The Taker And Other Stories
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The Taker And Other Stories
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Author : Rubem Fonseca
language : en
Publisher: Open Letter Books
Release Date : 2008
The Taker And Other Stories written by Rubem Fonseca and has been published by Open Letter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Fiction categories.
The first collection of Fonseca's short stories to appear in English, ranging across his oeuvre, exploring the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro. Fonseca's Rio is a city at war, where vast disparities, in wealth, social standing and prestige are untenable. Rich and poor live in an uneasy equilibrium, where only overwhelming force can maintain order and violence and deception are the essential tools of survival. From the tale of the businessman who rans over pedestrians to let off steam to a serial killer being pushed to kill more by his lover, this collection is a true gem.
The Wall Intimacy And Other Stories
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Author : Jean-Paul Sartre
language : en
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Release Date : 2010-07-27
The Wall Intimacy And Other Stories written by Jean-Paul Sartre and has been published by New Directions Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-27 with Fiction categories.
One of Sartre’s greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall contains the only five short stories he ever wrote. Set during the Spanish Civil War, the title story crystallizes the famous philosopher’s existentialism. 'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night prior to their execution. Through the gaze of an impartial doctor—seemingly there for the men's solace—their mental descent is charted in exquisite, often harrowing detail. And as the morning draws inexorably closer, the men cross the psychological wall between life and death, long before the first shot rings out. This brilliant snapshot of life in anguish is the perfect introduction to a collection of stories where the neurosis of the modern world is mirrored in the lives of the people that inhabit it . This is an unexpurgated edition translated from the French by Lloyd Alexander.
Regression And Other Stories
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Author : Andrew Gelman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-23
Regression And Other Stories written by Andrew Gelman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-23 with Business & Economics categories.
A practical approach to using regression and computation to solve real-world problems of estimation, prediction, and causal inference.
Puss In D C And Other Stories
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Author : Pamela Sargent
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2015-07-10
Puss In D C And Other Stories written by Pamela Sargent and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-10 with Fiction categories.
Pamela Sargent's latest collection assembles 10 of her recent stories, including "Puss in D.C.," "Strawberry Birdies," and "A Smaller Government," showing why she's one of the most popular authors currently writing science fiction today. From the introduction by Eleanor Arnason: "Sargent has a quality usually associated with hard SF: a certain kind of intellectual rigor. With her, it carries through all of her work. She thinks things through. ... Notice, when you read this collection, how many different kinds of stories are here and notice the range of moods: the stories go from really funny to really dark, with a lot in between. ... I also want to mention Sargent's persistence. Writing is a hard life. Many good woman writers I admired in the 1970s, '80s and '90s have vanished. They stopped writing or stopped trying to sell their fiction or changed their names and moved to writing romance, gay romance, generic fantasy -- whatever they could sell. In one way or another, they were silenced. Sargent has kept doing thoughtful, serious fiction, dealing with the issues that interested her."
The Taker
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Author : Alma Katsu
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-26
The Taker written by Alma Katsu 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 2013-02-26 with Fiction categories.
Drawn to a woman who reveals herself to be immortal, Luke, a young doctor, hears the story of how she was abandoned by a lover 200 years earlier and abducted by a centuries-old Hungarian count who granted her eternal life.
Things Have A Way Of Working Out And Other Stories
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Author : Mulk Raj Anand
language : en
Publisher: Orient Paperbacks
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Things Have A Way Of Working Out And Other Stories written by Mulk Raj Anand and has been published by Orient Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Fiction categories.
Mulk Raj Anand, novelist, short story writer, essayist and art critic, along with Raja Rao and R.K. Narayan, is frequently referred to as ‘founding father’ of Indo-English writing. He began his career by writing for T.S. Eliot’s Criterion and went on to win international fame with his heart-warming portraits of the Indian landscape and its people. Anand’s prolific writing career spanned more than 75 years, during which he was widely identified with the quest for a just, equitable, and forward-looking India. He wrote extensively in areas as diverse as art and sculpture, politics, Indian literature and the history of ideas. He was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award, the most prestigious Indian award for literary writing in 1972. This volume of short stories is remarkable for the variety of its inspiration. ‘Anand is an excellent raconteur, telling a story with grace and point. He commands an easy urbane style… The stories have the power to charm.’ — Weekend Review ‘Anand’s picture is real, comprehensive, and subtle, and the shifts in moods, from farce to comedy, from pathos to tragedy, and from the realistic to the poetic, are remarkable.’ — V S Pritchett, British Literary Critic 'With great deftness, Anand pictures India... He impresses with his profound knowledge of Indian religion and culture.' — Books Abroad, USA
The Emperor Of Elam And Other Stories
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Author : H. G. Dwight
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2023-08-11
The Emperor Of Elam And Other Stories written by H. G. Dwight and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-11 with Fiction categories.
Of the stories in this collection, three originally appeared in The Century Magazine (“Like Michael,” copyright, 1916; “The Emperor of Elam,” copyright, 1917; “The Emerald of Tamerlane,” copyright, 1918), two each in The Bookman (“Unto the Day,” copyright, 1904; “Studio Smoke,” copyright, 1905), in Scribner’s Magazine (“The Bathers,” copyright, 1903; “Henrietta Stackpole Rediviva,” copyright, 1904), and in The Smart Set (“Susannah and the Elder,” copyright, 1905; “The Undoing of Mrs. Derwall,” copyright, 1906), and one each in The Associated Sunday Magazines (“Martha Waring’s Elopement,” copyright, 1904), in The Outlook (“The Pagan,” copyright, 1905), in Short Stories (“Castello Montughi,” copyright, 1908), and in The Sunset Magazine (“The Bald Spot,” copyright, 1909). It may be added that the names of three of these stories are not the ones first copyrighted and that at least two of them have been completely recast, while not one of them has been left untouched in its earliest state. The writer nevertheless takes this occasion to express to the editors and publishers of the above periodicals, as well as to Mr. W. J. O’Brien and to Messrs. Small, Maynard and Company—who made use of “The Emperor of Elam” in The Best Short Stories of 1917—his thanks both for their former hospitality and for their present courtesy in permitting him to reassemble his work. Nor would this small payment of indebtedness be complete without mention of Colonel J. R. M. Taylor, who wrote the first draft of “The Emerald of Tamerlane,” and who generously allows it to be reprinted over the signature of his collaborator...FROM THE BOOKS.
The Small Faces Other Stories
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Author : Roland Schmitt
language : en
Publisher: Bobcat Books
Release Date : 2011-08-01
The Small Faces Other Stories written by Roland Schmitt and has been published by Bobcat Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with Music categories.
The Small Faces & Other Stories is a trip back in time, charting the rise and fall of one of the Sixties most energetic and successful bands. It is the extraordinary story of how this bold four-piece, led by mercurial cockney Steve Marriot, found fame and then splintered by the end of the decade to evolve into Humble Pie with Peter Frampton, and the Faces fronted by Rod Stewart. Along the way their trademark songs Itchycoo Park, All or Nothing, Stay With Me and Baby I Love Your Way would influence future generations of musicians such as Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene and Blur. By way of anecdote, interview and analysis, Uli Twelker and Roland Schmitt lift the lid on the bands’ complex histories and the explosive characters involved that built one of rock music’s most enduring and successful family trees.
The Diamond Lens And Other Stories Collected And Ed By W Winter
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Author : Michael Fitz-James De C. O'Brien
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
The Diamond Lens And Other Stories Collected And Ed By W Winter written by Michael Fitz-James De C. O'Brien and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.
The Teacup Ministry And Other Stories
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Author : Rhoda H. Halperin
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-07-05
The Teacup Ministry And Other Stories written by Rhoda H. Halperin and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-05 with Social Science categories.
In the global world of the twenty-first century, class boundaries are subtle and permeable, though real nonetheless. Markers of identity, authenticity, and belonging can change with a gesture or a glance, making people feel they do or don't belong in certain places, with certain people, at certain times. In these powerfully written ethnographic stories, Rhoda Halperin maps the boundaries of class by examining three themes: crossing class boundaries, class creativity, and class vulnerability. In telling these stories, Halperin draws on a wealth of ethnographic experiences in this country and abroad. Her book challenges class stereotypes in ways that touch on universals across cultures and over time.