Work And Other Sins

Author : Charlie LeDuff
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780143034940

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Work and Other Sins by Charlie LeDuff Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of Detroit: An American Autopsy "Except for a few drinks, nothing is free in Charlie LeDuff's blunt and touching Work and Other Sins. The laughter and wisdom are hard won, the lessons are often painful... the sad tales and wit from the bar rail are endless and timeless." --The New York Times Book Review Charlie LeDuff is that rare breed of news reporter—one who can cover hard-to-get-at stories in a unique and deeply personal style. In Work and Other Sins, he gives his incomparable take on New York City and its denizens—the bars, the workingmen, the gamblers, the eccentrics, the lonesome, and the wise. Whether writing about a racetrack gambler, a firefighter with a broken heart, or a pair of bickering brothers and their Coney Island bar, LeDuff takes the reader into the lives of his subjects to explore their fears, faults, and fantasies as well as their own small niches of the globe. The result is an at turns riotous, dirt-under-the-nails, contemplative, salty, joyous, whiskey-tinged, and utterly unique vision of life in the Big Apple.

Author : Charlie LeDuff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1594200025

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Work and Other Sins by Charlie LeDuff Pdf

Pulitzer Prize-winning "New York Times" reporter Charlie LeDuff gives his incomparable take on the city and its denizens-the bars, the workingmen, the gamblers, the eccentrics, the lonesome, and the wise. "Work and Other Sins" is filled to burst with stories of the fascinating, one-of-a-kind characters who populate the modern metropolis. In these pages we meet a Long Island used-car salesman; a professional Santa; the men who change the light bulbs atop the Empire State Building; a Sinatra imitator; a retired Harlem chorus-line girl; a lighthouse keeper; a saloon priest; Latin lovers; a host of barroom regulars; and myriad others-all of whom present their take on working, drinking, gambling, dying, and countless other facts of life. Charlie LeDuff takes us to the watering holes, prisons, veterans' hospitals, firehouses, apartment buildings, baseball fields, and graveyards that make up the landscape of modern life. Also included is LeDuff's acclaimed series of articles on Squad One, the Brooklyn firehouse that suffered devastating losses on September 11, as well as his Pulitzer Prize-winning piece on workers in a North Carolina slaughterhouse. LeDuff captures the spirit of the people and places he profiles with a dead-on feel for character and idiom and his signature wry wit. But more than that, LeDuff lets his characters speak for themselves. What results is at turns riotous, dirt-under-the-nails, contemplative, salty, joyous, whiskey tinged-an utterly unique vision of life in the Big Apple and beyond.

Author : Emilia Ares
Publisher : Sera Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1736814028

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Love and Other Sins by Emilia Ares Pdf

Mina's life is going according to plan; she's acing AP Calc and is perfectly content with her nonexistent social life. Though only a high school junior, Mina knows time is an investment, and she's putting all her capital into academics. Oliver, a child abuse survivor who grew up in the foster care system, is ready to burn down his old life and start from scratch-complete with a new name and emancipation papers-in L.A. When the two are thrown together through circumstance and develop an unexpected connection, they discover how hard it is to keep the past in the past. Love and Other Sins is an emotional coming-of-age YA drama about family, love, violence, and the residue of abuse set against the backdrop of contemporary Los Angeles. When Mina meets Oliver, you'll remember your own first love and just how fast it swept you under. What were the bonds that bound us? Was it purely physical attraction? Circumstance? Or perhaps it was a mutual gravitation toward inevitable pain. "There was something about her-her eyes. Well, not so much her eyes, physically, but more like what they said about her: she had this look-a kind of restless intensity." "It was intimate . . . a strange and beautiful feeling. We were breathing life into each other." Love and Other Sins is a moving story about what it means to be young and vulnerable in today's society. This young adult romance will make you laugh and cry and give you hope for tomorrow because there are people like Mina and Oliver who refuse to let themselves be defined by their pasts or circumstances. If you love reading books like Looking for Alaska or Thirteen Reasons Why, then this is definitely for you. Content warning: sexual assault, recollections of child abuse, discussions of suicidal thoughts, and mention of miscarriage.

Author : Jerry Bridges
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781631468353

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Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges Pdf

Over 250,000 copies sold Have we become so focused on “major” sins that we’ve grown apathetic about our subtle sins? Renowned author Jerry Bridges takes you into a deep look at the corrosive patterns of behavior that we often accept as normal, in this established and impactful book. Practical, thought-provoking, and relevant at any stage of life, Respectable Sins addresses a dozen clusters of specific “acceptable” sins that we tend to tolerate in ourselves, such as: Jealousy Anger Judgementalism Selfishness Pride Writing from the trenches of his own battles with sin, Bridges offers a message of hope in the transforming grace of God to overcome our “respectable sins.” Now with an added study guide for personal use or group discussion so you can dive deeper into this staple of Jerry Bridges’s classic collection. “Read this book—we need to—and be ready for a gentle surgeon’s sharp knife.” —J. I. Packer, author and speaker

Author : John A. Smith
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781600341946

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Burned Outhouses, Big White Chickens, And Other Sins I Could Mention by John A. Smith Pdf

Author : Lili Anolik
Publisher : Siddharth Katragadda
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik Pdf

"Murder and glamour set in the ambiguous and claustrophobic world of an exclusive New England prep school"--

Author : Janice Brown
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0873386051

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The Seven Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers by Janice Brown Pdf

An examination of the work of Dorothy L. Sayers, beginning with her early poetry and moving through her fiction to her dramas, essays and lectures. It illustrates how Sayers used popular genres to teach about sin and redemption, and how she redefined the seven deadly sins for the 20th century.

Author : R. Paul Stevens,Alvin Ung
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780802865595

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Taking Your Soul to Work by R. Paul Stevens,Alvin Ung Pdf

R. Paul Stevens and Alvin Ung tap into the wisdom of the Bible and the Christian spiritual tradition to redefine the workplace as an arena for personal spiritual growth. Together they discuss real-life dilemmas and give practical guidance on turning professional work into the catalyst for a richer, more balanced spiritual life. --from publisher description.

Author : Kevin Chong
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9783743886315

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Seven Deadly Sins by Kevin Chong Pdf

This Ebook illustrates the seven deadly sins faced by mankind and the steps to be taken to counteract these sins by having a new heart and living according to the principles set by the Chriatian tradition.

Author : Mona Eltahawy
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807013816

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The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy Pdf

A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they’ve been trained to avoid. Seizing upon the energy of the #MeToo movement, feminist activist Mona Eltahawy advocates a muscular, out-loud approach to teaching women and girls to harness their power through what she calls the “seven necessary sins” that women and girls are not supposed to commit: to be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful, and powerful. All the necessary “sins” that women and girls require to erupt. Eltahawy knows that the patriarchy is alive and well, and she is fed the hell up: Sexually assaulted during hajj at the age of fifteen. Groped on the dance floor of a night club in Montreal at fifty. Countless other injustices in the years between. Illuminating her call to action are stories of activists and ordinary women around the world—from South Africa to China, Nigeria to India, Bosnia to Egypt—who are tapping into their inner fury and crossing the lines of race, class, faith, and gender that make it so hard for marginalized women to be heard. Rather than teaching women and girls to survive the poisonous system they have found themselves in, Eltahawy arms them to dismantle it. Brilliant, bold, and energetic, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls is a manifesto for all feminists in the fight against patriarchy.

Author : Richard Baxter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1656
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020280120

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The Reformed Pastor, Showing the Nature of the Pastoral Work ... Reprinted from the Edition of 1656, with an Appendix Afterwards Added by Richard Baxter Pdf

Author : Thomas Aquinas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199882748

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On Evil by Thomas Aquinas Pdf

The De Malo represents some of Aquinas' most mature thinking on goodness, badness, and human agency. In it he examines the full range of questions associated with evil: its origin, its nature, its relation to good, and its compatibility with the existence of an omnipotent, benevolent God. This edition offers Richard Regan's new, clear readable English translation, based on the Leonine Commission's authoritative edition of the Latin text. Brian Davies has provided an extensive introduction and notes. (Please note: this edition does not include the Latin text).

Author : Thekla Ellen Joiner
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826217431

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Sin in the City by Thekla Ellen Joiner Pdf

Long before today's culture wars, the "Third Great Awakening" rocked America. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, evangelists such as Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday roused citizens to renounce sin as it manifested in popular culture, moral ambiguity, and the changing role of women. Sin in the City examines three urban revivals in turn-of-the-century Chicago to show how sermons and street activism negotiated that era's perceived racial, sexual, and class threats. It also shows that the legacy of the Third Awakening lives on today in the religious right's sociopolitical activism; crusade for family values; disparagement of feminism; and promotion of spirituality in middle-class, racial, and cultural terms.

Author : C. Rojek,S. Shaw,A. Veal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780230625181

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A Handbook of Leisure Studies by C. Rojek,S. Shaw,A. Veal Pdf

A unique, international resource for Leisure Studies: in one volume the history, organization and central debates in the field of Leisure Studies are defined, providing a one-stop-shop for students and an agenda for future debate and research academics.

Author : Thomas Aquinas,Richard J. Regan,William P. Baumgarth
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872206637

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On Law, Morality, and Politics (Second Edition) by Thomas Aquinas,Richard J. Regan,William P. Baumgarth Pdf

The second edition retains the selection of texts presented in the first edition but offers them in new translations by Richard J Regan -- including that of his Aquinas, Treatise on Law (Hackett, 2000). A revised Introduction and glossary, an updated select bibliography, and the inclusion of summarising headnotes for each of the units -- Conscience, Law, Justice, Property, War and Killing, Obedience and Rebellion, and Practical Wisdom and Statecraft -- further enhance its usefulness.