The Train Man

Author : Andrew Mulligan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473562332

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Train Man by Andrew Mulligan Pdf

'Brilliant... profoundly affecting. A beautiful story' - RUTH JONES, author of Never Greener ****** Michael is a broken man. He's waiting for the 09.46 to Gloucester, so as to reach Crewe for 11.22: the platforms are long at Crewe and he can walk easily into the path of a high-speed train to London. He's planned it all: a net of tangerines (for when the refreshments trolley is cancelled), and a juice carton, full of whisky. He longs to silence the voices in his head: ex-partners, colleagues, and the unbearable memories of work and school. What Michael hasn't factored in, however, is a twelve-minute delay. He's going to miss his connection - and make a few new ones... ****** 'An absorbing novel...set in the comic wonderland of the English rail network' Daily Mail 'Carefully crafted and with an undertow of melancholy, Train Man is reminiscent of Nick Hornby's high-concept scenarios' Guardian 'Mulligan's prose...delivers a strong human story with impressive skill' Mail on Sunday

Author : Nakano Hitori
Publisher : Corsair
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472107848

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Train Man by Nakano Hitori Pdf

This is a true story of love for the internet generation - the international bestseller that sold over a million copies. This wonderfully unique book from Japan derives from a series of postings over a three-month period to a particularly computer-geeky thread of 2 Channel, the world's largest anonymous Message Board. The events all took place in Tokyo. One day a shy otaku computer geek mentioned on the message forum how he had met a girl on a subway train. As things developed he continued to post updates to the message board. He gained the nickname 'Train Man'. With each update from bashful Train Man, his fellow correspondents throw in own colourful speculations, boyish encouragements, tongue-in-cheek warnings, and fabulously inventive ascii text drawings. Train Man tries to take on board their comments as events unfold. Eventually he finds love with the girl, Hermes, and reveals to her the entire history of the thread. The true identity of Train Man remains a closely guarded secret.

Author : Andrea Zimmerman,David Clemesha
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466806979

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Train Man by Andrea Zimmerman,David Clemesha Pdf

There are bridges to cross, tunnels to travel through, and mountains to climb so kids can hop on board before the whistle blows. Told in simple words from a little boy's point of view, this spot-on picture book celebrates a child's world of adventure and love of transportation vehicles.

Author : Hitori Nakano
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1421508486

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Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Vol. 1 by Hitori Nakano Pdf

A real-life thread on an internet forum started it all. A nerdy otaku meets a girl on a train and posts an urgent query on the web--How the heck do you talk to girls? What should he wear on the date? Where should they go? The forum's response was amazing, and the thread grew incrementally longer as the nerd's relationship with the woman developed. Eventually published in book format to become a best seller, the thread spawned a blockbuster movie, a hit TV series, as well as this heartwarming manga adaptation of an entire internet community rooting for love and romance.

Author : Bill James,Rachel McCarthy James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476796277

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The Man from the Train by Bill James,Rachel McCarthy James Pdf

An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Some of these cases—like the infamous Villisca, Iowa, murders—received national attention. But most incidents went almost unnoticed outside the communities in which they occurred. Few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal and uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. “A suspenseful historical account” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history. “A beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative…This is no pure whodunit, but rather a how-many-did-he-do” (Buffalo News).

Author : Hitori Nakano,Wataru Watanabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1401211410

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Densha Otoko by Hitori Nakano,Wataru Watanabe Pdf

The big day has come! "Train" is out on his date with "Hermess"! But now what? What does he say? What does he do? He's on his own and doesn't have his online support group to guide him through the event. You can be sure that he'll be back on the keyboard to recap it afterward ... and try to figure out what to do next. And why is it suddenly so important for Hermess to introduce Train Man to her special friend?

Author : Hitori Nakano
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-19
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1421508494

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Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Vol. 2 by Hitori Nakano Pdf

A real-life thread on an internet forum started it all. A nerdy otaku meets a girl on a train and posts an urgent query on the web--How the heck do you talk to girls? What should he wear on the date? Where should they go? The forum's response was amazing, and the thread grew incrementally longer as the nerd's relationship with the woman developed. Eventually published in book format to become a best seller, the thread spawned a blockbuster movie, a hit TV series, as well as this heartwarming manga adaptation of an entire internet community rooting for love and romance.

Author : P. T. Deutermann
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312973705

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Train Man by P. T. Deutermann Pdf

A terrorist sabotages bridges over the Mississippi as a military train heads west with a shipment of chemical weapons. FBI agents Hush Hanson and Carolyn Lang set out to catch him before disaster strikes. By the author of Zero Option.

Author : Stefan Kavan,Barbara Kavan
Publisher : AAPC Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Autism
ISBN : 1934575704

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Trainman by Stefan Kavan,Barbara Kavan Pdf

In this warmly illustrated children's book, we meet Stefan, who has a deep interest in trains, roads, and maps. This title is an ideal addition to any autism awareness program at the elementary level.

Author : Nancy Winters
Publisher : Saint Martin's Griffin
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0312199007

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How to Train a Man by Nancy Winters Pdf

Winter 1999

Author : rayford norman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300922407

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Author : Machiko Ocha,Hitori Nakano
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 0345496191

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Train Man by Machiko Ocha,Hitori Nakano Pdf

Falling in love with a beautiful girl transforms an anime geek's life. (Rated for older teens)

Author : Patricia Highsmith,Michael Nation
Publisher : Longman
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Readers
ISBN : 1405882328

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Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith,Michael Nation Pdf

Reading level: 4 [red].

Author : Michael Fisch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780226558691

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An Anthropology of the Machine by Michael Fisch Pdf

“An astute account of [Tokyo’s] commuter train network . . . and an intellectually stimulating invitation to rethink the interaction between humans and machines.” —Japan Forum With its infamously packed cars and disciplined commuters, Tokyo’s commuter train network is one of the most complex technical infrastructures on Earth. In An Anthropology of the Machine, Michael Fisch provides a nuanced perspective on how Tokyo’s commuter train network embodies the lived realities of technology in our modern world. Drawing on his fine-grained knowledge of transportation, work, and everyday life in Tokyo, Fisch shows how fitting into a system that operates on the extreme edge of sustainability can take a physical and emotional toll on a community while also creating a collective way of life—one with unique limitations and possibilities. An Anthropology of the Machine is a creative ethnographic study of the culture, history, and experience of commuting in Tokyo. At the same time, it is a theoretically ambitious attempt to think through our very relationship with technology and our possible ecological futures. Fisch provides an unblinking glimpse into what it might be like to inhabit a future in which more and more of our infrastructure—and the planet itself—will have to operate beyond capacity to accommodate our ever-growing population. “Not a ‘rage against the machine’ but an urge to find new ways of coexisting with technology.” —Contemporary Japan “An extraordinary study.” —Ethnos “A fascinating in-depth account of the innovations, inventions, sacrifices, and creativity required to ensure Tokyo’s millions of commuters keep rolling. It also provides much food for thought as our transportation systems become increasingly reliant on automated technology.” —Pacific Affairs

Author : Oliver Mol
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241525098

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Train Lord by Oliver Mol Pdf

The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all 'An intimate preservation of a moment in time, full of personality' THE TIMES __________ Life is beautiful - even in the dark . . . Oliver Mol was happily drifting through his twenties when the migraine exploded in his head. Suddenly, he could barely function. He felt marooned. Nothing helped. Yet he was desperate to save himself. Then he found the trains. The job of train guard has intense moments of strict, regimented activity in between periods of calm serenity. It was just what Oliver needed. Not only could he do this, but also it might be a way out. Train Lord is the story of Oliver's extraordinary recovery. A journey back into the light . . . __________ 'Tender, vital and quietly hopeful: a tale of remaking' Guardian 'Rude, raw, visceral, painful and wildly funny' Saga 'Intense and humble, Train Lord won my heart' Australian Book Review