The Shapeless Unease

Author : Samantha Harvey
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802148841

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The Shapeless Unease by Samantha Harvey Pdf

“Sleeplessness gets the Susan Sontag illness-as-metaphor treatment in this pensive, compact, lyrical inquiry into the author’s nighttime demons.” —Kirkus Reviews In 2016, Samantha Harvey began to lose sleep. She tried everything to appease her wakefulness: from medication to therapy, changes in her diet to changes in her living arrangements. Nothing seemed to help. The Shapeless Unease is Harvey’s darkly funny and deeply intelligent anatomy of her insomnia, an immersive interior monologue of a year without one of the most basic human needs. Original and profound, and narrated with a lucid breathlessness, this is a startlingly insightful exploration of memory, writing and influence, death and the will to survive, from “this generation’s Virginia Woolf” (Telegraph). “Captures the essence of fractious emotions—anxiety, fear, grief, rage—in prose so elegant, so luminous, it practically shines from the page. Harvey is a hugely talented writer, and this is a book to relish.” —Sarah Waters, New York Times–bestselling author “Harvey writes with hypnotic power and poetic precision about—well, about everything: grief, pain, memory, family, the night sky, a lake at sunset, what it means to dream and what it means to suffer and survive . . . The big surprise is that this book about ‘shapeless unease’ is, in the end, a glittering, playful and, yes, joyful celebration of that glorious gift of glorious life.” —Daily Mail “What a spectacularly good book. It is so controlled and yet so wild . . . easily one of the truest and best books I’ve read about what it’s like to be alive now, in this country.” —Max Porter, award-winning author of Lanny

Author : Jonny Thomson
Publisher : Wildfire
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472282187

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Mini Philosophy by Jonny Thomson Pdf

'Engaging, smart and wise, Mini-Philosophy is a diverse taster menu of ideas on life, the mind and the world. Nutritious, bite-sized portions of philosophy that whet the appetite for more' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks Why do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck not a duck? Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2500 years have to say about the big questions in life, and why they are relevant to us today. Covering everything from Sun Tzu's strategy for winning at board games to Freud's insights into our 'death drive'; why De Beauvoir believed the mothering instinct is a myth to why Schopenhauer probably wasn't much fun at parties, these mini meditations will expand your mind (and bend it too).

Author : Jean Ma
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520384521

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At the Edges of Sleep by Jean Ma Pdf

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Many recent works of contemporary art, performance, and film turn a spotlight on sleep, wresting it from the hidden, private spaces to which it is commonly relegated. At the Edges of Sleep considers sleep in film and moving image art as both a subject matter to explore onscreen and a state to induce in the audience. Far from negating action or meaning, sleep extends into new territories as it designates ways of existing in the world, in relation to people, places, and the past. Defined positively, sleep also expands our understanding of reception beyond the binary of concentration and distraction. These possibilities converge in the work of Thai filmmaker and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who has explored the subject of sleep systematically throughout his career. In examining Apichatpong’s work, Jean Ma brings together an array of interlocutors—from Freud to Proust, George Méliès to Tsai Ming-liang, Weegee to Warhol—to rethink moving images through the lens of sleep. Ma exposes an affinity between cinema, spectatorship, and sleep that dates to the earliest years of filmmaking, and sheds light upon the shifting cultural valences of sleep in the present moment.

Author : Pandora Sykes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781526657473

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What Writers Read by Pandora Sykes Pdf

A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM : NICK HORNBY * RUTH OZEKI * ANN PATCHETT * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * MARIAN KEYES * ELIZABETH STROUT * DEBORAH LEVY * TESSA HADLEY * ELIF SHAFAK * GEORGE THE POET * LEILA SLIMANI * ALI SMITH * DEREK OWUSU * DOLLY ALDERTON * PARIS LEES * JOJO MOYES * PAUL MENDEZ * SEBASTIAN FAULKS * DIANA EVANS * MEENA KANDASAMY * LISA TADDEO * NIKESH SHUKLA * TAIYE SELASI * MONICA ALI * NINA STIBBE * CALEB AZUMAH NELSON * ELIZABETH DAY * SARA COLLINS * DAMON GALGUT * NAOISE DOLAN * WILLIAM BOYD * EMMA DABIRI * FATIMA BHUTTO * KIT DE WAAL

Author : Samantha Harvey
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802161550

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Orbital by Samantha Harvey Pdf

A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space—not towards the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled, these astronauts and cosmonauts—from America, Russia, Italy, Britain, and Japan—have left their lives behind to travel at a speed of over seventeen thousand miles an hour as the earth reels below. We glimpse moments of their earthly lives through brief communications with family, their photos and talismans; we watch them whip up dehydrated meals, float in gravity-free sleep, and exercise in regimented routines to prevent atrophying muscles; we witness them form bonds that will stand between them and utter solitude. Most of all, we are with them as they behold and record their silent blue planet. Their experiences of sixteen sunrises and sunsets and the bright, blinking constellations of the galaxy are at once breathtakingly awesome and surprisingly intimate. So are the marks of civilization far below, encrusted on the planet on which we live. Profound, contemplative and gorgeous, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and a moving elegy to our humanity, environment, and planet.

Author : Marie Darrieussecq
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781635901788

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Sleepless by Marie Darrieussecq Pdf

A restless inquiry into the cultural and psychic sources of insomnia by one of contemporary French literature’s most elegant voices. Plagued by insomnia for twenty years, Marie Darrieussecq turns her attention to the causes, implications, and consequences of sleeplessness: a nocturnal suffering that culminates at 4 a.m. and then defines the next day. “Insomniac mornings are dead mornings,” she observes. Prevented from falling asleep by her dread of exhaustion the next day, Darrieussecq turns to hypnosis, psychoanalysis, alcohol, pills, and meditation. Her entrapment within this spiraling anguish prompts her inspired, ingenious search across literature, geopolitical history, psychoanalysis, and her own experience to better understand where insomnia comes from and what it might mean. There are those, she writes, in Rwanda, whose vivid memories of genocide leave them awake and transfixed by complete horror; there is the insomnia of the unhoused, who have nowhere to put their heads down. The hyperconnection of urban professional life transforms her bedroom from a haven to a dormant electrified node. Ranging between autobiography, clinical observation, and criticism, Sleepless is a graceful, inventive meditation by one of the most daring, inventive novelists writing today.

Author : Reki Kawahara
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316560917

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Sword Art Online 6 (light novel) by Reki Kawahara Pdf

READ THE NOVEL THAT IGNITED THE PHENOMENON! In an effort to discover the truth behind Death Gun, Kirito has entered the Bullet of Bullets tournament in Gun Gale Online. Both he and Sinon the sniper girl have made it to the finals, and the reality of what they discover is stranger than anything they could've prepared for. As Sinon is forced to face her own past, lives are on the line once again, and Kirito struggles to connect Death Gun to events in the original SAO game--but can Death Gun's bizarre rampage be stopped in time?

Author : D. B. John
Publisher : Crown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525573302

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Star of the North by D. B. John Pdf

“A thrilling tale of abduction and escape in North Korea....highly entertaining." —The Washington Post A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance Star of the North opens in 1998, when a Korean American teenager is kidnapped from a South Korean beach by North Korean operatives. Twelve years later, her brilliant twin sister, Jenna, is still searching for her, and ends up on the radar of the CIA. When evidence that her sister may still be alive in North Korea comes to light, Jenna will do anything possible to rescue her--including undertaking a daring mission into the heart of the regime. Her story is masterfully braided together with two other narrative threads. In one, a North Korean peasant woman finds a forbidden international aid balloon and uses the valuables inside to launch a dangerously lucrative black-market business. In the other, a high-ranking North Korean official discovers, to his horror, that he may be descended from a traitor, a fact that could mean his death if it is revealed. As the novel progresses, these narrative strands converge and connect in surprising ways, ultimately building to an explosive and unforgettable climax.

Author : A. B. Daniel
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781788633505

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The Gold of Cuzco by A. B. Daniel Pdf

The epic struggle between the New World and the Old continues in this international bestselling adventure by the author of The Puma’s Shadow. In 1532, a group of Spaniards led by Captain Don Francisco Pizarro reached Peru after a grueling ten-year journey, hungry for gold and conquests. Facing them were a people hardened by daily sacrifice, whose power came from the gods: the Incas. Into this conflict are drawn Gabriel Montelucar y Flores, a young Spanish nobleman, and Anamaya, daughter of an Incan princess. As two very different cultures collide, Anamaya must remain loyal to her Emperor, while Gabriel has no choice but to fight alongside his commander, Captain Pizarro. Yet for the sake of their impossible love, Anamaya and Gabriel are prepared to sacrifice everything . . . The second thrilling book in the Incas Trilogy, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden and Ken Follett. Praise for The Puma’s Shadow “What Gary Jennings did for the Aztecs, Daniel attempts to do for the Incas. . . . Daniel’s rich historical detail is in perfect proportion to his narrative, always enhancing and never slowing down the action, which is considerable. This is a robust and well-balanced adventure.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Linda Lombardo
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Corpora (Linguistics).
ISBN : 3039115227

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Using Corpora to Learn about Language and Discourse by Linda Lombardo Pdf

Considerable progress has been made in the use of corpora for research purposes to describe language in use, and more recently, through a CADS (corpus assisted discourse studies) approach, to identify the discourse features of specific text genres. While the potential benefits of working with corpora in the classroom have been recognised, there has been a lag in the promulgation of guidelines for carrying out meaningful corpus work with language learners and teachers in mind. The papers in this volume aim to make a contribution toward filling that gap by providing an in-depth account of innovative corpus work, most of which has actually been carried out with real learners in the classroom. Authors provide valuable insights into ways of structuring corpus work for specific target learners, as well as suggestions for resolving problematic issues that have arisen and avoiding errors that have been made with learners and in their own research and experimentation. The transparency and honesty with which they present their methodology and results, along with the successful techniques they have developed, constitute a step forward in defining good (and bad) practice in the use of corpora in learning.

Author : Geoffrey Grosshans
Publisher : The Stuffed Fabulist
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Collected Tales by Geoffrey Grosshans Pdf

Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral contains 230-plus contemporary satirical fables, parables, revisions of myths, and passing observations on the present state of homo sapiens. The tales focus on psychological, social, political, spiritual, and philosophical themes, but the “moral” of each one is left to the reader to decide. Among the tales in the present book: • Aesop runs afoul of the good citizens of Delphi • a barnacle weighs the moral pros and cons of letting go • a bear attracts quite a following in faith-based wrestling • two troops of lowland buffoons square off on a patch of ground where the halls of Congress now stand • a booby and a loon host a talk-radio show • a chicken and an egg nearly come to blows over which of them should go first • the Chimera has a difficult time filling out the compatibility profile for an online matchmaking service • an ophthalmologist has some good news and some bad news for a dragonfly • a free spirit stubs its toe • a fruit fly becomes obsessed with genealogy • a gazelle finds itself in a state of suspended animation • a gene falls victim to identity theft • a hawk has trouble maintaining eye contact • the Hydra notices that its many heads are growing smaller and disappearing • Icarus goes for a swim • a film crew sets out to document the march of the pundits • reports come in that a misanthrope has been spotted on the outskirts of town • a molehill comes to worry that it might not reach its full potential • a mosquito lands a job waiting tables • a nightcrawler is tracked down by the thought police • an old goat nearly overdoses on ED pills • the great god Pan roles over and declares, “I ain’t dead yet, folks” • Pavlov’s dogs nearly die of acute dehydration • the phoenix considers having itself embalmed • a poodle takes up ballroom dancing • a porcupine goes in for body piercing in a big way • a possum comes to realize how difficult it is to appear dim • Prometheus investigates the merits of canned heat • a robot takes its pet human for a walk in the park as usual • a rhinoceros notices it has a bruise • a rubber chicken begins to fret that it lacks gravitas • a sardine feels kind of lonesome • a satyr sets himself up as a life coach • a scorpion experiences a moment of compassion • a selfie fails to recognize itself • the Seven Deadly Sins form a support group to buck up their faltering spirits • a shark suffers from bleeding gums • a sheep rents a wolf suit • Sisyphus is arrested as a public nuisance • Spirit and Flesh are directed to undergo relationship counseling • a swan considers becoming an ugly duckling • a termite applies for a highly regarded grant to carry on with its work • topiary animals take the shears to themselves • a unicorn loses its horn trying to make a career change • vampire bats come out of their caves by the millions to discharge their civic duty • a vulture learns to feel good about itself • a wacko falls off the ceiling and right into the soup at a political banquet • a weak ego signs up for the trial offer of a popular home gym • a pack of wolves wins a Department of Defense contract in the billions to howl at the moon • a xenophobe turns up in the nation’s blood supply • a zebra finds itself in a herd of black horses and white horses • a zeitgeist has to admit being perplexed about what it was supposed to be Collected Tales includes material contained in Maneater Meditations.

Author : Nancy Bond
Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Children and death
ISBN : UOM:39015009146914

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A Place to Come Back to by Nancy Bond Pdf

When Charlotte's friend Oliver's life is shattered by the death of his eighty-two-year-old great uncle and guardian, Oliver turns to Charlotte with urgent demands she finds herself unprepared to meet.

Author : Geoffrey Grosshans
Publisher : The Stuffed Fabulist
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Maneater Meditations by Geoffrey Grosshans Pdf

In Maneater Meditations: Selected Tales from the Stuffed Fabulist, dark satire and healing mirth come together in the form of contemporary fables, parables, and revisions of myth. A sheep rents a wolf suit, a bull opens a china shop, Icarus goes for a swim, a robot takes its pet human for a walk in the park as usual, a unicorn loses its horn trying to make a career change, an amoeba schedules an appointment with a psychotherapist, a chameleon finds it can change the color of anything it touches, a barnacle weighs the moral pros and cons of letting go, the phoenix considers having itself embalmed and being done forever with rising from the ashes, flamingos resolve to make social issues more stylish, Sisyphus is arrested as a public nuisance, topiary animals dare to take the shears to themselves when the gardeners aren’t looking, a scorpion experiences a moment of compassion, a rhinoceros notices it has a bruise, Church and State hook up at a singles bar, Jonathan Swift auditions for a stand-up comedy gig, the march of the pundits is documented on film, dots complain about all the attempts made to connect them, the Minotaur decides to take its labyrinth with it wherever it goes. These and many other short tales focus on psychological, social, political, spiritual, and philosophical themes, but the “moral” of each one is left to the reader to decide.

Author : Hubert Lampo
Publisher : New York : Twayne Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015014228533

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The Coming of Joachim Stiller by Hubert Lampo Pdf

Author : A.B. Daniel
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743432754

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Incas by A.B. Daniel Pdf

In this haunting second book of the internationally bestselling Incas trilogy, the Incan empire is threatened by the Conquistadors, whose insatiable hunger for gold will destroy a glorious, ancient civilization -- unless they can be thwarted by a mystic force greater than any army.... Princess Anamaya's hypnotic blue eyes have seen too much. Having guarded the passage of the dying Emperor, she is now chosen by the gods to stand beside the new Emperor and divine the future of the Incan Empire -- a future shadowed by brutal warriors who worship foreign gods. The Conquistadors and their armies seek to enslave the Incas and loot their sacred temples and royal treasuries, despite Anamaya's attempts to foster peace. When it comes to a prize as valuable as Cuzco, the city of the sacred puma, they refuse to heed her warnings. The soldier Gabriel has come among Anamaya's people as a conqueror, but the honorable Spaniard is untainted by his companions' lust for wealth and power. His fascination with the splendor of Anamaya's land, and its ancient heritage, is matched only by the passion he and Anamaya come to share. But when his countrymen push forward in their quest to plunder Cuzco, he is forced to join the battle, leaving Anamaya struggling with divided loyalties and their forbidden love in the wake of this first major confrontation between the Spanish and the Incas. Filled with romance and adventure and colored by the changeless desires that link man and woman throughout the ages, The Gold of Cuzco is a thrilling follow-up to The Puma's Shadow, the first book in the Incas trilogy.