The Truly Needy And Other Stories

Author : Lucy Honig
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780822978794

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The Truly Needy And Other Stories by Lucy Honig Pdf

These nine stories are teeming with people on the margins, where destitute New Yorkers and determined immigrants are as much at the mercy of social services, media attention, opportunistic politicians, and "quality-of-life" campaigns as they are prey to grinding poverty, dangerous streets, and their own haunting memories. Delving into Lucy Honig's fiction, one is willingly drawn into an intimacy with these resilient, but flawed characters—among them, a woman who cleans a beauty salon, a high school kid who’s lost a parent, a runaway Cambodian bride, an actress, and a homeless woman. Crossing paths, these difficult characters often misunderstand and sometimes demean each other, yet they also redeem and rescue one other in odd and unexpected ways. In The Truly Needy, Lucy Honig has created a heartbreaking, imaginative world that is the American urban landscape.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Short stories
ISBN : UOM:49015002942739

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Short Story Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Johann Christoph von Schmid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Children
ISBN : BL:A0020871973

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The red and white roses, and other stories (chiefly from the German of Schmid). by Johann Christoph von Schmid Pdf

Author : John Edgar Wideman
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780822972419

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20 by John Edgar Wideman Pdf

The Drue Heinz Literature Prize was established in 1980 to encourage and support the writing and reading of short fiction. Over the past twenty years judges such as Robert Penn Warren, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Alice McDermott, and Frank Conroy have selected the best collections from the hundreds submitted annually by up-and-coming writers. 20 represents the best of the best—one story from each of the prize-winning volumes. Chosen by acclaimed author John Edgar Wideman, the selections cover a broad range of inventive and original characters, settings, and emotions, charting the evolution of the short story over the past two decades. One of the most prestigious awards of its kind, the Drue Heinz Literature Prize has helped launch the careers of a score of previously "undiscovered" writers, many of whom have gone on to great critical success. Past Winners of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize: David Bosworth, Robley Wilson, Jonathan Penner, Randall Silvis, W. D. Wetherell, Rick DeMarinis, Ellen Hunnicutt, Reginald McKnight, Maya Sonenberg, Rick Hillis, Elizabeth Graver, Jane McCafferty, Stewart O’Nan, Jennifer Cornell, Geoffrey Becker, Edith Pearlman, Katherine Vaz, Barbara Croft, Lucy Honig, Adria Bernardi.

Author : Terrie M. Rooney
Publisher : Contemporary Authors
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0787645869

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Contemporary Authors by Terrie M. Rooney Pdf

Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1844 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015064843611

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The Book Review Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Arts, Modern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113359892

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Rain Taxi Review of Books by Anonim Pdf

Author : Liane Moriarty
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250069818

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Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty Pdf

“Here’s the best news you’ve heard all year: Not a single page disappoints....The only difficulty withTruly Madly Guilty? Putting it down." —Miami Herald “Captivating, suspenseful...tantalizing.” —People Magazine The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband’s Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late. Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty turns her unique, razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families. Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other. Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship, so when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate. Having Tiffany and Vid’s larger than life personalities there will be a welcome respite. Two months later, it won’t stop raining, and Clementine and Sam can’t stop asking themselves the question:What if we hadn’t gone? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong relationships, how what we don’t say can be more powerful than what we do, and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the greatest harm.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : American literature
ISBN : NWU:35556035771708

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Harvard Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ram A. Cnaan
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0812239490

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The Other Philadelphia Story by Ram A. Cnaan Pdf

For people living in U.S. cities, social services come not only from the government but increasingly also from local religious communities. Ever since the Clinton administration's welfare reform, faith-based institutions, and especially congregations, have been allowed to bid for federal funds for their programs. In The Other Philadelphia Story, drawing on the first-ever census of congregations in any American city, Ram Cnaan and his colleagues provide an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other charitable organizations. An in-depth study of 1,392 congregations in Philadelphia, the book illuminates how these groups function as community hubs where members and neighbors alike gather throughout the week. Cnaan's findings show that almost every assembly of parishioners emphasizes caring for others, even if the help is modest. Thus American congregations uphold an implicit but strong norm of social responsibility and work to improve the quality of life for members and nonmembers alike. Many of the problems associated with urban life persist in the face of governmental inaction, and the burden of responsibility cannot be shouldered entirely by congregations. However, in a city such as Philadelphia, where half the residents are regular attenders of religious congregations, hopes for urban improvement are largely to be found in these local groups. Special focus is given in the book to kinds of care that often go unnoticed: volunteerism, provision of refuge, and informal assistance to community members in need. All told, Cnaan asserts, congregations are an essential component of Philadelphia's civil society. Without them, the quality of life would deteriorate immeasurably.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175025288534

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Denis Diderot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015024779509

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This is Not a Story and Other Stories by Denis Diderot Pdf

All five of the great philosopher and encyclopedist's (1713-1784) quite remarkable short stories, one or two of which have never been translated before, assembled and translated into English by P.N. Furbank. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1164 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015058396675

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Institute for scientific information (Philadelphie, Pa).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1414 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 01633155

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Current Contents. Arts & Humanities by Institute for scientific information (Philadelphie, Pa). Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110574055

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Colorado Review by Anonim Pdf