Easily Distracted Tales

Author : Christopher Osborn
Publisher : Christopher Osborn
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780615499673

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Easily-Distracted Tales by Christopher Osborn Pdf

What will you discover in this volume of Easily-Distracted Tales? A racist gentleman suffering from Cotard's delusion! A play in real time for production companies with overbudgeted lighting departments that feel capable of attracting forgiving audiences! Several discussions on the nature of reality, all of which are inconclusive! A drinking glass which is completely empty of lemonade! Secrets and lies! A healthy, award-winning recipe for garlic knots! (Cut from the final draft!) True facts, buoyed by false facts! Your super-powered origins! Fairies performing martial arts! Several references to unpopular songs! An advice column from the afterlife! Less-frequent exclamation points than in this promotional summary! Blood! (A little.) Sex! (Somewhat more.) Rock and roll! (Far less.) The effects of caffeinated beverages on the progress of western civilization and the Enlightenment! Disguised alien interlopers sent on an information-gathering mission! More? Yes, definitely more!

Author : Jack V. Haney
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1563244896

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The Complete Russian Folktale: An introduction to the Russian folktale by Jack V. Haney Pdf

This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure, and language of folktale; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktale to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types that are translated in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale.

Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141922027

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The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy Pdf

The darkly passionate short stories of Thomas Hardy are compelling explorations of love, social class, superstition and legend. This collection contains many of his finest and most representative, and includes 'The Withered Arm', an eerie depiction of arcane witchcraft in nineteenth-century England; 'Barbara of the House of Grebe', in which a beautiful man's tragic disfigurement by fire is savagely exploited by his rival; 'The Son's Veto', showing the cruelty of an educated youth towards his ignorant but tender mother; and 'The Distracted Preacher', the story of one man's conflict between heartfelt love and his own sense of moral and civic duty. By turns moving and poetic, and surprisingly modern and brutally macabre, these eloquent tales may be numbered among the greatest creations of Hardy's genius.

Author : Victoria Mushaba Chimhutu
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524550387

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The Hare Gets Married and Other Tales by Victoria Mushaba Chimhutu Pdf

This book is inspired by folktales that my grandmother narrated to me when I was a child. Growing up in rural Zimbabwe, we would sit around the fire in our mud hut after dinner and listen to my grandmothers storytelling long into the night. This book is a collection of different folktales that happened a long time ago, somewhere deep in the forests of Zimbabwe. The folktales sometimes feature some interaction between and among animals and sometimes a combination of animals and humans. The folktales are didactic in nature, thus they often end up depicting important life lessons.

Author : Christopher Palmer
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780819576224

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Castaway Tales by Christopher Palmer Pdf

A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the present Ever since Robinson Crusoe washed ashore, the castaway story has survived and prospered, inspiring a multitude of writers of adventure fiction to imitate and adapt its mythic elements. In his brilliant critical study of this popular genre, Christopher Palmer traces the castaway tales' history and changes through periods of settlement, violence, and reconciliation, and across genres and languages. Showing how subsequent authors have parodied or inverted the castaway tale, Palmer concentrates on the period following H. G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau. These much darker visions are seen in later novels including William Golding's Lord of the Flies, J. G. Ballard's Concrete Island, and Iain Banks's The Wasp Factory. In these and other variations, the castaway becomes a cannibal, the castaway's island is relocated to center of London, female castaways mock the traditional masculinity of the original Crusoe, or Friday ceases to be a biddable servant. By the mid-twentieth century, the castaway tale has plunged into violence and madness, only to see it return in young adult novels—such as Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins and Terry Pratchett's Nation—to the buoyancy and optimism of the original. The result is a fascinating series of revisions of violence and pessimism, but also reconciliation.

Author : Nathan J.D.L. Rowark
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781291425505

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Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal Anthology: Volume II by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark Pdf

Author : Jack V. Haney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317457763

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The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 4: Russian Wondertales 2 - Tales of Magic and the Supernatural by Jack V. Haney Pdf

These stories of heroism and magic, and of terrifying encounters with Baba Yaga, Zmei the serpent and Koschchei the Immortal, represent at least one example of every wondertale type known in Russia.

Author : Twamley, Katherine,Doidge, Mark
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447318705

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Sociologists' Tales by Twamley, Katherine,Doidge, Mark Pdf

What is sociology? Why is it important? Sociologists’ Tales is the first book to offer a unique window into the thoughts and experiences of key UK sociologists from different generations, many internationally recognised, asking what sociology means to them. It reveals the changing context of sociology and how this has shaped their practice. Providing a valuable insight into why sociology is so fascinating, it gives advice to those wanting to study or develop a career in sociology reflecting on why the contributors chose their career, how they have managed to do it and what advice they would offer the next generation. This unique volume provides an understanding of sociology and its importance, and will have wide appeal among students, young sociologists thinking about their future and professional sociologists alike.

Author : Steve Coogan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448183517

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Easily Distracted by Steve Coogan Pdf

Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. The late eighties and early nineties saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss to Paul Calf, and in 1992 he won a Perrier award with John Thomson. It was around the same time, while working with Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber on On The Hour and The Day Today, that Alan Partridge emerged, almost fully formed. Coogan, once a tabloid fixture, is now a respected film actor, writer and producer. He runs his own production company, Baby Cow, has a raft of films to his name (from 24 Hour Party People to Alpha Papa, the critically-acclaimed Partridge film), six Baftas and seven Comedy Awards. He has found huge success in recent years with both The Trip and Philomena, the latter bringing him two Oscar nominations, for producing and co-writing. In Easily Distracted he lifts the lid on the real Steve Coogan, writing with distinctive humour and an unexpected candour about a noisy childhood surrounded by foster kids, his attention-seeking teenage years and his emergence as a household name with the birth of Alan Partridge.

Author : Jared Stevenson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781365966040

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Heroic Emeralds: A Trove of Fantastical Adventure Tales by Jared Stevenson Pdf

Tale-weavers of old have long known the mythological alchemy that fashions a gripping adventure tale. Quests force heroes out into the world where they encounter ancient dangers and temptations of the heart. Treasures give these heroes purpose while forcing us as readers to question what is worth valuing. Fantastical beasts and adversaries lure imaginations from the depths of oblivion. This collection exhibits thirty adventure tales that have survived through the ages due to their mythological usefulness. They portray a range of narrative structures, yet each story carries the same adventurous spirit that excites and encourages the soul. These tales do not merely entertain, but also serve as historic guides built on the knowledge of ancient tale-weavers. Dragons, fairies, dwarves, and more inhabit these pages, and they are willing to tell their secrets to those who will listen.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780199554713

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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Other Tales by Mark Twain Pdf

"Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) was Mark Twain's last serious work of fiction, and perhaps his only real novel. Written in a more sombre vein than his other Mississippi writings, it reveals the sinister forces that, towards the end of his life, Mark Twain felt to be threatening the American dream. The central plot revolves around the tragedy of 'Roxy', a mulato slave whose attempt to save her son from his fate succeeds only in destroying him. In spite of a storyline that includes child swapping, palmistry, and a pair of Italian twins, this astringent work also raises the serious issue of racial difference."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Ryan Watkins
Publisher : Ryan Watkins
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Tales From Southern Trails by Ryan Watkins Pdf

The Southeastern United States features some of the most serene and scenic hiking and backpacking opportunities anywhere in the country. In this collection, author and outdoorsman Ryan Watkins explores many of the area's hidden and not-so-hidden gems throughout Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina. From the sprawling Chattahoochee National Forest to the eerie Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area and beyond, Ryan recounts the historical and geographical aspects of some of the Southeast's greatest outdoor resources while sharing his personal tales from southern trails.

Author : Tom Browning,Dann Stupp
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781683580560

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Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout by Tom Browning,Dann Stupp Pdf

In Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout, fans can join former pitcher Tom Browning for legendary tales of festivity (the 1990 World Series championship), immortality (a perfect game in 1988), and a bit of eccentricity (life with owner Marge Schott). He tries to answer a variety of questions that fans have been asking for years: What was his reaction to the lifetime suspension of his manager and friend Pete Rose? How did a ragtag group of Cincinnati ballplayers topple the mighty Oakland A's in the 1990 Fall Classic? Was that really Tom on a Sheffield Avenue rooftop—in uniform—during a 1993 Reds-Cubs game at Wrigley Field? Browning also offers stories and anecdotes about some of the biggest names in Reds history, including Pete Rose, Tony Perez, Marge Schott, Lou Piniella, Eric Davis, Dave Parker, Buddy Bell, Barry Larkin, Joe Nuxhall, Mario Soto, and Jose Rijo. He devotes an entire chapter to his perfect game, considered to be one of the greatest moments in club history. Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout is a must-have for any Reds fan.

Author : Margaret Anderson
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781843103066

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Tales from the Table by Margaret Anderson Pdf

Tales from the Table is a practitioner's account of the successes and limitations of using Lovaas/ABA home education with five young boys on the autistic spectrum. The abilities and skills of these children before, during and after intervention are documented with a focus on the realities of undertaking Lovaas/ABA home education: the impact of a 35-hour learning week on both child and parents, changing tutors and issues of commitment to the approach. Each chapter includes a commentary on the programme from a different perspective, with the voices of parents, siblings and teachers providing the context to the individual children's learning processes. This book will help parents to make an informed decision about using Lovaas/ABA interventions and will give professionals and students practical insights and useful information on the approach.

Author : Frances Mary Oxenham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Religious fiction, English
ISBN : BL:A0026623508

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Not Yet. A Tale of the Present Day by Frances Mary Oxenham Pdf