A Slip Of The Keyboard

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781448126972

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A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett Pdf

Terry Pratchett in his own words With a foreword by Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series – but in recent years he became equally well-known as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer’s research and animal rights. A Slip of the Keyboard brings together the best of Pratchett’s non fiction writing on his life, on his work, and on the weirdness of the world: from Granny Pratchett to Gandalf’s love life; from banana daiquiris to books that inspired him; from getting started as a writer to the injustices that he fought to end. With his trademark humour, humanity and unforgettable way with words, this collection offers an insight behind the scenes of Discworld into a much loved and much missed figure – man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orang-utans and the right to a good death.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1158337455

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A slip of the keyboard by Terry Pratchett Pdf

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804169226

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A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett Pdf

A collection of essays and other non fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from his early years to the present day. Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series -- but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights. A Slip of the Keyboard brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him. With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself -- man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orangutans and Dignity in Dying. Snuff was the bestselling adult hardcover novel of 2011. A Blink of the Screen, Terry's short fiction collection, was also one of the bestselling hardcovers of 2012.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780552167727

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A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett Pdf

Terry Pratchett in his own words With a foreword by Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series – but in recent years he became equally well-known as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer’s research and animal rights. A Slip of the Keyboard brings together the best of Pratchett’s non fiction writing on his life, on his work, and on the weirdness of the world: from Granny Pratchett to Gandalf’s love life; from banana daiquiris to books that inspired him; from getting started as a writer to the injustices that he fought to end. With his trademark humour, humanity and unforgettable way with words, this collection offers an insight behind the scenes of Discworld into a much loved and much missed figure – man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orang-utans and the right to a good death.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781473540460

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Shaking Hands With Death by Terry Pratchett Pdf

Why we all deserve a life worth living and a death worth dying for ‘Most men don’t fear death. They fear those things – the knife, the shipwreck, the illness, the bomb – which precede, by microseconds if you’re lucky, and many years if you’re not, the moment of death.’ When Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in his fifties he was angry - not with death but with the disease that would take him there, and with the suffering disease can cause when we are not allowed to put an end to it. In this essay, broadcast to millions as the BBC Richard Dimblebly Lecture 2010 and previously only available as part of A Slip of the Keyboard, he argues for our right to choose - our right to a good life, and a good death too.

Author : Neil Brooks,Sarah Blanchette
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781785277122

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Narrative Art and the Politics of Health by Neil Brooks,Sarah Blanchette Pdf

As countless alterations have taken place in medicine in the twenty-first century so too have literary artists addressed new understandings of disease and pathology. Dis/ability studies, fat studies, mad studies, end-of-life studies, and critical race studies among other fields have sought to better understand what social factors lead to pathologizing certain conditions while other variations remain “normalized.” While recognizing that these scholarly approaches often speak to identities with radically different experiences of pathologization, this collection of essays is open to all critical engagements with narratives of health in order to facilitate the messiness of cross-disciplinary collaboration and interdisciplinarity. As scientific advances provide insight into a wide range of well-being issues and help extend life, it is vital that we come to question the very categories of “healthy” and “unhealthy.” This collection brings together analyses of cultural productions which probe those categorizations and suggest new psychological and philosophical understandings which will help better apply and guide the knowledge being rapidly developed within the life sciences. “Right of health” is a widely accepted human right, but in applying a right to healthcare what care and what sort of health are less universally agreed upon. The contributors share an interest in addressing who controls answers to the questions of “how do we define a healthy body and a healthy life?” and “what are the political forces that influence our definitions of health?”

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409043997

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A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett Pdf

A must-have collection of shorter fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld novels. A brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of one of the world's best-loved authors. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press; to the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the Discworld series. Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour. With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.

Author : Rebecca Ann Bach
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000874778

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Terry Pratchett Could Save the World by Rebecca Ann Bach Pdf

This monograph contends that attending to Pratchett’s work could help to save our world. It draws attention to the astonishing capacity of Pratchett’s novels to inspire and argues that Pratchett’s fantasy novels directly address many of the most significant challenges people in the world face: the explosion of weapons technology; the myriad issues involved in the envelopment of human life by corporatized information technology; the destructive human inattention to, and interactions with, the Earth and its life forms; and the problem of devalued labor. Paradoxically, it is Pratchett’s choice of fantasy that lets him address the reality of major issues that humanity and the rest of life confront now. Pratchett’s novels show us how to better understand and confront the problems the world is contending with. The book will interest both scholars and fans.

Author : Bernice M. Murphy
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474414869

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Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction by Bernice M. Murphy Pdf

This groundbreaking collection provides students with a timely and accessible overview of current trends within contemporary popular fiction.

Author : Greg Rucka
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:FEB180646

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Lazarus #27 by Greg Rucka Pdf

"FRACTURE: PRELUDE," Part One Four years ago, Jonah Carlyle was spared execution by his sister, Forever. This is what happened next. The critically acclaimed series returns to set the stage for the events of X+67 and beyondÑand the coming Fracture.

Author : Erin Giannini,Amanda Taylor
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476649887

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Deciphering Good Omens by Erin Giannini,Amanda Taylor Pdf

Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Amazon Prime series, Good Omens, quickly gained a cult following after debuting in May of 2019. Contained in this story of looming Armageddon are explorations of grief, friendship, good and evil, the Bible, Milton, God and what it means to be human. This book provides thirteen essays that center on various aspects of the show, including theology, fan culture, female gaze, textual elements and more. Also examining Gaiman's sense of obligation to Pratchett, as well as the relationship between Good Omens and the hit series Supernatural, these essays provide a critical analysis of the show and its prominent themes.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407035284

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Thief Of Time by Terry Pratchett Pdf

'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew . . . The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.' Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop. On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well . . . time. Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death's granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely. And then, there really will be no tomorrow . . . 'This is the best Pratchett I've read' Sunday Telegraph Thief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448127221

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The World of Poo by Terry Pratchett Pdf

From Snuff: 'Vimes' prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how dog muck helped make the very best leather, and other things that you never thought you would need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.'

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781473541887

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Seriously Funny by Terry Pratchett Pdf

‘I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.’ The most quotable writer of our time, Terry Pratchett’s unique brand of wit made him both a bestseller and an enduring, endearing source of modern wisdom. This collection is filled with his funniest and most memorable words about life, the universe and snoring.

Author : Jeff Metzger
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781411640559

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Cubicle Cowboy by Jeff Metzger Pdf

Cubicle Cowboy is a bawdy satire about losing one's identity in American corporate culture. The protagonist is so thoroughly brainwashed by the corporate behemoth that he cannot even remember his name at the end of the story. His only vestige of self-consciousness is his employee badge number: 65436. Our hero labors day in and day out, drowning in the monotony of his cubicle culture. In order to ward off insanity, his personal life grows more and more outrageous as he attempts to prove to himself that he is something more than a cog in the machine. He becomes romantically involved with a mysterious and troubled co-worker; he acquires a stripper roommate and drama ensues; he takes physically taxing (and profoundly bibulous) overnight vacations to Mexico and New Orleans. And all of these scenes are transparent attempts to prove that he is alive, which his cubicle and his headset and the absurd bureaucracy of his employer are striving to refute eighty hours per week...