Since I can remember, my parents have recognized a snake father for me.But suddenly, one day, the father snake actually entangled me.I recognize you as my father, how can you be like this!
President Valerie Beaumont is struggling to cope with a crumbling economy and military setbacks. A call for her impeachment is pending from all sides including some of her own constituents. Marine Major Sam Hanson refuses a presidential order to surrender his battalion to be butchered by ISIS when they overrun the Mid-East. He's reduced to the ranks and sent to a company of Marines that provides security to the hospital complex in New York City that serves the now dominant U.N. He meets Dr. Carver, they become friends and cooperate in dealing with the aggressive Arabs. A deadly terrorist attack kills Hanson's son and Carver's daughter. They make a plan to identify the terrorist cell and eliminate them. They target a safe house in Brooklyn and after a brief fight they discover nuclear material, intended for a dirty bomb. Government agencies dismiss the threat of more nuclear material out there, and it will be up to a new President to avoid a nuclear disaster.
A truly complete collection of fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm featuring color plates and illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Arthur Rackham.
A dazzling new anthology of the very best very short fiction from around the world. What is a flash fiction called in other countries? In Latin America it is a micro, in Denmark kortprosa, in Bulgaria mikro razkaz. These short shorts, usually no more than 750 words, range from linear narratives to the more unusual: stories based on mathematical forms, a paragraph-length novel, a scientific report on volcanic fireflies that proliferate in nightclubs. Flash has always—and everywhere—been a form of experiment, of possibility. A new entry in the lauded Flash and Sudden Fiction anthologies, this collection includes 86 of the most beautiful, provocative, and moving narratives by authors from six continents, including best-selling writer Etgar Keret, Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah, Korean screenwriter Kim Young-ha, Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz, and Argentinian “Queen of the Microstory” Ana María Shua, among many others. These brilliantly chosen stories challenge readers to widen their vision and celebrate both the local and the universal.
The writer's thoughts, feelings, comments, letters, dreams and stories have been recorded over a period of more than twenty years. Through these revelations, one can follow a coarse thread, which has, at times, been broken and tied together again. Written in diary format he touches on sex, religion, astronomy, astrology, birth and death, as well as a whole range of emotions; from anger and hate...to love. Never intending this collection to be read by others, it comes across very intimately, and with a fair amount of humour. This certainly shows how the dice have fallen in his life of Snakes and Ladders.
Wil and Sophie are back in their battle against the Serpent’s Chain! Cousins Wil Wychwood and Sophie Isidor unearth yet another dastardly scheme from this dangerous secret society. Now the Serpent’s Chain plans to seize the Manitoba Legislative Building – or The Palace of the Blazing Star, as it is known in MiddleGate. Catfysh, Spirit of the River, comes to help Sophie and Wil as they struggle to unlock the Palace’s hidden code and thwart its destruction. Tyndall stone sphinxes, cow skulls, lions, bison, and even Medusa herself spring to life, but will their magic be enough to help defeat the Serpent’s Chain once and for all?
Pressing in to protect our family's hopes, dreams and destinies is the duty of the woman. Such is the driving force behind this book, to awaken women to travail in the place of prayer. PUSH LADY PUSH is borne out of a conviction that diligent passionate prayer yields results. Many of us have neglected these basic principles and have become a prey for Satan, who is the originator of evil forces. PUSH LADY PUSH is inspired by my personal experience and I hope it will bless you. Some of the experiences and ideas shared, if applied will enable you overcome the hills, valleys and every challenge that you may encounter. The Bible says the wise woman builds her home. (Proverbs14:1) There is no better way to build than through the medium of prayer. Insurmountable challenges and struggles will crumble when she prays. There is power in prayer. Mary Queen of Scots once said: "I fear the prayers of John Knox, more than the armies of France". While the content of this book is directed towards ladies, the principles are helpful to any one who is keen to pray . The author encourages you to employ and deploy the weapons of prayer. You will discover in this book emphasis on using the word of God as you pray and also included are some prayer points, these are to help those who are learning the art of prayer formulate and present their prayers before God.