Searches for the man Blaise who has been shadowed into near invisibility by the hero Pascal, the 17th-century French scientist who underwent a conversion in midlife and became saintly. Knits the two halves of his life together by examining his upbringing and family relationships, finding in his love for God a substitute or at least compensation for the loss of his parents. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A complete collection of all the short stories by John Pascal, some related, some not, about people and events in places around the world; stories of passion and pathos, love and hatred, vengeance and intrigue – in short “the human condition”– which reveal the well-traveled John Pascal’s intimacy with those places and with the men and women, and even the animals who inhabit them. John Pascal is a master at portraying irony – as in “Digger Malloy,” the story of a man who unwittingly has a bizarre encounter with his estranged daughter. The conclusion to this story will astound you, for Pascal also is adept at producing the surprise ending. Another example of this ability is found in his prize-winning tale “A Fragile Vessel” where, as described in London’s The European, “...at a Sicilian villa dark secrets bubble to the surface, ending an old friendship for ever.” Follow the travels, adventures, mishaps, and intimacies of Desi Guerrero and his beautiful wife Sandy in three contiguous stories as they explore what Evelyn Waugh once called “that splendid enclosure” – the Mediterranean basin. “The Maine Coon Cat and the Tiger Snake,” a tale in which a man seeks revenge from his late wife’s lover, is a lesson in the emotions of love and hatred. This clever tale has an unforgettable climax, at the center of which is a gifted feline. “The Lakonia “ and its sequel “Tancredi” provide thrilling suspense and intrigue which while evocative of such venerable masters as E. Phillips Oppenheim and Eric Ambler are presented in the present-day world of international affairs and intrigue.
There have been many studies analyzing the philosophy of Blaise Pascal, but this book is the first full-length study of the philosophies of his sisters, Jacqueline Pascal and Gilberte Pascal Périer, and his niece, Marguerite Périer. While these women have long been presented as the disciples, secretaries, correspondents, and nurses of their brother and uncle, each woman developed a distinctive philosophy that is more than auxiliary to the thought of Blaise Pascal. The unique philosophical voice of each Pascal woman is studied in The Other Pascals. As the headmistress of the Port-Royal convent school, Jacqueline Pascal made important contributions to the philosophy of education. Gilberte Pascal Périer wrote the first philosophical biographies of Blaise and Jacqueline. Marguerite Périer defended freedom of conscience against coercion by political and religious superiors. Each of these women authors speaks in a gendered voice, emphasizing the right of women to develop a philosophical and theological culture and to resist commands to blind obedience by paternal, political, or ecclesiastical authorities. The Other Pascals will be of keen interest to readers interested in early modern philosophy, history, literature, and religion. The book will also appeal to those with an interest in women’s studies and French studies.
Here is John Pascal once again, with a new book of entertaining fictiona collection of sixteen Shaggy Dog stories and four more traditional tales, one a novelette. Saki (H.H. Munro) and O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) wrote short stories with surprise endings, but mainly satirical, not comedic. As Pascal tells us in his Preface to them: All Shaggy Dog tales are comedies, high or low, depending upon their subject matter and the writers art. Briefly, getting to the conclusion of a good Shaggy Dog story can be well worth the wait; and in a truly great one there can be a lot of fun along the way. And he would agree that since traditionally these anecdotes have been related orally (at a Club, bar, or other private or limited venues), they have not been given the attention they deserve nor the entertainment they would provide to a larger audience.
Challenge your mind with real science in a novel series that dares science to co exist with spirituality. Perhaps God resides in other quantum dimensions? Joe Main is a college instructor in 1986 who encounters Spero, an escapee from 2247 when a remnant population on Earth is ruled by a ruthless dictator. They attempt to avoid capture with time relocation and the help of two women. One is a brilliant woman from the future whose mind is downloaded into their craft's (the Bee's) computer. The other is the love interest of their pursuer. This book is the first in a series of three.
The second edition of PASRO - Pascal for Robots includes some new aspects of the PASRO development within the last two years. Besides the PASRO implementation on other computers with the help of different Pascal compilers and operating systems, one significant new development has been the implementation of the PASRO concept in the programming language C. Therefore the second edition is divided into two major parts: A. The revised and little extended "old" PASRO description of the first edition based on Pascal. B. The new PASRO/C description based on C. Of course we know that the name "PASRO/C· is a contradiction in terms, but we chose it, in order to use the well known name PASRO in future. The additional author John Favaro is respon sible for the PASRO/C implementation and the des~ription while Christian Blume designed the PASRO concept and implemented the original PASRO, together with Wilfried Jakob. Additional thanks are dedicated to Jan Schloen and Thomas Eppting, who helped us to implement PASRO/C. We would also like to thank all readers of the first edition, who sent us their comments and corrections. Amongst these, spe cial thanks to G. Macartney from the Queen's University of Bel fast.
The Antichrist's deception crumbles and pure evil rises from the ruins. He expects their rebellion and has an unstoppable plan to defeat the Masters of Time and the Warriors of God. He will begin by incinerating the Earth. Conclusion novel of John Pascal's "The Revelation Trilogy," following "The Bee" and "Domes.
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