Peter Scott

Jonathan Marshall

Jane Hunter

Hunter

This explosive book lays bare the personalities and institutional relations behind the headlines. It goes beyond the recent events to discern the roots of contemporary U.S. covert activity within the past two decades. The Iran-Contra Connection delves in to the details of CIA and extra-CIA operations, including drug-trafficking, gun-running, government-toppling, and assassination. The Iran-Contra scandal is not merely a plan gone awry, the authors argue, but a consistent outgrowth of a long tradition of U.S. covert activity- from the Bay of Pigs invasion teams to the NSC organizational team; from the CIA and the World Anti-Communist League to the Israeli connection and the State Department.

Secret Teams and Covert Operations in the Reagan Era

Iran Contra-Connection

At the turn of the century, women represented over half of the American foreign mission force and had settled in "heathen" China to preach the lessons of Christian domesticity. In this engrossing narrative, Jane Hunter uses diaries, reminiscences, and letters to recreate the backgrounds of the missionaries and the problems and satisfactions they found in China. Her book offers insights not only into the experiences of these women but also into the ways they mirrored the female culture of Victorian America. "A subtle and finely written book... [on] an aspect of the mission world in China that has never before received such probing, affectionate, detailed treatment."--Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books "An important and often entertaining work....New angles on imperialism and gentility alike."--Martin E. Marty, Reviews in American History "A triumph of sophisticated subtle intelligence. Though quite cognizant of the dark side of the confluence of American nationalism and the missionary enterprise, Hunter's interest is in moving beyond that understanding to explore how the meeting of two cultures affected, and was shaped by, a female angle of vision."--Regina Morantz-Sanchez, Signs "Jane Hunter writes better than most novelists, and she has a topic more demanding and rewarding than the subjects many novelists deal with. Her story of the valiant and ofttimes guilt-ridden women who ventured to China, singly or with spouses, to win the country for Christ creates a world and beckons readers into it."--Christian Century

American Women Missionaries in Turn-of-the-century China

The Gospel of Gentility

Virginia Cypress

A lady would never dare to make the sacrifices that Elizabeth Bennet had undertaken... and with no guarantee that she would be rewarded at the end. Elizabeth Bennet had never thought that she might have to consider what might happen if the most disagreeable gentleman of her acquaintance suddenly became a changed man... From arrogance to generosity, from aloof chill to warm embrace, can she trust what Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy has to offer? Or will she be ruined along with her youngest sister--labeled a wanton and left to be an outcast... But have her sacrifices been in vain? Or has her search for the very deepest love taken her to the very threshold of everything she had ever wanted? A Lady Would Never Dare is a steamy and sensual Pride and Prejudice Intimate Variation that is best enjoyed by readers over 18 years of age.

A Pride and Prejudice Sensual Intimate

A Lady Would Never Dare

Victoria Newton

What if the disastrously insulting proposal Elizabeth Bennet received at Hunsford were not a proposal of marriage at all? When an invitation comes from Elizabeth Bennet's newly married friend, Charlotte Lucas, she cannot refuse the requested visit. What she did not expect was that a certain disagreeable gentleman would be in residence at Rosings Park. But when Elizabeth's confrontation with the gentleman becomes not only a discovery of his unapologetic role in her sister Jane's heartbreak and Mr. Bingley's absence from Hertfordshire, but also a proposal of something so scandalous that Elizabeth begins to doubt everything she has ever known about love and marriage. She is not fit to be married to someone like Fitzwilliam Darcy, and perhaps her dream of finding the very deepest love has been just that: a foolish dream. But is becoming the mistress of a wealthy gentleman the only way for her to find any happiness in this life? "As a Blossom Awaits a Bee" is a sensual and steamy Pride and Prejudice variation best read by those over 18 years of age.

A Pride and Prejudice Sensual Intimate Variation

As A Blossom Awaits A Bee

A Lady

If there is anonymity to be found in a strange place, why would you not act upon the deepest desires of your heart? If no one were to discover the truth, what scandal could there be? With a selfish desire to partake in the elite world of the London season, Elizabeth Bennet ventures to London to see what the fuss is all about. She will not be rubbing shoulders with any earls or duchesses, but perhaps a lord or two. And no one need know that she is only the daughter of a country gentleman. With the daughter of a minor lord as her guide, Elizabeth ventures into the world of upper class balls and dinner parties, but what began as an experiment in voyeurism ends with a secret that Elizabeth must keep close to her chest. Thankfully, she knows that she will never see any of these people again-and none of them would know the Bennets of Hertfordshire if they were mentioned. At least, that is her hope... What Comes of Scandal is a sensual and steamy Pride and Prejudice variation that is best enjoyed by readers over 18 years of age.

What Comes of Scandal

To secure the happiness of her most beloved sister, Elizabeth Bennet has been forced to make a scandalous agreement with the most disagreeable gentleman of her acquaintance. His demands are small, but if anyone were to discover what passed between them, her reputation, and that of her entire family would be ruined. But just as Jane’s happiness seems secure, Mr. Bingley and his sisters depart Hertfordshire—with a promise never to return. Desperate to discover the truth behind the gentleman's departure, Elizabeth must journey to London to plead for Mr. Darcy to intervene, but the price of his intervention may be too high, and Elizabeth cannot be certain that her trust in the gentleman will be honored. Will Mr. Darcy follow through with his promises? Or will he leave her to ruin when he has had his way… An Accidental Happiness is a sensual and steamy Pride and Prejudice duology that is best enjoyed by readers over 18 years of age.

An Accidental Happiness

Elizabeth Bennet is faced with two impossible things. An impossible secret. And an impossible choice. Both present a very real consequence-her life, as she knows it, will be changed forever. When Netherfield Park is let at last, the whole of Meryton is abuzz with the prospect of a wealthy gentleman joining Hertfordshire society, but it is the gentleman at Mr. Bingley's side who garners the most attention... But Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the man who Elizabeth hoped never to see again, is thrust back into her life through Mr. Bingley's affection for her sister. Will Elizabeth be able to manage her impossible secret in the face of his reappearance, or will the choices she made in the heat of passion claim more than just her heart? What Comes of Pride is a sensual and steamy Pride and Prejudice variation that is best enjoyed by readers over the age of 18.

What Comes of Pride

Elizabeth Bennet has spent her entire life in Derbyshire, but with her family in service to the Darcy family, she has found that she wants more from life. Her sisters seem content to be maids and keepers of keys, but Elizabeth knows that she needs more… With the help of Fitzwilliam Darcy, only son of the master of Pemberley, Elizabeth is able to realize something close to a dream of independence. When she returns to Pemberley, not as a maid, but as a governess to Mr. Darcy’s young son, it is with her head held high, and a sense of purpose. Newly widowed, Mr. Darcy is beset by guilt and grief, and all Elizabeth can do is hope that time will heal her childhood friend’s broken heart. But as the years pass, Elizabeth begins to feel that there is more to her affection for the stoic gentleman… and Mr. Darcy has begun to believe the same. But can Elizabeth put aside her pride, and the prejudice of the society that Mr. Darcy belongs to, and take some happiness for herself? Darcy’s Unrequited Adoration is a steamy and sensual ‘what if’ Pride and Prejudice sensual intimate novella that is best enjoyed by those over 18 years of age.

Darcy's Unrequited Adoration

Andreas Rauber

Shigeo Sugimoto

Atsuyuki Morishima

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2006, held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2006. The 46 revised full papers, 14 revised short papers, and 6 poster papers include coverage of information extraction, information retrieval, metadata, architectures for digital libraries and archives, ontologies, information seeking, cultural heritage and e-learning.

9th International Conference on Asian Digial Libraries, ICADL 2006, Kyoto, Japan, November 27-30, 2006, Proceedings

Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

Susannah Barton

Elizabeth Bennet and her family have faced hardship in the past, but when a strange letter bearing an even stranger bequest arrives for Mr. Bennet, their lives will be forever changed. Now the proud owners of a derelict estate in Derbyshire, the Bennet family must work to bring Pemberley back to its former glory. But dark shadows lurk about the halls of Pemberley, and as the cobwebs are cleared away, the estate's tragic history is brought to light. Tasked with pulling together the remnants of the past, Elizabeth finds herself strangely drawn to the house, and the sad fate of its former master. Before long, Elizabeth is second-guessing every shadow, and feels as though her footsteps are being watched. But is it just her imagination, or does Pemberley's former occupant still linger in the house? The Haunting of Miss Bennet is a sensual, steamy, and supernatural Pride and Prejudice variation collection that is best enjoyed by readers over the age of 18. Includes: Book 1 ~ A Strange Inheritance Book 2 ~ One Night at Pemberley Book 3 ~ A Seance at Pemberley Book 4 ~ A Secret Revealed Book 5 ~ An All Hallow's Promise

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