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Advance from Mons 1914

The Experiences of a German Infantry Officer

by Walter Bloem ...

Series Book 2 - Helion Library of the Great War
Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914.Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight ... Read more

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Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914.Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight
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The soul of the moving picture

by Walter Julius Bloem ...

In "The Soul of the Moving Picture," Walter Julius Bloem presents a profound exploration of cinema as an art form that transcends mere entertainment, delving into its psychological and philosophical dimensions. With a unique literary style that melds lyrical prose and analytical rigor, Bloem examines film as a reflection of the human experience, probing its ability to evoke deep emotional ... Read more

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In "The Soul of the Moving Picture," Walter Julius Bloem presents a profound exploration of cinema as an art form that transcends mere entertainment, delving into its psychological and philosophical dimensions. With a unique literary style that melds lyrical prose and analytical rigor, Bloem examines film as a reflection of the human experience, probing its ability to evoke deep emotional
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The Praxis

by Walter Jon Williams, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy
Unabridged

13 hours 24 min

“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinThe first book in the completed Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy, followed by The Sundering and Conventions of War.All will must bend to the perfect truth of The PraxisFor millennia, the Shaa have subjugated the universe, forcing the ... Read more

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“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinThe first book in the completed Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy, followed by The Sundering and Conventions of War.All will must bend to the perfect truth of The PraxisFor millennia, the Shaa have subjugated the universe, forcing the
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Conventions of War

by Walter Jon Williams, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy
Unabridged

22 hours 9 min

“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinAt last, the climactic final episode of the Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy—what started with The Praxis and The Sundering comes to a brilliant conclusion in Walter Jon Williams’s epic space adventure.Working on opposite sides of the ... Read more

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“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinAt last, the climactic final episode of the Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy—what started with The Praxis and The Sundering comes to a brilliant conclusion in Walter Jon Williams’s epic space adventure.Working on opposite sides of the
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The Sundering

by Walter Jon Williams, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy
Unabridged

14 hours 40 min

“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinFollowing The Praxis,Walter Jon Williams’s critically acclaimed mix of space opera and military science fiction, the conflict grows for the fate of humanity … and the universe.The Dread Empire of the Shaa is no more, following the ... Read more

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“Space opera the way it ought to be…Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R. R. MartinFollowing The Praxis,Walter Jon Williams’s critically acclaimed mix of space opera and military science fiction, the conflict grows for the fate of humanity … and the universe.The Dread Empire of the Shaa is no more, following the
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The Writing Of Fiction

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Edith Wharton ...

Excerpt: "To treat of the practice of fiction is to deal with the newest, most fluid and least formulated of the arts. The exploration of origins is always fascinating; but the attempt to relate the modern novel to the tale of Joseph and his Brethren is of purely historic interest. Modern fiction really began when the "action" of the novel was transferred from the street to the soul; and this step ... Read more

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Excerpt: "To treat of the practice of fiction is to deal with the newest, most fluid and least formulated of the arts. The exploration of origins is always fascinating; but the attempt to relate the modern novel to the tale of Joseph and his Brethren is of purely historic interest. Modern fiction really began when the "action" of the novel was transferred from the street to the soul; and this step
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The Walk

by Robert Walser ...

Series series Serpent's Tail Classics
Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, The Walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, Robert Walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as W.G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, Franz Kafka, Herman Hesse and J.M. Coetzee.Like Kafka and Sebald, Walser wrote about the ... Read more

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Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, The Walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, Robert Walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as W.G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, Franz Kafka, Herman Hesse and J.M. Coetzee.Like Kafka and Sebald, Walser wrote about the
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An Experiment in Criticism

by C. S. Lewis ...

Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that "good reading," like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the ... Read more

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Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that "good reading," like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the
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Becoming the Fiction Storyteller of Your Dreams

by Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Marie Shedlock ...

Series series Self-Publishing How-To Series
Learn to write and tell stories that keep your readers begging for more.This new version combines the classic works of Dorothea Brande (Becoming A Writer) with Marie Shedlock (The Art of the Story-Teller).Together, they address the underlying issues all fiction writers have - how to routinely write stories which are riveting to the reader and keep them coming back for the next installment.A ... Read more

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Learn to write and tell stories that keep your readers begging for more.This new version combines the classic works of Dorothea Brande (Becoming A Writer) with Marie Shedlock (The Art of the Story-Teller).Together, they address the underlying issues all fiction writers have - how to routinely write stories which are riveting to the reader and keep them coming back for the next installment.A
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A Schoolboy's Diary and Other Stories

by Robert Walser ...

Translated by Damion Searls ...

A Schoolboy’s Diary brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser’s strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser’s first book, “Fritz Kocher’s Essays,” the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers ... Read more

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A Schoolboy’s Diary brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser’s strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser’s first book, “Fritz Kocher’s Essays,” the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers
... Read more
Letters to a Young Poet

by Rainer Maria Rilke ...

The letters in Letters to a Young Poet provide a window into Rilke's thoughts on art, love, solitude, and the human condition. In his first letter, Rilke encourages Kappus to focus on developing his own voice as a poet, rather than seeking approval or validation from others. He urges Kappus to embrace his inner life and solitude as essential components of creativity, advising him to turn inward ... Read more

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The letters in Letters to a Young Poet provide a window into Rilke's thoughts on art, love, solitude, and the human condition. In his first letter, Rilke encourages Kappus to focus on developing his own voice as a poet, rather than seeking approval or validation from others. He urges Kappus to embrace his inner life and solitude as essential components of creativity, advising him to turn inward
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Spring and All

by William Carlos Williams ...

A beautiful facsimile of the 1923 original edition which is considered "one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century". (The New York Times)Spring and All is a manifesto of the imagination — a hybrid of alternating sections of prose and free verse that coalesce in dramatic, energetic, and beautifully cryptic statements of how language re-creates the world. Spring and All contains some of ... Read more

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A beautiful facsimile of the 1923 original edition which is considered "one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century". (The New York Times)Spring and All is a manifesto of the imagination — a hybrid of alternating sections of prose and free verse that coalesce in dramatic, energetic, and beautifully cryptic statements of how language re-creates the world. Spring and All contains some of
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