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Herbert George Wells The New Machiavelli (Part 2)

Drama
English
67854 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

Since I Came To This Place I Have Been Very Restless, Wasting my Energies In the Futile Beginning of Ill-Conceived books. One Does Not Settle Down Very Readily At Two And Forty To A New Way Of Living, And I Have Found Myself With The Teeming interests Of The Life I Have Abandoned still Buzzing like A Swarm Of Homeless Bees In my Head. My Mind Has Been Full Of Confused protests And Justifications. In any Case I Should Have Found Difficulties Enough In expressing the Complex Thing I Have To Tell, But It Has Added greatly To My Trouble That I Have A Great Analogue, That A Certain Niccolo Machiavelli Chanced to Fall Out Of Politics At Very Much The Age I Have Reached, And Wrote A Book To Engage The Restlessness Of His Mind, Very Much As I Have Wanted to Do. [more]

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Nathan Wolf Yesterday's Tomorrow

The story of what comes next.

Science Fiction
English
31568 Words
Ages 16 and up
292
0

Fantasy with a Twist The life of a homeless Vietnam veteran abruptly changes when he stumbles upon a cult of female survivalists. They have been living off the grid for fifteen years. They don't want him there and he doesn't want to be there. They can't let him go - no man alive is allowed to know the location of their home. The can't kill him, for he's done them no harm and he can't stay, because he is not one of them. By the way, it's the dead of winter. Eight months later the Apocalypse really does happen. [more]

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Bob Ric It's Christmas

5 tales of light humor and inspiration to adorn your holiday

Fiction
English
11226 Words
Ages 12 and up
81
0

Six short stories share your Christmas in different ways. They are each gifts for the heart. Can't find Christmas in all the holiday hustle and bustle? In "God's Living Prayer" read how the true spirit of Christmas fills an empty heart. Even when bad things happen they can make Christmas magic. See how Christmas thieves end up playing Santa Claus in "Sant'as Little Helpers". Things could always be worse. Christmas is there to soften the spirit and comfort the soul. Even in a homeless shelter there is the gift of sharing in "Christmas Present". Sometimes life is hard to figure out. Yes, there are wise men still finding ways to share Christmas while helping others wrestle with age old problems in "Wise Men". [more]

Keywords: christmas, yuletide, holiday

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Leon Logothetis Amazing Adventures of a Nobody (Excerpt)

Travel
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
477
1

In a time of economic anxiety, global terror and shaken confidence, Englishman Leon Logothetis, star of the hit series 'Amazing Adventures of a Nobody' (National Geographic Channels International, Fox Reality), shows us what is good about mankind: the simple calling people have to connect to others. Tired of his disconnected life and uninspiring job, Leon Logothetis leaves it all behind—job, money, home even his cell phone—and hits the road with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket. His journey from Times Square to the Hollywood sign relying on the kindness of strangers and the serendipity of the open road, inspire a dramatic and life changing transformation. Along the way, Leon offers up the intriguing and charming tales gathered along his one-of-a-kind journey: riding in trains, buses, big rigs and classic cars; sleeping on streets and couches and firehouses; meeting pimps and preachers, astronauts and single moms, celebrities and homeless families, veterans and communists. Each day of his journey, we catch sight of the invisible spiritual underpinning of society in these stories of companionship—and sheer adventure—that prove that the kind, good soul of mankind has not been lost. In a time of economic anxiety, global terror and shaken confidence, Englishman Leon Logothetis, star of the hit series 'Amazing Adventures of a Nobody' (National Geographic Channels International, Fox Reality), shows us what is good about mankind: the simple calling people have to connect to others. Tired of his disconnected life and uninspiring job, Leon Logothetis leaves it all behind—job, money, home even his cell phone—and hits the road with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket. His journey from Times Square to the Hollywood sign relying on the kindness of strangers and the serendipity of the open road, inspire a dramatic and life changing transformation. Along the way, Leon offers up the intriguing and charming tales gathered along his one-of-a-kind journey: riding in trains, buses, big rigs and classic cars; sleeping on streets and couches and firehouses; meeting pimps and preachers, astronauts and single moms, celebrities and homeless families, veterans and communists. Each day of his journey, we catch sight of the invisible spiritual underpinning of society in these stories of companionship—and sheer adventure—that prove that the kind, good soul of mankind has not been lost. [more]

Keywords: Leon Logothetis, Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, travel, adventure, non-fiction, book

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Richard Marsh The Beetle(fiscle part-3)

Fiction
English
114259 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

That Was The Final Blow. To Have Tramped About All Day Looking For Work; To Have Begged Even For A Job Which Would Give Me Money Enough To Buy A Little Food; And To Have Tramped And To Have Begged In Vain,--That Was Bad. But, Sick At Heart, Depressed In Mind And In Body, Exhausted By Hunger And Fatigue, To Have Been Compelled To Pocket Any Little Pride I Might Have Left, And Solicit, As The Penniless, Homeless Tramp Which Indeed I Was, A Night's Lodging In The Casual Ward,-- And To Solicit It In Vain!--That Was Worse. Much Worse. About As Bad As Bad Could Be. I Stared, Stupidly, At The Door Which Had Just Been Banged In My Face. I Could Scarcely Believe That The Thing Was Possible. I Had Hardly Expected To Figure As A Tramp; But, Supposing It Conceivable That I Could Become A Tramp, That I Should Be Refused Admission To That Abode Of All Ignominy, The Tramp's Ward, Was To Have Attained A Depth Of Misery Of Which Never Even In Nightmares I Had Dreamed. [more]

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George Scott Railton The Authoritative Life of General William Booth

Self-Help
English
119136 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

Born at Arbroath in Scotland, the son of Methodist missionaries Lancelot Railton and his wife, Margaret Scott,[3] Railton was educated at Woodhouse Grove School in Leeds, then only open to sons of Methodist ministers. His father and mother both died on 8 November 1864 at Peel, Isle of Man, probably of cholera.[4] The death of his parents left the 15 year-old Railton homeless and jobless. His older brother, the Rev. Launcelot Railton, a Methodist minister, found him work in London with a shipping company, but not finding it to his liking Railton decided to go to Morocco in 1869 as a Christian missionary. However, this being unsuccessful and finding himself stranded in Morocco, he had to work his passage back to Great Britain as a steward. In 1870 he began to work in Stockton-on-Tees for an uncle who owned a shipping business, but preached the Gospel at every available opportunity.[4] In the same year William Booth went to Matlock to recuperate and where he met the Rev. Launcelot Railton, who told Booth of his younger brother George's attempt to convert the Moroccans, adding that George was just the sort of person that Booth's Christian Mission was looking for.[1] [more]

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Reggie Ridgway End Game

Action Packed Terrorism Thriller

Thriller
English
85247 Words
Ages 16 and up
5840
29

When two dysfunctional men with divergent backgrounds cross paths, they soon learn they must fight for each other and their country. Dr. Butcher, a physician, depressed and suicidal since the untimely death of his wife, accidentally runs down a disabled homeless man on the street. His victim is named Blade, a decorated Gulf War veteran and a prosthetic-wearing amputee. He chooses to wander the streets as he struggles to recover from PTSD. Butcher and Blade's fateful accident occurs as a two million dollar armored car heist is going down. Thwarting an attempt by the gang of thieves to eliminate witnesses, the two grab the money and escape. They are pursued by the ruthless gang, which they discover is a sleeper cell of al Qaeda terrorists bent on attacking Los Angeles on the tenth anniversary of 9-11. Butcher and Blade gather an ill-equipped band of broken soldiers and mercenaries and are forced to rely on each other and inherent skills when pressed into service to mitigate attacks against Americans on their own soil. [more]

Keywords: Medical Thrillers, Terrorism Thrillers, Terrorism Fiction, Terrorist Fiction, Terrorist Thrillers, Los Angeles, Suspense, New York, Mercenaries, Car Heist, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, al Qaeda, Action, Police

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Reggie Ridgway Half Life

And Other Short Stories

Short Story
English
32568 Words
Ages 16 and up
2479
7

Great Stories for Young Adults with plenty of action and heartfelt drama. Half Life is about an extreme sports enthusiast who attempts a wing suit flight at the edge of space. Thrust into a wormhole he finds he has traveled backward in time and must now save the life of the daughter of his professor. Safe Haven is a story about a young homeless unwed mother who is faced with the decision to give her 3 year old son up for adoption and instead finds new friends at a Firehouse Safe Haven drop off. Bounce House and Halloween in the Baker Hotel are stories about survival and young kids thrust into impossible situations they have to use instincts and pure luck to survive the night. The Bee and Nannette Interrupted are stories about young people who find themselves in life altering situations they never saw themselves involved in. These stories will thrill YA readers and keep them turning the pages to see what will happen next. [more]

Keywords: Time Travel, Young Adult, Drama, Fantasy, Young Adult Short Stories, Action, Adoption, Halloween, Magic

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Misako Mai The Gentleman and the Gutter Boy#1

Broken Pride

Romance
English
4670 Words
Ages 18 and up
0
0

17th Century France Julian suffers the harsh life as a young street urchin in Paris everyday which one afternoon led to him being falsely accused of pickpocketing. This is when he encountered the frosty, mean and conceited banker, Victor Belmont, a highstanding man with all empathy of an executioner. A fiery agrument soon ensues between the two males.` For so long Julian saw fit to evade the city brothel while searching for honest work. But Belmont soon propositions him supposedly out of spite for the lowly homeless boy insulting him. Julian is utterly shocked and confused because for the life of him he can't imagine why a man of prestige like Belmont would ever desire him, even for just a moment and yet he does... Victor juggles his wealth and arrogance over Julian's head as a means of masking his raw fascination and attraction once laying eyes on Julian. [more]

Keywords: French historical, boy love, gay romance, m/m romance

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Herbert George Wells The New Machiavelli

History
English
150522 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

Since I Came To This Place I Have Been Very Restless, Wasting My Energies In The Futile Beginning Of Ill-Conceived Books. One Does Not Settle Down Very Readily At Two And Forty To A New Way Of Living, And I Have Found Myself With The Teeming Interests Of The Life I Have Abandoned Still Buzzing Like A Swarm Of Homeless Bees In My Head. My Mind Has Been Full Of Confused Protests And Justifications. In Any Case I Should Have Found Difficulties Enough In Expressing The Complex Thing I Have To Tell, But It Has Added Greatly To My Trouble That I Have A Great Analogue, That A Certain Niccolo Machiavelli Chanced To Fall Out Of Politics At Very Much The Age I Have Reached, And Wrote A Book To Engage The Restlessness Of His Mind, Very Much As I Have Wanted To Do. He Wrote About The Relation Of The Great Constructive Spirit In Politics To Individual Character And Weaknesses, And So Far His Achievement Lies Like A Deep Rut In The Road Of My Intention. It Has Taken Me Far Astray. It Is A Matter Of Many Weeks Now--Diversified Indeed By Some Long Drives Into The Mountains Behind Us And A Memorable Sail To Genoa Across The Blue And Purple Waters That Drowned Shelley--Since I Began A Laboured And Futile Imitation Of "The Prince." I Sat Up Late Last Night With The Jumbled Accumulation; And At Last Made A Little Fire Of Olive Twigs And Burnt It All, Sheet By Sheet--To Begin Again Clear This Morning. [more]

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