Author : Lauren Child
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 36,98 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780340877890
Hubert Horatio or H for short is a genius at almost absolutely everything. His parents on the other hand aren't too good with money... and fritter away the family fortune. It's up to Hubert and his friend, Stanton Harcourt to sort out the mess. Ages 4+.
Author : Troi Penwell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2018-09-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781726183512
Horatio Spafford and his wife, Anna, live in Chicago in the mid-nineteenth century. Pillars of the community and of their church, they lead a life of service to others. Anna, a Norwegian immigrant, who had suffered the loss of her parents at an early age, feels keenly aware of the blessings she and Horatio enjoy through financial security, the love of friends and their four young daughters. Chicago is a city experiencing exponential growth in the 1860's. Horatio and his business partner, Henry, are acutely aware of the financial opportunities this growth presents, so they invest heavily in real estate. As construction soars, so do Horatio's hopes and dreams. Then suddenly, on a warm, dry evening in October of 1871, this all comes crashing down. The Spafford's face this tragedy as they always had, by putting others first. Volunteering their time over the next couple of years to serve those whose burdens are heavier than their own leaves them both physically and emotionally exhausted. A trip abroad seems to be just what they need to revive both their energy and their spirit. No one could have predicted the adversity yet to come. Horatio is faced with incomprehensible news that would test the faith of most. Where others may have lost their belief in God, his shines through with words of conviction that will prove to inspire individuals for generations to come! 'It Is Well' is a story of divine triumph over debilitating tragedy which will inspire its readers to greater heights of faith, both in humanity and in God.
Author : Simon Prosser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191065773
Our engagement with time is a ubiquitous feature of our lives. We are aware of time on many scales, from the briefest flicker of change to the way our lives unfold over many years. But to what extent does this encounter reveal the true nature of temporal reality? To the extent that temporal reality is as it seems, how do we come to be aware of it? And to the extent that temporal reality is not as it seems, why does it seem that way? These are the central questions addressed by Simon Prosser in Experiencing Time. These questions take on a particular importance in philosophy for two reasons. Firstly, there is a view concerning the metaphysics of time, known as the B-theory of time, according to which the apparently dynamic quality of change, the special status of the present, and even the passage of time are all illusions. Instead, the world is a four-dimensional space-time block, lacking any of the apparent dynamic features of time. If the B-theory is correct, as the book argues, then it must be explained why our experiences seem to tell us otherwise. Secondly, experiences of temporal features such as changes, rates and durations are of independent interest because of certain puzzles that they raise, the solutions to which may shed light on broader issues in the philosophy of mind.
Author : Camilla Ashforth
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 34,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Bears
ISBN : 9780744521146
James the teddy bear helps his friend, a stuffed rabbit, find a suitable bed. Suggested level: preschool.
Author : Horatio Clare
Publisher : Elliott & Thompson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783964628
As November stubs out the glow of autumn and the days tighten into shorter hours, winter's occupation begins. Preparing for winter has its own rhythms, as old as our exchanges with the land. Of all the seasons, it draws us together. But winter can be tough. It is a time of introspection, of looking inwards. Seasonal sadness; winter blues; depression--such feelings are widespread in the darker months. But by looking outwards, by being in and observing nature, we can appreciate its rhythms. We can learn to see and celebrate winter in all its shadows and lights. In this moving and lyrical evocation of a British winter and the feelings it inspires, Horatio Clare raises a torch against the darkness, illuminating the blackest corners of the season, and delving into memory and myth to explore the powerful hold that winter has on us. By learning to see, we can find the magic, the light that burns bright at the heart of winter: spring will come again.
Author : Donald A. Tortorice
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 14,32 MB
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1496932366
This book is the first presentation of the life of Horatio Nelson to be narrated in the first person, a recounting of his life in his own words. It begins with Nelson as a young 21-year-old captain in the Caribbean and goes to his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Along the way his experiences in carrying out the vision of his duty in the Caribbean, Corsica, Tenerife, the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar cost him his eye, his right arm, and ultimately his life, all because he was blessed and cursed with a nature that was blind to the spectre of failure and deaf to anything other than the call of duty, the clamour of battle, and victory. He was also a mortal man whose attraction to women brought pleasure, frustration, infatuation, and ultimately lifelong satisfaction. This is his story as he would tell it.
Author : Horatio Clare
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529112641
'Deeply moving, darkly funny and hugely powerful' Robert Macfarlane 'A brave, lit-up account of going mad and getting better' Jeanette Winterson After a lifetime of ups and downs, Horatio Clare was committed to hospital under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. From hypomania in the Alps, to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, this is a gripping account of how the mind loses touch with reality, how we fall apart and how we may heal. 'One of the most brilliant travel writers of our day takes us now to that most challenging country, severe mental illness; and does so with such wit, warmth and humanity' Reverend Richard Coles
Author : Dayton Duncan
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 037541536X
The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map
Author : Horatio Alger (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN :
Author : Benton L. Bradberry
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 34,73 MB
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1452076375
Horatio Alger wrote wildly popular dime novels in the mid to late 1800s about poor boys making good. The theme was always the same; that through honesty, hard work, strong determination,and perseverance, the American Dream could be realized regardless of his beginnings in life. Puttin on Airs is the authors own story of himself as a poor boy who made good against the odds, a story which could have been written by Horatio Alger. The author describes his life growing up in rural Louisiana as one often children of uneducated parents, under conditions of spirit crushing poverty. He escaped this life by joining the Navy at age 17. Within 5 years time he became an offi cer and aviator and went on to complete a 21 year Navy career. In time he obtained a university degree (with honors), the only member of his family to even attend college. Only 2 of the 10 children even graduated from high school, himself and a sister. Join the Navy and see the world, the recruiting poster said, and see the world, he did. He has been on 6 continents and in over 40 countries. He was also on the front line of the Cold War from near its beginning to near its end, which included a year in Viet Nam as a helicopter pilot. As a helicopter pilot, he also helped retrieve the astronauts from the sea after their return to earth. With the same determination and grit that propelled him in his Navy career, he entered private business after retiring from the Navy, which has made him a wealthy man. This well written book should be an inspiration to anyone who enjoys a good rags to riches story.
