Free Download Christopher R. Miller, "Surprise: The Poetics of the Unexpected from Milton to Austen"
English | ISBN: 0801453690 | 2015 | 280 pages | PDF | 1525 KB
Today, in the era of the spoiler alert, "surprise" in fiction is primarily associated with an unexpected Description twist, but in earlier usage, the word had darker and more complex meanings. Originally denoting a military ambush or physical assault, surprise went through a major semantic shift in the eighteenth century: from violent attack to pleasurable experience, and from external event to internal feeling. In Surprise, Christopher R. Miller studies that change as it took shape in literature ranging from Paradise Lost through the novels of Jane Austen. Miller argues that writers of the period exploited and arbitrated the dual nature of surprise in its sinister and benign forms. Even as surprise came to be associated with pleasure, it continued to be perceived as a problem: a sign of ignorance or naïveté, an uncontrollable reflex, a paralysis of rationality, and an experience of mere novelty or diversion for its own sake. In close readings of exemplary scenes―particularly those involving astonished or petrified characters―Miller shows how novelists sought to harness the energies of surprise toward edifying or comic ends, while registering its underpinnings in violence and mortal danger.

Free Download C-SPAN, "Sundays at Eight: 25 Years of Stories from C-SPAN'S Q&A and Booknotes"
English | 2014 | pages: 496 | ISBN: 1610393481 | EPUB | 0,6 mb
For the last 25 years, Sunday nights at 8pm on C-SPAN has been appointment television for many Americans. During that time, host Brian Lamb has invited people to his Capitol Hill studio for hour-long conversations about contemporary society and history. In today's soundbite culture that hour remains one of television's last vestiges of in-depth, civil conversation.

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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1637425759 | 163 Pages | EPUB | 2 MB
For many aspiring entrepreneurs, the path to entrepreneurship begins within the walls of established corporations. This book is uniquely tailored for employees and executives in the private sector either experiencing entrepreneurial ambitions, or dealing with them in their organizations. Whether you're considering launching your own business or managing spinout ventures within your organization, this is your essential guide to the journey from employment to entrepreneurship.

Free Download Software Development Pearls: Lessons from Fifty Years of Software Experience by Karl E. Wiegers
English | November 4, 2021 | ISBN: 0137487770 | True PDF | 330 pages | 16.2 MB
Accelerate Your Pursuit of Software Excellence by Learning from Others' Hard-Won Experience

Free Download Six Miles from Charleston, Five Minutes to Hell: The Battle of Seccessionville, June 16, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series) by James A. Morgan
English | October 14, 2022 | ISBN: 161121601X | True EPUB | 192 pages | 82.9 MB
The small, curiously named village of Secessionville, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, was the site of an early war skirmish, the consequences of which might have been enormous had the outcome been different. It quickly would be forgotten, however, as the Seven Days' battles, fought shortly afterward and far to the north, attracted the attention of Americans on both sides of the conflict.

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English | ISBN: 9004470549 | 2022 | 300 pages | PDF | 23 MB
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Free Download Sharing Too Much: Musings from an Unlikely Life by Richard Paul Evans
English | February 27, 2024 | ISBN: 1982177462 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 4 MB
The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays.

Free Download Gayathri Ramprasad, "Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within"
English | 2014 | pages: 240 | ISBN: 1616494751 | EPUB | 0,6 mb
A first-of-its-kind, cross-cultural lens to mental illness through the inspiring story of Gayathri's thirty-year battle with depression. This literary memoir takes readers from her childhood in India where depression is thought to be a curse to life in America where she eventually finds the light within by drawing on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.

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by Baasanjav Terbish
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1666937495 | 184 Pages | True PDF | 2.36 MB

Free Download Angela Yosten, "Sew Modern Baby: 19 Projects to Sew from Cuddly Sleepers to Stimulating Toys"
English | 2013 | pages: 144 | ISBN: 1607057352 | EPUB | 14,1 mb
This how-to book, Sew Modern Baby, by Angela Yosten, helps you play a pivotal role in your child's early cognitive development. It features 19 projects for baby and mom in high-contrast colors with captivating patterns and textures to spark a baby's natural curiosity. There are patterns for animal rattles, building blocks, quilts, burp cloths, and even an interactive play gym. Projects are designed for beginner and intermediate sewers with clear step-by-step instructions.