Crosswords with 750 target words - a new booklet in the monolingual series to prepare you for situations when only your English knowledge can help you. Be brave and never give up.
With
those words, Lara's life turned upside down. Hunter, Earl of
Hawksworth, had been lost at sea. Or so she'd been told. Their unhappy
marriage—with its cold caresses and passionless kisses—was over. But
now a powerful, virile man stood before her, telling secrets only a
husband could know, and vowing she would once again be his wife in
every way. While Lara couldn't deny that this man with smoldering dark
eyes resembled Hunter, he was attentive and loving in ways he never was
before. Soon she desperately wanted to believe, with every beat of her
heart, that this stranger was truly her husband. But had this rake
reformed—or was Lara being seduced by a cunning stranger?
Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George examine hundreds of
misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why we should consign them to the historical trashcan.
Many of the misquotes are quite harmless. Some are inadvertent misquotes that have become popular (Shakespeare actually said, "The best part of valor is discretion"), others, the inventions of reporters embellishing a story (Franklin Roosevelt never opened a speech to a DAR group with the
salutation, "My fellow immigrants"). But some of the quotes, such as Charles Darwin's supposed deathbed recantation of evolution, falsify the historical record with their blatant dishonesty. And other chillingly vicious ones, filled with virulent racial and religious prejudices, completely distort
the views of the person supposedly quoted and spread distrust and hatred among the gullible. These include the forged remarks attributed to Benjamin Franklin that Jews should be excluded from America and the fabricated condemnation of Catholics attributed to Lincoln.
An entertaining and thought-provoking book, They Never Said It covers a great deal of history and sets it right. Going beyond a mere catalog of popular misconceptions, Boller and George reveal how rightists and leftists, and atheists and evangelists all have at times twisted and even invented
the words of eminent figures to promote their own ends. The ultimate debunking reference, it perfectly complements handbooks of quotations.
Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
These stories will deepen your Christian faith by helping you practice Christian values in your daily life: at home, at work and in the community. This collection will open your heart to the experience and expression of more love in your life and will remind you that you are never alone or without hope, no matter how challenging and painful your circumstances may be.
Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. This is the book that overturns that "phallusy of history," giving voice to the true history of the world — which, always and forever, must include the contributions of millions of unsung women. Here is the history you never learned — but should have!