A Summer Remembered Be Your Age Dear Storycuts

Author : Elvi Rhodes
Publisher : Random House
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448125456

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A Summer Remembered/Be Your Age, Dear (Storycuts) by Elvi Rhodes Pdf

In 'A Summer Remembered', as Laura is busy with the Christmas preparations, while looking after her children Richard and Millie, she can't help but wish she were back on their summer holiday in Normandy. When her husband presents her with her Christmas gift - a holiday to a destination of her choice, money no object - it is still Normandy she yearns for...but what secret is she hiding from her husband? In 'Be Your Age, Dear', Chloe Patterson is lucky enough to not only have a daughter and a granddaughter around her, but also her own mother. But she battles with the dilemma of how she is perceived as a grandmother - and how she should be behaving as such - and how she really feels about herself deep down. Sometimes it seems that the older women in the family are the most free-willed and keen to have fun, and the younger seem the most responsible. As a local newspaper asks to write a feature on the four generations of women, tensions come to a head as these women finally realize who they really are... Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promises and Other Stories.

Author : Guy N Smith
Publisher : Black Hill Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781907846021

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The Slime Beast by Guy N Smith Pdf

Professor Lowson is searching the Wash for King John's lost treasure. Instead he awakes a reptilian creature buried in the mud, which seems to have arrived on this planet in a meteorite. It starts wandering around, killing and eating anybody it comes across. Lowson wants to capture it alive, his companions want to kill it before it kills anyone else. Soon the locals are involved and following a number of violent deaths and an attempted rape, there can only be a catastrophic finale.

Author : William Coleman,Selwyn Cornish,Alf Hagger
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920942502

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Giblin's Platoon by William Coleman,Selwyn Cornish,Alf Hagger Pdf

"This book tells the story of four men - L.F.Giblin, J.B. Brigden, D.B.Copland, and Roland Wilson - who, in 1920s Tasmania, formed a personal and intellectual bond that was to prove a pivot of economic thought, policy-making and institution-building in mid-century Australia."--p. ix.

Author : Jennie Hall
Publisher : E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9786059496315

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Viking Tales by Jennie Hall Pdf

Iceland is a little country far north in the cold sea. Men found it and went there to live more than a thousand years ago. During the warm season they used to fish and make fish-oil and hunt sea-birds and gather feathers and tend their sheep and make hay. But the winters were long and dark and cold. Men and women and children stayed in the house and carded and spun and wove and knit. A whole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. That fire gave the only light. Shadows flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams in the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people were on a long narrow bench that they had pulled up to the light and warmth. Everybody's hands were busy with wool. The work left their minds free to think and their lips to talk. What was there to talk about? PART I IN NORWAY The Baby The Tooth Thrall Olaf's Farm Olaf's Fight With Havard Foes'-fear Harald is King Harald's Battle Gyda's Saucy Message The Sea Fight King Harald's Wedding King Harald Goes West-Over-Seas PART II WEST-OVER-SEAS Homes in Iceland Eric the Red Leif and His New Land Wineland the Good

Author : Jerry Mander
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062316806

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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander Pdf

A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous—to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to democratic processes—that TV ought to be eliminated forever. Weaving personal experiences through meticulous research, the author ranges widely over aspects of television that have rarely been examined and never before joined together, allowing an entirely new, frightening image to emerge. The idea that all technologies are "neutral," benign instruments that can be used well or badly, is thrown open to profound doubt. Speaking of TV reform is, in the words of the author, "as absurd as speaking of the reform of a technology such as guns."

Author : Michele M. Serros
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Mexican American women
ISBN : 0615538479

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Chicana Falsa by Michele M. Serros Pdf

From the white boy who transforms himself into a full-fledged Chicano, to the self-assured woman who effortlessly terrorizes her Anglo boss, to the junior-high friend who berated her "sloppy Spanish" and accused her of being a "Chicana Falsa," the people and places that Michele Serros brings to vivid life in this collection of poems and stories introduce a unique new viewpoint to the American literary landscape. Witty, tender, irreverent, and emotionally honest, her words speak to the painful and hilarious identity crises particular to the coming of age of an adolescent caught between two cultures.

Author : McKenzie Wark
Publisher : Pluto Press (Australia)
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112316299

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Celebrities, Culture and Cyberspace by McKenzie Wark Pdf

In a series of entertaining essays, this wide-ranging book looks at the impact of the media on Australian life and politics, and anlyses key images and stories that shape our perceptions at century's end. Topics include Americanisation, feminism, pop, pay TV, the Internet, political correctness, Mabo, and the republican convention.

Author : Philip Meyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199910618

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Storytelling for Lawyers by Philip Meyer Pdf

Good lawyers have an ability to tell stories. Whether they are arguing a murder case or a complex financial securities case, they can capably explain a chain of events to judges and juries so that they understand them. The best lawyers are also able to construct narratives that have an emotional impact on their intended audiences. But what is a narrative, and how can lawyers go about constructing one? How does one transform a cold presentation of facts into a seamless story that clearly and compellingly takes readers not only from point A to point B, but to points C, D, E, F, and G as well? In Storytelling for Lawyers, Phil Meyer explains how. He begins with a pragmatic theory of the narrative foundations of litigation practice and then applies it to a range of practical illustrative examples: briefs, judicial opinions and oral arguments. Intended for legal practitioners, teachers, law students, and even interdisciplinary academics, the book offers a basic yet comprehensive explanation of the central role of narrative in litigation. The book also offers a narrative tool kit that supplements the analytical skills traditionally emphasized in law school as well as practical tips for practicing attorneys that will help them craft their own legal stories.

Author : Roger Ebert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226461052

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Awake in the Dark by Roger Ebert Pdf

A collection of greatest film reviews from a critic who “understands how to pop the hood of a movie and tell us how it runs” (Steven Spielberg). Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert wrote movie reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times for over forty years. His wide knowledge, keen judgment, and sharp sense of humor made him America’s most celebrated film critic—the only one to have a star dedicated to him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His hit TV show, At the Movies, made ‘‘two thumbs up’’ a coveted hallmark in the industry. From The Godfather to GoodFellas, from Cries and Whispers to Crash, the reviews in Awake in the Dark span some of the most exceptional periods in film history, from the dramatic rise of rebel Hollywood and the heyday of the auteur, to the triumph of blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, to the indie revolution. The extraordinary interviews included capture Ebert engaging with such influential directors as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Werner Herzog, and Ingmar Bergman, as well respected actors as diverse as Robert Mitchum, James Stewart, Warren Beatty, and Meryl Streep. Also gathered here are some of his most admired esssays, among them a moving appreciation of John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to the virtues of black-and-white films. A treasure trove for film buffs, Awake in the Dark is a compulsively readable chronicle of film since the late 1960s. “[Ebert] has a keen understanding of the way [movies] work.” —Martin Scorsese “[Ebert’s] criticism shows a nearly unequalled grasp of film history and technique.” —A.O. Scott, New York Times

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

Author : Elvi Rhodes
Publisher : Random House
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446497227

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The House Of Bonneau by Elvi Rhodes Pdf

Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the powerful sequel to Madeleine written by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. READERS ARE LOVING THE HOUSE OF BONNEAU! "Another brilliant family saga book. Read this in one sitting. Loved everything about it ... Based in Yorkshire." - 5 STARS "Loved this saga. Was drawn right into the story & the characters. Stayed up late and could not tear myself away from the story. Love this author's writing." - 5 STARS "I could not put it down - you really get wrapped up in the characters because she writes so brilliantly..." - 5 STARS. ***************************************************************** WILL SHE LOSE EVERYTHING SHE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GAIN? When Madeleine Bates - born into poverty as the daughter of a Yorkshire millhand - married Leon Bonneau - the French wool baron - she felt her life of turmoil was over. Whatever problems came their way, surely love would see them through? Yet trouble still dogs her and she feels she is alone: Leon's family resent her for taking him away from them and Hortense Murer - who assumed she would be Leon's wife - begrudges her. She also cannot help but dwell on the curse made by her old enemy Sophia Parkinson: that she would never bear a son. For it seems to be coming true...

Author : Nadifa Mohamed
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429979795

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Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed Pdf

Yemen, 1935. Jama is a "market boy," a half-feral child scavenging with his friends in the dusty streets of a great seaport. For Jama, life is a thrilling carnival, at least when he can fill his belly. When his mother—alternately raging and loving—dies young, she leaves him only an amulet stuffed with one hundred rupees. Jama decides to spend her life's meager savings on a search for his never-seen father; the rumors that travel along clan lines report that he is a driver for the British somewhere in the north. So begins Jama's extraordinary journey of more than a thousand miles north all the way to Egypt, by camel, by truck, by train, but mostly on foot. He slings himself from one perilous city to another, fiercely enjoying life on the road and relying on his vast clan network to shelter him and point the way to his father, who always seems just a day or two out of reach. In his travels, Jama will witness scenes of great humanity and brutality; he will be caught up in the indifferent, grinding machine of war; he will crisscross the Red Sea in search of working papers and a ship. Bursting with life and a rough joyfulness, Black Mamba Boy is debut novelist Nadifa Mohamed's vibrant, moving celebration of her family's own history.

Author : Thomas King
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443403252

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Truth And Bright Water by Thomas King Pdf

With a plethora of superb reviews and upcoming publication in the US, Thomas King’s latest work affirms him as one of our wittiest and wisest writers. Truth & Bright Water is the tale of two young cousins and one long summer. Tecumseh and Lum live in Truth, a small American town, and Bright Water, the reserve across the border and over the river. Family is the only reason most of the people stay in the towns, and yet old secrets and new mysteries keep pulling the more nomadic residents back to the fold. Monroe Swimmer, famous Indian artist, returns to live in the old church with the hope of painting it into the prairie landscape and re-establishing the buffalo population. Tecumseh’s Aunt Cassie has come back too, already arguing with his mother. Why has his mother given Cassie a suitcase full of baby clothes? And why is Lum interested only in winning the Indian Days race? Tecumseh has more questions than anyone will answer, until the Indian Days festival arrives and the mysteries of the summer collide in love, betrayal and reconciliation. Equally plainspoken and poetic, comic and poignant, Truth & Bright Water is a crackling good story that resonates with universal truths.

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139484510

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Remythologizing Theology by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Pdf

The rise of modern science and the proclaimed 'death' of God in the nineteenth century led to a radical questioning of divine action and authorship - Bultmann's celebrated 'demythologizing'. Remythologizing Theology moves in another direction that begins by taking seriously the biblical accounts of God's speaking. It establishes divine communicative action as the formal and material principle of theology, and suggests that interpersonal dialogue, rather than impersonal causality, is the keystone of God's relationship with the world. This original contribution to the theology of divine action and authorship develops a fresh vision of Christian theism. It also revisits several long-standing controversies such as the relations of God's sovereignty to human freedom, time to eternity, and suffering to love. Groundbreaking and thought-provoking, it brings theology into fruitful dialogue with philosophy, literary theory, and biblical studies.

Author : Evelyn P. Mayer
Publisher : Mainzer Studien zur Amerikanistik
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 3631653220

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Narrating North American Borderlands by Evelyn P. Mayer Pdf

Combining historical, sociological and political as well as literary methods, the interdisciplinary study analyzes Thomas King's Truth & Bright Water (1999), Howard Frank Mosher's On Kingdom Mountain (2007), and Jim Lynch's Border Songs (2009). The novels narrate North American borderlands and gauge current developments at the Canada-U.S. border.