Dona Sirene (1875) est un roman de Henri Murger qui raconte l'histoire de Dona Sirene, une jeune fille de la campagne qui est vendue ������ un cirque ambulant et transform�����e en sir�����ne. Elle est ensuite expos�����e dans des foires et des expositions ������ travers la France, o����� elle attire l'attention des foules avec ses talents ...

Never make a deal with a deity. Promises with one are impossible to keep. TJ Young spent last summer fighting to unlock the secrets behind his sister's mysterious death but found himself battling the magic of the ancient Orishas instead. And some of the answers he sought came with a promise he may not be able to keep: to dismantle new human construction on the coastline of Lagos, Nigeria by the start of spring. But how does a teenager do away with decades of infrastructure in only half a year? He'll need to enlist the help of new allies ...

The central tenet of this innovative collection is that identity can be regarded as a performance, achieved through and in dialogue with others. The authors show that where neuro-degenerative disease restricts movement, communication and thought processes and impairs the sense of self, music therapy is an effective intervention in neurological rehabilitation, successfully restoring the performance of identity within which clients can recognise themselves. It can also aid rehabilitation of clients affected by dementia, traumatic brain injury, and multiple ...

In  The Purpose Gap , Patrick Reyes reflects on a family member's death after a long struggle with incarceration and homelessness. As he asks himself why his cousin's life had turned out so differently from his own, he realizes that it was a matter of conditions. While they both grew up in the same marginalized Chicano community in central California, Patrick found himself surrounded by a host of family, friends, and supporters. They created a different narrative for him than the one the rest of the world had succeeded in imposing ...

Interrogator Liam Byrne was used to getting answers.  Hell, getting the truth was his gift. But surrounding him now were three very different women and none of them were talking. The thing was, they all held the truth, about the war and the end of the world and all that. And Liam’s strike team needed these answers, so he’d have to do his best work yet. Only, he risked losing his own woman in the process… and Liam could simply not  let that happen. Author's Note: This is Book 2 in a connected series. If you ...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Ship and Gun Drills U.S. Navy, 1914 is a book published by the Navy Department in 1916. It provides a comprehensive guide to the drills and procedures used by the United States Navy during the year 1914, with a focus on ship and gun drills. The book is divided into several sections, each covering a different aspect of naval drills, including gunnery, torpedo, and submarine drills. It also includes detailed instructions on how to operate and maintain various types of naval equipment, such as guns, torpedoes, and engines. The book is intended for use by ...

In this truly inspiring memoir, Janet Hatch shares her compelling story of raising her strong-willed daughter who, at age eleven, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. From the beginning of her life, Zandra experienced being different as a result of dietary restrictions, but nothing would prepare her for the tumultuous feelings that Zandra's diagnosis would bring. Janet's story chronicles the day-to-day life of raising a child through the teen years and into young adulthood, while reconciling her own insecurities. After experiencing complications and additional ...

V dannoy monografii proizvedeno kompleksnoe issledovaniya i raskrytie smysla i soderzhaniya ponyatiya Vostok v filosofskoy interpretatsii Solov'eva, kak v ego kontseptual'noy tselostnosti, tak i v chastnykh, konkretnykh opredeleniyakh, vyyavleno ego mesto i znachenie v istoriosofii russkogo myslitelya. Ustanovleny ob"em i soderzhanie dannogo ponyatiya solov'evskoy traktovke. Pokazano, chto ponyatie Vostok filosof svyazyval s osobym mirovozzreniem, otlichitel'noy kharakteristikoy kotorogo yavlyaetsya edinstvo i tselostnost'. Pri etom termin Vostok ne yavlyaetsya ...

The book ""Adulteration of Food, Drink, and Drugs: Being the Evidence Taken Before the Parliamentary Committee (1855)"" is a comprehensive collection of evidence presented before a select committee of the British Parliament in 1855. The committee was tasked with investigating the widespread adulteration of food, drink, and drugs in England during the mid-19th century. The book presents a detailed account of the testimony given by various witnesses, including manufacturers, retailers, and experts, as well as the committee's findings and recommendations. The ...