The Secret Miracle

Author : Daniel Alarcon
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781429935838

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The Secret Miracle by Daniel Alarcon Pdf

The world's best contemporary writers—from Michael Chabon and Claire Messud to Jonathan Lethem and Amy Tan—engage in a wide-ranging, insightful, and oft- surprising roundtable discussion on the art of writing fiction Drawing back the curtain on the mysterious process of writing novels, The Secret Miracle brings together the foremost practitioners of the craft to discuss how they write. Paul Auster, Roddy Doyle, Allegra Goodman, Aleksandar Hemon, Mario Vargas Llosa, Susan Minot, Rick Moody, Haruki Murakami, George Pelecanos, Gary Shteyngart, Daniel Alarcón, and others take us step by step through the alchemy of writing fiction, answering everything from nuts-and-bolts queries—"Do you outline?"—to perennial questions posed by writers and readers alike: "What makes a character compelling?" From Stephen King's deadpan distinction between novels and short stories ("Novels are longer and have more s**t in them") to Colm Toibin's anti-romanticized take on his characters ("They are just words") to José Manuel Prieto's mature perspective on the anxieties of influence ("Influences are felt or weigh you down more when young"), every page contains insights found nowhere else. With honesty, humor, and elegance, The Secret Miracle gives both aspiring writers and lovers of literature a master class in the art of writing.

Author : Levinus Lemnius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1658
Category : Medicine
ISBN : OXFORD:590595101

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The Secret Miracles of Nature by Levinus Lemnius Pdf

Author : Max Freedom Long
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780202202396

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The Secret Science Behind Miracles by Max Freedom Long Pdf

The Secret Science Behind Miracles by Max Freedom Long is a book that delves into the cultural and spiritual practices of the Kahuna, a group of traditional healers and priests in the Hawaiian Islands. Max Freedom Long, an American researcher, wrote extensively about the teachings and practices of the Kahuna in the early to mid-20th century.

Author : Efraín Kristal
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0826514081

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Invisible Work by Efraín Kristal Pdf

It is well known that Jorge Luis Borges was a translator, but this has been considered a curious minor aspect of his literary achievement. Few have been aware of the number of texts he translated, the importance he attached to this activity, or the extent to which the translated works inform his own stories and poems. Between the age of ten, when he translated Oscar Wilde, and the end of his life, when he prepared a Spanish version of the Prose Edda , Borges transformed the work of Poe, Kafka, Hesse, Kipling, Melville, Gide, Faulkner, Whitman, Woolf, Chesterton, and many others. In a multitude of essays, lectures, and interviews Borges analyzed the versions of others and developed an engaging view about translation. He held that a translation can improve an original, that contradictory renderings of the same work can be equally valid, and that an original can be unfaithful to a translation. Borges's bold habits as translator and his views on translation had a decisive impact on his creative process. Translation is also a recurrent motif in Borges's stories. In "The Immortal," for example, a character who has lived for many centuries regains knowledge of poems he had authored, and almost forgotten, by way of modern translations. Many of Borges's fictions include actual or imagined translations, and some of his most important characters are translators. In "Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote," Borges's character is a respected Symbolist poet, but also a translator, and the narrator insists that Menard's masterpiece-his "invisible work"-adds unsuspected layers of meaning to Cervantes's Don Quixote. George Steiner cites this short story as "the most acute, most concentrated commentary anyone has offered on the business of translation." In an age where many discussions of translation revolve around the dichotomy faithful/unfaithful, this book will surprise and delight even Borges's closest readers and critics.

Author : David A. Kelly
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467742795

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Miracle Mud by David A. Kelly Pdf

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare baseballs before every game. Read the story of how Lena's mud went from a riverbank to the major leagues and all the way to the Hall of Fame.

Author : Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811200124

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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges Pdf

Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.

Author : Hal Elrod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781668060353

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The Miracle Morning (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Hal Elrod Pdf

Start waking up to your full potential every single day with the updated and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book that has sold more than two million copies. “So much more than a book. It is a proven methodology that will help you fulfil your potential and create the life you’ve always wanted.” —Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of The High 5 Habit and The 5 Second Rule Getting everything you want out of life isn’t about doing more. It’s about becoming more. Hal Elrod and The Miracle Morning have helped millions of people become the person they need to be to create the life they’ve always wanted. Now, it’s your turn. Hal’s revolutionary SAVERS method is a simple, effective step-by-step process to transform your life in as little as six minutes per day: - Silence: Reduce stress and improve mental clarity by beginning each day with peaceful, purposeful quiet - Affirmations: Reprogram your mind to overcome any fears or beliefs that are limiting your potential or causing you to suffer - Visualization: Experience the power of mentally rehearsing yourself showing up at your best each day - Exercise: Boost your mental and physical energy in as little as sixty seconds - Reading: Acquire knowledge and expand your abilities by learning from experts - Scribing: Keep a journal to deepen gratitude, gain insights, track progress, and increase your productivity by getting clear on your top priorities This updated and expanded edition has more than forty pages of new content, including: - The Miracle Evening: Optimize your bedtime and sleep to wake up every day feeling refreshed and energized for your Miracle Morning - The Miracle Life: Begin your path to inner freedom so you can truly be happy and learn to love the life you have while you create the life you want

Author : Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802190734

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Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges Pdf

“Borges’s composed, carefully wrought, gnarled style is at once the means of his art and its object—his way of ordering and giving meaning to the bizarre and terrifying world he creates: it is a brilliant, burnished instrument, and it is quite adequate to the extreme demands his baroque imagination makes of it . . . . Absolutely and most vividly original.”—Saturday Review The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or any other century. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascal’s abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. More playful and approachable than the fictions themselves are Borges’s Prologues, brief elucidations that offer the uninitiated a passageway into the whirlwind of Borges’s genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between.

Author : Ellery Adams
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496712394

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The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams Pdf

First in the mystery series from the New York Times-bestselling author: “Anyone who loves novels that revolve around books will savor this tasty treat.”—Library Journal (starred review) A quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship—and even solving a murder—all to be found within the pages of the right book… Strangers flock to Miracle Springs hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked “comfort” scone, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That’s Nora’s special talent—prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s deepest pain. So when a visiting businessman reaches out for guidance, Nora knows exactly how to help. But before he can keep their appointment, he’s found dead on the train tracks. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to earn redemption by helping others. To join, members must divulge their darkest secret—the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Now, determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman’s demise, the women meet in Nora’s cozy bookstore. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge—proving it’s never too late to turn the page and start over… “Adams kicks off a new series featuring strong women, a touch of romance and mysticism, and both the cunning present-day mystery and the slowly revealed secrets of the intriguing heroines’ pasts.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Adrian Wojnarowski
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1592401864

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The Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowski Pdf

In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been working miracles at St. Anthony High School for over thirty years, winning state and national championships and offering his players rescue from their surroundings through college scholarships, when he met his most dysfunctional team yet. In The Miracle of St. Anthony Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to these streets. In The Miracle of St. Anthony, acclaimed sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season, as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to the city streets.

Author : Dianne Drake
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488048067

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Her Secret Miracle by Dianne Drake Pdf

Can their miracle baby… …bind them — forever? Dr. Michi Sato will never forget the night of incredible passion she shared with lone-wolf billionaire and surgeon Eric Hart. Especially as it resulted in the baby she never thought she’d have. Her son’s heart condition has meant Michi’s always put him first, but now she must fly him to New York for treatment…and tell guarded bachelor Eric that he’s a father! “Overall, Ms. Drake has delivered a wonderful and very heartfelt read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was just as strong in the present as it was in the past; the romance was delightful and special because these two are meant to be….” — Harlequin Junkie on Second Chance with Her Army Doc “This is an emotional rollercoaster second-chance romance packed with drama…an enthralling, moving story. It has well developed characters…as well as a heart warming romance, a lovely read which I have no hesitation in recommending to anyone who, like me, enjoys this genre!” — Goodreads on Reunited with Her Army Doc

Author : Benjamin Lorr
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780553459401

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The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr Pdf

In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and compulsively readable prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation in which we learn: • The secrets of Trader Joe’s success from Trader Joe himself • Why truckers call their job “sharecropping on wheels” • What it takes for a product to earn certification labels like “organic” and “fair trade” • The struggles entrepreneurs face as they fight for shelf space, including essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business • The truth behind the alarming slave trade in the shrimp industry The result is a page-turning portrait of an industry in flux, filled with the passion, ingenuity, and exploitation required to make this everyday miracle continue to function. The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the industry, The Secret Life of Groceries delivers powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and the social costs therein.

Author : Jennifer Kulick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Boron
ISBN : 9798636740

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Boron by Jennifer Kulick Pdf

Have you ever heard of Boron? Boron is a vital metal and an extremely effective natural remedy! I must tell you: I hadn`t heard of it either until 1 year ago. When I started researching about Boron it was like: Wow...why has NOONE ever mentioned this to me? And of course, then I dug a little deeper to understand it all. The result of all this research and my own experiences with Boron, is what I want to share with you. Believe me: it's worth reading this book. It is an eye opener to many of you - like it was for me! For many of you Boron will be the secret miracle cure you are looking for and never thought that it really existed. The best about it: it`s a natural supplement, cheap compared to prescribed meds/drugs and it is very effective. Let me take you with me through my research results and learn why Boron is the ultimate cure for so many diseases and inflammations. Your life is about to change - like mine did.

Author : William Maxwell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307789877

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So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell Pdf

In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm in rural Illinois. A man named Lloyd Wilson has been killed. And the tenuous friendship between two lonely teenagers—one privileged yet neglected, the other a troubled farm boy—has been shattered. Fifty years later, one of those boys—now a grown man—tries to reconstruct the events that led up to the murder. In doing so, he is inevitably drawn back to his lost friend Cletus, who has the misfortune of being the son of Wilson's killer and who in the months before witnessed things that Maxwell's narrator can only guess at. Out of memory and imagination, the surmises of children and the destructive passions of their parents, Maxwell creates a luminous American classic of youth and loss.

Author : Rhonda Byrne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781582702087

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The Secret Gratitude Book by Rhonda Byrne Pdf

The best-selling author and producer of The Secret offers inspiring quotes and affirmations to encourage personal journaling and reflection on gratitude and abundance, equipping individuals with a powerful tool to transform their lives and experience more joy. 500,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo.