Danny Kaneen, a failed novelist and charming womanizer, navigates life as a part-time gourmet chef and struggling drinker. His humorous misadventures reveal a deeper journey toward self-discovery and understanding of the world's suffering. Set against the backdrop of the American landscape, Kaneen's chaotic life becomes a quest for purpose, highlighting the irony that sometimes the search for meaning can be as enlightening as the destination itself.
After the third civil war, the United States was divided into heavily fortified compounds that have become the backbone of a thriving new nation that prides itself on its superior knowledge. The more knowledge one has, the higher they rise. Ethan Sharp has reached the highest levels in his compound, but when he meets Claire, a beautiful woman with a mysterious past and intimate knowledge of their compound, he learns of a sinister truth that could destroy the foundation of their entire society. Dr. Jarek Thorne is the head of the Medical Research Department of Compound 13 in Section 7 of Novus Octo, and he is Ethan's superior. Thorne's tyrannical experiments on living subjects and prejudice against the lowest group of scorers in the country have Ethan questioning everything he believes to be right and glorious about the new country. After one such experiment causes the death of his own caregiver, Ethan feels more hopeless than he ever has before. Ethan is left with a choice of two different paths: ignore who he is and live his life in a defiant haze or give in to his instincts and meet his destiny. Robert Sean Morrison is a sporty nerd with a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy. You can usually find him at home surrounded by his mountain of DVDs. This is his first published book and he plans to write many more. He and his wife Melissa live in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Focusing on Asian history and culture, this book serves as a vital historical artifact, drawing from extensive academic literature spanning several centuries. It explores various aspects of the Asian continent, including its diverse geography and significant historical periods. By compiling research and analyses from multiple disciplines, the work aims to preserve the scholarly contributions of past generations, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of Asia's historical narrative.
A surprising and lively history of an overlooked era that brought the modern world of art, culture, and science decisively into view. The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were planted in the years before. The Regency (1811–1820) began when the profligate Prince of Wales—the future king George IV—replaced his insane father, George III, as Britain’s ruler. Around the regent surged a society steeped in contrasts: evangelicalism and hedonism, elegance and brutality, exuberance and despair. The arts flourished at this time with a showcase of extraordinary writers and painters such as Jane Austen, Lord Byron, the Shelleys, John Constable, and J. M. W. Turner. Science burgeoned during this decade, too, giving us the steam locomotive and the blueprint for the modern computer. Yet the dark side of the era was visible in poverty, slavery, pornography, opium, and the gothic imaginings that birthed the novel Frankenstein. With the British military in foreign lands, fighting the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the War of 1812 in the United States, the desire for empire and an expanding colonial enterprise gained unstoppable momentum. Exploring these crosscurrents, Robert Morrison illuminates the profound ways this period shaped and indelibly marked the modern world.
The tales of terror and hysteria published in the heyday (1817-32) of "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" became a literary legend in the 19th century. This edition selects some of the best and most representative tales from the magazine's first 15 years including work by Walter Scott and John Galt
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