Author : Mia Asher
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,10 MB
Release : 2014-12-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781505363159
Love is selfish...My name is Blaire.I'm the bad girl.The other woman.The one who never gets the guy in the end.I'm the gold digger.The bitch.The one no one roots for.The one you love to hate.I hate myself too...Everyone has a story. Are you ready for mine?
Author : Noël Coward
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 1926
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Janice Kaiser
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551663029
When her father was convicted of a violent murder she knew he didn't commit, Mary Margaret vowed to clear him. But now, five years later, she is working as a showgirl in Reno and is in serious debt to her low-life ex-husband. And her father is still serving a life sentence. Then Reverend Dane Barrett--the most unlikely minister Mary Margaret has ever seen--shows up at her door.
Author : Suzanné Bogman
Publisher :
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Art, French
ISBN : 9789079310609
Dit voorjaar is in het Van Gogh Museum Lichte zeden te zien: een spraakmakende tentoonstelling in samenwerking met Musée d?Orsay over de verbeelding van prostitutie in de Franse kunst uit de jaren 1850-1910. Een onderwerp dat nooit eerder in een tentoonstelling op grote schaal is gepresenteerd. 00Prostitutie was in de tweede helft van de 19de eeuw een favoriet onderwerp in de beeldende kunst. Gretig verbeeldden kunstenaars de prostitutie als aspect van het moderne stadsleven in Parijs en schilderden tippelende vrouwen op de boulevards, rijke courtisanes in hun salon en de afgeleefde prostituees in het bordeel. Het thema was actueel door de talrijke maatschappelijke discussies over de gevaren van prostitutie en de voor- en nadelen van regulering. Lichte zeden, van 19 februari t/m 19 juni in het Van Gogh Museum, laat zien wat kunstenaars aantrok in dit prikkelende, maar ook complexe en gevoelige onderwerp. 00Exhibition: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (16.02-19.06.2016).
Author : Benedict Groeschel
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2006-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1592767605
Since when is being called "virtuous" an insult? It's a word that has gotten a bad rap, misused and misunderstood even by great thinkers, philosophers, and theologians, and mocked in the cynical sound bites of the media. Rediscover virtue as it should be understood in our lives. With wit, warmth, and wisdom, Father Groeschel reintroduces the seven virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and charity. One by one he makes them meaningful for modern men and women, shaking off the dusty mantle of pretentiousness and demonstrating how each has a real role in a whole and holy life. Father Groeschel's charming conversational style entertains even as he educates and challenges us. History, politics, an advertisement, the neighbor down the street ... all are reference points for Father Groeschel as he explores the meaning of each virtue for Christians today. By the end of the book, you will understand that being labeled virtuous is the ultimate compliment!
Author : Peter Kreeft
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 21,46 MB
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1681490471
"We have reduced all virtues to one: being nice. And, we measure Jesus by our standard instead of measuring our standard by Him." For the Christian, explains author Peter Kreeft, being virtuous is not a means to the end of pleasure, comfort and happiness. Virtue, he reminds us, is a word that means "manly strength." But how do we know when we are being meek--or just cowardly? When is our anger righteous--and when is it a sin? What is the difference between being virtuous--and merely ethical? Back to Virtue clears up these and countless other questions that beset Christians today. Kreeft not only summarizes scriptural and theological wisdom on leading a holy life, he contrasts Christian virtue with other ethical systems. He applies traditional moral theology to present-day dilemmas such as abortion and nuclear armament. Kreeft restores to us what was once common knowledge: the Seven Deadly Sins have an antidote in the Beatitudes. By setting up a close contrast between the two sets of behaviors, Kreeft offers proven guidance in the often bewildering process of discerning right from wrong as we move into the questionable mores of the twenty-first century. He provides a road map of virtue, a map for our earthly pilgrimage synthesized from the accumulated wisdom of centuries of Christians, from Paul and the early Church Fathers through C.S. Lewis.
Author : Mia Asher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 2016-04-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781532839764
Love is the sweetest venom. Lawrence I told her I wanted her body and not her love. I lied. Ronan I fell in love with a lie... She was beauty and destruction. Kissing her was a tender song. Owning her body, a wild poem. Loving her, my downfall. But she was mine. Or so I thought. Blaire One man offer me his love. The other, the world. I'm falling, falling, falling ... And there's no end in sight.
Author : Daniel J. Daly
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 164712039X
A new ethics for understanding the social forces that shape moral character. It is easy to be vicious and difficult to be virtuous in today’s world, especially given that many of the social structures that connect and sustain us enable exploitation and disincentivize justice. There are others, though, that encourage virtue. In his book Daniel J. Daly uses the lens of virtue and vice to reimagine from the ground up a Catholic ethics that can better scrutinize the social forces that both affect our moral character and contribute to human well-being or human suffering. Daly’s approach uses both traditional and contemporary sources, drawing on the works of Thomas Aquinas as well as incorporating theories such as critical realist social theory, to illustrate the nature and function of social structures and the factors that transform them. Daly’s ethics focus on the relationship between structure and agency and the different structures that enable and constrain an individual’s pursuit of the virtuous life. His approach defines with unique clarity the virtuous structures that facilitate a love of God, self, neighbor, and creation, and the vicious structures that cultivate hatred, intemperance, and indifference to suffering. In doing so, Daly creates a Catholic ethical framework for responding virtuously to the problems caused by global social systems, from poverty to climate change.
Author : William J. Baumol
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 34,23 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781557862488
This book examines the effects of the market mechanism on economies and societies. It argues that perfect competition has a tendency to promote adulteration of products and a general deterioration in quality. It also contends that it is very difficult for competitive firms to behave in socially desirable ways - being kind to the environment, contributing to worthy social programmes, handling redundancy humanely. The book goes on to propose ways in which these flaws might be remedied without subverting the market mechanism.
Author : Tomi Adeyemi
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 23,15 MB
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1250171008
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick "Adeyemi has sparked magic once again." —The New York Times After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy. Praise for Children of Virtue and Vengeance: “Electrifying . . . With this second book Adeyemi brings a new maturity and depth to the series. Her characters are no longer underdogs on a hero’s journey to return magic―now they are leaders who are suffering from the consequences and trauma of their previous quest.” ―The New York Times “Like its predecessor, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is fast-paced and unafraid to ask tough questions about the cyclical nature of oppression and the systems that enforce it.” ―TIME “Relentless even beyond its finish, this is a sure-fire hit.” ―Booklist, starred review - The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series: Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3)
