The Adorned

The Adorned

Elimelec Gonzalez-Roman

Military History / Civil War

It's Sam's thirteenth birthday and without any warning, his life,and what he believes life is, is going to change.It's a distant time in the future and life is being preserved in a Utopian-like environment designed to imitate what life was like.But through this Adorned reality, things are not what they seem.Sam upon reaching his thirteenth year, is released from his isolated chamber and granted access to this perfected reality.Embark with Sam and see how his life inside this Adorned reality is like, see through his eyes, see him grow, and throughout all these experiences, see his perspective mold itself to the man he will become.
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Poems Below The Line

Poems Below The Line

Terry McCarty

Military History / Civil War

"B-side" poems on topics including love, politics, TV news, cat care, gun control, religion and celebrity."B-side" poems on topics including love, politics, TV news, cat care, gun control, religion and celebrity. Terry McCarty has written poems in, around and sometimes about Southern California since 1997. His poems appear in the anthologies So Luminous The Wildflowers(Tebot Bach) and The Long Way Home: The Best of the Little Red Books Series 1998-2008 (Lummox Press).
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Old Man's Time

Old Man's Time

William S. Fletcher

Military History / Civil War / History

This short story (3200 words) is about an old man finding his place in a futuristic world; a world of space travel and space colonization. Earth is suffocating and new worlds are needed. An expedition with the aim of colonizing a new planet is sent out.Road to Gethsemane tells the story of two women Magdalene (Mags) and Eden. Mags is a woman in her prime jilted by her husband, her children have flown the nest. She finds her self in penury living in squalor and in a dead end job. In a moment of madness she decides to accept the offer of a free holiday from a known smuggler. Upon her return she soon begins to realize her error, but has to face the consequences of her actions. She becomes entangled in a group of smugglers. Among them her ex-husband and a crooked copper. Who has become the subject of an internal investigation. The story soon become a game of whose watching who. Mags meet Eden a beautiful young model with a complicated past. the two meet through a mutual acquaintance and instead of becoming victims of the puppet masters they hatch a plan which would leave them rich and their enemies behind bars. But will each wrong demand a reckoning?
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an excerpt from AMBITION'S PROGRESS PT 1

an excerpt from AMBITION'S PROGRESS PT 1

b mathew

Military History / Civil War / History

This short excerpt from B Mathew's allegory is a recommended reading for English Literature students & lecturers.The author’s first literary work, and MASTERPIECE, written in 1981.Ambition’s Progress Part 1- what’s this book all about?This is a classical writing, a fictional poetic allegory, by a contemporary writer, B Mathew. In our present times where people only read, modern-day novels, fictions, science-fantasies, blog articles, daily news, sports, fashions, modern trends, politics, juicy biographies of movie personalities, etc, Ambition’s Progress Part 1 towers as a classic light-house in a sea of contemporary literature. The very word “Classic Writing” connotes expanded vocabulary rich & abundant, heightened imagination, that which brings about intellectual growth of the mind & inner spirit, enhanced writing & oratory skills and a capacity to develop sophisticated ideas. To put it in a nut-shell, a reading of Ambition’s Progress Part 1 would result in an enrichment and development of your mind, spirit, intellect and your overall perspective & discernment of life’s complexities. A spiritual & intellectual pauper taking a journey through Ambition’s Progress Part 1 will walk out as a Spiritual & Intellectual billionaire. A treasure and a marvelous discovery lay hidden and buried in the entire plot, story, verses and allusions in Ambition’s Progress Part 1.In this excerpt, you will see the tryst between the monster Unemployment and Sir Ambition.....
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The Sackville Street Caper

The Sackville Street Caper

Alan Nolan

Military History / Civil War / History

Dublin, 1858 BRAM STOKER: boy seeking adventure (and things to write about) MOLLY MALONE: part-time fishmonger and full-time sneak thief! When Bram runs away from boarding school and meets streetwise Molly, he finds all the excitement he's ever wanted. Together they explore the city, with its Sackville Street Spooks, hoodlums and heroes – and let's not forget the very creepy Count Vladimir Grof-Constantin de Lugosi. As Bram looks for inspiration for the famous book he has yet to write– DRACULA – our two heroes stumble upon a dastardly plot to steal ...the Irish Crown Jewels! Let the game of cat and mouse begin
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Happy Hearts

Happy Hearts

William Osborn Stoddard

Military History / Civil War

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Ned, the son of Webb: What he did.

Ned, the son of Webb: What he did.

William Osborn Stoddard

Military History / Civil War

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Chasing an Iron Horse

Chasing an Iron Horse

Edward Robins

Military History / Civil War

Chasing an Iron Horse - Or, A Boy\'s Adventures in the Civil War is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Edward Robins is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Edward Robins then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box

Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box

Arlo Bates and Eleanor Putnam

Military History / Civil War

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
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