Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in World Literature

The Romans believed that an artist's inspiration came from a spirit, called a genius, that lived in the walls of the artist's home. In her second book, Sierra DeMulder examines her childhood in a small town, heartache, loss, and the possibility of transcending suffering, aided by the voice of her own genius. Her character appears throughout the book, providing charming commentary and biting insight on the young author's creative process and emotional path.

This is a depiction of the life of a married woman that decides to engage in an extramarital affair with a man that becomes infatuated with lust for this beautiful woman, unaware of her military husband stationed overseas, returning home to a twisted love triangle.

These poems were mostly written in 1987 while recovering in Clifton, Bristol in England. It heralded the start of a huge change for me, and I felt broken. The love of my life had just come to a messy end, and I’d been hitting the LSD too hard. Things felt beyond my control, and I now had to learn how to wait out the wounds for the first time. I began to write, to compensate for the anxiety and emotional state that I was struggling with.

Beyond Soul is a collection of late 20th century poems and short stories deeply influenced by societal observations, spirituality, and nature. The audiobook depicts a stream of consciousness connected by the view points of animate and inanimate narrators, discussing the matters of life and transitioning.

When Hitler’s reign of terror begins, David Gabinsky loses everything he holds dear. Driven by vengeance, young David leads a courageous group of Jewish resistance fighters against the Nazi regime. When Germany is defeated, he journeys to Jerusalem. What he finds is a new love - Shoshana, a beautiful but broken Holocaust survivor - and a new war with an unexpected enemy. The British command has its orders: keep the Jews out of Israel. As David single-handedly wreaks havoc on the British, even Shoshana’s love can’t stop him from risking everything - including his life.

Surah al-Fatihah (Arabic: سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَة ‎) is the first chapter (surah) of the Quran. Its seven verses (ayat) are a prayer for the guidance, lordship and mercy of God. This chapter has an essential role in Islamic prayer (salat). The primary literal meaning of the expression "al-Fatihah" is "The Opener," which could refer to this Surah being "the opener of the Book" (Fatihat al-kitab), to its being the first Surah recited in full in every prayer cycle (rakʿah), or to the manner in which it serves as an opening for many functions in everyday Islamic life.

After reading The Song of Songs, a short story by Sholem Aleichem, I was moved to see his original story from a different point of view. This short story retells his autobiographical tale from the point of view of the woman of that failed romance. The story examines the consequences of taking our obsessions seriously and of not saying the things that must be said because we are not allowed to say them.

Esta es la historia de dos parejas cuyas vidas se entrecruzan cuando el tiempo de la realización de los sueños había pasado, pero no el de los sueños. Daniel un joven guapo, soñador quien la búsqueda de una mejor calidad de vida lo lleva a explotar su cuerpo con el turismo femenino en el ardiente calor del caribe. Alfonso desciende de buena cuna, nacido para ser feliz, amo y señor de su microuniverso, pero no de si mismo, logra casarse con el amor de su vida, una dama, pero dentro una mujer ávida de ser deseada y amada con pasión.

In this retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tim DeRoche dares to imagine Huck Finn is alive today. Chased by his vengeful and psychotic father, Pap, Huck escapes down the concrete gash that is the Los Angeles River with his friend Miguel, an illegal immigrant who has been falsely accused of murder. Riding the dangerous waters of a rainstorm, the two fugitives meet a strange cast of Angelenos both animal and human who live down by the river. They learn the true value of love and loyalty.

Hay un momento en el que la oscuridad se cierne y parece impenetrable. Luego, pasada la tormenta, siendo consciente de que los hechos, personas y recuerdos que oscurecieron el horizonte ya no tienen la capacidad de hacer sangrar, llega la desorientación de un nuevo cielo despejado. Un mar sin puntos de referencia. Muchos de estos poemas son precisamente eso: estrellas fugaces en el cielo.

Segundo volúmen del corpus poemario iniciado con Latidos. Poemas de madrugadas insomnes, silencios, reflejos, cadenas de latidos a través de la ventana. Un sueño imposible para soñarlo despierto.

Este poemario es el mapa de los silencios entre cada latido y su madrugada. Contiene los ecos, sus ecos. Son las huellas de un sueño que quedó en esbozo. Que tiñó mi alma de los colores más brillantes y la dejó para siempre desnuda. Son versos de silencio. Sus espinas son inevitables y como todas me recuerdan que viví con intensidad cada instante tras aquel espejo donde todo resultaba demasiado bello para creerse de verdad.

Life, love, and work intertwine with nature in a unique series of poems. No matter what the day-to-day challenges are, Tom Stodulka tries to face each day with positivity as life unfolds from beginning to end. Journey with Tom through tales of Australian life, discover local flora and fauna, and learn from his experiences in his work as a mediator. Tom shares his deep appreciation of nature and his passion for his work and takes the listener on a journey through life.

El Caballero de Olmedo es una obra de Lope de Vega escrita seguramente en 1620 y basada, como otras del mismo autor, en una canción popular: "Que de noche le mataron al Caballero, la gala de Medina, la flor de Olmedo". La obra suele clasificarse como una tragedia (o tragicomedia), ya que introduce elementos propios de este género en su tradición clásica, como la presencia de un coro, el desenlace fatal de su protagonista o la temática del destino como fuerza inexorable que se impone a los personajes.

In No One to Wake, Marilyn C. O’Leary shares "a bouquet of mourning" the death of her husband of 50 years. This audiobook of poetry is beyond beautiful. And one needn’t have been married for 50 years, or married at all, to feel softly wrapped in the understanding of how it feels to lose someone you love deeply. Both pain and transcendence are painted in her poems, plus the naturalness and magic of death itself.

"Mr. Right". How do you find him? What does he look like? Is there a formula to know who he is? Just ask Kimberly Kay Nezda, a successful young diva with a budding career in a big city. She had it all, or so she thought. She had many encounters and was confident she had finally found Mr. Right. A rich, handsome, suitor, the mark of perfection, but did she let him walk "The Maze?" Was it the perfect love story or the perfect storm? The Maze Effect is a steamy, riveting short story about dating, sex, and falling in love.

En esta novela escrita por Giovanny Cruz Durán en varios planos, él parece erigirse como un dios-poeta que construye una aldea en el centro de unas dunas. A esa aldea, Los Olvidados, su creador le ha llevado agua y unos demonios terrenales se la han quitado; decretándose de esta forma la lenta agonía de la aldehuela y un proyectado ajuste de cuentas.

Y si estoy aquí,No es porque sé caminar o porque al norte Le brillan los ojos, el corazón no sabe deEsas cosas, y esta vez, yo lo he seguido...Aquí estoyY desconozco la forma en que me pasa,Podría lastimarme horas y horas,Y aunque las palomas, y aunque el trenRuidoso de mi pueblo intente despertarme,No conseguirían más que atarmeDe pies y manos, para tu memoria.Aquí estoy y me quedo.No seré nunca más el mismo.

Dintre poeziile incluse in volumul de fata amintim: Bradul, Doina, Dragoste invrajbita, Hafis, Iarna pe ulita, In miezul verii, Ispita, La pasti, Lupta Vietii, Mama, Minciuna crestinilor, Noi vrem pamant , Prutul, Scara, Seara, Stefanita Voda, Sub Patrafir, Unul ca o suta, Voichita lui Stefan.

Psychologist and police consultant, Dr. Pepper Hunt, relocates to Wyoming after her husband is murdered. When her new patient disappears after a therapy session, she joins the investigation. As she follows the trail of her patient's obsession to dangerous places, she must face her own haunted past or risk becoming the next victim in this gripping novel of psychological suspense.