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Journal of a Novel

Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0140144188

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Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game." Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden. They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of workmanship, concern for his sons. Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.

Journal of a Novel

Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141186344

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This collection of letters forms a day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of East of Eden. The letters range in subject but include textual discussion, trial flights of workmanship and family matters and provide an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck.

Olympus, Texas

Author : Stacey Swann
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984897404

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A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! • A bighearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology. For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe: "The Iliad meets Friday Night Lights in this muscular, captivating debut" (Oprah Daily). The Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms. Her husband's own past affairs have made her tired of being the long-suffering spouse. Is it, perhaps, time for a change? Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of alliances are shattered. In the end, the ties that hold them together might be exactly what drag them all down. An expansive tour de force, Olympus, Texas cleverly weaves elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family saga, rich in drama and psychological complexity. After all, at some point, don't we all wonder: What good is this destructive force we call love?

A Journal for Jordan

Author : Dana Canedy
Publisher : Crown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307396006

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A hauntingly beautiful account of a family fractured by war . . . filled with vivid and heartbreaking details.”—The New York Times Book Review NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “Full of wonderful treasures offered by a unique and spirited father . . . written with serene grace: part memoir, part love story, all heart.”—James McBride, author of The Color of Water In 2005, Dana Canedy’s fiancé, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, began to write what would become a two-hundred-page journal for his son in case he did not make it home from the war in Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb on October 14, 2006. His son, Jordan, was seven months old. Inspired by his example, Dana was determined to preserve his memory for their son. A Journal for Jordan is a mother’s fiercely honest letter to her child about the parent he lost before he could even speak. It is also a father’s advice and prayers for the son he will never know. A father figure to the soldiers under his command, Charles moved naturally into writing to his son. In neat block letters, he counseled him on everything from how to withstand disappointment and deal with adversaries to how to behfrave on a date. And he also wrote of recovering a young soldier’s body, piece by piece, from a tank—and the importance of honoring that young man’s life. He finished the journal two months before his death while home on a two-week leave, so intoxicated with love for his infant son that he barely slept. This is also the story of Dana and Charles together—two seemingly mismatched souls who loved each other deeply and lost each other too soon. A Journal for Jordan is a tender introduction, a loving good-bye, a reporter’s inquiry into her soldier’s life, and a heartrending reminder of the human cost of war.

Disgrace

Author : J.M. Coetzee
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409027270

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'A great novel by one of the finest authors writing in the English language today' The Times **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. Willing to admit his guilt, but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly, he resigns and retreats to his daughter Lucy's isolated smallholding. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. But the balance of power in the country is shifting. He and Lucy become victims of a savage and disturbing attack which brings into relief all the faultlines in their relationship. **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks

Author : Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412957014

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This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.

A Dawn Most Wicked

Author : Susan Dennard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062263261

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He has stolen Eleanor Fitt's heart, but who was Daniel Sheridan before he became a Spirit-Hunter? In this suspenseful 100-page digital-original romance novella from Something Strange and Deadly author Susan Dennard, Daniel's past—and his first love—will be exposed. With a checkered past like Daniel Sheridan's, landing an apprenticeship aboard the Sadie Queen was just the fresh start he was looking for. But that's the last thing it's been. Teeming with ghosts that plague the crew with horrific nightmares, this ship is more trouble than it's worth to Daniel. Except for Cass. . . . Gorgeous and stubborn to a fault, apprentice pilot Cassidy Cochran is the one thing keeping Daniel on board. Though they started as best friends, their relationship has grown into something more intense. Their stolen, sometimes steamy moments have Daniel feeling something he never thought possible: love. Enlisting the help of a short-tempered Chinese boy named Jie and a Creole gentleman named Joseph, the three attempt to rid the boat of the ghosts—for if they don't, the Sadie Queen will be put out of business. And with Cass's fatally-ill sister in need of expensive medical help, Daniel is more determined than ever to save the ship. But when he discovers that the ghosts are linked to a dangerous curse whose caster wants everyone on board dead, Daniel will come face-to-face with an evil so dark, so wicked, that it will change the course of his life forever. Epic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.

Working Days

Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1990-12-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0140144579

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John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during an astonishing burst of activity between June and October of 1938. Throughout the time he was creating his greatest work, Steinbeck faithfully kept a journal revealing his arduous journey toward its completion. The journal, like the novel it chronicles, tells a tale of dramatic proportions—of dogged determination and inspiration, yet also of paranoia, self-doubt, and obstacles. It records in intimate detail the conception and genesis of The Grapes of Wrath and its huge though controversial success. It is a unique and penetrating portrait of an emblematic American writer creating an essential American masterpiece.

A Novel Journal: The Picture of Dorian Gray (Compact)

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1626866058

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Adorn the lines of this classic cautionary tale with fresh insights of your own. Published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s only novel, and at first, it was considered too salacious to publish. In this story of greed, sin, and arrogance, a young, handsome man makes a devil’s bargain to have his portrait age instead of his body. A cautionary tale of innocence sacrificed for the sake of vanity, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a time-honored story that remains relevant today. In A Novel Journal: The Picture of Dorian Gray, the famously insightful novel serves as the lines of this journal in tiny type. With this journal in hand, writers can rest assured that the pages are graced with greatness and write with abandon, whether they use Wilde’s words as inspiration for their own unique stories or simply enjoy the reminder of his classic each time they sit down to write. Packaged with a deluxe Svepa cover, brilliant endpapers, colored edges, and matching elastic band to close pages tight, this book is a great gift or collectible for admirers of Wilde’s work. And the compact size makes this journal easy to slip into a purse, briefcase, or backpack so you can record and revisit your thoughts on the go.

East of Eden

Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735254282

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The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which his most mesmerizing characters and enduring themes were created and explored: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence. Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this expansive and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. East of Eden was a 1955 film introducing James Dean, the book that revived Oprah’s Book Club, considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

My Life with Bob

Author : Pamela Paul
Publisher : Henry Holt
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781627796316

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"For twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books she reads, rather than the life she leads. Or does it? Over time, it's become clear that this Book of Books, or Bob, as she calls him, tells a much bigger story. For Paul, as for many readers, books reflect her inner life--her fantasies and hopes, her dreams and ideas. And her life, in turn, influences which books she chooses, whether for solace or escape, diversion or self-reflection, information or entertainment. My Life with Bob isn't about what's in those books; it's about the relationship between books and readers"--

A Novel Journal: H. G. Wells (Compact)

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1626869979

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If you're stranded on an island, you'll want this journal with you! If you're looking for a new book in which to record your thoughts, lists, and more, you're in luck! Canterbury Classics, known for publishing fine works of literature, has released their next set of writing journals for your story recording pleasure! Tiny print encompassing the entire text of three stories by H. G. Wells creates the lines throughout this notebook, so you can pen your words right next to those of one of the greatest authors of all time. With heat-burnished Svepa covers featuring a clever quote, illustrated endpapers, foil stamping, colored edges, and an elastic band to hold it all together, you'll want to collect the whole Novel Journal series.

A Novel Journal: Edgar Allan Poe (Compact)

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1626866023

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Conjure up something ghoulish for your next writing project. Famous for penning many haunting tales, Edgar Allan Poe will continue to inspire both readers and storytellers in A Novel Journal: Edgar Allan Poe. With Poe’s best-loved works serving as the lines of this notebook in tiny type, writers can rest assured that the pages are graced with greatness, and can write with abandon. In addition to the two stories previously mentioned, this journal includes “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and “The Raven.” A Novel Journal: Edgar Allan Poe allows fans to keep Poe’s words close as they explore their own creative writing ambitions. Sure to spark the inspiration necessary for anything from daily journaling to the first draft of the next great novel, this homage to Poe’s work adds an element of excitement to any writing project. Sandwiched between deluxe Svepa covers and eerie endpaper designs befitting the themes for which Poe is known, this book also has colored edges and a matching elastic band, making it a great gift or collectible for fans of classic works of horror. And the compact size makes this journal easy to slip into a purse, briefcase, or backpack so you can record and revisit your thoughts on the go.

A Novel Journal: The Art of War (Compact)

Author : Sun Tzu
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 162686599X

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A Novel Journal: The Art of War (Compact) by Sun Tzu Pdf

Lay out your strategy for the day, a meeting, or your novel between lines written by a preeminent strategist. Dated to about the fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the world’s oldest treatise on war tactics. Attributed to Sun Tzu of China’s Zhou dynasty, the book addresses important aspects of warfare, such as planning offenses, military combat, and the use of spies. Influential in Eastern civilization for millennia and in Western culture since its first translation in the 18th century, this book’s teachings have been applied to scenarios as varied as office politics, the Vietnam War, and American football. A Novel Journal: The Art of War infuses new life into a military heirloom by inviting writers to pen their own ideas between the lines of a time-honored book. The entirety of The Art of War, followed by a later version with commentary by British Museum expert Lionel Giles, forms the lines of this journal in tiny type. Whether simply recording the happenings of a day or strategizing for the future, whatever is written in these pages will be in the company of greatness. Packaged with a Svepa cover, brilliant endpapers, colored edges, and matching elastic band, this book is a great gift or collectible for Chinese history buffs or military enthusiasts. And the compact size makes this journal easy to slip into a purse, briefcase, or backpack so you can record and revisit your thoughts on the go.

The Diary Novel

Author : Lorna Martens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 052110825X

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Although the diary novel is often regarded as a twentieth-century genre due to its particular popularity in this century, the form actually has a long history that originates in the eighteenth century. The Diary Novel is the first book to trace that history, concentrating on French, German and English works with some attention given to Russian and Scandinavian traditions as well. Beginning with a discussion of the definition of the diary novel and some observations about genre study and criticism, Lorna Martens proceeds with interpretations of major diary novels by writers such as Defoe, Gide, Rilke, Frisch, Butor and Lessing. The Diary Novel includes sections on the influence of Richardson and the letter journal novel, the publication of the journaux intimes, psychological fiction, reliability of the narrator and the contemporary diary novel.