Vindictive Pursuits
Vindictive Pursuits

Author: Sean Carslake

Publisher: Sean Carslake

Published: 2020-09-27

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13:

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Theodore Whittington ruled the small country town of Hadley Vale. His power was unquestionable; his authority never challenged. When a school camp arrives at his village in the autumn of nineteen-eighty, things don't go exactly to script. Led by eleven year old Alan Ling, the visitors from far away Russell's Retreat push back against their oppressive host's mind games and mental abuse. But how far would they be prepared to go? Crossing a man like Theodore Whittington could be a dangerous game to play.

Emotion Made Right
Emotion Made Right

Author: Richard James Hicks

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-09-20

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 3110723085

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Prominent Hellenistic moralists from ca. the first century CE warn that all emotions carry temptation(s) to sin or error. To be guilty of emotional sin is to allow psychosomatic feelings (or rising emotion) free reign to trump godly (rational) guidance of behavioral pursuits. Thus, morally minded Hellenists widely view unemotional behavior as a sign of moral progress. Emotive language peppers the Markan narrative, inviting moral assessments, yet scholarship has seldom delved into a historical-literary analysis of Jesus's emotional characterization. This study proposes a working definition of emotion apropos the narratival nature of Hellenistic emotion theory. It finds that Jesus consistently vanquishes emotional temptations with “battle” techniques similar to those championed by the moralists. Mark characterizes Jesus in the moral tradition of the anti-emotional exemplar, and several minor characters are liberated from destructive emotions through the mercy of Jesus's godly rationale. By recognizing the Markan Jesus as a model, this study outlines a method for persevering in emotional testing that modern readers might also emulate to resist temptation with divine help.

The Pursuit of Loneliness
The Pursuit of Loneliness

Author: Philip Slater

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 1990-07-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780807042014

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In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.

In Praise of Poverty
In Praise of Poverty

Author: Mona Scheuermann

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 081319394X

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In her own time and in ours, Hannah More (1745-1833) has been seen as a benefactress of the poor, writing and working selflessly to their benefit. Mona Scheuermann argues, however, that More's agenda was not simply to help the poor but to control them, for the upper classes in late eighteenth-century England were terrified that the poor would rise in revolt against Church and King. As much social history as literary study, In Praise of Poverty shows that More's writing to the poor specifically is intended to counter the perceived rabble rousing of Thomas Paine and other radicals active in the 1790s. In fact, her Village Politics was written by request of the Bishop of London as a direct response to Paine's Rights of Man. The much larger project of the Cheap Repository Tracts followed, and More was still writing in this vein two decades later. Scheuermann effectively, and perhaps controversially, places More in the context of her period's debate about the poor, proving More to be not a defender of the poor but of the conservative upper-class values she so wholeheartedly espoused.

Parented by the State
Parented by the State

Author: Scotia

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2021-10-14

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1982284110

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This book describes true life accounts making the comparison of one boy Scotia who was placed in care, then later in adult life grew up to be a social carer himself. It describes How the state system processes our most severe and vulnerable young people in 21st century Britain today . His working life unveiled a hidden society that beggers belief and asks the fundamental question whether there is any care in care The way care has now evolved into a huge business that hinders child development but maximizes profit for the many companies involved in looking after children for the state. The working conditions staff endure to maintain a career in being a part of a celebrated science that in reality has a dark sinister side. A compelling read for anyone who likes reading emotive true life stories.

The Common Pursuit
The Common Pursuit

Author: F. R. Leavis

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2011-11-17

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0571281222

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F. R. Leavis was the chief editor of Scrutiny, which between 1932 and 1953 had some claim on being the most influential literary journal in the English-speaking world. The Common Pursuit is a selection of Leavis's essays from Scrutiny, including his robust defence of Milton against T. S. Eliot, his deeply-felt engagement with Shakespeare, and his severe strictures on attempts to import sociology and political activism into the study of literature. The title of the book comes from a passage in Eliot's 'The Function of Criticism', in which the poet argues that the critic must engage in 'the common pursuit of true judgment'. For Leavis, this meant a strenuous insistence on discriminatory criticism - clear statements about what is good and morally mature and admirable, and equally clear condemnation of what is trivial. The Common Pursuit, with its controversial judgments of Bunyan and Auden, Swift and Forster, remains as challenging now as it did in 1952, and it is easy to see why Leavis - who was never offered a professorship by Cambridge University - held such sway over the study of English literature in his time.

Wilde & Dangerous
Wilde & Dangerous

Author: K.M. Fawcett

Publisher: Katherine Fawcett

Published: 2023-06-09

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13:

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What if a second chance at romance comes at a price they can’t afford to pay? Riley Reynolds is kickstarting her dream of opening a karate school. Newly divorced, the last thing she needs is another man throwing her life off balance. But when her first heartbreak—sexy contractor Van Wilde—swaggers into her dojo, Riley is caught between old wounds and the exhilarating sparks sizzling between them. Struggling to bond with his estranged teenage son, single dad Van Wilde convinces Riley to teach them self-defense, hoping the activity will help him grow closer to his son…and to the fiery woman he never stopped loving. When passion reignites, Van and Riley draw strength from each other as they confront their demons and find the courage to forgive. But can they navigate their painful past, a challenging present, and their hopes for the future all while facing a ruthless adversary? In a vengeful bid to sabotage her business, Riley's abusive ex-husband opens a rival mixed martial arts school across the street. And when he does the unthinkable, Van and Riley will be forced to protect more than their rekindling romance.

The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit
The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit

Author: Diana Palmer

Publisher: HQN Books

Published: 2018-03-27

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1488079331

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A doctor must work with the military commander she left broken hearted in this intergalactic tale of impossible love by a New York Times bestseller. The first time Mekashe, Captain of the Imperial Guard, meets blue-eyed human beauty Jasmine Donally, the two nearly come to blows. Forever devoted to the Cehn-Tahr, Mekashe is forced to sever ties with the object of his adoration. Years pass before their paths cross again, but Mekashe hasn’t forgotten what transpired—or the way she makes his heart race. But even if he can forgive the past, insurmountable barriers still threaten to keep them worlds apart. With their mutual attraction escalating quickly, they’ll have to find a way to bridge the gap—or be lost to each other forever. Praise for The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit “Palmer’s futuristic, interspecies romance is a sweet story with a sad and tragic twist. Readers will truly wonder if these two protagonists will ever get past their differences and have the happy ending that they truly deserve.” —RT Book Reviews