The Red Badge Of Courage

First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmar…

Robert Peary: Boy Of The North

Robert Edwin Peary truly loved the cold Maine winters. "hurrah! Hurrah!" he shouted when blizzards piled deep drifts over the countryside. Nothing was more exciting than to go outside where he could feel the fierce icy wind biting his cheeks. Robert had great fun coastng with his cousins when he went to visit Uncle Eben. He tried to keep the sled right side up, but sometimes it plowed into a sn…

The Princess

A super summer romance that tells of the scandalous world behind the glittering facade of modern royalty, and offers a revealing peek at the innermost sanctums of British society. From gracious suppers at Buckingham Palace to elegant house parties at Balmoral, the lives of the noble elite are exposed through the eyes of three remarkably perceptive women. A Times (London) bestseller.

Tobacco Road

This article is about the novel. For the play, see Tobacco Road (play). For the film, see Tobacco Road (film). First edition (Scribners) Tobacco Road is a 1932 novel by Erskine Caldwell about Georgia sharecroppers. It was dramatized for Broadway by Jack Kirkland in 1933, and ran for eight years. A 1941 film version, deliberately played mainly for laughs, was directed by John Ford, and the s…

Bewitching Love Stories

Hired by a noble vampire to care for his son, a young governess' compassion for her handsome, tragic employer soon gives way to affection, desire... and heart soaring romance. Vanquish the Night by Shannon Drake A beautiful Texas innocent falls under the mesmerizing spell of a dashing, exotic immortal...and is resucued from etermal damnation by the rapturous power of love. My Aunt Griz…

Elusive Harmony (Mills & Boon)

I read this on KU. When this author's books were first released on Kindle, this one was not among them. I periodically did a search to see if they would be released and finally a few more were, including this one. Because it was written many years ago, it's dated so no technology etc. But what is even more of an issue is the unrealistic tone of the romance. The h is a companion to her father, a…

Meditations (Perenungan)

Dengan Meditations, Marcus meyakinkan kita, "Kamu memiliki kemampuan untuk hidup bebas tanpa tekanan dan dengan rasa damai dalam pikiranmu, bahkan jika semua orang di seluruh dunia berteriak melawanmu."

More Die Of Heartbreak

More Die of Heartbreak is a 1987 novel by the American author Saul Bellow, and was his tenth novel. Like most of Bellow's other works, More Die of Heartbreak is grounded more in the development of character than in the growth of action. Among its themes are the difficulties of reconciling one's ideals with "the actual" and the difficulties of relating to parents and to mortality. The protagonis…

Dangling Man

Written in diary format, the story centers on the life of an unemployed young man named Joseph, his relationships with his wife and friends, and his frustrations with living in Chicago and waiting to be drafted. His diary serves as a philosophical confessional for his musings. It ends with his entrance into the army during World War II, and a hope that the regimentation of army life will reliev…

Pengantar Memahami Semiotika Media

Edisi

Cet. 1

ISBN/ISSN

978-602-8252-50-8

Deskripsi Fisik

x, 307 p.: ills.; tabl.; 24 Cm

Judul Seri

-

No. Panggil

302.23 DAN p