A Region Not Home

Author : James Alan McPherson
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0684870207

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A Region Not Home by James Alan McPherson Pdf

In this deft collection of essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson offers poignant and lively interpretations of life that illuminate the ebb and flow of its sorrows and delights, and reveals his search for connections between everyday drudgery and a greater sense of purpose. He writes of the longing of the human soul by unifying thoughts of his deep affection for his daughter and the meaning of Disneyland; transcendental meanings in life and the tedium of long waits in airports, coming to self-knowledge and the cruel rituals of fraternity pledge week. A beautiful meditation on what it means to be human -- an enlightening and soulful work reaching to the core of suffering and joy.

Author : Jeanine Cummins
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250209788

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American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) by Jeanine Cummins Pdf

"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia--trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--

Author : Jay Pitter,John Lorinc
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781770564435

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Subdivided by Jay Pitter,John Lorinc Pdf

Using Toronto as a case study, Subdivided asks how cities would function if decision-makers genuinely accounted for race, ethnicity, and class when confronting issues such as housing, policing, labor markets, and public space. With essays contributed by an array of city-builders, it proposes solutions for fully inclusive communities that respond to the complexities of a global city. Jay Pitter is a writer and professor based in Toronto. She holds a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. John Lorinc is a Toronto-based journalist who writes about urban affairs, politics, and business. He co-edited The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood (Coach House, 2015).

Author : Peter Mayle
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307755490

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A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Congregational churches
ISBN : WISC:89066111139

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The American Missionary by Anonim Pdf

Vols. 13-62 include abridged annual reports and proceedings of the annual meetings of the American Missionary Association, 1869-1908; v. 38-62 include abridged annual reports of the Society's Executive committee, 1883/84-1907/1908.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Canada
ISBN : NYPL:33433014111169

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Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Robert F. Kronick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136517273

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At-Risk Youth by Robert F. Kronick Pdf

This book is about theory, practice, and reform in working with youth who are at-risk in our schools. The book addresses several important topics, including: Problems of definition of at-risk and measurement; social, political and health aspects of being at-risk; theories of at-risk status including coping competence, agency intrinsic motivation and cultivation theory; the voices of those who are at-risk; groups that are often ignored when discussing at-risk youth, Native Americans and Appalachians; necessary changes such as prevention, early intervention, and a critical look at assessment practices and grades; a look at the role of higher education.

Author : Betham-Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00020950

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France of Today by Betham-Edwards Pdf

Author : William Fleming Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590943675

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Hymns for the church and home, selected and ed. by W.F. Stevenson by William Fleming Stevenson Pdf

Author : Julia Phillips
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525520429

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Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Pdf

One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year National Book Award Finalist Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize Finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award National Best Seller "Splendidly imagined . . . Thrilling" --Simon Winchester "A genuine masterpiece" --Gary Shteyngart Spellbinding, moving--evoking a fascinating region on the other side of the world--this suspenseful and haunting story announces the debut of a profoundly gifted writer. One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the Kamchatka peninsula at the northeastern edge of Russia, two girls--sisters, eight and eleven--go missing. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community, with the fear and loss felt most deeply among its women. Taking us through a year in Kamchatka, Disappearing Earth enters with astonishing emotional acuity the worlds of a cast of richly drawn characters, all connected by the crime: a witness, a neighbor, a detective, a mother. We are transported to vistas of rugged beauty--densely wooded forests, open expanses of tundra, soaring volcanoes, and the glassy seas that border Japan and Alaska--and into a region as complex as it is alluring, where social and ethnic tensions have long simmered, and where outsiders are often the first to be accused. In a story as propulsive as it is emotionally engaging, and through a young writer's virtuosic feat of empathy and imagination, this powerful novel brings us to a new understanding of the intricate bonds of family and community, in a Russia unlike any we have seen before.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:102287586

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Medical Classics ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : M. Nolan Gray
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642832549

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Arbitrary Lines by M. Nolan Gray Pdf

It's time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively explanations, Gray shows why zoning abolition is a necessary--if not sufficient--condition for building more affordable, vibrant, equitable, and sustainable cities. Gray lays the groundwork for this ambitious cause by clearing up common misconceptions about how American cities regulate growth and examining four contemporary critiques of zoning (its role in increasing housing costs, restricting growth in our most productive cities, institutionalizing racial and economic segregation, and mandating sprawl). He sets out some of the efforts currently underway to reform zoning and charts how land-use regulation might work in the post-zoning American city. Arbitrary Lines is an invitation to rethink the rules that will continue to shape American life--where we may live or work, who we may encounter, how we may travel. If the task seems daunting, the good news is that we have nowhere to go but up

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555026609

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the sunday at home by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Construction industry
ISBN : IND:30000090049796

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Construction Review by Anonim Pdf

Issues for 1955 accompanied by supplement: Construction volume and costs, 1915-1954.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C2649949

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Harper's Young People by Anonim Pdf