The Little Virtues
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The Little Virtues
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Author : Natalia Ginzburg
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-09-13
The Little Virtues written by Natalia Ginzburg and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Literary Collections categories.
“As far as the education of children is concerned,” states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, “I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness and a love of truth; not tact but a love of one’s neighbor and self-denial; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know.” Whether she writes of the loss of a friend, Cesare Pavese; or what is inexpugnable of World War II; or the Abruzzi, where she and her first husband lived in forced residence under Fascist rule; or the importance of silence in our society; or her vocation as a writer; or even a pair of worn-out shoes, Ginzburg brings to her reflections the wisdom of a survivor and the spare, wry, and poetically resonant style her readers have come to recognize. “A glowing light of modern Italian literature . . . Ginzburg’s magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning streak of a plain phrase. . . . As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart.” —The New York Times Book Review
A Place To Live
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Author : Natalia Ginzburg
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2011-01-04
A Place To Live written by Natalia Ginzburg and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-04 with Literary Collections categories.
Arguably one of Italy’s greatest contemporary writers, Natalia Ginzburg has been best known in America as a writer’s writer, quiet beloved of her fellow wordsmiths. This collection of personal essays chosen by the eminent American writer Lynne Sharon Schwartz from four of Ginzburg’s books written over the course of Ginzburg’s lifetime was a many-years long project for Schwartz. These essays are deeply felt, but also disarmingly accessible. Full of self-doubt and searing insight, Ginzburg is merciless in her attempts to describe herself and her world—and yet paradoxically, her self-deprecating remarks reveal her deeper confidence in her own eye and writing ability, as well as the weight and nuance of her exploration of the conflict between humane values and bureaucratic rigidity.
A Small Treatise On The Great Virtues
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Author : André Comte-Sponville
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2001-08-30
A Small Treatise On The Great Virtues written by André Comte-Sponville and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with Philosophy categories.
An utterly original exploration of the timeless human virtues and how they apply to the way we live now, from a bold and dynamic French writer. In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classic human virtues to help us under-stand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, the relevance, and even the charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind. Starting with politeness -- almost a virtue -- and ing with love -- which transcs all morality -- A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues takes us on a tour of the eighteen essential virtues: fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, and even, surprisingly, humor.Sophisticated and lucid, full of wit and vivacity, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.
Little Love
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Author : Rose Stanek
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-09-01
Little Love written by Rose Stanek and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-01 with Fiction categories.
“There once was a girl with a hole in her heart. Little Love was her name, where was she to start? It was not of her doing. She was not to blame. But the hole in her heart was there just the same.” So begins the story of Little Love as she sets out on a journey to heal her broken heart. Join her on her path to self-discovery where she meets Beauty and Fame, and learns the true value of her self-worth. Written for children, but with a timeless message for the child in all of us, Little Love reaffirms the importance of self-acceptance in life’s journey toward love, joy, and friendship.
Please Miss
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Author : Grace Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-02-08
Please Miss written by Grace Lavery and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“The queer memoir you’ve been waiting for”—Carmen Maria Machado Grace Lavery is a reformed druggie, an unreformed omnisexual chaos Muppet, and 100 percent, all-natural, synthetic female hormone monster. As soon as she solves her “penis problem,” she begins receiving anonymous letters, seemingly sent by a cult of sinister clowns, and sets out on a magical mystery tour to find the source of these surreal missives. Misadventures abound: Grace performs in a David Lynch remake of Sunset Boulevard and is reprogrammed as a sixties femmebot; she writes a Juggalo Ghostbusters prequel and a socialist manifesto disguised as a porn parody of a quiz show. Or is it vice versa? As Grace fumbles toward a new trans identity, she tries on dozens of different voices, creating a coat of many colors. With more dick jokes than a transsexual should be able to pull off, Please Miss gives us what we came for, then slaps us in the face and orders us to come again.
Little Envy
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Author : Rose Sprinkle
language : en
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Release Date : 2021-04-27
Little Envy written by Rose Sprinkle and has been published by Resource Publications (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-27 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Join Little Envy on her journey to find self-acceptance and overcome her envy of other mermaids. May her journey of self-discovery help ignite your own."--Back cover.
All Our Yesterdays
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Author : Natalia Ginzburg
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-11-01
All Our Yesterdays written by Natalia Ginzburg and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Fiction categories.
From “one of the most distinguished writers of modern Italy” (New York Review of Books), a classic novel of society in the midst of a war. This powerful novel is set against the background of Italy from 1939 to 1944, from the anxious months before the country entered the war, through the war years, to the allied victory with its trailing wake of anxiety, disappointment, and grief. In the foreground are the members of two families. One is rich, the other is not. In All Our Yesterdays, as in all of Ms. Ginzburg’s novels, terrible things happen—suicide, murder, air raids, and bombings. But seemingly less overwhelming events, like a family quarrel, adultery, or a deception, are given equal space, as if to say that, to a victim, adultery and air raids can be equally maiming. All Our Yesterdays gives a sharp portrait of a society hungry for change, but betrayed by war. During the period described in the novel, Natalia Ginzburg was married to the writer Leone Ginzburg. Because of his underground activities, he was interned under Mussolini’s reign, along with his family, in a restricted area in the Abruzzi. When the Ginzburgs later moved to Rome, Leone was arrested and tortured by the fascists, and killed, leaving Natalia alone to raise her three children. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Growing With Love
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Author : Donna E Buford
language : en
Publisher: Green-Butterfly
Release Date : 2019-02-14
Growing With Love written by Donna E Buford and has been published by Green-Butterfly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-14 with Fiction categories.
After taking emotional and verbal abuse from classmates and others outside her family, Kaeley began to believe she would never find her soulmate. Than one day Ferris started talking to her and encouraging her to speak up for herself. Will she be able to find her courage buried under so many years of bullying? Is Ferris the one she's been waiting for and will he be able to help her grow into the strong, confident, woman he sees deep in her eyes?
Children S Book Of Virtues
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Author : William John Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1995
Children S Book Of Virtues written by William John Bennett and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Children's literature categories.
A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.