The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435611

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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty by James Thurber Pdf

Walter Mitty, a mild-mannered forty-year-old man, drives into Connecticut with his wife for their weekly shopping trip. Tired of his drab, schedule-driven life, Walter escapes into five elaborate daydreams, and finally becomes the hero he always hoped to be. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was originally published in a 1939 issue of The New Yorker. It is considered to be an American classic, and author James Thurber’s masterpiece. It has been adapted for film, first in 1947, and most recently for the 2013 feature film starring Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short stories collection to build your digital library.

Author : Leon Carr,Joe Manchester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Musicals
ISBN : LCCN:75203193

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Leon Carr,Joe Manchester Pdf

Author : Michael Poore
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399178498

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Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore Pdf

A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself. “Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything. Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn’t make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her. More than just Milo’s lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he’ll never have to leave her side again. But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle—if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut’s, Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking. Because it’s more than Milo and Suzie’s story. It’s your story, too. Praise for Reincarnation Blues “The most fun you’ll have reading about a man who has been killed by both catapult and car accident.”—NPR “This book made me laugh out loud. And then a page later, it made me sob. Reminiscent of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore, Poore finds humor in the dark absurdities of life.”—Chicago Review of Books “Charming . . . surprisingly light and uplifting . . . It reads like a writer having fun.”—New York Journal of Books

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : Penguin Modern Classics
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fables, American
ISBN : 0141182911

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces by James Thurber Pdf

James Thurber is universally admired for his hilarious sense of humour, off-beat imagination and unique take on the world around him. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, in which a young man's fantasies have a much more powerful hold on him than reality, is probably his best-known prose work, but this selection also contains wonderfully entertaining essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Poking fun at his own weaknesses and those of other people (and dogs) - the English teacher who looked only at figures of speech, the Airedale who refused to include him in the family, the botany lecturer who despaired of him totally - James Thurber is essential reading for everyone who loves to laugh.

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : The Creative Company
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1583415866

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber Pdf

A henpecked husband copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other dashing figures.

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0156623447

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My World - and Welcome to it by James Thurber Pdf

A book of humor and satire covers topics from baseball to Macbeth.

Author : Masaru Emoto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781451656862

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The Secret Life of Water by Masaru Emoto Pdf

From its arrival on earth to the vast areas it traverses before emptying into the sea, water holds all the knowledge and experience it has acquired. As phenomenal as it may seem, water carries its whole history, just as we carry ours. It carries secrets, too. In The Secret Life of Water, bestselling author Masaru Emoto guides us along water’s remarkable journey through our planet and continues his work to reveal water’s secret life to humankind. He shows how we can apply its wisdom to our own lives, and how, by learning to respect and appreciate water, we can better confront the challenges that face the twenty-first century—and rejuvenate the planet.

Author : Barbara Jean Hicks
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375985171

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The Secret Life of Walter Kitty by Barbara Jean Hicks Pdf

Walter Kitty is no ordinary housecat. He's Fang—a swashbuckling protector of the high seas, a tiger waiting to pounce on unsuspecting prey, and a caped superhero ready to save the day. But do his "people," Mr. and Mrs. Biddle, acknowledge his greatness? Not even!So once in a good long while, Walter will answer to Wally or Kitten or even Snookums, but most of the time . . . he's Fang!With a hilarious text by Barbara Jean Hicks and fabulously fun illustrations by Dan Santat, Walter Kitty is one cat readers will not soon forget!

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062909183

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Collected Fables by James Thurber Pdf

"James Thurber was a comedic genius. His fables are not simply parodies of Aesop. They are wry, accurate, and powerful reflections of ourselves, our foibles, our follies, and, above all, our self-importance. And they are very, very funny." --Neil Gaiman James Thurber has been called “one of the world’s greatest humorists” by Alistair Cooke (TheAtlantic), and “one of our great American institutions” (Stanley Walker)—and few works reveal Thurber’s genius as powerfully as his fables. Perennially entertaining and astutely satirical, Thurber pinpricks the idiosyncrasies of life with verbal frivolity, hilarious insights, political shrewdness, and, of course, quirky, quotable morals. Now, readers can savor 85 fables by the twentieth century’s preeminent humorist collected for the first time in a single anthology. Here, Fables for Our Time, Further Fables for Our Time, and ten previously uncollected fables—illustrated by ten contemporary artists including Seymour Chwast, Mark Ulriksen, Laurie Rosenwald, and R. O. Blechman—are presented in Collected Fables, a must-have for readers of all ages.

Author : Sharon Hinck
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0764201298

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The Secret Life of Becky Miller by Sharon Hinck Pdf

Since a 1994 military coup brought to power the incumbent regime of President Yaya Jammeh, the Gambia s foreign policy and democratization process greatly contributed towards shifting the dynamics of politics and security of the sub-region. Following a sanctioned developmental aid and three parliamentary and presidential elections, foreign policy in the Gambian foreign policy along the global political spectrum ushered the emergence of several new actors in region. Using contemporary political theory,this book carefully examined the military coup in The Gambia, the democratization process and the security implications of sanctioning aid for the minuscule West African nation. The book distinctively argued that sanctioning aid on resource poor small states largely determines foreign policy behavior, for reasons of survival, security and legitimacy. In the case of minuscule resource poor Gambia, the book concluded that suspending aid in the aftermath of the July 22nd, 1994 military Coup was not at all necessary,because the people needed that aid.The book outlined policy measures for the Gambia and developmental partners to progressively deal with her contradictions and challenges

Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448112654

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The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen Pdf

Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas. This is the account of a journey to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo in the high Himalayas. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart' - amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY 'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux 'A delight' i Paper

Author : Anastasia Deibert
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783638006811

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James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by Anastasia Deibert Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Stuttgart (Institut für Literaturwissenschaft - Neuere Englische Literatur), course: HS Short Story and Short Story Theory, language: English, abstract: In the following pages I want to focus on James Thurber’s famous short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” which was first published in 1939 in the magazine The New Yorker. Thurber tells the story of a Walter Mitty, a man who lives in a dream world to escape from the routines and humiliations which he suffers in everyday life. Today the name “Walter Mitty” also exists in the English language and is used for people who are daydreaming and not paying attention to the real world. Walter Mitty became an archetypal American figure. By reason of the structure of the short story and “Thurber’s own narrative style – economical, lightly ironic, and wonderfully expressive” (Holmes 218) it seems that this short story can be seen as a garden path story. The expression “to lead someone up the garden path” means “to deliberately deceive someone”. Manfred Jahn analysed this short story with respect to his garden path short story theory. Can “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” generally be regarded as a garden path story? What is of particular interest is whether the reader is misled by Thurber’s narrative technique especially at the beginning of the story. What are the reasons for Walter Mitty’s escapist daydreams and how is Mitty’s character presented in the story? Firstly, I will describe the garden path phenomenon and applied to “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” I will analyse the beginning of the short story. In addition, I will name some hints where the reader realises Walter Mitty’s various daydream episodes. In the next chapter I will concentrate on the story’s two narrative levels. First of all, I will describe Mitty’s development in the course of his daydreams and then I will take a look on the real Walter Mitty. Moreover, I will briefly try to find similarities between James Thurber and Walter Mitty. Afterwards, James Thurber’s narrative style and his sense of humour will be presented. The conclusion will comprise the main points and some suggestions for further discussion.

Author : James Thurber
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547188735

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My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "My Life and Hard Times" by James Thurber. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Ken Englund,Everett Freeman,James Thurber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Motion picture plays
ISBN : OCLC:69937331

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Ken Englund,Everett Freeman,James Thurber Pdf

The collection consists of a working screenplay for the movie The Secret life of Walter Mitty, filmed in 1946 and released in 1947, about a mild man driven to daydream by a dull life and domineering mother, based on a short story by James Thurber. The cover is stamped March 15, 1946, but the typescript includes numerous color-coded replacement pages from various dates during the shooting; also stamped "171" on cover. Many revised pages include the screenwriters' initials, KE-EF, Ken Englund and Everett Freeman. The movie starred Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo and has been very popular, although Thurber tried to prevent it from being made and was not pleased with the result.

Author : James Thurber,Joe Manchester,Leon Carr,Earl Shuman
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573680507

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber,Joe Manchester,Leon Carr,Earl Shuman Pdf

Musical comedy Based on the story by James Thurber Characters: 5 male, 6 female, and as many extras as desired. Scenery: Various simple sets (or one basic set). On his fortieth birthday Walter Mitty reflects on his drab, ordinary life. Defeated in his quest for wealth and glory by family responsibilities, a mortgage, and a routine job, he creates elaborate fantasies in which he is the hero. His secret world is so enticing that he often loses sight of the boundary between dream and reali