Train Man

Author : Andrew Mulligan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473562332

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'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 : 46,6 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 : Hitori Nakano
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345498694

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Train Man: The Novel by Hitori Nakano Pdf

An instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and multiple manga series. Now here’s the novel that started it all. Boy—bashful and not overly brave—defends girl from obnoxious drunk on a Tokyo train. Girl sends boy a thank-you pair of pricey Hermés teacups. Boy’s a geek and doesn’t know what to do next. End of story for most nerds—but this one turns to the world’s largest online message board and asks for help, so for him it’s just the beginning. This matchless love story is told through a series of Internet chat room threads. As Train Man, our hero charts his progress and unveils each new crisis—from making conversation to deciding what to wear on a date and beyond—in return, he receives advice, encouragement, warnings, and sympathy from the anonymous netizens. And Train Man discovers the secret to what makes the world go round—and proves we really do live in a universe where anything can happen.

Author : rayford norman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300922407

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Author : Andrea Zimmerman,David Clemesha
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 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 : Bill James,Rachel McCarthy James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,8 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
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 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 : Nancy Winters
Publisher : Saint Martin's Griffin
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0312199007

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How to Train a Man by Nancy Winters Pdf

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Author : Hitori Nakano
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 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 : 43,7 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 : Hitori Nakano,Wataru Watanabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Stefan Kavan,Barbara Kavan
Publisher : AAPC Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,8 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 : Rush Loving
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780253000644

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The Men Who Loved Trains by Rush Loving Pdf

An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs

Author : Mark Smith
Publisher : Random House
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780593065303

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The Man in Seat 61 by Mark Smith Pdf

Mark Smith is the Man in Seat Sixty-One. Although this might make him sound like a fictional spy, he is in fact the man behind the massively popular www.seat61.com website, which offers invaluable advice on worldwide train travel. This book is the essential guide for anyone who wishes to travel to Europe and beyond by train. Packed with insider knowledge and top tips, it offers advice on everything from the quickest routes and the cheapest fares to the best weekends away; travelling with children and changing trains; timetables and maps; essential items to travel with; and everything in between. More and more people are choosing to avoid air travel and seek alternatives, and this is the only book they need to plan those journeys.

Author : David Kranzler
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815628730

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The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz by David Kranzler Pdf

George Mantello, First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945, defied strict censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. This is the true story of one man’s efforts to bring horrific news of the Nazi genocide to the Swiss public and to the rest of the world. Armed with this information, prominent Swiss church leaders and theologians condemned the unfolding Holocaust from their pulpits, spurring large public demonstrations. In 400 articles appearing in 120 newspapers, Mantello reached opinion makers throughout the world community. International pressure halted the Hungarian deportations, and Mantello distributed thousands of Salvadoran citizenship papers to Jews in Nazi-occupied territories. In addition to Mantello’s role, Kranzler shows how Swiss theologians such as karl barth and paul Vogt mobilized thousands of Christians against the Germans and against the indifference of the Swiss government and the International Red Cross. This fresh look at the intersection of politics and religion also allows for a new assessment of Swiss complicity in the crimes of the Nazi Third Reich.