Showing results by author "Ivan" in All Categories

One of the most controversial Russian novels ever written, Fathers and Sons dramatizes the volcanic social conflicts that divided Russia just before the revolution, pitting peasants against masters, traditionalists against intellectuals, and fathers against sons. It is also a timeless depiction of the ongoing clash between generations.

The Air Force's Black Ceiling is a view of diversity in the air force from one man's over 28 years in the US Air Force. This view begins with his perspectives and insights as an air force academy cadet and continues with his progression through company and field grade ranks. The title might imply that the "Black ceiling" has been put in place on purpose by senior air force leaders.... the listener will find out that isn't the case.

Strap yourself in for another 'deeply immersive' Ivan Jefford femdom erotica story...if you dare! WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! When a 41-year-old man finds a flyer under his windshield wiper recruiting male volunteers for student urological exam training, he thinks it’s too good to be true. He has harbored a secret CFNM—Clothed Female, Nude Male—fetish ever since he was a teenager. One of his hottest fantasies is stripping naked in front of a group of hot college girls—nursing students—and having a MILF head nurse show them how to ...

Estoy escribiendo este libro para ayudar a los líderes cristianos en su lugar de trabajo. Quiero compartir cómo apliqué principios fundamentales de administración que encontré en la Biblia para tener éxito en el lugar de trabajo. Esta publicación pretende ser una herramienta que le ayude como líder cristiano a crecer en sabiduría y crecer en su habilidad para usar las escrituras y la guía del Espíritu Santo, para guiarlo hacia el éxito en cualquier posición de liderazgo en la cual usted se encuentre.

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides listeners through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death.

À présent familiarisé avec les mœurs japonaises – notamment grâce à l’enseignement de Mariko, son interprète –, Blackthorne est parvenu à gagner le respect de Toranaga. Celui-ci, conscient de l’importance du "barbare" dans le conflit à venir, l’a même élevé au rang d’hatamoto. Mais en ces temps troublés, où complots et trahisons sont légion, celui que l’on surnomme Anjin-san sait qu’il ne pourra compter que sur lui-même. Car Ishido a rallié le Conseil des régents à sa cause, poussant Toranaga dans ses derniers retranchements... et rendant la guerre inévitable.

When Sheriff Rafe Boudreau catches Tessa Maxwell climbing through the window of a house where she doesn’t belong, the crime rate isn’t the only thing that spikes.

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you! And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level. Connectors think and act a certain way that makes things happen faster, easier, and often with a better result.

Based on true events, in 1989 a group of young men were sent to Central America to help prepare for the invasion of Panama.

Nadie nos dice cómo vivir, menos con libertad y felicidad. Pero existen joyas como este libro en el que, de una manera clara y amena, se nos dan las herramientas para encontrar nuestra verdadera voz, aquella que nos ha de guiar por los caminos de una existencia más auténtica. Iván Martz nos da los elementos necesarios para soltar todo aquello que cargamos y no nos corresponde, ya sean deseos y proyecciones ajenas, condicionamientos, culpas, miedos, victimizaciones, chantajes y un largo etcétera.

En este libro aprenderás cómo darle un camino de salida a tu condición de endeudamiento y cómo comenzar a reconstruir tu vida financiera hacia la libertad y la prosperidad. aquí te vamos a ensenar a cómo salir de deudas y no endeudarte más, las personas andan muy afanadas buscando negocios mágicos que les ayude a ganar más dinero y así poder salir de deudas, pero en realidad lo que están es endeudándose más y más.

The Gentleman from San Francisco is a short story by Ivan Bunin, a Nobel Prize-winning but often overlooked Russian author. It was translated into English by D. H. Lawrence (with Samuil Koteliansky). The story is often hailed as a classic of the genre. A 58-year-old American from San Francisco, now in possession of a vast fortune, sets off with his wife and daughter on a world tour. A series of events causes laughter, embarrassment, and revolt as he and his family travel through Italy and remarkable changes begin to take effect.

Mumu is the psychological story of Ivan Turgenev about the deaf-mute janitor Gerasim, who, due to the whim of his lady, was forced to part with his beloved and drown his only friend - a dog. The author sympathizes with the simple and kind Gerasim, and his mistress portrays tough, cynical and capricious. Other famous works, such as "Asya", "Fathers and Sons", "Noble's Nest", "Biryuk", "Fire at Sea", "Inn", "Clock, belong to the author", "Three portraits", "Strange story", " Date", etc.

The epic sweep of Turgenev's 19th century literary masterpiece is brought to the stage by one of Ireland's greatest living dramatists. Fathers and Sons captures the ongoing clash of generations and philosophies. Set in a Russian country estate, Friel's powerful and resonant adaptation examines the inevitable conflict between the urgency of youth and the entrenchment of age.

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin (1870-1953) was the first Russian author to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The theme of the title story, which describes the death of a wealthy American in the island of Capri, has distinct links with the more famous treatment of this subject - "Death in Venice", by Thomas Mann. Bunin wrote: "The idea of a story [called initially] 'Death on Capri' came to me and in four days I finished the piece.

In this volume we enter the hidden world of cats and discover their ways of life and how cat mothers teach their kittens important wisdom and lessons of life. The humorous tales are told through the eyes of the animal and reveal a great deal about human people as well as cat people. In the second half of this volume we meet a mysterious countryman who lives in deep forest and is able to talk to birds in their own language. We follow him on his meditative journey and learn more about animal life, nature, and Gamayune, a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. Read in English, unabridged.

Set in Baden-Baden, Smoke is Ivan Turgenev's most cosmopolitan novel. First published in 1867, it is an exquisite study of politics and society and an enduringly poignant love story. Smoke, with its European setting, barbed wit, and visionary call for Russia to look west, became the center of a famous philosophical breach between Turgenev and Dostoevsky.

Cursed Days consists of the diaries and notes of the great Russian writer Ivan Bunin (1870-1953), the first Russian to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. A gripping and harrowing account of the Russian Revolution and Civil War, the book was banned during the Soviet era.

A glorified babysitting assignment escalates into more than Chance Boudreau bargained for. When he meets Tina Nelson, their simmering attraction creates a dangerous distraction. But when Tina’s past catches up to her, can Chance unravel the clues before she becomes a permanent casualty in a diabolic scheme?

"Лето Господне (Праздники. Радости. Скорби)" - роман русского писателя Ивана Шмелёва. Это автобиографическое произведение, которое описывает жизнь в патриархальной купеческой семье глазами маленького мальчика. Русский уклад жизни описывается через церковный богослужебный год, начиная с Великого Поста.