The American Lover

Author : Rose Tremain
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393246728

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The American Lover by Rose Tremain Pdf

“A collection of stylish daring, tonal mastery and smart, tough love.”—New York Times Book Review Trapped in a London apartment, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster’s cottage, miles from Moscow. A young woman who is about to marry a rich aristocrat instead begins a torrid relationship with a construction worker. A father, finally free of his daughter’s demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. A middle-aged woman cares for her injured mother at Christmas. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor, Daphne du Maurier. Rose Tremain awakens the senses in this magnificent and diverse collection of short stories. In her precise yet sensuous style, she lays bare the soul of her characters—the admirable, the embarrassing, the unfulfilled, the sexy, and the adorable—to uncover a dazzling range of human emotions and desires.

Author : Adriana Herrera
Publisher : Carina Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488053931

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American Love Story by Adriana Herrera Pdf

WINNER OF A 2019 RIPPED BODICE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ROMANCE “Herrera serves up high heat, serious social commentary, and laughs in perfect measure.” —Book Riot No one should have to choose between love and justice Haitian-born professor and activist Patrice Denis is not here for anything that will veer him off the path he’s worked so hard for. One particularly dangerous distraction: Easton Archer. The Assistant District Attorney who last summer gave Patrice some of the most intense nights of his life, and still makes him all but forget they’re from two completely different worlds. All-around golden boy Easton forged his own path to success, choosing public service over the comforts of his family’s wealth. With local law enforcement unfairly targeting young men of color, and his career—and conscience—on the line, now is hardly the time to be thirsting after Patrice again. Even if those nights have turned into so much more. For the first time, Patrice is tempted to open up and embrace the happiness he’s always denied himself. But as tensions between the community and the sheriff’s office grow by the day, Easton’s personal and professional lives collide. And when the issue at hand hits closer to home than either could imagine, they’ll have to work to forge a path forward...together. Dreamers Book 1: American Dreamer Book 2: American Fairytale Book 3: American Love Story Book 4: American Sweethearts Book 5: American Christmas

Author : Judith Horstman,Scientific American
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118109533

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The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain by Judith Horstman,Scientific American Pdf

Who do we love? Who loves us? And why? Is love really a mystery, or can neuroscience offer some answers to these age-old questions? In her third enthralling book about the brain, Judith Horstman takes us on a lively tour of our most important sex and love organ and the whole smorgasbord of our many kinds of love-from the bonding of parent and child to the passion of erotic love, the affectionate love of companionship, the role of animals in our lives, and the love of God. Drawing on the latest neuroscience, she explores why and how we are born to love-how we're hardwired to crave the companionship of others, and how very badly things can go without love. Among the findings: parental love makes our brain bigger, sex and orgasm make it healthier, social isolation makes it miserable-and although the craving for romantic love can be described as an addiction, friendship may actually be the most important loving relationship of your life. Based on recent studies and articles culled from the prestigious Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex, and the Brain offers a fascinating look at how the brain controls our loving relationships, most intimate moments, and our deep and basic need for connection.

Author : American Library Association (ALA)
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781728244891

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52 Award-Winning Titles Every Book Lover Should Read by American Library Association (ALA) Pdf

The American Library Association presents an award-winning must-read book for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log. Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title, notes on the awards they've won, and prompts for further reflection, these recommendations are a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars. Includes: 52 Award-Winning book recommendations to keep you reading all year Prompts to reflect on each book as you complete the challenge Inspiration for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media

Author : Rona Jaffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An American Love Story by Rona Jaffe Pdf

Author : Rose Tremain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Drama
ISBN : 039324671X

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The American Lover by Rose Tremain Pdf

A seductive new collection from the author of "varied, engrossing, and . . . astonishing" fiction (Richard Eder, Boston Globe).

Author : Jonathan M. Goff Jr.
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781466973749

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International Love by Jonathan M. Goff Jr. Pdf

This is a book about Jonathans experience with foreign relations and finding that right soul mate, someone to live with, to bond with for the rest of your life. This is a book about situations that happened to Jonathan that needs to be shared with others so that you or your friends and family can take his experiences and learn from it. Its a book about going to eastern countries at this point in time, what to watch out for, good and bad. Its also about the American males that look for love, and sometimes you find it and sometimes when youre not looking for love, love will find you. This is also a book that is going to help keep your eyes wide open for something that may or may not happen to you in your quest for a new relationship with a person abroad. Its also a book that may help a friend or a brother or a sister or even a mother or a father who is looking for a partner. This is a book that will give you new light having a relationship across the ocean or in distant lands. This is a book that could save you and helps you with traveling abroad, what to watch out for and how to prepare for things that may cross your path and how to deal with it. May GOD be with you every step of the way.

Author : Ashley C. Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 0813944198

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Love and Depth in the American Novel by Ashley C. Barnes Pdf

"By examining classic nineteenth-century American novels, this book proposes a new approach to reading that reconciles historicist and ethical approaches to literature"--

Author : Rose Tremain
Publisher : Random House
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448138630

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The American Lover by Rose Tremain Pdf

A seductive collection of stories from the 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books. Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster’s cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughter’s demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor. ‘Superb, each story a perfectly cut jewel’ Irish Times

Author : Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780062043573

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State by State by Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey Pdf

Inspired by Depression-era travel guides, an anthology of essays on each of the fifty states, plus Washington, D.C., by some of America’s finest writers. State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New Jersey Dave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1 Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota Jonathan Franzen gets waylaid by New York’s publicist . . . and personal attorney . . . and historian . . . and geologist John Hodgman explains why there is no such thing as a “Massachusettsean” Edward P. Jones makes the case: D.C. should be a state! Jhumpa Lahiri declares her reckless love for the Rhode Island coast Rich Moody explores the dark heart of Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway, exit by exit Ann Patchett makes a pilgrimage to the Civil War site at Shiloh, Tennessee William T. Vollman visits a San Francisco S&M club And many more Praise for State by State An NPR Best Book of the Year “The full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory.” —The New Yorker “Odds are, you’ll fall for every state a little.” —Los Angeles Times

Author : Margaret Sartor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781596912014

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Miss American Pie by Margaret Sartor Pdf

Gives an account of the author's life from age twelve to eighteen, crafted from diaries, notebooks, and letters, and reflects all the joys and sorrows of growing up in the 1970s.

Author : Reyna Grande
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982165277

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A Ballad of Love and Glory by Reyna Grande Pdf

"A Long Petal of the Sea meets Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels in this epic historical romance about a Mexican woman and an Irish-American soldier who fall in love in the thick of the Mexican-American War"--

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Random House
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409017400

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The Quiet American by Graham Greene Pdf

'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated? WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

Author : Jeanine Cummins
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250209788

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American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) by Jeanine Cummins Pdf

"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia--trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--

Author : Various
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780763696726

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The Book That Made Me by Various Pdf

Just as authors create books, books create authors — and these essays by thirty-one writers for young people offer a fascinating glimpse at the books that inspired them the most. What if you could look inside your favorite authors’ heads and see the book that led them to become who they are today? What was the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? What was the book that made them feel challenged in ways they never knew they could be, emotionally, intellectually, or politically? What book made them readers, or made them writers, or made them laugh, think, or cry? Join thirty-one top children’s and young adult authors as they explore the books, stories, and experiences that changed them as readers — for good. Some of the contributors include: Ambelin Kwaymullina Mal Peet Shaun Tan Markus Zusak Randa Abdel-Fattah Alison Croggon Ursula Dubosarsky Simon French Jaclyn Moriarty