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Author : Lynn Gordon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0811818802
With brief synopses of 52 must-read books recommended by The New York Public Library, this deck will inspire afternoons in the library or local bookstore, offering helpful hints for what to take home for an illuminating read.
Author : American Library Association (ALA)
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781728244891
The American Library Association presents an award-winning must-read book for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log. Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title, notes on the awards they've won, and prompts for further reflection, these recommendations are a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars. Includes: 52 Award-Winning book recommendations to keep you reading all year Prompts to reflect on each book as you complete the challenge Inspiration for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media
Author : Ram Narayan Kumar
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8132109600
Part historical chronicle, part socio-political treatise, Martyred but Not Tamed is devoted to the Middle East and focuses on the four most combustible countries at the heart of this supremely volatile area-Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Based on a series of extensive interviews with local actors, it also draws on the author's extensive scholarship. Attentive throughout to the viewpoints of the victims, it stands as a refreshing corrective to the distortions or downright lies which all too often inform the 'authoritative' discourse on the modern Middle East. Along the way, in a systematic, thorough, yet vivid and highly readable manner, the book revisits several 'well-known' episodes of recent history, but with an unsparing gaze, untainted by the softening lenses which tend to distort the self-serving Western narrative. It highlights the role played by Britain and the other colonial powers, which for pure expediency did not hesitate to carve up the body politic of the region; to exacerbate and exploit existing divides; to create new divisions where none existed; and to draw borders that defied all ethnic and historical logic, thereby sowing the seed of intractable conflicts such as the one between Israel and the Palestinians. Lastly, in a long, densely informative chapter on "oil politics", the book lays bare the naked economic and strategic interests which prompted nearly all the moves of the imperial powers in the region, from the days of overt colonial occupation down to the present age of indirect control and disguised hegemony.
Author : Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780393253917
The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition. Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise. Newly expanded and updated to include standout works from the twenty-first century as well as essential readings in science (from the earliest works of Hippocrates to the discovery of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs), The Well-Educated Mind offers brief, entertaining histories of six literary genres—fiction, autobiography, history, drama, poetry, and science—accompanied by detailed instructions on how to read each type. The annotated lists at the end of each chapter—ranging from Cervantes to Cormac McCarthy, Herodotus to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Aristotle to Stephen Hawking—preview recommended reading and encourage readers to make vital connections between ancient traditions and contemporary writing. The Well-Educated Mind reassures those readers who worry that they read too slowly or with below-average comprehension. If you can understand a daily newspaper, there’s no reason you can’t read and enjoy Shakespeare’s sonnets or Jane Eyre. But no one should attempt to read the “Great Books” without a guide and a plan. Bauer will show you how to allocate time to reading on a regular basis; how to master difficult arguments; how to make personal and literary judgments about what you read; how to appreciate the resonant links among texts within a genre—what does Anna Karenina owe to Madame Bovary?—and also between genres. In her best-selling work on home education, The Well-Trained Mind, the author provided a road map of classical education for parents wishing to home-school their children; that book is now the premier resource for home-schoolers. In The Well-Educated Mind, Bauer takes the same elements and techniques and adapts them to the use of adult readers who want both enjoyment and self-improvement from the time they spend reading. Followed carefully, her advice will restore and expand the pleasure of the written word.
Author : Roy Peter Clark
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780316282161
Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts. Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time, from The Great Gatsby to Lolita to The Bluest Eye, and many more. Along the way, he shows you how to mine these masterpieces for invaluable writing strategies that you can add to your arsenal and apply in your own writing. Once you've experienced X-ray reading, your writing will never be the same again.
Author : Alison Rumfitt
Publisher : Tor Nightfire
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250866240
Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is a dark, unflinching haunted house story that confronts both supernatural and real-world horrors through the lens of the modern-day trans experience. “A triumph of transgressive queer horror.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review “Easily one of the strongest horror debuts in recent memory.” —Booklist, STARRED review Three years ago, Alice spent one night in an abandoned house with her friends, Ila and Hannah. Since then, Alice’s life has spiraled. She lives a haunted existence, selling videos of herself for money, going to parties she hates, drinking herself to sleep. Memories of that night torment Alice, but when Ila asks her to return to the House, to go past the KEEP OUT sign and over the sick earth where teenagers dare each other to venture, Alice knows she must go. Together, Alice and Ila must face the horrors that happened there, must pull themselves apart from the inside out, put their differences aside, and try to rescue Hannah, whom the House has chosen to make its own. Cutting, disruptive, and darkly funny, Tell Me I’m Worthless is a vital work of trans fiction that examines the devastating effects of trauma and how fascism makes us destroy ourselves and each other. “Ambitious, brutal, and brilliant.” —Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt Also by Alison Rumfitt: Brainwyrms At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Nelson Dellis
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781683357766
A kid’s guide to amazing feats of memorization with “a variety of engaging memory exercises [and] methods for all different types of learners.” —Kirkus Reviews Nelson Dellis, the four-time USA Memory Champion, reveals the secrets to his phenomenal ability to remember almost anything. From presidents to state capitals, from mathematical theorems to the periodic table, kids have so much to remember for school! This incredibly helpful book is structured as an entertaining and fantastical narrative in which the author guides the reader as they attempt to climb Mount Foreverest. Up there, the goal is to defeat the Memory Thief, a villain plotting to steal everyone’s memories. On the journey, while encountering pirates, forest dwarves, and mummies, you’ll also find tools and tricks to remember the US presidents in order, foreign word meanings, countries and capitals, the periodic table, long numbers, and multiplication tables. These easily understandable exercises can help build skills to remember any kinds of words, lists, numbers, or concepts. Whether you’re trying to become a better student or just want to amaze friends and family, Memory Superpowers! is one unforgettable book. “[Steph] Stilwell’s bright illustrations accompany this book that’s full of useful tips that will help students enjoy learning to study better.” ?Booklist
Author : Thomas Pynchon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101594650
Winner of the 1974 National Book Award “A screaming comes across the sky. . .” A few months after the Germans’ secret V-2 rocket bombs begin falling on London, British Intelligence discovers that a map of the city pinpointing the sexual conquests of one Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop, U.S. Army, corresponds identically to a map showing the V-2 impact sites. The implications of this discovery will launch Slothrop on an amazing journey across war-torn Europe, fleeing an international cabal of military-industrial superpowers, in search of the mysterious Rocket 00000, through a wildly comic extravaganza that has been hailed in The New Republic as “the most profound and accomplished American novel since the end of World War II.”
Author : Nelson Dellis
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1419732560
Teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition winning techniques
Author : Manoj Vasudevan
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1096219352
The Politically Incorrect & Definitive Step-by-Step Guide. In 2017, Manoj Vasudevan competed against 35,000 speakers from 142 countries and achieved his dream of winning the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking. In this inspiring book, Manoj shares the five essential ingredients you require to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. Developed based on journals written by Manoj during his long, arduous and successful journey, this book reveals invaluable insights he learnt from losing, winning and coaching.This book is a step-by-step guide that will help you to*** Discover 47 avoidable mistakes contestants make to ruin their prospects*** Reach the third milestone of public speaking that transforms you*** Master the five ingredients to win on the world stage*** Discover the step-by-step process to craft your masterpiece*** Develop messages to win hearts and minds*** Craft speeches that resonates with people from around the world*** Discover powerful techniques that trigger emotional contagion*** Start planning for your life after name and fame*** ... and much more!Manoj Vasudevan is an internationally renowned Next Level Leadership Readiness expert and management consultant who helps executives and entrepreneurs to breakthrough to the next level of their career, business and life.Manoj has spoken to audiences as big as 20,000 constituting individuals from 140 countries. He is the 2017 World Champion of Public Speaking and Founder of Thought Expressions. Manoj is the author of the international bestseller Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way Manoj has more than 24 years of leadership experience with major multinational companies in Asia, Australia, USA and Europe. He has coached C-Level Executives, Senior Executives, Bureaucrats, Celebrities, UN diplomats and professionals constituting a clientele from 30 nationalities.Manoj has been featured widely on international media including BBC, CNBC, Business Insider and world's top-ranking book fairs.During the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Chairman Kim Jong Un, Manoj was invited by BBC World News Live as an Expert on Human Behaviour and Body Language to share his perspectives on the meeting, and to judge the depth of the Trump-Kim relationship.In 2017, Manoj was featured among the top 50 World's leading professional speakers at the International Speakers Summit.Manoj holds an MBA from Imperial College London
Author : Sarvat Hasin
Publisher : Dialogue Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0349701733
'Heartbreaking, beautiful, epic. I loved it' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE Author of The Mercies 'Blindingly brilliant . . . I cannot wait to read everything she writes' DAISY JOHNSON Author of Everything Under and Sisters She was never meant to be an ordinary woman, reading out her history as if it belonged to us. She was more than that. She was the way of learning the world. It was the last time most of us would see her but we didn't know that then. Aida is the defining rock star of her age; her every move observed, examined and owned by a devoted, cultish fanbase. When she disappears without a trace into a complicated love affair they are determined to find her, uncover her truths and own her once more. Aida and Ehsan reconnect after a decade apart, hoping to recapture the innocent, lost love of their youth. Before long, their connection is strained by secrets and jealousies and the past begins to blur with their present as they follow in the footsteps of mythic lovers before them. The Giant Dark is an award-winning debut novel about love and fame. Inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, it explores the consuming and devastating effects of using a lover as a muse. 'Rich and immersive . . . A book to lose yourself in' JULIA ARMFIELD Author of Salt Slow 'A brilliant, intoxicating reimagining. A heady brew of art, love and its cataclysmic impact' IRENOSEN OKOJIE Author of Nudibranch
Author : PBS
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780316417549
A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.
Author : Ken Casey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781984525017
This book is about how to play bridge in a tournament. Unlike club play, the hands are typically prearranged to test your skills. This book gives a comprehensive view of the various types of hands a beginning player might expect to encounter. The various categories of hands presented will teach you how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, and how to handle special combinations, such as the split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn about finessing up to a lone honor, the ruffing finesse, the backward finesse, and other finessing techniques. You will also learn how to read inferences from the opponents bids, opening leads, play, and discards.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Children's periodicals
ISBN : UTEXAS:059171760141713
Author : PBS
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780316417549
A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.