The Life Of A Useless Man

Author : Sait Faik Abasiyanik
Publisher : Archipelago
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780914671084

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A Useless Man by Sait Faik Abasiyanik Pdf

Sait Faik Abasiyanik was born in Adapazari in 1906 and died of cirrhosis in Istanbul in 1954. He wrote twelve books of short stories, two novels, and a book of poetry. His stories celebrate the natural world and trace the plight of iconic characters in society: ancient coffeehouse proprietors and priests, dream-addled fishermen adn poets of the Princes' Isles, lovers and wandering minstrels of another time. Many stories are loosely autobiographical and deal with Sait Faik's frustration with social convention, the relentless pace of westernization, and the slow but steady ethnic cleansing of his city. His fluid, limpid surfaces might seem to be in keeping with the restrictions that the architects of the new Republic placed on language and culture, but the truth lies in their dark, subversive undercurrents. Sait Faik donated his estate to the Daruşafaka foundation for orphans, and this foundation has since been committed to promoting his work. His former family home on Burgazada was recently restored, and now functions as a museum honoring his life and work. He is still greatly revered: Turkey's most prestigious short story award carries his name and nearly every Turk knows by heart a line or a story by Sait Faik.

Author : Maksim Gorky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : English fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015017687693

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The Life of a Useless Man by Maksim Gorky Pdf

A novel, originally written in 1907, shortly after the unsuccessful Russian Revolution of 1905 in which Gorky took an active part. The protagonist is a spy for the Tsarist regime more through weakness than conviction.

Author : Scott Wilson
Publisher : Raupo
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0790003430

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Things You Can Do with a Useless Man by Scott Wilson Pdf

Author : Maksim Gorky
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1016964595

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The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anthony Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446452554

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Little Wilson and Big God by Anthony Burgess Pdf

These are Anthony Burgess's candid confessions: he was seduced at the age of nine by an older woman; whilst serving in Gibraltar in World War II he was thrown into jail on VE Day for calling Franco names; he once taught a group of Nazi socialites that the English equivalent of 'heil' was 'sod' and had them crying 'Sod Hitler'. Little Wilson and Big God moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling Burgess's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Wise, self-deprecating and bristling with incident, this is a first-class memoir.

Author : Paul Quenon
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594717604

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In Praise of the Useless Life by Paul Quenon Pdf

Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness. The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors (reciting Emily Dickinson with Pico Iyer, discussing Merton and poetry with Czeslaw Milosz), Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way. Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.

Author : Rori Gwynne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1411661559

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Have the Relationship You Want by Rori Gwynne Pdf

A step-by-step guide for women to tranforming your love life practically overnight.

Author : Jarett Kobek
Publisher : Serpent's Tale
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1781257620

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I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek Pdf

In New York in the middle of the twentieth century, comic book companies figured out how to make millions from comics without paying their creators anything. In San Francisco at the start of the twenty-first century, tech companies figured out how to make millions from online abuse without paying its creators anything. In the 1990s, Adeline drew a successful comic book series that ended up making her kind-of famous. In 2013, Adeline aired some unfashionable opinions that made their way onto the Internet. The reaction of the Internet, being a tool for making millions in advertising revenue from online abuse, was predictable. The reaction of the Internet, being part of a culture that hates women, was to send Adeline messages like 'Drp slut ... hope u get gang rape.'Set in a San Francisco hollowed out by tech money, greed and rampant gentrification, I Hate the Internet is a savage indictment of the intolerable bullshit of unregulated capitalism and an uproarious, hilarious but above all furious satire of our Internet Age.

Author : Joshua Isard
Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781935955559

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Conquistador of the Useless by Joshua Isard Pdf

Joshua Isard’s debut novel is a hoot. Our hero Nathan Wavelsky moves into the burbs with his wife. Life is good. He’s a successful slacker. He doesn’t want to rock the boat. His definition of a good time is listening to his favorite bands on his iPod and staring at the grass and the poplar trees in his backyard. As a mid-level corporate manager, he does what his bosses tell him. If they want somebody fired, he fires them. No questions asked. But the boat does start to rock. He innocently gives a copy of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle to a teenage girl and his neighbors are righteously appalled. His wife’s hormones start to tango and now she wants a baby. Sure, he enjoys sex, but that doesn’t mean he wants a baby in the house. Worse, his best friend wants him to climb Mount Everest. Nathan likes the solitude of camping and hiking, but climbing in the Himalayas? He could die, for God’s sake. He just wants to be left alone. But no chance. Shit begins to happen. Joshua Isard developed and is the director of Arcadia University’s low-residency MFA Creative Writing program. Since the program is high tech and has a study abroad component, it gives him a chance to enjoy two of his favorite things at work: travel and Apple products. His short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and in the anthologies The Lie of the Land and Outlandish Affairs. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and two cats.

Author : M. J. Beaufrand
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781613121641

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Useless Bay by M. J. Beaufrand Pdf

On Whidbey Island, the Gray quintuplets are the stuff of legend. Pixie and her brothers have always been bigger and blonder than their neighbors, as if they were birthed from the island itself. Together, they serve as an unofficial search-and-rescue team for the island, saving tourists and locals alike from the forces of wind and sea. But, when a young boy goes missing, the mysteries start to pile up. While searching for him, they find his mother’s dead body instead—and realize that something sinister is in their midst. Edgar-nominated author M. J. Beaufrand has crafted another atmospheric thriller with a touch of magical realism that fans of mystery and true crime will devour.

Author : Maksim Gorky
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547318095

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The Man Who Was Afraid by Maksim Gorky Pdf

'The Man Who Was Afraid' (also called Foma Gordeyev) is an 1899 novel by five time Nobel Prize nominee and Russian author Maxim Gorky. It is about an energetic, healthy man, craving for space to realize his power's potential but who ends up feeling smothered by life's conventions. Forma had always been proud of his wealthy father who had raised him albeit being a bit distant, and in many ways emulated him. Now he has a godfather and mentor in Mayakin, a totally different kind of man. Forma suspects that Mayakin wants him to marry his daughter Luba, something he is not too keen on...

Author : Richard Russo
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307809940

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Straight Man by Richard Russo Pdf

Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. • Now the AMC Original Series Lucky Hank. William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character—he is a born anarchist—and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans. In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo—side-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable. Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804172707

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743247221

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Pdf

Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.

Author : Parker J. Palmer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119177944

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Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer Pdf

PLEASE NOTE: Some recent copies of Let Your Life Speak included printing errors. These issues have been corrected, but if you purchased a defective copy between September and December 2019, please send proof of purchase to [email protected] to receive a replacement copy. Dear Friends: I'm sorry that after 20 years of happy traveling, Let Your Life Speak hit a big pothole involving printing errors that resulted in an unreadable book. But I'm very grateful to my publisher for moving quickly to see that people who received a defective copy have a way to receive a good copy without going through the return process. We're all doing everything we can to make things right, and I'm grateful for your patience. Thank you, Parker J. Palmer With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Telling stories from his own life and the lives of others who have made a difference, he shares insights gained from darkness and depression as well as fulfillment and joy, illuminating a pathway toward vocation for all who seek the true calling of their lives.