Standing on the Edge of Time
Title | Standing on the Edge of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Singleton |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 427 |
Release | 2013-06-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1481727338 |
Robert Jarman lived in Hempstead County, in what was known as the “wilds of Arkansas.” Hearing of the war coming to Arkansas, Robert and his three friends soon joined the 4th Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States of America, having to leave their families and sweethearts behind. The war took the four friends through the battles of Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge) in Arkansas; Farmington, Mississippi; Richmond, Kentucky; and Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Stones River), all in 1862. Having volunteered to defend their homes in Arkansas, they ended up fighting their first four battles in four different states. Standing on the Edge of Time brings out the many hardships and the suffering the soldiers endured on the campaigns and long marches sometimes through the worst weather conditions. Hundreds of historical facts are included, giving a unique view of the Civil War as rarely seen.
Woman on the Edge of Time
Title | Woman on the Edge of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Marge Piercy |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 1997-06-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 044900094X |
Hailed as a classic of speculative fiction, Marge Piercy’s landmark novel is a transformative vision of two futures—and what it takes to will one or the other into reality. Harrowing and prescient, Woman on the Edge of Time speaks to a new generation on whom these choices weigh more heavily than ever before. Connie Ramos is a Mexican American woman living on the streets of New York. Once ambitious and proud, she has lost her child, her husband, her dignity—and now they want to take her sanity. After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a time of sexual and racial equality, environmental purity, and unprecedented self-actualization. But Connie also bears witness to another potential outcome: a society of grotesque exploitation in which the barrier between person and commodity has finally been eroded. One will become our world. And Connie herself may strike the decisive blow. Praise for Woman on the Edge of Time “This is one of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning. Whether you are reading Marge Piercy’s great work again or for the first time, it will remind you that we are creating the future with every choice we make.”—Gloria Steinem “An ambitious, unusual novel about the possibilities for moral courage in contemporary society.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A stunning, even astonishing novel . . . marvelous and compelling.”—Publishers Weekly “Connie Ramos’s world is cuttingly real.”—Newsweek “Absorbing and exciting.”—The New York Times Book Review
Standing at the Edge
Title | Standing at the Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Halifax |
Publisher | |
Pages | 301 |
Release | 2018-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1250101344 |
"[This book is] an ... examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience"--Amazon.com.
Icarus at the Edge of Time
Title | Icarus at the Edge of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Greene |
Publisher | Knopf |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Icarus (Greek mythology) |
ISBN | 0307268888 |
A futuristic reimaging of the classic Greek myth, as a boy ventures through deep space and challenges the awesome power of black holes. The beauty of the book lies in the images, provided by NASA and the Hubble Space telescope, and printed on board rather than paper.
Standing at the Water's Edge
Title | Standing at the Water's Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Charles K. Johnson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780870716690 |
Takes readers on a journey of contemporary US history using primary sources and artifacts.
Paronomasia
Title | Paronomasia PDF eBook |
Author | D. M. DeBacker |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2008-10-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0557016444 |
Paronomasia consists of two books of poetry: Songs Of Paronomasia and Tales From The Land Of Nod. The first book is a collection of poems that were written between the years 1970 and 1975. The second book written in nine cantos, is described by by the author as a "gnostic myth".
Brush with the Edge of Time and Profession
Title | Brush with the Edge of Time and Profession PDF eBook |
Author | Chef Edward Nowakowski |
Publisher | Trafford Publishing |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2014-08-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 149074407X |
Chronicles the family and life of Edward Nowakowski, from his mother's childhood in a Polish village, to his life as a chef in the United States.