Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, but apparently it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost and his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his spontaneous, sparkling best. Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, yet it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost, his autobiography was never written,...

The story of how the associate editor of Birding magazine set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the world’s birds in one year.

In 2015, for 365 days, with a backpack, binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, Noah Strycker traveled across forty-one countries and all seven continents, eventually spotting 6,042 species—by far the biggest birding year on record. This is no travelogue or glorified...

A book anyone can read especially if they wonder how their dream may be fulfilled. "Father Mike Ortiz is now retired from the Army Chaplaincy and the active Priesthood. After several attempts to become a military chaplain he finally was accepted and volunteered for the Green Berets and served with the 1st, the 3rd, the 5th and the 10th Groups. He underwent SCUBA and HALO training and is a graduate of the Command & General Staff College as well...

Embark on a riveting journey of ambition and valour that takes a young sailor from the humblest beginnings in the Merchant Navy to the apex of the marine world. This tale of ascent is punctuated by thrilling perils at sea: accidents, collisions, blazes, and even the perils of war. As the first North Sea Oil makes landfall in Orkney, our protagonist steers mammoth oil tankers through some of the planet's most treacherous waters, skilfully averting...

Alyosha lived a short life, which he lived to the fullest following his convictions, with utter honesty and showing compassion to his fellow beings. His simplicity and positivity of outlook endeared him to those who came in touch with him whilst his brutal forthrightness quite often brought him into conflict with those in authority. Ever since his birth, it was apparent that Alyosha was a special and exceptionally gifted child. He excelled in sports...

Though about me and woven from painful episodes from my childhood, the intent is not to elicit pity. The objective of the narrative is to evoke in reader's mind the memory of those brief moments that had seemed negligible and almost trivial when first experienced but had eventually became life changing and had a lasting effect on reader's conscious and subconscious behavior.Set the price to $0 before downloading.This book may be copied, distributed,...

Entre las gestas míticas, la obra más representativa es Yuruparí, relatada por el indio amazónico Maximiano José Roberto, escrito en lengua neêngatú en el siglo XIX al conde Ermanno Stradelli, quien lo tradujo al italiano en 1890. Es de este manuscrito de donde esta leyenda se rescata hasta nuestros días. Aborda temas de vida y muerte (en fuerte consonancia con el mito solar y rituales de la región Amazonas-Vaupés); además, da una explicación...

Nowhere to hide! Wilhelm Reich was the 20th Century's maddest scientist, the godfather of the Sexual Revolution and the discoverer of "orgone energy." As a child of five, author Malcolm J. Brenner is sent to Dr. Albert Duvall, a sadistic "orgone therapist" and one of Reich's closest associates. Neither Reich nor Malcolm's parents suspect what ends up happening behind the locked door of Duvall's soundproof office. Frightening, funny, touching and raunchy,...

Get the Summary of Bonnie Rose Ward's Winds of Skilak in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Winds of Skilak" follows Bonnie Rose Ward and her husband Sam as they embark on a life-changing journey from Ohio to the remote wilderness of Alaska. Leaving behind their comfortable life, they liquidate their possessions and prepare for a rugged existence on Caribou Island. Despite initial struggles to find suitable land and...

THE AWAKENED covers a very personal and intensive almost two-year period of UFO activity in my life. Much of it happened while living in the San Francisco Bay area. I believe it to be one of the most extensive, illuminating, and intimate UFO encounters of my generation. Having kept a journal of my highly unusual experience, I was able to create a complete record of dates, and roughly calculate lengths of missing time.