandmother's farm? Come to think of it, where is the farm?Emily, a twelve-year-old girl from the city, has come to say goodbye to the family homestead following her grandmother's funeral.Magically, miraculously, she finds herself transported back to a bygone era when pioneers first settled the Canadian prairies. How did she get here - and how will she get back home?The Secret of Sentinel Rock is a rich, descriptive story of hope and inspirarion as Emily finds the confidence to get on with her future. Letting go of the past does not mean having to forget it. Views: 7
It's 1841 . . .and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But then there is a mix-up,and before she knows it Letty finds herself on the ship too, travelling to New South Wales! How will Letty manage when her sister doesn't even want her on the ship? And what will it be like on the other side of the world?Meet Letty and join her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a free settler girl and her new life in a far-off land. Views: 7
Product DescriptionIn his blockbuster new book, To Save America, former Speaker of the House and bestselling author Newt Gingrich issues a dire warning for America. By spending more than we can afford, sacrificing conservative values for the sake of easy answers, and electing the most liberal president ever, America is at risk for its very survival. Thanks to President Obama and his cohorts in Congress, we have become a country defined by massive government takeovers, rising debt, and failing national security systems. “This is not the nation our Founding Fathers envisioned,” Gingrich says, “America needs saving, and it’s up to us to do it.” In To Save America, Gingrich lays out a bold plan to put the United States back on track. Gingrich shows how Republicans can make a comeback in the 2010 mid-term elections, win the 2012 presidential election, and reveals how readers can help restore our nation to its fundamental values. Gingrich also argues that the big-spending, big-government programs, and bureaucracies of the secular socialist Left are the greatest threat to our nation’s survival since the Civil War. “Our federal government is broken,” Gingrich states, “we must ‘replace, not reform’ our leaders and our policies, or America will no longer be the ‘shining city upon a hill.’” Fresh, inspiring, and resolute, To Save America is Gingrich’s most powerful book yet. From the Inside FlapAmerica on the BrinkThe Obama administration is conspiring to transform America. They want to remake our America—of free enterprise, faith, and personal freedom—into their America—of endless bureaucracy, secularism, and state control—despite overwhelming opposition from the American people.How is this possible? How has the Obama team succeeded in adopting widely despised policies like the massive stimulus bill and the healthcare takeover? How could such a radical president and his congressional leaders get elected and then take a center-right country in a socialist direction bitterly opposed by most Americans? Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has the answer: the Left have built a secular-socialist machine out of corruption, lust for power, and sheer ruthlessness, and are using it to steamroll over the will of the people. In this book, Gingrich reveals: How the secular-socialist machine gained power through deception and outright lies How the machine shuts the American people out of the legislative process Why some of our most powerful leaders seek to banish religion from public life How the machine uses taxpayer money to pay off its supporters and punish its opponents How we can replace, not reform, Obama’s socialist programs Exposing the mortal threat now facing America, To Save America offers concrete strategies for dismantling the machine and replacing it with policies and institutions that work. But we must act fast, Gingrich warns, or our children will inherit a secular, socialist America transformed beyond recognition. Views: 7
