Books with author George William Cox

Calmness comes ever from within. It is the peace and restfulness of the depths of our nature. The fury of storm and of wind agitate only the surface of the sea; they can penetrate only two or three hundred feet,--below that is the calm, unruffled deep. To be ready for the great crises of life we must learn serenity in our daily living. Calmness is the crown of self-control. When the worries and cares of the day fret you, and begin to wear upon you, and you chafe under the friction,--be calm. Stop, rest for a moment, and let calmness and peace assert themselves. If you let these irritating outside influences get the better of you, you are confessing your inferiority to them, by permitting them to dominate you. Study the disturbing elements, each by itself, bring all the will power of your nature to bear upon them, and you will find that they will, one by one, melt into nothingness, like vapors fading before the sun.

The day she turns fifteen Zoe ditches high school in Chandler, Arizona, and is picked up by an elderly man driving a step van turned into a laboratory. He promises to teach her all he knows if she trusts him to take her where she is fated to go. On their way to Illinois, they find themselves in the middle of an animal rights activists’ liberation of the creatures in Topeka’s Zoomorphological Wonders of the World and take aboard two companions from an infamous bestiary. From Topeka they travel to an abandoned movie theater in Pittsfield, where war-horse and inventor Skelton builds a miniature version of the CERN particle accelerator. From there they go to Paris and from Paris they drive south to Lacoste, where the story culminates with a confederacy of the wealthiest men in the world gathered in the garden courtyard of Marquis de Sade’s castle to sell Zoe into sex slavery to the highest bidder, while Zoe’s step-father, half-crazed with grief, is bidden by guilt to drive to the Chandler Fashion Center and confess to the bewildered employees of Victoria’s Secret his unsuccessful attempts to molest his step-daughter, and to absolve his sins with V-strings and thong underwear knotted into a noose. At turns absurd, poignant, and comic, Zoe is a quicksilver phantasmagoria and enchanted road trip unlike any other, where travel is spectral and the traveling companions, if not real, are temporary visitors from imaginary worlds sent to show a girl lost in the moronic inferno of 21st century America the best way to her brightest possible future.

Originally published in 1862, this classic volume recounts tales of mythological Greek gods and heroes.Sample chapter titles (30 chapters in all):The Vengeance of ApolloThe Toils of HeraclesIo and PrometheusPoseidon and AthenaNarcissusThe Lotos-EatersOdysseus and CalypsoSample passage:Echo saw and loved the beautiful Narcissus; but the youth cared not for the maiden of the hills, and his heart was cold to the words of her love, for he mourned for his sister whom Hermes had taken away beyond the Stygian river. Day by day he sat alone by the stream side, sorrowing for the bright maiden whose life was bound up with his own, because they had seen the light of the sun in the selfsame day; and thither came Echo and sat down by his side, and sought in vain to win his love. “Look on me and see,” she said; “I am fairer than the sister for whom thou dost mourn.” But Narcissus answered her not, for he knew that the maiden would ever have something to say against his words. So he sat silent and looked down into the stream, for there he saw his own face in the clear water, and it was to him as the face of his sister for whom he pined away in sorrow; and his grief became less bitter as he seemed to see again her soft blue eye, and almost to hear the words which came from her lips.Note: The original physical edition of this book contains a Preface, an Introduction, and End Notes; they are not included in this Kindle edition.About the Author:Sir George William Cox (1827-1902) was a British historian and scholar. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford, and taught at Cheltenham College. He is the author of numerous books, including “The Crusades,” “The Greeks and the Persians,” and “Popular Romances of the Middle Ages.”

Are you fond of adventure? Do you like to read forest and animal hunting stories? If yes, then surely this is the book for you. The stories are set in the forest of the Sundarbans National Park of India. Natural scenery and daily life of the common poor people are depicted in this book. The stories will definitely content your desire and passion for the wildlife. The book comes with vivid description of the serene wilderness of the forest. Hope, you will enjoy and remember these stories for ever.

Introduction Every lumber region has its lore. Thrilling tales of adventure are told in camp wherever the logger has entered the wilderness. The lumber jack is an imaginative being, and a story loses none of its interest as it is carried and repeated from one camp to another. Stories which I know to have originated on the Penobscot and the Kennebec are told, somewhat strengthened and improved, in the redwood camps of Humboldt Bay. Yarns originating among the river drivers of the Ottawa, the St. Croix, and the upper Mississippi are respun to groups of listening loggers on Vancouver Island. But every lumber district has its own peculiar tales. Some have their songs, also, and nearly all have mysterious stories or vague rumors of dreadful beasts with which to regale newcomers and frighten people unfamiliar with the woods. Much has been written concerning the lumber jack and his life; some of his songs also, rough but full of the sentiment of his exciting vocation, have been commemorated, but, so far as I know, very few of the strange creatures of his imagination have ever been described by the naturalist or sketched by the artist. The lumber regions are contracting. Stretches of forest that once seemed boundless are all but gone, and many a stream is quiet that once ran full of logs and echoed to the song of the river driver. Some say that the old type of logger himself is becoming extinct. It is my purpose in this little book to preserve at least a description and sketch of some of the interesting animals which he has originated. WM. T. COX About us Leopold Classic Library is a team of professionals that desires to provide classic books for readers that have been out of print for decades. As a result these books may have occasional imperfections. We consider that only hand checking of every page will result in really readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Growing up gay and Black in rural conservative East Texas presented its many challenges, however, L'Enfant Terrible is an intimate memoir about a young man and his personal journey through life, the many challenges we all face, spiritual growth, love, heartbreak, with many moments of enlightenment. Set in New York over the course of two years, embark on one man's experience as he comes to know the higher truth about life and happiness.

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A massive asteroid hit our earth millions of years ago. The impact was so devastating that the entire Dinosaur species were wiped out.But in this story, Dino, a young dinosaur somehow escaped this catastrophe and struggled to survive.How will Dino survive? What will ultimately happen to him?This is an intriguing story that will engage you for hours. The simple narrative will surely entertain your kid.

The Majesty of Calmness; Individual Problems and Posibilities is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This publication is professionally scanned from an original edition of the book, and of the best possible quality. This popular classic work by William George Jordan is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of William George Jordan then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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