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When twenty-eight year old Lea Mahy is hospitalized miles away from home in October 1932, she maintains a connection with her family by writing letters to her husband and mother. What transpires is a heart-wrenching account of a young wife and mother yearning to be with her family once again. Set in rural Manitoba during the depression, this story will steer you through the emotions that Lea felt all those years ago. At times you will laugh, and at other times you may shed a tear. Throughout the story, you will be captivated, wondering what poignant detail will be revealed next. Based on actual letters written in the early 1930’s, this fictionalized story is filled with tales of love, loneliness and heartache.
Given the recent success of the extreme-right Front National party, this absorbing book closely examines the debate over immigration in contemporary France. It looks not only at the development of immigration and nationality policies, but also at the changing discourse on the integration of immigrants.
When ancient hatreds explode, John Cain is thrust into the middle of a precise, coordinated jihad where he will look straight into the abyss and discover whether or not his God is big enough to see him through. Guaranteed fiction!
Pastor John Cain is suffering from clergy burnout and his marriage might not survive. Suddenly, his personal agonies become the least of his problems when the couple's faith and courage are put to the ultimate test.
Segunda edição da revista Obook vem em ritmo de festa comemorando os dois anos da editora Obook e os 10 anos do selo Elemental Editoração. Contando também com duas entrevistas incríveis com os autores Condessa da Escuridão e Roberto Schima. Há também divulgação, dicas e dois contos para ampliar ainda mais a sua leitura digital. Com uma distribuição mensal e totalmente gratuita, a revista Obook se torna acessível a todos os apaixonados por leitura, oferecendo uma plataforma única para descobrir novos talentos literários e mergulhar em um mundo de histórias cativantes.
Language learning and translation have always been complementary pillars of multilingualism in the European Union. Both have been affected by the increasing availability of machine translation (MT): language learners now make use of free online MT to help them both understand and produce texts in a second language, but there are fears that uninformed use of the technology could undermine effective language learning. At the same time, MT is promoted as a technology that will change the face of professional translation, but the technical opacity of contemporary approaches, and the legal and ethical issues they raise, can make the participation of human translators in contemporary MT workflows ...
"Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design is a unique sourcebook featuring forty-six classic typefaces that continue to resonate with today's most influential graphic designers."--Inside cover.
Socialite, fashion icon, television and movie star, recording artist and just plain celebrity: Twenty-two year old Paris Hilton is the great granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and is estimated to be worth $30 million. The world first became aware of Paris Hilton through a Vanity Fair profile in 2000. Since then, she has graced the pages of countless magazines, newspapers, and tabloids; modeled on the runways of top designers; appeared on television shows as herself ('Saturday Night Live', MTV Music Awards) and as fictional characters (the new Sky One show 'Las Vegas'); had small parts in movies like 'The Cat in the Hat', 'Win a Date with Tad Hamilton' and the upcoming 'The Hillz'; has begun work on an album; and starred in a hit reality series, 'The Simple Life' (shown here on Channel 4). She has been romantically linked with current boyfriend Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Rick Solomon (of the notorious sex tape), and Deryck Whibley of Sum 41. 'I think the biggest misconception about me is that I'm this spoiled brat. But I'm not. I'm the total opposite.'