The Man Who Loved Books

Author : Allison Bartlett Hoover
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143173687

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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Bartlett Hoover Pdf

People have been collecting—and stealing—books since before Gutenberg invented the printing press. Internationally, according to Interpol, rare book theft is more widespread than fine art theft. Although dealers will tell you “every rare book is a stolen book,” the stories of these heists have remained quiet, shielded by an insular community of book dealers and book collectors that prefers to keep its losses secret. In The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, Allison Hoover Bartlett takes us deep inside the world of rare books, and tells the cat-and-mouse story of two men caught in its allure. Here we meet Bartlett John Gilkey, an unrepentant, obsessive book thief, and Ken Sanders, the equally obsessive self-styled “bibliodick,” a book-dealer turned amateur detective. While their goals are at direct odds, both men share a deep passion for books and a fierce tenacity—Gilkey, to steal books; Sanders, to stop him.

Author : Jean Fritz
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015010716143

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The Man who Loved Books by Jean Fritz Pdf

A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.

Author : Christina Stead
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453265253

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The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead Pdf

“This crazy, gorgeous family novel” written at the end of the Great Depression “is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century” (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times). First published in 1940, The Man Who Loved Children was rediscovered in 1965 thanks to the poet Randall Jarrell’s eloquent introduction (included in this ebook edition), which compares Christina Stead to Leo Tolstoy. Today, it stands as a masterpiece of dysfunctional family life. In a country crippled by the Great Depression, Sam and Henny Pollit have too much—too much contempt for one another, too many children, too much strain under endless obligation. Flush with ego and chilling charisma, Sam torments and manipulates his children in an esoteric world of his own imagining. Henny looks on desperately, all too aware of the madness at the root of her husband’s behavior. And Louie, the damaged, precocious adolescent girl at the center of their clashes, is the “ugly duckling” whose struggle will transfix contemporary readers. Named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by Newsweek, Stead’s semiautobiographical work reads like a Depression-era The Glass Castle. In the New York Times, Jonathan Franzen wrote of this classic, “I carry it in my head the way I carry childhood memories; the scenes are of such precise horror and comedy that I feel I didn’t read the book so much as live it.”

Author : Travis McDade
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780190239718

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Thieves of Book Row by Travis McDade Pdf

In Thieves of Book Row, Travis McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. Both a fast-paced, true-life thriller, Thieves of Book Row provides a fascinating look at the history of crime and literary culture.

Author : Andrew Larsen
Publisher : Owlkids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1771472677

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The Man who Loved Libraries by Andrew Larsen Pdf

A picture book biography of American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

Author : K.A. Merikan
Publisher : Acerbi&Villani ltd
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781914921001

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The Man Who Loved Cole Flores by K.A. Merikan Pdf

You want revenge? Dig two graves. Ten years ago, a vicious gang called the Gotham Boys descended on a homestead in the mountains like a pack of wolves, leaving nothing behind but death and destruction. Ned O’Leary was the only one to survive the ordeal. He lost hope for revenge long ago, but its flame erupts in his heart when the gang is spotted again. By a stroke of luck, he is recruited to infiltrate the Gotham Boys and bring them all to justice. Ripped out of his wholesome life on a ranch, he has to find his footing with a band of ruthless outlaws who challenge his morals every step of the way But the one who tests him most of all is Cole Flores. Deadly, full of himself and unpredictable, the gang leader’s adopted son should be a man easy to hate, but instead, he sparks illicit desires Ned has never felt before. Cole Flores is forbidden. Cole Flores is corruption. Cole Flores is everything Ned O’Leary craves. Torn between love and revenge, lust and loyalty, Ned has to face impossible choices that are bound to leave scars, no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing. * “I don’t know what this means, or how to do this with you,” he whispered as his heart broke into a gallop. “But I want to. I need to.” Dark, dangerous, yet desperately romantic, “The Man Who Loved Cole Flores” is a gritty western M/M romance novel. Prepare for violence, emotional turmoil, and scorching hot, explicit scenes, as well as a heart-pounding cliffhanger to book 1. The epic love story of Ned O’Leary and Cole Flores gets its HEA in book 2 - “The Man Who Hated Ned O’Leary”. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: Enemies-to-lovers, first love, revenge, undercover, friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance, outlaws and cowboys, crime, gang, secrets, loyalty, betrayal, period-typical homophobia, Old West, survival, corruption of the innocent, self-discovery, opposites attract Length: ~155,000 words (Book 1 in a duology) WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, offensive language and morally ambiguous characters as well as sensitive topics of child abuse and suicide

Author : Stephen Michael King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Boxes
ISBN : 1761127470

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The Man Who Loved Boxes by Stephen Michael King Pdf

Once there was a man who loved boxes. He also loved his young son, but because he did not know how to say so, he made things for his son out of boxes. Love is expressed in different ways and a small boy comes to understand his father's special way of showing his love for him.

Author : W. D. Wetherell
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1985-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780822978855

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The Man Who Loved Levittown by W. D. Wetherell Pdf

This book is characterized by narrative vitality and emotional range. In Wetherell’s stories a suburban retiree’s assumptions about the ethos of Long Island life are challenged and dismissed by a younger generation, a young English woman achieves miracles by dancing with wounded soldiers during World War II, a tennis-mad bachelor plays an interior game as real to him as an actual match, and a black drifter converts an Asian couple to his bleak vision of American life and finds strange kinship with them.

Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0979949157

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A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. Basbanes Pdf

A Gentle Madness continues to astound and delight readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. The book captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter's heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Author : Peter Carnavas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912076187

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The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas Pdf

Author : Tom Spanbauer
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080213663X

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The Man who Fell in Love with the Moon by Tom Spanbauer Pdf

In this title, the plot twists around the questions of humanity in a comic contemporary novel that portrays the trials of Shed, a half-breed, bisexual boy who works at a Victorian whorehouse in the old West.

Author : Bob Barnes
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736953924

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What Makes a Man Feel Loved by Bob Barnes Pdf

For a Relationship that Stands the Test of Time They say that behind every great man is a great woman. And the popular What Makes a Man Feel Loved will help you encourage your husband to become the great man God created him to be. With practical insight and wisdom, bestselling author Bob Barnes sheds light on a man's strengths, needs, worries, and hopes to help you discover why differences between men and women enrich a marriage how you can fulfill the desires of your mate how to affirm your husband's spiritual leadership Biblical "Love in Action" suggestions and real-life examples will inspire you to nurture the man you love and create a foundation for a lasting, loving relationship.

Author : Adele Parks
Publisher : Headline
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755371280

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Men I've Loved Before by Adele Parks Pdf

WHAT IF THE ONE YOU MARRIED IS NOT THE ONE? Highly praised as a 'fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth' (Daily Express), Men I've Loved Before, an addictive novel from Adele Parks, author of the No. 1 ebook bestseller, The Stranger In My Home, looks at what happens after you find 'the one'. Nat and Neil are just right for each other. They share the same likes, dislikes and hopes for the future - one filled with successful careers, sex, travel, and definitely no kids. At least that was the plan. Increasingly surrounded by friends either with children, or trying for them, Neil begins to yearn for a baby himself, whereas Nat cannot be swayed. Now there's trouble in paradise. With neither prepared to say what they really want, Neil makes an unlikely new friend willing to lend an ear. Whilst Nat, riddled with doubt about the man she married, looks for answers in her little black book of exes... What readers are saying about Men I've Loved Before: 'It was the twists and turns that I loved about this book. Every single chapter saw the story turn on its head. A good brisk pace, with lots of fabulous descriptions throughout' 'An extremely entertaining read! The ending is a real tear-jerker. This is one of my favourite books of the year'

Author : Emily Henry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593334843

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry Pdf

“One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily ∙ Today ∙ Parade ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ PopSugar ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ Book Bub ∙ SheReads ∙ Medium ∙ The Washington Post ∙ and more! One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Author : John Sutherland
Publisher : John Murray Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131688058

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The Boy who Loved Books by John Sutherland Pdf

A memoir in the tradition of Lorna Sage's Bad Blood and Blake Morrison's When Did You Last See your Father? John Sutherland's childhood ended abruptly the day his father was killed at the beginning of World War Two - happily before he could kill any Germans. John's widowed mother fell in love with a new man and decamped to Argentina, leaving John to be looked after by various relatives - some more suited to raising children than others. It was an odd, unsettled childhood and John took refuge in books. He quickly learned how to fit in without disturbing people, and, in doing so, began to store up resentments as a child. These resentments, with the trigger of alcohol in later life, would one day explode - serially and for many years. The Boy Who Loved Books is an account of a disrupted childhood, but it is also an account of one man's often desperate love affair with reading matter. Books in many ways changed his life, propelling him to university, and sustaining him in the dark times that were to come. It is also a record of the shifting twentieth century and the profound changes that shook society and its ways of dealing with children in the institutions of family, school and university.