This book is a collection of short and sweet Austen-inspired stories intended to be a light pick-me-up . . . a bit of fluff to brighten your day.From Oxford Cottage by Leenie BrownA Music Room Meeting A look at the beginning of Richard and Harriet's relationshipFrom Mansfield Park by Jane AustenWith All My LoveA letter from Edmund to FannyFrom Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMr. Bingley Plans a Ball Mr. Bingley returns to NetherfieldFrom Tolerable to LovelyA ballroom blunder stops Mr. Darcy's famous disparagementA Battle of Wills and Words Elizabeth engages in a verbal joust with Colonel FitzwilliamTwo Days in NovemberDarcy and Elizabeth embark on a plan to bring happiness to Jane Views: 260
Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. This means that we have checked every single page in every title, making it highly unlikely that any material imperfections – such as poor picture quality, blurred or missing text - remain. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, within the book we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. If you would like to learn more about the Leopold Classic Library collection please visit our website at www.leopoldclassiclibrary.com Views: 260
#FrequentlyAskedQuestions1. Ontology: what the fuck?2. Causality: why the fuck?3. Epistemology: how the why the fuck?4. Phenomenology: the fuck.Nein. A Manifesto is the brainchild of Eric Jarosinski, the self-described failed intellectual" behind the hugely popular @NeinQuarterly, a Compendium of Utopian Negation" that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of modern life—and finds it bottomless.Stridently hopeless and charmingly dour, Nein. A Manifesto is an irreverent philosophical investigation into our most urgent questions. And the least. Inspired by the aphorisms of Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno, Jarosinski's short-form style reinvents philosophy for a world doomed to distraction.Nein. A Manifesto will be packaged as an attractive small-format hardcover, with a handful of Jarosinski's aphorisms laid out on each page. Critical thinkers,... Views: 260
The Screenwryter's Toolbox offers master level techniques in the art of screenwriting, teaching the reader how to write compelling dialogue, craft compelling action description, generate compelling characters, and compel in general.The guide discusses concepts such as: branding, high concept, character arcs, and how to win screenwriting contests, among others. Views: 260
A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome.
The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly unusual composition. But while playing the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her young daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. And when she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a dark secret that involves dangerously powerful people—a family who would stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light. Views: 260
Motor Matt\'s Queer Find, Or the Secret of the Iron Chest By Stanley R. Matthews Views: 260
John Challis was diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in June, 2006. Throughout his 2-year battle, he met some of the biggest names in sports and through these encounters, his positive outlook inspired athletes such as Mario Lemiuex, Ben Roethlisberger and Alex Rodriguez. In the end, he lost his battle with cancer on August 19, 2008, but not before reminding everyone he encountered to live life to the fullest. Views: 260
The hilarious second adventure of Emily Pilcher. Join Emily, a girl with a conscience who always does the right thing - her bumbling parents, the hapless Mr and Mrs Pilcher, who are always getting into a fix and Miss Yorktown the head keeper of Wallington Zoo, on a fantastic journey to Africa!The hilarious second adventure of Emily Pilcher. Join Emily, a girl with a conscience who always does the right thing, her bumbling parents, the hapless Mr and Mrs Pilcher, who are always getting into a fix and Miss Yorktown the head keeper of Wallington Zoo, on a fantastic journey to Africa!Exotic locations and colorful characters galore fill this vivid and fun adventure, suitable for children of all ages.Emily and her parents, the bumbling Mr and Mrs Pilcher, join Wallington Zoo’s formidable head-keeper, Miss Yorktown, on a mission to repatriate rare and endangered species to the wild.After a long sea voyage aboard the African Star, the colorful Captain Fernandez warns the group to be wary of poachers! Arriving in the East African port of Mombasa, the group join Dr Aruna, an endangered animal expert. A long and arduous overland journey ensues, but not before the group stop off at a small village, where Dr Aruna introduces Emily to his niece, Zanta.Emily and Zanta hit it off at once. To their surprise, the girls find out that they have many things in common, despite living so far apart and in such different environments. Both love animals and want to be vets when they grew up, and both hate rude boys, homework and football! They vow to be best friends.When three evil poachers kidnap Emily’s hapless parents, Emily is beside herself with worry and wanders off into the African bush, alone. Age-old wisdom comes to Emily’s rescue in the form of Zanta and her mysterious grandfather, “The one with golden eyes will guide you. Look for a whirlwind from the star above and do not be afraid. Evil dwells among the acacia and holds the two that you seek.”…but can the girls rescue Emily’s parents?A fun-filled adventure full of colorful characters set against a backdrop of travel, friendship and whispered secrets! Views: 259
From the author of Secret Lives of Second Wives: "a can't-put-it-down novel . . . for every woman who's had to mend a broken heart and get even" (Redbook). Newly separated from her lawyer husband, Caroline James heads to the spa for a makeover and a massage, looking for a tonic to her battered pride. Instead she encounters Eleanor Hampton, the ex-wife of her spouse's law partner, a woman so bitter she makes Medea look like Anne of Green Gables. Watch your back, Eleanor tells her. You won't believe the stuff they've pulled. When Eleanor turns up suspiciously dead in her hot tub, Caroline opens the Pandora's Box of documents the vengeful socialite has sent as proof of the firm's unscrupulous divorce tactics. Between fighting her divorce proceedings, raising two children, and mending her broken heart, Caroline sleuths her way through upscale La Jolla, California, to unravel the truth. For the first time in a long time, she... Views: 259
Striking and eloquent stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortexA whale falls in love with a military submarine, and dies courting her; a mother caught in a fire following a bombing gives all her body's water to save her son, and her desiccated form turns into a kite; a wolf rescues a sick child abandoned by her parents, only to die himself at the hand of men. However, bunkers can also become real homes, a small Japanese girl and an American POW briefly understand each other and a miraculous tree feeds starving children...This is war, no doubt, but told by someone who understands how children truly experience war and its aftermath - the bombings and parents' deaths, the life of orphans who roam the streets, the starvation and blind violence in a society beyond destruction.Akiyuki Nosaka remembers what it was like to be a child caught in war-torn Japan in 1945, and he retells his... Views: 259
Patrick Maynard has it all: looks, wealth, and power. There is only one thing he lacks: a competent assistant. Enter Lucinda Stuart, a former high ranking executive looking to make a career change, and they seem perfect for each other, in this free prequel to the upcoming novel "Unstuck."A stray cat comes to the house and is taken in. He is named Nigel. The Schipperke dog, Jinx, is not happy. It takes a few days for the two animals to make peace and eventually become buddies. Views: 259
