Set in the over-scaled, decadent Versailles of Louis XIV, Memoirs of a Dwarf is the story of Hugues, an impoverished dwarf who maneuvers his way up into the very highest of court circles by clandestinely serving the needs of a mob of unscrupulous gamblers, of a priest notorious for saying black Masses at midnight, and--from under the gaming tables--of a number of sex-starved society women, including Louis's mistress. Along the way, Hugues finally discovers the truth of his own identity, a revelation which is a political bombshell and which subjects him to a grisly turn. The story combines historical events and characters--Louis, his mistresses, his outrageous brother Philippe, and many other baroque personalities--with fictitious ones. Hugues's tale reaches its climax during the famous affaire des poisons, the sexual and political scandal that thundered through the royal court and threatened wholesale destruction.
Humanity has ever been an entity of nature, interwoven among its ever-changing materialism. It has only been the human being, which has created a thought process that has demonstrated the ability to develop a culture. Through the ages, man has developed a fantastic array of beliefs, some of which have been accepted as practical from the beginning. From his brain has come the divergence of religions that are as diverse as humanity. This book deals with aspects of nature which are entwined with religious beliefs that have become commonplace, yet differ whereby a vast number of beliefs have endured beyond the concepts of the major religions. The beliefs of each profess the right concepts. From man's earliest beliefs have grown the concepts of astrology. Of all belief systems, this is the only one that does not have a higher administrative formality, the foundation of a system of thought and reaction to beliefs of a great being as God. It is the least comprehensive work with the greatest degree of nonbelievers. Yet, it has been researched over generations with the exploration of the reasoning of humanity and is the least comprehended. Many disbelieve astrology yet still refer to the signs of the zodiac by birthday. This book attempts to relate the interrelationship of nature, religion, and astrology.
All modern aspects of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of prostatitis are critically evaluated in this book. Of special interest to the readers will be the modern diagnostic management of chronic prostatitis and the debatable therapeutic approach to chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.
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