Staying On

Author : Paul Scott
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780226068176

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Staying On by Paul Scott Pdf

In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of independence herself. Eloquent and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage. Staying On won the Booker Prize in 1977 and was made into a motion picture starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in 1979. "Staying On far transcends the events of its central action. . . . [The work] should help win for Scott . . . the reputation he deserves—as one of the best novelists to emerge from Britain's silver age."—Robert Towers, Newsweek "Scott's vision is both precise and painterly. Like an engraver cross-hatching in the illusion of fullness, he selects nuances that will make his characters take on depth and poignancy."—Jean G. Zorn, New York Times Book Review "A graceful comic coda to the earlier song of India. . . . No one writing knows or can evoke an Anglo-Indian setting better than Scott."—Paul Gray, Time "Staying On provides a sort of postscript to [Scott's] deservedly acclaimed The Raj Quartet. . . . He has, as it were, summoned up the Raj's ghost in Staying On. . . . It is the story of the living death, in retirement, and the final end of a walk-on character from the quartet. . . . Scott has completed the task of covering in the form of a fictional narrative the events leading up to India's partition and the achievement of independence in 1947. It is, on any showing, a creditable achievement."—Malcolm Muggeridge, New York Times Book Review

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458718563

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Staying on the Path (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian W. Fairbanks
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781257876389

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Surviving Y2K: Staying On Top In A World Turned Upside Down by Brian W. Fairbanks Pdf

Author : Paul Scott
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780226034645

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A Division of Spoils by Paul Scott Pdf

The conclusion of the “majestic” quartet about the waning days of the British empire in India, “a commanding achievement” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). After exploiting India’s divisions for years, the British are departing in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twilight of the raj turns bloody. Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and Pakistan, A Division of the Spoils illuminates one last bittersweet romance, revealing the divided loyalties of the British as they flee, retreat from, or cling to India. “[These] novels are a spectacular explosion of history set off within the lives of a dozen or so Britons and Indians on the edges of vast change . . . If you want to know where the political world we now live in began, Paul Scott’s novels are a place to start.” —The New York Times Book Review “A rich novel of manners . . . Politics, cultism, police and military interrogation—all moving toward inevitable murder and violence—are integral parts of a carefully crafted, complex novel.” —Library Journal

Author : Donna J. Haraway
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822373780

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Staying with the Trouble by Donna J. Haraway Pdf

In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. She eschews referring to our current epoch as the Anthropocene, preferring to conceptualize it as what she calls the Chthulucene, as it more aptly and fully describes our epoch as one in which the human and nonhuman are inextricably linked in tentacular practices. The Chthulucene, Haraway explains, requires sym-poiesis, or making-with, rather than auto-poiesis, or self-making. Learning to stay with the trouble of living and dying together on a damaged earth will prove more conducive to the kind of thinking that would provide the means to building more livable futures. Theoretically and methodologically driven by the signifier SF—string figures, science fact, science fiction, speculative feminism, speculative fabulation, so far—Staying with the Trouble further cements Haraway's reputation as one of the most daring and original thinkers of our time.

Author : Nigel Mansell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471150227

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Staying on Track by Nigel Mansell Pdf

After finishing as runner-up three times in the drivers' world championship, in 1992 Mansell finally secured the title. It was the crowning achievement of a hugely successful career, in which he won 31 Grand Prix, a record for a British driver that stood until Lewis Hamilton overhauled him in 2014. Always an aggressive driver, his exciting style meant he was hailed as a hero by his millions of fans in the UK and around the world. Out of the car, he was outspoken and charismatic, which merely served to enhance his reputation. Now, 20 years after he retired from F1, Mansell looks back on a stellar career in which he battled against many legends of the sport, from Lauda through the Senna and Prost years and on to Schumacher. He provides vivid insights into what it was like to race against those greats in an era when the risks to drivers were enormous. He explains what motivated him to get to the top, and takes the reader behind the scenes to give an unrivalled insight into the sport and the key moments of his career. Still closely involved in Formula One, Mansell assesses how F1 has changed, and gives his authoritative verdict on the sport, the cars and the drivers. It is an unmissable account from one of Britain's greatest sporting heroes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458718556

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Staying on the Path (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sue-Ann MacDonald,Benjamin Roebuck
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552669334

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Staying Alive While Living the Life by Sue-Ann MacDonald,Benjamin Roebuck Pdf

In Staying Alive While Living the Life, Sue-Ann MacDonald and Benjamin Roebuck unpack the realities of living on the streets from the perspective of homeless youth. While much is written about at-risk youth, most literature on youth homelessness reduces their lives to flattened images with little room for the diverse, complex and individual nature of their experiences. Challenging the dominant youth-at-risk conversation by putting forward a framework of survival and resilience, MacDonald and Roebuck illustrate the ways that young people who experience homelessness demonstrate tremendous resilience when facing adversity, social exclusion and various forms of oppression. Drawing on conversations with homeless youth, this book focuses both on the external constraints imposed on their lives as well as the ways young people understand their circumstances and their approaches to problem solving. The result is a nuanced analysis that puts human agency at its centre, allowing readers to explore the challenges young people face and the internal and external resources they draw upon when making decisions about their lives.

Author : June Fleming
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0898867851

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Staying Found by June Fleming Pdf

-- Features many new charts and illustrations -- New contact information for purchasing maps in the U.S. and Canada This tried-and-true guide teaches practical skills for navigating in the wilderness: reading maps; determining "true" directions following

Author : Laura Anne Gilman
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488026393

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Staying Dead by Laura Anne Gilman Pdf

Rediscover the world of the Retrievers and the Cosa Nostradamus, in book 1 of the popular series by Laura Anne Gilman. It starts as a simple job—but simple jobs, when you're dealing with the magical world, often end up anything but. As a Retriever, Wren Valere specializes in finding things gone missing—and then bringing them back, no questions asked. Normally her job is stimulating, challenging and only a little bit dangerous. But every once in a while… Case in point: A cornerstone containing a spell is stolen and there's a magical complication. (Isn't there always?) Wren's unique abilities aren't enough to lay this particular case to rest, so she turns to some friends: a demon (minor), a mage who has lost his mind, and a few others, including Sergei, her business partner (and maybe a bit more?). Sometimes what a woman has to do to get the job done is enough to give even Wren nightmares… Originally published in 2004

Author : Syretha O. Storey,Barbara McCreedy,Helen Stine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Boards of directors
ISBN : 0942702522

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Staying on Course by Syretha O. Storey,Barbara McCreedy,Helen Stine Pdf

Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822526387

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Staying Clean by Robin Nelson Pdf

Explains why it is necessary to stay clean by washing hands, brushing teeth, and taking baths.

Author : Rita Sanders
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785331930

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Staying at Home by Rita Sanders Pdf

Despite economic growth in Kazakhstan, more than 80 per cent of Kazakhstan’s ethnic Germans have emigrated to Germany to date. Disappointing experiences of the migrants, along with other aspects of life in Germany, have been transmitted through transnational networks to ethnic Germans still living in Kazakhstan. Consequently, Germans in Kazakhstan today feel more alienated than ever from their ‘historic homeland’. This book explores the interplay of those memories, social networks and state policies, which play a role in the ‘construction’ of a Kazakhstani German identity.

Author : John Powell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0913592293

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The Secret of Staying in Love by John Powell Pdf

John Powell, with his special blend of insight and humor, guides us in discovering our capacity to give and receive love. By first learning to love and accept ourselves, we develop an inner sense of celebration and satisfaction that extends to our relationships with others. Powell explains how we can nurture and strengthen loving relationships through the "secret" of staying in love: Communication. He details the process of dialoguing in simple exercises that give us a new and deeper knowledge of ourselves and those we love. -- from back cover

Author : Demi Lovato
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472218087

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Staying Strong by Demi Lovato Pdf

Demi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself-to her health, her happiness, her being. Those commitments are the bedrock of her recovery and her work helping other young people dealing with the issues she lives with every single day. Demi is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album-DEMI-is already a smash hit. She's about to embark on her second season as a judge on X-Factor, and just launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program. And she is an outspoken advocate for young people everywhere. Demi is also a young woman finding her way in the world. She has dealt deftly with her struggles in the face of public scrutiny, and she has always relied, not just on friends and family, but daily affirmations of her self-worth and value. Affirmations that steady her days and strengthen her resolve. Those affirmations have grown into STAYING STRONG, a powerful 365-day collection of Demi's most powerful, honest, and hopeful insights. Each day will provide the readers with a quote, a personal reflection and a goal. These are Demi's words. Words she lives by and shares with the people she loves and total strangers alike. They are a powerful testament to a young woman standing up and fighting back.