Stuart Dybek S I Sailed With Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Author : Mervyn D. Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2004

Ferdinand Magellan written by Mervyn D. Kaufman and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Provides an introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who found a passage for ships to sail west from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

I Sailed With Magellan

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Author : Stuart Dybek
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2004-10-01

I Sailed With Magellan written by Stuart Dybek and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-01 with Fiction categories.

Major new fiction from an acclaimed master From the prizewinning writer Stuart Dybek comes a superb new work: a novel-in-stories, eleven masterful tales told by a single voice with remarkable narrative power. In I Sailed With Magellan, Dybek finds characters of irrepressible vitality amidst the stark urban landscapes of Chicago's south side; there, the daily experiences of the neighborhood are transformed in the lush imaginative adventures of his hero, the restless Perry Katzek. There is remarkable music in each of Dybek's intertwined episodes, the rhythm of street life captured in all its emotional depth and unexpected humor: a man takes his young nephew to a string of taverns where the boy sings for his uncle's bourbon; a small-time thug is distracted from making a hit by the mysterious reappearance of several ex-girlfriends; two unemployed youths hatch a scheme to finance their road trip to Mexico by selling orchids stolen from the rich side of town; a young couple's amorous beach adventure is interrupted when an unexpected visitor washes ashore. As these poignant, often funny chapters unfold, Perry grapples toward the exotic possibilities the world offers him, glimpsing them even beneath the at times brutal surface of the inner-city. Throughout I Sailed With Magellan, fans of Dybek will find the captivating storytelling, the sharp, spare prose, the brilliant dramatization of resilient, inventive humanity that they have come to expect from him.

The Coast Of Chicago

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Author : Stuart Dybek
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2004-04-03

The Coast Of Chicago written by Stuart Dybek and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-03 with Fiction categories.

The stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek's classic story collection. A child's collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielder's inexplicable death turns him into a martyr to baseball. Strains of Chopin floating down the tenement airshaft are transformed into a mysterious anthem of loss. Combining homely detail and heartbreakingly familiar voices with grand leaps of imagination, The Coast of Chicago is a masterpiece from one of America's most highly regarded writers.

Reading Like A Writer

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Author : Francine Prose
language : en
Publisher: Union Books
Release Date : 2012-04-01

Reading Like A Writer written by Francine Prose and has been published by Union Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humour and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart – to take pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; to look to John le Carré for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue and to Flannery O’ Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail; to be inspired by Emily Brontë ’ s structural nuance and Charles Dickens’ s deceptively simple narrative techniques. Most importantly, Prose cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which all literature is crafted, and reminds us that good writing comes out of good reading.

Vanity Fair

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-10

Vanity Fair written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10 with Dressmaking categories.

Timetables Of World Literature

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Author : George Thomas Kurian
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Timetables Of World Literature written by George Thomas Kurian and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Literary Criticism categories.

Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times. A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries. Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy. Features include: Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate Timelines of key historical events in each century.

In Suspect Terrain

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Author : John McPhee
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2011-04-01

In Suspect Terrain written by John McPhee and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Nature categories.

From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others-- a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics-- here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science. In Suspect Terrain is the second book in a series on geology and geologists, presenting a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title Annals of the Former World. The other books in the series are Basin and Range, Rising from the Plains, and Assembling California.

The Whole Library Handbook 4

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Author : George M. Eberhart
language : en
Publisher: Whole Library Handbook: Curren
Release Date : 2006

The Whole Library Handbook 4 written by George M. Eberhart and has been published by Whole Library Handbook: Curren this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

"People, materials, guidelines, technology, operations, funding, staff development, issues, diversity, the Internet, librariana"--Cover.

The Whole Library Handbook 5

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Author : George M. Eberhart
language : en
Publisher: American Library Association
Release Date : 2013-04-23

The Whole Library Handbook 5 written by George M. Eberhart and has been published by American Library Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The Whole Library Handbook, now in its fifth edition, is an encyclopedia filled with facts, tips, lists, and resources essential for library professionals and information workers of all kinds, all carefully handpicked to reflect the most informative, practical, up-to-date, and entertaining examples of library literature. Organized in easy-to-find categories, this unique compendium covers all areas of librarianship from academic libraries to teen services, from cataloging to copyright, and from gaming to social media. Selections include Facts and figures on library workers Bookmobile guidelines 100 great libraries of the world Job search and recruitment techniques, and advice on how to deal with tough economic times Tips on writing articles and book reviews Fun with cataloging rules Famous librarians’ favorite books Covering a huge spectrum of librariana, this one-of-a-kind volume is both educational and entertaining.

Desperate Characters

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2003

Desperate Characters written by Paula Fox and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) categories.

First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".