The Girt Pike Storycuts
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The Girt Pike Storycuts
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Author : Louis de Bernières
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-11-17
The Girt Pike Storycuts written by Louis de Bernières and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Fiction categories.
11-year-old Robert is asked by the beautiful Mrs. Rendall to catch the infamous 'Girt Pike' from her pond. Too poor to buy the appropriate fishing rod for the daunting task, Robert fashions his own, proving to himself, Mrs. Rendall and the rest of the village that he is capable of anything. However, it is not all happy endings . . . Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Notwithstanding.
Talking To George Storycuts
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Author : Louis de Bernières
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-11-17
Talking To George Storycuts written by Louis de Bernières and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Fiction categories.
John the gardener is disillusioned with his life, past and present. Alan is John's assistant, helplessly in love with Sylvie, the stable girl. These three characters are united by their friendship and by George, the barn spider. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Notwithstanding.
The Death Of Miss Agatha Feakes Storycuts
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Author : Louis de Bernières
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-11-17
The Death Of Miss Agatha Feakes Storycuts written by Louis de Bernières and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Fiction categories.
Agatha Feakes looks back over her life and experiences, blissfully unaware that is her last day living . . . Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Notwithstanding.
James Penney S New Identity
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Author : Lee Child
language : en
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date : 2019-10-14
James Penney S New Identity written by Lee Child and has been published by MIRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-14 with Fiction categories.
From a New York Times–bestseller, a thriller short story about a Vietnam veteran on the run who receives help from a young military cop named Jack Reacher. Before Jack Reacher became the seminal, nomadic hero he is today and #1 New York Times–bestselling writer Lee Child reached his current iconic literary stature, there was James Penney, who we meet in this intense thriller short. Penney was originally envisioned as a character in Child’s second Jack Reacher tale, Die Trying. Though an interesting character, Penney was ultimately excised during the editing process and readers didn’t have the pleasure of meeting him. Now he’s been resurrected in a tale that features a brief glimpse of Jack Reacher’s early career. Don’t miss this heart-pumping tale of suspense! /DIV
Policing The World On Screen
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Author : Marilyn Yaquinto
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-08
Policing The World On Screen written by Marilyn Yaquinto and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-08 with Performing Arts categories.
This book analyzes Hollywood storytelling that features an American crimefighter—whether cop, detective, or agent—who must safeguard society and the nation by any means necessary. That often means going “rogue” and breaking the rules, even deploying ugly violence, but excused as self-defense or to serve the greater good. This ends-justifies-means approach dates back to gunfighters taming the western frontier to urban cowboy cops battling urban savagery—first personified by “Dirty” Harry Callahan—and later dispatched in global interventions to vanquish threats to national security. America as the world’s “policeman often means controlling the Other at home and abroad, which also extends American hegemony from the Cold War through the War on Terror. This book also examines pioneering portrayals by males of color and female crimefighters to embody such a social or national defender, which are frustrated by their existence as threats the white knight exists to defeat.
The Dust That Falls From Dreams
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Author : Louis de Bernieres
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-08-04
The Dust That Falls From Dreams written by Louis de Bernieres and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-04 with Fiction categories.
From the acclaimed author of Corelli’s Mandolin, here is a sumptuous, sweeping, powerfully moving new novel about a British family whose lives and loves are indelibly shaped by the horrors of World War I and the hopes for its aftermath. In the brief golden years of the Edwardian era the McCosh sisters—Christabel, Ottilie, Rosie and Sophie—grow up in an idyllic household in the countryside south of London. On one side, their neighbors are the proper Pendennis family, recently arrived from Baltimore, whose close-in-age boys—Sidney, Albert and Ashbridge—shake their father’s hand at breakfast and address him as “sir.” On the other side is the Pitt family: a “resolutely French” mother, a former navy captain father, and two brothers, Archie and Daniel, who are clearly “going to grow up into a pair of daredevils and adventurers.” In childhood this band is inseparable, but the days of careless camaraderie are brought to an abrupt halt by the outbreak of The Great War, in which everyone will play a part. All three Pendennis brothers fight in the hellish trenches at the front; Daniel Pitt becomes an ace fighter pilot with his daredevil tendencies intact; Rosie and Ottilie McCosh volunteer in the hospitals, where women serve with as much passion and nearly as much hardship as the men at the front; Christabel McCosh becomes one of the squad of photographers sending “snaps” of their loved ones at home to the soldiers; and Sophie McCosh drives for the RAF in France. In the aftermath of the war, as “the universal joy and relief were beginning to be tempered by . . . an atmosphere of uncertainty,” everyone must contend with the modern world that is slowly emerging from the ashes of the old. A wholly immersive novel about a particular time and place, The Dust That Falls from Dreams also illuminates the timeless ways in which men and women carry profound loss alongside indelible hope.
So Much Life Left Over
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Author : Louis de Bernieres
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2018-08-07
So Much Life Left Over written by Louis de Bernieres and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-07 with Fiction categories.
They were an inseparable tribe of childhood friends whose world was torn apart by the First World War. Some were lost in battle, and those who survived have had their lives unimaginably upended, scattered to Ceylon and India, France and Germany, and, inevitably, back to Britain. Now, at the dawn of the 1920s, all are trying to pick up the pieces. At the center of Louis de Bernières’s riveting novel are Daniel, an RAF flying ace, and Rosie, a wartime nurse. As their marriage is slowly revealed to be built on lies, Daniel finds solace—and, sometimes, family—with other women, and Rosie draws her religion around herself like a carapace. Here too are Rosie’s sisters—a bohemian, a minister’s wife, and a spinster, each seeking purpose and happiness in her own unconventional way; and Daniel’s military brother, unable to find his footing in a peaceful world. Told in brief, dramatic chapters, So Much Life Left Over follows the stories of these old friends over the decades as their paths re-cross or their ties fray, as they test loyalties and love, face survivor’s grief and guilt, and adjust to a new world.
Souvenir
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Author : Rolf Potts
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Souvenir written by Rolf Potts and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop-travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation. Souvenirs are shown for what they really are: not just objects, but personalized forms of folk storytelling that enable people to make sense of the world and their place in it.' Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic. Souvenir features illustrations by Cedar Van Tassel
The Cat In The Treble Clef
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Author : Louis de Bernières
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2018-11-01
The Cat In The Treble Clef written by Louis de Bernières and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Poetry categories.
A beautiful collection of poems from bestselling author Louis de Bernières. From the very start of his writing career Louis de Bernières has loved poetry. Here the author of the much-loved Captain Corelli’s Mandolin returns to this first love with his third collection. The Cat in the Treble Clef focuses on family and the connections we make, and break, with other people. There are moving poems to and about his family: his great grandmother, his mother and father and his children. There are poems about places near and far, about the passing of time, music and about love in its various forms. In this collection, de Bernières shares his passion with his readers, in a beautifully illustrated gift edition.
Thematic Guide To Popular Short Stories
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Author : Patrick A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2002-10-30
Thematic Guide To Popular Short Stories written by Patrick A. Smith and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Providing easy access to information on nearly 450 short stories, this unique guide surveys a wide spectrum of world literature, canonical works, and contemporary fiction. Librarians and teachers will find multiple purposes for this expertly-compiled resource, which can be employed in much the same way as a standard bibliography. Educators will appreciate the concise annotations, arranged alphabetically by author, that form the core of this work. Insightful critical statements synthesize plot summaries and identify the thematic content of each short story. A theme guide utilizes the nearly 100 theme headings matching those at the start of each entry, allowing the user to quickly locate story titles on related themes and construct reading lists based on individual interests and needs. Another component designed to aid librarians offers one bibliography that lists the anthologies from which the stories are drawn (Works Cited) and one comprised of a number of recent anthologies that can be adapted for the classroom (Further Reading). In addition to the theme index, the general subject and author indexes make this a user-friendly and invaluable resource.