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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ...elovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchi... ...Crisis The love affair of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) and Wallis Simpson in 1936 is the stuff of romantic dramas. Alas, reality was a lot... ...the Turks for deporting the urban Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire's major cities. Today there are less than 60,000 Armenians in Turkey com... ...e after the war to the Conservative Party. By 1877 they have regained power in all formerly Confederate states. http://dmoz.org/Society/History/... ...05:12 AM Property damage: Fire destroyed the business district of San Francisco. Cities along the fault (e.g., San Jose, Salinas, and Santa Rosa)... ... used astronomical observations to calculate the difference in latitude between the cities of Syene (now Asw ān) and Alexandria, Egypt. Democritu... ...dess Flora on May Day. May 1 is still celebrated throughout the countries of the former communist bloc and in many other places in Europe and Asi... ...ost narcissists (75%) are men. NPD is one of a "family" of personality disorders (formerly known as "Cluster B"). Other members: Borderline PD, An...

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Man with No Name

By: Wally Amos

... of this book please call (800) 275-2606. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Amos, Wally. Man with no name: turn lemons into lemon... ...All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans­ mitted in any form or by any means, electro... ...ts used with acknowledgment of publisher and author. Portions of material in chapters 3 and 4 have been derived from The Famous Amos Story, © Wally ... ...d and promoted to fame. Under the terms of a settlement agreement with my former company, I am unable to associate my name with its name. I can­ not... ...her as well. My work managing bands on road trips took me to many distant cities. I would often extend these excursions for a day or two in order to... ...y for the next four years. At the head of the group was Sylvia Portola, a former chief executive officer of Nature's Gateway, an extremely profitabl... ...meant that the original (Nameless) Amos cookie had become a shadow of its former self. One wintry day, in a meeting with Peter Lamsdorf, (Name­ less... ...o committed my time and resources to a dropout prevention program, called Cities in Schools, that supports and encourages children to stay in school... ...social services alongside an academic program. During the seventies, the Cities in Schools idea was formalized and brought into public institutions...

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The Mystery of Jamieson Stone

By: Jonathan Cross

...ights focused on where Jamieson Stone would do his nightly news; the same seat he had sat in for more than twenty years. Jane Simmons, the head ass... ...tiently for Alex Trent to retire. Even though her salary was almost double of anyone else in her position at the other networks, being the head prod... ...hind a bank of video screens. “Have you seen Stone?” The director replied, “Not a sign,” in between punching up several shots of the set, still not... ...orting live during the Panama Invasion, the Island war of Grenada, and from the explosive cities and deserts of Iraq, Kuwait and Lebanon, not to ment... ....? There’s an ocean a lot closer.” “I need you to get me to L.A. I want you to meet with former President Nolan. He’s waiting for your call. You ca... ...fiction to me,” Garza said. “But, it’s not. I’m sure you’re aware of the HARP project in Alaska.” “To some degree.” “It was initially designed t... ... and the United States would have control from the Artic to the Antarctic, which included Alaska, Canada, and North and South America.” “Then what?... ...ked. “No, and I really don’t care, I’ve been up all night doing experiments.” “I’m the former President of the United States, and I need to talk t... ...ferring to Artemis. “You really do live in an cloistered world,” Nolan replied. “This is former Senator Alexander Artemis, head of the Armed Servic...

...ective discovers that Stone was murdered, but the reason behind his death is a mystery. Brand uncovers information pointing to Jamieson’s involvement in arming the international space station. As rogue generals from Russia, China and the U.S. try to install a mind-control weapon designed to divide the world into three parts, Brand tries to stop them. Enlisting the help...

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Werelove Dusk Conspiracy

By: Lakisha Spletzer

...ght reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any for or by a... ...ase only authorized printed or electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support o... ...tremendously. Thank you to the Lakes Region librarians who oohed and aahed in all the right places when I exuberantly talked about this novel and sho... ... humans had wanted the more ferocious and dangerous Weres away from their cities, and the Weres had desired to roam freely, unrestricted by human law... ...addressed him. He recognized her. Isabella Santos was a Werebear from the Alaska Polar Bear Clan and the current leader of the Council. She was a tin... ...ft foreleg stood in his place. Thaniel looked around at the crowd of his former friends. He saw only angry, eager faces. None would help him here. ... ...aylah. Stefan knew Zina's ways. She was toying with the Panther Alpha. His former love held the mistaken belief that a wolf was better than any felin...

...academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the mysterious Donil Silentshadow. Donil rouses feelings in Laylah that make her question her life and her father's animosity toward her handsome rescuer. Confused by these emotions, she seeks answers from those closest to her and is rebuffed. She must make a choice. Obey her fath...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...27 Requesters outside the US Government may .... ' purchase this publication in photocopy or micro- form from: National Technical Information Service ... ...ignificant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (... ...epublic Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces Legal system: formerly based on Portu- guese civil law system and customary law; being ... ...ratic Action Party (ADN), Pedro Kelly; governing coalition includes the AVP, former PPA and PDA dissidents, and the ADN (Berlinski, originally a mem- ... ...for official purposes; unevenly distributed internal system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and most townships; services in interior and ... ...istance telephone ex- change lines with direct, automatic service to over 24 cities; 6.0 million telephones (3-5 telephones per 100 popl. in large cit... ...message communi- cations with 46 countries and regions; TV exchange to major cities on 5 continents through INTELSAT Pacific and Indian Ocean earth sa...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

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The Williams Record

By: Student Media

...wns entirely suo- oessful, and despite its humorous side, tied a new itnot in tlie bond of ail Williams men. The parade, the fireworks, the transparen... ...parts of a cus- tom tliftt is no empty formalitj. The Parade 1910 gathered in front of the opera house shortly after 7 o'clock, clad in night-shirts, ... ...low- ing the drag was the North Adams " band," and then came the fresh men in a blaze of fireworks. The parade marched up Main street to the Greylock ... ...s engaged George A. Murray of Springfield, to decorate the gymnasium as in former years. The color scheme will be yellow and white. The caterer will b... ...treet North Adams Telsfhonb 245-3 OBITUARIES '57 —Simeon Howard Calhoun, a former mayor of Nebraska city, died in Denver, -Col. on March 4, at the age... ...hat a policy of municipal ownership of street railways is best in American cities." The camiidates are to speak in tlie following order; .VIIirinative... ...vements there is as great a );roportioii of poor boys at Williams today as formerly. The cost of tuiticjri has only ad- vanced $12.;jO within a period... ...at a policy of ninnicipal ownership of street railways is best in American cities,'' which was evi- dently not thoroughly understood by some of the sp... ...tor than a policy of private ownership and operation of street railways in cities of the United States." The debate will be held on Thursday, May 9. T...

...ongest running independent newspaper at Williams is the Williams Record, a weekly broadsheet paper published on Wednesdays. The newspaper was founded in 1885, and now has a weekly circulation of 3,000 copies distributed in Williamstown, in addition to more than 600 subscribers across the country. The newspaper does not receive financial support from the college or from the...

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What Your Bank Doesn't Want You to Know : About Where to Invest Your Money

By: Lillian R. Villanova

...s book is meant solely as a broad guideline. It is meant to assist the Layperson in understanding the law as it pertains to buying Tax Lien Certifica... ...ins general definitions, guidelines and simple forms. It will assist the reader in understanding the general principles involved, and in drafting s... ...nts. It is not meant to provide business, legal, accounting or tax advice. When in doubt, the reader is cautioned to seek the advice of the appropr... ...duct Tax Deed Sales, ask which governmental entity does. You may find the local Cities and towns conduct the sales or that it is handled by the sta... ...operly transfer all interests in the real property (such as mineral rights) to a former owner, a previous deed which was improperly written or signe... ...e purchaser. County A division within a state, usually encompassing one or more cities or towns. Covenant that runs with the land A promise or ob... ... a contract. What Your Bank Doesn’t Want You to Know . . . 51 Revenue Stamps Formerly federal tax on a sale of real property. Canceled and replac... ...legal counsel. Due to the variations in the law throughout the many localities, cities, counties and states, we recommend that you seek professiona... ... Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston Alaska: Tax Deed State 27 Counties (called boroughs) Aleutian Isla...

...ther institutional investors enjoy high yield returns on their money, many times using the capital provided by the small investor, such as you and I. In exchange for the use of that capital, they pay interest rates that ar...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ... and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samvak.tripod.com/film.html Download f... ... another's right - should never be confused with one SHOULD or OUGHT to do morally (in the absence of a right). The right to life has eight distinc... ...there. Consider taxpayers and their government. Contrary to conservative lore, the former want the government to tax them providing they share in t... ...l those of established hierarchies and institutions ("dual power"). Gradually, the former will replace the latter. The evolution of certain non-gov... ...s and of humans with arrested development. Yet, the latter enjoy rights denied the former. According to Wise, there are four categories of practica... ...ose plane crashed in the Andes, the boat people fleeing Asia), denizens of besieged cities (e.g., during the siege of Leningrad), members of explora... ...l percentage of the population lived on trade behind the massive walls of Medieval cities. In most parts of central, eastern and southeastern Europ... ...s - only the profligate and parasitic members of a distinct minority inhabited the cities. The present brobdignagian agricultural sectors in countr...

Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ... and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samvak.tripod.com/film.html Download f... ... another's right - should never be confused with one SHOULD or OUGHT to do morally (in the absence of a right). The right to life has eight distinc... ...there. Consider taxpayers and their government. Contrary to conservative lore, the former want the government to tax them providing they share in t... ...l those of established hierarchies and institutions ("dual power"). Gradually, the former will replace the latter. The evolution of certain non-gov... ...s and of humans with arrested development. Yet, the latter enjoy rights denied the former. According to Wise, there are four categories of practica... ...ose plane crashed in the Andes, the boat people fleeing Asia), denizens of besieged cities (e.g., during the siege of Leningrad), members of explora... ...l percentage of the population lived on trade behind the massive walls of Medieval cities. In most parts of central, eastern and southeastern Europ... ...s - only the profligate and parasitic members of a distinct minority inhabited the cities. The present brobdignagian agricultural sectors in countr...

...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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The Path of Splitness

By: Indrek Pringi

... Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not f... ...ed in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the title. The word: ‘Splitness’ is ... ...ng these elements together creates a larger context of awareness which result in a better understanding. For instance: what can you understand a... ...The Effect of Civilization on Humans Pg 706 Incrementalism Cont’d Pg 709 Cities Pg 711 The Effect of Reverse Pyramidality in Human Values Pg 7... .... At every split, every new Condition of Splitness retains within it all the former Conditions which it split out of. No Conditions are lost. Lit... ...e call Time, Space and Energy are merely Trialistic fractions of the previous former basic Conditions of Totality and The Path of Splitness Chapte... ...Because both are trying to curve around a flat 2-dimensional Condition of the former 2-dimensional Universe that is Infinite in Length and Width. T... ... of cultural insanity which is getting progressively worse.. People living in cities covered with concrete and pavement no longer feel any connectio... ...ey define themselves by both an outer and inner enemy. The overpopulation of cities merely intensified this cultural tribal tradition… which changed...

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A Courageous Battle

By: Susan Bracken

...ghts reserved. No part of this print publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electron... ..., is entirely coincidental and not intended by the author. The information in the Appendix of this book is offered on an “as is” basis, without warran... ...his book and for listings on the website (www.susanbracken.ca) Distributed in Canada by: David Edwards, RNU Press, Barrie ON; www.davids-books.com / w... ... house at ten, relieved to have survived another forced encounter with his former wife. He drove to Lacey’s house right away and took note of the ligh... ...n-killers took hold and Jake slept better, he regained some vestige of his former self. They turned off their cell phones and didn’t listen to the rad... ...road trip, but then de- cided to invite Jana to go with him on a cruise to Alaska. He was delighted with her ecstatic response. They flew to Vancouver... ...h the pristine beauty of the inside passage and the bays and inlets of the Alaskan coast. They shouted with excitement at the gun-pop- ping noise of g... ...night, or alone, was not rec- ommended, but the army was patrolling border cities and travel was common. Yes, I can do it! It should be all right. She... ... warning regarding travel to Mexico but care should be exercised at border cities. In other places they suggest that tourists be alert due to criminal...

...Lacey Wilson overcomes neglect in childhood and abuse in her first marriage to achieve fame and riches as a popular author, and finds true love and happiness with wealthy entrepreneur, Jake Edmonds. Then cancer strikes. Lacey is afraid of the pain and indi...

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ... ... Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gul... ... ISBN 978-0-9823076-3-2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE HOTEL ................................................................. ...in a judging God, but act quite differently in real life. Some have cited former U.S. Congressional; leader Tom DeLay who in 2006 resigned his congr... ...eve? In Canada their census data showed that 16% had no religion, but the cities had much higher percentages than the rural areas. Atheists and agno... ...logy of their research, much of the reasoning seems to revolve around the former required atheism of the USSR, which when it ended allowed some of t... ...ort for religions and work done by religions. Its co-presidents include a former fundamentalist minister who became an atheist. ―It makes ... ...ntry have learned to accept. The ever-present graffiti and tagging in our cities is such a testimony to artistic free expression—and ostensibly to t... ...has resulted in Oslo and Copenhagen being two of the three most expensive cities in the world. And of the ten most expensive cities in the world, eig...

...ine and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search ...

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Chicago Manual of Style

By: University of Chicago

...als, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is... ...s any service that offers this file for download or commercial distribution in any form, (See complete disclaimer http://WorldLibrary.net/Copyrights... ...brary.net MANUAL OF STYLE BEING A COMPILATION OF THE TYPOGRAPHICAL RULES IN FORCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS TO WHICH ARE APPENDED SPECI... ... or more following each other in close succession: "There are thirty-eight cities in the United States with a population of ~oo,ooo or over;" "a fi... ...following those of towns, with the usual exceptions, as follows: Ala. La. Alaska Me. Ariz. Mass. Ark. Md. Cal. Mich. Colo. Minn. Conn. Miss. ... ...lzac, chef-dJ~uwe. 106. Differentiate "farther" and "further" by using the former in the sense of "more remote," "at a greater distance;" the latte... ...ines alike; that is, if, e. g., lines I and 3, and 2 and 4, rhyme, set the former flush in the measure previously determined Fanual of Style: Tech... ...ripts should be either typewritten or in a perfectly clear handwriting. The former is preferable. The sheets should be of uniform size; ~"XII" is a ...

...In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of Chicago Press prepared a single sheet of typographic fundamentals intended as a guide for the University community. That sheet grew into a pamphlet, and the pamphlet grew into ...

...Facsimile of the 1st Edition: Manual of Style The history of The Chicago Manual of Style spans more than one hundred years, beginning in 1891 when the University of Chicago Press first opened its doors. At that time, the Press had its own composing room with experienced typesetters who were required to set complex scientific material as well as work in such...

...cal Terms Appendix Hints to Authors and Editors Hints to Proofreaders Hints to Copyholders Proofreader’s Marks Index Specimens of Types in Use...

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The Snakelex Report

By: Christine Jones

...ll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy... ...g, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. This is a work of fiction. Names, cha... ...tion: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. In the beginning, ... ...few rungs of the promotional ladder to knock Shutenhog off his perch. The former dark spiritual authority of a certain small town was considered by ... ...the father incites arguments, wars, even opens the ground and swallows up cities, but it’s all part of some plan! The enemy’s plan you idiot!” The o... ...stasia with one hoof tied behind his back? Did the boss really holiday in Alaska? 192 CHAPTER 38 2 Thessalonians 1: 11 & 12 ....we constantly pray f... ...one who influences the use of steroids. 7: No the boss does not holiday in Alaska, but in airports. May you find glee in your search for the truth bro...

...Snakelex is a first class demon on assignment to a small country town in Australia. Spiritual warfar.. Snakelex is a first class demon on assignment to a small country town in Australia. Spiritual warfare will be battled out between good and evil. Snakelex must use every dirty trick in the book...

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The Call of the Wild

By: Jack London

... and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship... ...oil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost. Buck lived at a big house in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller’s place, it was call... ... cement tank where Judge Miller’s boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon. And over this great demesne Buck ruled. Here he w... ...st 23 natured, was less good natured, and whined not half so placatingly as in former days. Buck never came near Spitz without snarling and bristling ... ...ring of old instincts which at stated periods drives men out from the sounding cities to forest and plain to kill things by chemically propelled leade... ... tell you straight, I wouldn’t risk my carcass on that ice for all the gold in Alaska.” “That’s because you’re not a fool, I suppose,” said Hal. “All ... ...s reputation was made, and from that day his name spread through every camp in Alaska. Later on, in the fall of the year, he saved John Thornton’s lif... ... per haps, but one that put his name many notches higher on the totem pole of Alaskan fame. This exploit was particularly gratifying to the three men...

..., not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted wer...

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Main Street

By: Sinclair Lewis

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...t along the paths of greatest usefulness.” Neither sort tempted Carol. The former seemed insincere (a favorite word of hers at this era). The earnest ... ...arms beyond.” “I know but— Of course I’ve spent nine years around the Twin Cities—took my B.A. and M.D. over at the U., and had my internship in a hos... ... theirs is a pio- neer land. What is its future? she wondered. A future of cities and factory smut where now are loping empty fields? Homes universal ... ...and the sky was wider and loftier and more resolutely blue than the sky of cities…she declared. “It’s a glorious country; a land to be big in,” she cr... ...ack, as though she had bought it second-hand and was afraid of meeting the former owner. They were shy. It was “Professor” George Edwin Mott, superint... ...an, Dr. Will Kennicott. All present spoke of the many charms of the bride, formerly Miss Carol Milford of St. Paul. Games and stunts were the order of...

...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohi...

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Essays of Travel

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

...d without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pen... ...r the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson, th... ...d as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to ... ...me chemical disparity; and even by the pal- ate I could distinguish a smack of snuff in the former from a flavour of boiling and dish-cloths in the se... ... reports, her husband and she, of some un- warrantable disparity of hours between these two cities; and with a spirit commendably scientific, had seiz... ...and the latter, I observed, more popular as well as more con- spicuously well done than the former. We had a regular daily competition to guess the ve... ... too well; only with him the excess had been punished, perhaps because he was weak- ened by former abstinence, and his first meal had resulted in a cr... ...merica. In course of time, there is added to this a great crowd of stimulating details—vast cities that grow up as by enchantment; the birds, that hav... ... the hour out all the world over, not at Chailly only, but in Paris, and away in outlandish cities, and in the village on the river, where his childho...

...Excerpt: The Second Cabin. I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow. Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies. A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over...

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House of Mirth

By: Edith Wharton

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...k is!” She looked despairingly up and down the dreary thoroughfare. “Other cities put on their best clothes in summer, but New Y ork seems to sit in i... ... She was especially careful to avoid her old friends and the scenes of her former successes. To be poor seemed to her such a confession of failure tha... ... of the match- maker, she had separated Lily and Mr. Gryce, sending in the former with George Dorset, while Mr. Gryce was coupled with Gwen V an Osbur... ... vestibule, and in the coat-room he found V an Alstyne and Gus Trenor. The former, at Selden’s approach, paused in the careful se- lection of a cigar ... ...ake my place with Mattie Gormer this summer. They’re taking a party out to Alaska next month in their private car, and Mattie, who is the laziest woma... ...lf. The Gormers have both taken a tremendous fancy to you, and the trip to Alaska is—well—the very thing I should want for you just at present.” Miss ...

...Excerpt: Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart. It was a Monday in early September, and he was returning to his work from a hurried dip into the coun...

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Moran of the Lady Letty

By: Frank Norris

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...ehind, like a huge net-reel; a tiny maelstrom of activity centred about an Alaska Commercial Company’s steam- boat that would clear for Dawson in the ... ...clear for Dawson in the morning. No quarter of one of the most picturesque cities in the world had more interest for Wilbur than the water-front. In t... .... In two minutes he had been, in a way, born again. The only traces of his former self were the patent-leather boots, still persistent in their gloss ... ...s a go- between for the Captain and the crew, sometimes inter- preting the former’s orders, and occasionally giving one of his own. 13 Frank Norris W... ...rly for- ward to this return to his home. He had seen himself again in his former haunts, in his club, and in the houses along Pacific avenue where he... ... to each other. Once out- side the Heads again, and they swept the land of cities and of little things behind them, and they two were left alone once ...

...s of many delicate perfumes and the hale, frank smell of Caroline Testout roses. There had been a great number of debutantes ?coming out? that season in San Francisco by means of afternoon teas, pink, lavender, and otherwise. This particular tea was intended to celebrate the fact that Josie Herrick had arrived at that time of her life when she was to wear her hair high and...

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The Sea Wolf

By: Jack London

...ace the cause of it all to Charley Furuseth’s credit. He kept a summer cottage in Mill Valley, under the shadow of Mount Tamalpais, and never occupied... ... brain. When summer came on, he elected to sweat out a hot and dusty existence in the city and to toil incessantly. Had it not been my custom to run u... ...g would not have found me afloat on San Francisco Bay. Not but that I was afloat in a safe craft, for the Martinez was a new ferry steamer, making her ... ... shouting orders of some sort. The vessel seemed to go off at a tangent to its former course and leapt almost instantly from view into the fog. I felt... ... his ancestors had quickened and stirred with dim memories of tips received in former lives. “Thank you, sir,” he said, very gratefully and very humbl... ...ought his hands up to the halyards again; but he was a long time regaining his former position, where he hung, a pitiable object. “I’ll bet he has no ... ... you who live on the land know that you house your poor people in the slums of cities and loose famine and pestilence upon them, and that there still ... ...he skins so that they might later adorn the fair shoulders of the women of the cities. It was wanton slaughter, and all for woman’s sake. No man ate o... ...Maud,” I said. “Maud.” She turned her head and beheld the sight. “It cannot be Alaska!” she cried. 180 The Sea Wolf “Alas, no,” I answered, and asked...

...er I; I SCARCELY know where to begin, though I sometimes facetiously place the cause of it all to Charley Furuseth?s credit. He kept a summer cottage in Mill Valley, under the shadow of Mount Tamalpais, and never occupied it except when he loafed through the winter months and read Nietzsche and Schopenhaver to rest his brain. When summer came on, he elected to sweat out a ...

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An Englishman Looks at the World Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks Upon Contemporary Matters

By: H. G. Wells

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvan... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ntly in any one place or rigidly disciplined to one set of conditions. The former attachment to the soil ceases to be an advantage. The human spirit h... ...in the high Alps or along the Riviera. England is rap- idly developing the former Irish grievance of an absentee propertied class. It is only now by t... ...here lies before me now a crumpled card on which are the notes I made of a former discussion of this very issue, a discussion between a number of prom... ...igorous development of the attempts that are already being made, in garden cities, garden suburbs, and the like, to re-house the mass of our populatio... ...us at last even the possibility of planning the extension of our towns and cities. It is only another step upward in scale to plan out new, more toler... ...ion and superstructure to the Normal Social Life, as roads and markets and cities, as courts and unifying monarchies, as helpful and directing religio...

...Excerpt: The telephone bell rings with the petulant persistence that marks a trunk call, and I go in from some ineffectual gymnastics on the lawn to deal with the irruption. There is the usual trouble in connecting up, minute voices in Folkestone and Dover and London call to one another and are submerged by buzzings and t...

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To Build a Fire : And Other Stories

By: Jack London

.... . . . . . 1 The White Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 In a Far Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The W... .... . . 391 The Mexican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Told in the Drooling Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 CONTENTS ii... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 To the Man on Trail 1 D UMP it in.” “But I say, Kid, is n’t that going it a little too strong? Whiskey... ...heir socks and smoked their evening pipes with much the same gusto as on their former visit, though one or two bold spirits speculated on desertion an... ... the warm sunshine; where the harvests lay rich on the plains; and where great cities were fat with men that lived like women, with false words in the... ...eyes such as only the woman Unga could give. “So I wandered through a thousand cities. Some were gentle and gave me food, and others laughed, and stil... ...raced herself. Hers was the superior weight, and the boy and bedding gave, the former instinctively following the latter in order to shelter against t... ... no longer weighs one hundred and ten pounds. His stom ach is three times its former girth, and he has four wives. He has many other things — rifles a... ...imed it with his watch, Bassett likened to the trump of an archangel. Walls of cities, he meditated, might well fall down before so vast and compellin...

...But I say, Kid, isn?t that going it a little too strong? Whiskey and alcohol?s bad enough; but when it comes to brandy and peppersauce and?--?Dump it in. Who?s making this punch, anyway?? And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. ?By the time you?ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon-belly, you?ll le...

...Table of Contents: To the Man on Trail, 1 -- The White Silence, 12 -- In a Far Country, 24 -- The Wisdom of the Trail, 44 -- An Odyssey of the North, 53 -- The Law of Life, 90 -- The God of His Fathers, 99 -- The League of the Old Men, 117 -- B?atard, 136 -- All Gold Canyon, 153 -- Love of Life...

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