The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White MountainsA collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the common theme of which is New Hampshire's White Mountains. Consists of: The Great Stone Face, written in 1850 and revolves around the 'Old Man of the Mountain (Cannon Mtn.) in New Hampshire which sadly collapsed on May 3, 2003; The Ambitious Guest, written 1835; The Great Carbuncle, written 1837; and Sketches From Memory, written sometime prior to The Great Carbuncle as will become obvious.
The Blithedale Romance is the story of four principal characters who work with -- and sometimes against -- each other on Blithedale, a communal farm antecedent to those that sprang up later in the 1960s, and similar to one on which Hawthorne himself lived in 1841. These communes arose out of the pressures on society and the individual brought by the Industrial Revolution.
You'll never feel like an outsider again when you use the secret communication techniques revealed in these programs. You'll be able to recognize the 10 common phrases you should never use in everyday conversation appropriate and engrossing with the Small Talk Secret Checklist. And you'll learn the magic words that soften up even the toughest talkers. With this program, you'll even learn now to play "Conversation Hardball" and win!
Precious Ramotswe is the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency – the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – is the best in the country. She solves a number of difficult - and sometimes dangerous - problems. A missing husband, a missing finger and a missing child – she will solve these mysteries in her own special way.
The Seahawk by Rafael SabatiniThe Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. The story is set in the late 16th century, and concerns a Cornish sea-faring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous brother. After being forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates under the name “Sakr-el-Bahr”, the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his brother.
Precious Ramotswe is the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency – the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – is the best in the country. She solves a number of difficult - and sometimes dangerous - problems. A missing husband, a missing finger and a missing child – she will solve these mysteries in her own special way.
