Cultural Heritage category: 3433 books

Northern Ontario Canada is the setting for this unique look at attempting to recreate the world. Jonathon loses his father in his late teens and struggles to find his place in the world. Mark, an online friend,introduces him to the world of BDSM and for the first time in his life he no longer...

Though declared a piece of property by the US Supreme Court, Dred Scott insisted on telling his own story, on speaking freely. That was his freedom, and he didn’t require a court to help him find it.  Speak Right On explores the story of Dred Scott and the history of slavery that has changed...

The Nationalists opens with the 1916 Rising in Dublin when Tony McAnthony, a renowned Irish journalist meets a headstrong Cumann na mBan Kerry woman Angela O'Sullivan. Amidst the bullets, love begins to blossom. The novel interweaves factual and fictional characters during Ireland's tumultuous years...

Scientist and engineer Lauren Giulio knows she cannot ignore her inner voice anymore. Determined to unravel the mystery surrounding her deceased father’s childhood and uncover the events that lured both her father and her down a path contrary to cultural and social attitudes, Lauren ignores her...

A spunky young woman strives to escape from the social customs and cultural restraints that have spanned three political regimes: in a privileged childhood spent in the Czechoslovakian countryside prior to World War II, as a schoolgirl during the Nazi occupation, and as an adolescent and young adult witnessing the diminishing promise of communist rule.

The story of twin sisters Rashi and Trisha; the unique bond they share and how that shapes their entire lives.The story,is presented largely through the eyes of Rashi's daughter Neeli. The cultural background of the characters in the story is Indian Bengali(People from a state in Eastern India).Hence, it was important to introduce some Bengali words,to depict the flavour of the tale.

“Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment of the ill-fated war in Iraq and the heavy tolls it continues to exact on its people.”—Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner The...

Northern Ontario Canada is the setting for this unique look at attempting to recreate the world. Jonathon loses his father in his late teens and struggles to find his place in the world. Mark, an online friend,introduces him to the dark world of BDSM and for the first time in his life he no...

Northern Ontario Canada is the setting for this unique look at attempting to recreate the world. Jonathon loses his father in his late teens and struggles to find his place in the world. Mark, an online friend, introduces him to the dark world of BDSM and for the first time in his life he no...

Lehua won the 'Best in Genre' Award by AuthorStand in December 2012. It became the second Award from that e-publisher for a Parola work. See 'Portraits of a Young Artist in Istanbul" in the collection, 'The Little American Blonde". ""Descendants", George Clooney's film...

Commissioned to explore the mystery of a lost artifact and complete paintings for her gallery, the protagonist's artistic eye helps to expose the drama and suffering of war and occupation. In doing so, she takes parallel journey into the meaning of her own life, leaving a long term relationship and...

Pensavamo che il progresso camminasse sulle gambe di professionisti sempre più specializzati. Ma la crisi ha rivelato i limiti di una cultura astratta e compartimentata che non è più in grado di dare risposta ad alcuna delle grandi questioni che interrogano l’uomo contemporaneo: dai dilemmi della...

Extrait : "Jadis, dans nos campagnes, la croyance aux sorciers était presque générale, et la conférence sur les contre-sorts, faite ici par M. Ponchon, nous a montré combien le paysan d'autrefois était constamment préoccupé d'échapper au ténébreux empire de la sorcellerie. A l'heure actuelle,...

«La cultura è come la marmellata: meno ne hai, più la spalmi». Marina Valensise parte da questo slogan, apparso sui muri della Sorbona nel maggio ’68, per illustrare uno dei paradossi italiani: il paese con il patrimonio più ricco del mondo è incapace di valorizzarlo, mentre altri prosperano...