No Other Life

Author : Brian Moore
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408828915

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No Other Life by Brian Moore Pdf

____________________ 'In this explosive book Moore brings a world pulsating to life, with vivid descriptive writing and a series of beautifully accurate vignettes' - Financial Times 'Tightly-made and absorbing. Brian Moore is a highly intelligent writer who has the enviable ability to make you want to go on turning the pages... this is a very exciting book' - A. N. Wilson, Evening Standard 'The profundity of this book is achieved with breathtaking lightness... Moore can push the reader's mind against its own extremities' - Guardian ____________________ When Father Paul Michel, a missionary on the desperately poor Caribbean island of Ganae, plucks a black child from abject poverty, he does not expect the boy to become a charismatic Catholic priest and outspoken revolutionary. Jeannot, as Father Paul calls him, is a messianic orator who bravely urges his black brethren to rise against their oppressors. At odds with the Vatican in Rome, he is expelled from his order only to emerge as the first democratically elected president of the volatile Ganae. Antagonising the mulatto elite and the ruling military junta, Jeannot discovers his enemies will stop at nothing - assassination, arson, brutal repression - to destroy him. Even Father Paul, who tells this story, is unsure whether Jeannot is saint or tyrant. In this deeply unsettling novel, Brian Moore weighs immortal souls against mortal misery. ____________________ 'Poised, bracing and moving... if pleasure indeed corrupts the soul, then this very novel is a twenty-four carat sin' - Independent

Author : Gary Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : American poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015056671566

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No Other Life by Gary Young Pdf

No Other Life gathers in a single volume two earlier books by Gary Young, Days and the award-winning Braver Deeds, with the final book in his trilogy, If He Had. Utilizing a radically brief prose poem that in its spare lucidity leaves after images burned into the reader's imagination, Young weaves a pattern of compelling and often harrowing correspondences that Ethan Paquin described in Quarterly West as an exploration of thresholds, of levels of human endurance. Although every poem stands as an independent utterance, each book suggests a discrete poetic unit, and the entire trilogy can be read as a long poem in three parts.

Author : Brian Moore
Publisher : New Canadian Library
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771094262

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Black Robe by Brian Moore Pdf

Black Robe, an account of the 17th-century encounter between the Huron and Iroquois the French called "Les Sauvages" and the French Jesuit missionaries the native people called "Blackrobes," is Brian Moore's most striking book. No other novel has so well captured both the intense--and disastrous--strangeness of each culture to one another, and their equal strangeness to our own much later understanding.

Author : Darcy O'Brien
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497658714

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A Way of Life, Like Any Other by Darcy O'Brien Pdf

This PEN/Hemingway Award winner about coming of age in Los Angeles is a “little gem of a novel . . . a masterwork of Hollywood fiction” (Salon). He’s a child of 1940s Hollywood—specifically, Casa Fiesta, a ranch in the Malibu hills that he shares with his mother, a onetime Broadway headliner, and his father, a star of Westerns. But when his parents fall out of favor in Tinseltown, the narrator of this exquisitely crafted dark comedy loses his youthful idyll and accompanies his lovesick mother on a vodka-soaked international quest for romance and redemption. Meanwhile, his father lives in “diminished circumstances” in California, clinging to his silver-screen mementos, trusting that, someday soon, his ex-wife and his career will return. Tired of tending bar at his mother’s parties and listening to his father’s sad tales of former glory, the boy moves in with his best friend’s family in Beverly Hills. But nothing in La-La Land is quite what it seems, and when his new home turns out to be just as dysfunctional as the last, our teenage hero must somehow learn to accept his parents while finding the courage to break free and become his own man. This award-winning novel, “a kind of Catcher in the Rye for the Cheap Trick generation” (GQ), was cited by the Guardian as one of the “ten best neglected literary masterpieces.” Written by a New York Times–bestselling author who was a child of Hollywood movie stars himself, it has been praised for its “spectacularly deadpan humor” by the Atlantic Monthly and called “an insightful coming-of-age tale” by the Austin Chronicle.

Author : Paul Theroux
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0395877520

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My Other Life by Paul Theroux Pdf

A fictionalized autobiography of a travel writer. There are descriptions of his experiences as a teacher of English in an African village, his meeting with the writer, Anthony Burgess, and his encounter with Queen Elizabeth of England.

Author : Ellen Meister
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101486153

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The Other Life by Ellen Meister Pdf

If you could return to the road not taken...would you? Quinn Braverman has a perfect life, with a loving husband, an adorable son, and another baby on the way. Quinn also has an ominous secret: she knows that another version of her life exists...one in which she made totally different life choices. But she's never been tempted to switch lives-until a shocking turn of events pushes her to cross over, and she discovers the one person she thought she'd lost forever: Her mother. But Quinn can't have both lives. Soon, she must decide which she really wants-the one she has...or the other life...

Author : Beth Thomas
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007544837

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His Other Life by Beth Thomas Pdf

The story of a couple with seemingly perfect lives...and the secrets they hide behind closed doors. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jo Jo Moyes.

Author : Susanne Winnacker
Publisher : Skyscape
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Revenge
ISBN : 1477816674

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The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker Pdf

Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation ... and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers. When Sherry's dad is snatched, she joins forces with gorgeous but troubled Joshua - an Avenger.

Author : Bronnie Ware
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401956011

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Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware Pdf

Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

Author : Jon Lachonis,Amy J Johnston,Amy Johnston
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781554902194

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Lost Ate My Life by Jon Lachonis,Amy J Johnston,Amy Johnston Pdf

An examination of the fandom that supports the show and a magnified view of the plot.

Author : Ken Dryden
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780771027529

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Scotty by Ken Dryden Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A hockey life like no other. A hockey book like no other. Scotty Bowman is recognized as the best coach in hockey history, and one of the greatest coaches in all of sports. He won more games and more Stanley Cups than anyone else. Despite all the changes in hockey, he coached at the very top for more than four decades, his first Cup win and his last an astonishing thirty-nine years apart. Yet perhaps most uniquely, different from anyone else who has ever lived or ever will again, he has continuously experienced the best of hockey since he was fourteen years old. With his precious standing room pass to the Montreal Forum, he saw "Rocket" Richard play at his peak every Saturday night. He saw Gordie Howe as a seventeen-year-old just starting out. He scouted Bobby Orr as a thirteen-year-old in Parry Sound, Ontario. He coached Guy Lafleur and Mario Lemieux. He coached against Wayne Gretzky. For the past decade, as an advisor for the Chicago Blackhawks, he has watched Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Connor McDavid. He has seen it all up close. Ken Dryden was a Hall-of-Fame goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have shaped the way we read and think about hockey. Now the player and coach who won five Stanley Cups together team up once again as Dryden gives his coach a new test: Tell us about all these players and teams you've seen, but imagine yourself as their coach. Tell us about their weaknesses, not just their strengths. Tell us how you would coach them and coach against them. And then choose the top eight teams of all time, match them up against one another in a playoff series, and, separating the near-great from the great, tell us who would win. And why. Scotty is about a life—a hockey life, a Canadian life, a life of achievement. It is Scotty Bowman in his natural element, behind the bench one more time.

Author : Cixin Liu
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466853430

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The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu Pdf

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post The Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books by Cixin Liu Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up the Sky The Wandering Earth A View from the Stars At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : jl bowman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1475953305

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Beauty for Ashes and Other Life Lessons by jl bowman Pdf

Beauty For Ashes The creatures in the Valley of Harmony learn a tough lesson about listening to the grumbling and anger coming over the Mountain of Tribulation. Greener Pastures On The Other Side Of The Road He can renew the faith of Miss Shirley Fluffytail after she is humiliated by the neighborhood bully cat. God can even use the valleys and mountains to reveal the trouble one can get into by listening to the wrong things and the pain it causes to come back to renewed life. Sammy Solar Space Cadet God also uses humans and space critters to do His will. Sammy Solar Cadets life long dream was to go to Earth and meet with the Eloepe. Love of the Father Poor Charleen has been ill for some time and cant seem to figure out that only God is the one that knows the timing of all things and they will get accomplished in His time. He is always faithful to his promises. Truth or lie A young man going about his daily life suddenly wakes to find he is at the gate of heaven. He begins to question his choices in life. Lucifer: Pride goes before the Fall A glimpse at what Lucifer was doing prior to his downfall. Mommas Wish A son is concerned for his dying mother whose only wish has been to have her very own Bible. Jesus Loves Santa Too A tale of how Jesus could use Santa as one of his own in times when the world is saying there is no time for Jesus in Christmas. Discipline Two brothers learn lessons of obedience when they are denied permission to accompany their mom and dad on a camping trip. Dear Diary A young school girl keeps a record of her thoughts towards her mother and tries to find out who really loves her.

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015031909610

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Walden by Henry David Thoreau Pdf

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Lifeway Church Resources
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1430035013

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Bible Studies for Life: Like No Other - Bible Study Book by Tony Evans Pdf

Remind your group of the centrality of Christ, His uniqueness, and how His life and character greatly impact our lives.