The Vetting And Other Stories
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The Vetting And Other Stories
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Author : Peter Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2008-12-15
The Vetting And Other Stories written by Peter Kaufman and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-15 with Fiction categories.
Peter Kaufman returns with another 13 stories filled with real, but fictional, characters. There are eccentrics, petty criminals, swindlers, drunkards, MI5, MI6, OSI agents, a beautiful/romantic woman on a cruise, an Italian family, a Jewish couple engaged in daily battles of wit, the dramatic 'S' gals and victims of unforeseen circumstances.
The Singing Chair And Other Stories
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Author : Herta Maria Moser
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-05-29
The Singing Chair And Other Stories written by Herta Maria Moser and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-29 with Fiction categories.
A collection of stories drawn from the author’s long and eventful life (born in 1920). Many are based on the author’s personal experience of life in Central Europe after the First World War. The writing has a sense of mystery and fantasy, but always laced with a wry sense of humour. This is a fascinating and wide ranging collection of stories, many having an almost cinematic quality from the author also being a painter. There are stories drawing on the author’s childhood and youth in Vienna, and visiting the family farm in Moravia in the aftermath of the First World War. Herta’s mother decided to leave home for Vienna as a teenager, and was taken on by a seamstress, who read to her girls while they were sewing, giving her an abiding love of literature that she passed on to her daughter. Herta experienced the rise of Nazism in Austria and Hitler’s Anchluss of the country, and several stories in this section reflect this period vividly. In the title story, The Singing Chair, a prosperous but stressed businessman is transported into a calming universe by a ‘magic’ chair. There follow other poignant and quirky tales of passion between the sexes. By contrast, others draw on Herta’s experience of postwar Germany – her British husband was part of the British Control Commission there. In Demeter, two British officers are rivals for the love of a destitute but beautiful refugee they rescue from a bombed-out street. Many of the stories add the ingredient of mystery and intrigue, but always permeated with the author’s characteristic humanity and wry sense of humour. The Magnolia Gown is set in the cut-throat world of the East London rag trade; Spash is a glorious short burst of fantasy as a woman visitor to Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace during a heatwave is lured into the baroque fountain to become one of Neptune’s mermaids.
The Big Day And Other Stories
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Author : Dave Lauby
language : en
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
Release Date : 2023-06-25
The Big Day And Other Stories written by Dave Lauby and has been published by BookLocker.com, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-25 with Fiction categories.
What do invisible rats, aspiring rapists, axe-wielding gorillas, coffee shop ninjas and clown-faced kidnappers all have in common? They’re just some of the shady miscreants and dubious heroes who populate the pages of the twisted tales making up Dave Lauby’s rollicking short fiction collection The Big Day (and other stories). From the wimpy 13-year-old boy spurred on to criminal acts by his best friend from a Bizarro universe to the arctic survivalist whose sense of day and night (and pain and pleasure) become snow blinded and indistinguishable, the characters of Lauby’s nine exuberant narratives pinball-collide themselves against tragedy and comedy and all the emotional bumpers in-between. Weaving in and out through a maze of twisting turns, unexpected jolts and surprise endings, TBD(aos) provides the reader with a well-balanced and intellectually nutritious nine-course story meal while tasting every bit like dessert with every bite. It’s a guarantee that you’ll want to come back for seconds.
Heysel And Other Stories
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Author : Steve Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-06-11
Heysel And Other Stories written by Steve Wilson and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-11 with Fiction categories.
A collection of sixty short stories, articles and poems, covering a range of genres and topics, most of which are NOT sports-related. Heysel, the title story, is a first-hand report of the unfolding tale of the disaster at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, on the occasion of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.
Love Bites And Other Stories
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Author : John B. Keane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Love Bites And Other Stories written by John B. Keane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Fiction categories.
Double Six
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Author : Peter Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-08-26
Double Six written by Peter Kaufman and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with Literary Collections categories.
In Double Six, Peter Kaufman presents twelve timely themes in a collection that examines and illustrates not only the characters depicted in the themes but many cultural realities. In addition, there are narratives like those in Mr. Kaufmans three prior volumes. Of particular note are: Learning Spanish: a Memoir, a non-fiction work based on the experiences of his long, long-time friend, guitar teacher, and fellow Korean War veteran, Ted McKown, to whom this book is dedicated; in Looking for Karen Johnson, we meet again the principal characters of, The Vetting, in a series of new, dangerous and surprising situations; finally, we visit Ecclesiastes, in three coordinated timely themes; and also have time for Coffee with a Gemini.
Storytelling In Organizations
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Author : Laurence Prusak
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-06-14
Storytelling In Organizations written by Laurence Prusak and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-14 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is the story of how four busy executives, from different backgrounds and different perspectives, were surprised to find themselves converging on the idea of narrative as an extraordinarily valuable lens for understanding and managing organizations in the twenty-first century. The idea that narrative and storytelling could be so powerful a tool in the world of organizations was initially counter-intuitive. But in their own words, John Seely Brown, Steve Denning, Katalina Groh, and Larry Prusak describe how they came to see the power of narrative and storytelling in their own experience working on knowledge management, change management, and innovation strategies in organizations such as Xerox, the World Bank, and IBM. Storytelling in Organizations lays out for the first time why narrative and storytelling should be part of the mainstream of organizational and management thinking. This case has not been made before. The tone of the book is also unique. The engagingly personal and idiosyncratic tone comes from a set of presentations made at a Smithsonian symposium on storytelling in April 2001. Reading it is as stimulating as spending an evening with Larry Prusak or John Seely Brown. The prose is probing, playful, provocative, insightful and sometime profound. It combines the liveliness and freshness of spoken English with the legibility of a ready-friendly text. Interviews will all the authors done in 2004 add a new dimension to the material, allowing the authors to reflect on their ideas and clarify points or highlight ideas that may have changed or deepened over time.
Lime Pickled And Other Stories
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Author : Marc de Faoite
language : en
Publisher: Leopard Print
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Lime Pickled And Other Stories written by Marc de Faoite and has been published by Leopard Print this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with Fiction categories.
Equally nostalgic yet nightmarish, Lime Pickled is a short story collection set in a fictional Malaysia on the murky themes of exploitation, ecological damage, poverty, abuse and loss. Nefarious characters and the oppressed interact in modern Asia’s richly-textured familiar and amoral setting. At once dark and surreal yet heartwarming, this collection was written during the author’s 15-year stint in Malaysia and hits hard in many ways. Marc de Faoite’s gritty and satirical storytelling hints at traditional folklore with a brush of Zola’s detached naturalism. The initial primal shock cuts deep but these controversial and revealing stories of human longing and hope will stay with you for a long time. "A collection with an unmistakable heart." - Shih-Li Kow Read Lime Pickled and Other Stories today and discover new Asian writing.
The Bear S Baby And Other Stories
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Author : Judith Moffett
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-12-21
The Bear S Baby And Other Stories written by Judith Moffett and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-21 with Fiction categories.
The Bear's Baby and Other Stories gathers together for the first time six standalone tales by award-winning author Judith Moffett. Featuring aliens intent on halting humanity's biosphere-destroying behaviour, an alternate USA under the presidency of Davy Crockett, cross-species telepathic communication, angels, dreaming, and climate change - although not all at once! - this is a collection defined by variety, and admirably demonstrates the broad range of Moffett's skill as a writer. With new introductions to each story from the author, The Bear's Baby and Other Stories contains: The Bear's Baby Chickasaw Slave The Realms of Glory Ten Lights and Darks The Middle of Somewhere Space Ballet
Exotic Vetting What Treating Wild Animals Teaches You About Their Lives
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Author : Romain Pizzi
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2022-03-17
Exotic Vetting What Treating Wild Animals Teaches You About Their Lives written by Romain Pizzi and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-17 with Nature categories.
Anaesthetising a fish, x-raying a frog and hospitalising a walrus are all in a day’s work for the world’s wildest veterinarian.