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Cornelius Sky

Author : Timothy Brandoff
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617757276
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Cornelius Sky written by Timothy Brandoff and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A serious comic novel about human failings and forgiveness. This remarkable study of a doorman will stay with you, and live on.” —Allison Janney, Oscar Award–winning actress Cornelius Sky is a doorman in a posh Fifth Avenue apartment building that houses New York City’s elite, including a former First Lady whose husband was assassinated while in office. It is 1974 and New York City is heading toward a financial crisis. At work, Connie prides himself on his ability to buff a marble floor better than anyone, a talent that so far has kept him from being fired for his drinking. He pushes the boundaries of his duties, partying and playing board games with the former First Lady’s lonely thirteen-year-old son in the service stairwell—the only place where the boy is not spied upon mercilessly by the tabloid press and his Secret Service detail. Connie believes he is the only one who can offer true solace and companionship to this fatherless boy, but his constant neglect of his own sons and their mother reaches a boiling point. His wife changes the locks on his own door, and he finds himself wandering the mean streets of the city in his uniform, where unlikely angels offer him a path toward redemption. Cornelius Sky is an elegant picaresque that beautifully captures an opulent city on the edge of ruin and recovery. “A novel that seems to be everywhere, and is superbly told. The storyteller has the sharp eye and calm voice of an intrigued looker-on.” —Larry Heinemann, National Book Award–winning author of Paco’s Story “A dramatically satisfying and emotional resonant novel.” —Publishers Weekly

SkyTalons: Cornelius' Curse

Author : Sophie Torro
Publisher : Skytalons
ISBN 13 : 9781999233617
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book SkyTalons: Cornelius' Curse written by Sophie Torro and published by Skytalons. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Battle

Author : Cornelius Ryan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439127018
Total Pages : 749 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Last Battle written by Cornelius Ryan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe’s historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war’s bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan’s compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, “to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.” The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.

Cornelius's Fantasma

Author : Martin Roberts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501330195
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Cornelius's Fantasma written by Martin Roberts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tokyo in the early 1990s, an indie band called Flipper's Guitar was at the forefront of a new wave in Japanese popular music known as Shibuya-kei. The band's founder, Keigo Oyamada, would go on to produce, under the name Cornelius, a series of albums that are among the most innovative in Japanese popular music of the past two decades. Oyamada's third album under his Cornelius alter-ego, Fantasma (1997), played a key role in putting J-pop on the world map for Western music fans, and Oyamada himself is today one of the most respected figures in the Japanese music industry. This book tells the story of Fantasma's emergence from the Shibuya-kei scene and considers the wider impact of Oyamada's work both internationally and on Japanese popular music today. 33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-based books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more.

The Schrödinger Girl

Author : Laurel Brett
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 161775773X
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Schrödinger Girl written by Laurel Brett and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the 1960s, this novel exploring the mysteries of the multiverse—and of human identity—is “a rare page turner that avoids the obvious traps.” —The New York Times Book Review Garrett Adams, an uptight behavioral psychology professor who refuses to embrace the 1960s, is in a slump. The dispirited rats in his latest experiment aren't yielding results, and his beloved Yankees are losing. As he sits at a New York City bar watching the Yanks strike out, he knows he needs a change. Then, at a bookstore, he meets a mysterious young woman, Daphne, who draws him into the turbulent and exciting world of Vietnam War protests and the music of Bob Dylan and the Beatles, and he starts to emerge from the numbness and grief over his father’s death in World War II. But when Daphne evolves into four separate versions of herself, Garrett’s life becomes complicated as he devotes himself to answering the questions about character and destiny raised by her iterations—an obsession that threatens to upend his relationship with a beautiful art historian, destroy his teaching job, and dissolve a longtime friendship. The Daphnes seem to exist in separate realities that challenge the laws of physics and call into question everything Garrett thought he knew. Now he must decide what is vision, what is science, and what is delusion. “[A] mind-bending experimental thriller.” —CrimeReads “An immensely interesting concept . . . dig[s] deep into psychology, philosophy, physics, and, most importantly, politics as Daphne shakes Garrett out of his indifference toward the cultural turmoil of the late ’60s.” —Kirkus Reviews “Brett's imaginative, amusing debut will appeal to fans of Nell Zink.” —Publishers Weekly “This absorbing novel vividly mines the physics and psychology of reality, and the reader’s reward is a moving story of love and loss.” —Hilma Wolitzer, author of An Available Man

Marvelous Cornelius

Author : Phil Bildner
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452136939
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Marvelous Cornelius written by Phil Bildner and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man known as the "Trashcan Wizard" sings and dances his way through the French Quarter in New Orleans, keeping his beloved city clean, until Hurricane Katrina's devastation nearly causes him to lose his spirit.

How to Grow Old

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400880394
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book How to Grow Old written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophers Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was. Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief, charming classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old Age—has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these worries are greatly exaggerated—or altogether mistaken. Montaigne said Cicero's book "gives one an appetite for growing old." The American founding father John Adams read it repeatedly in his later years. And today its lessons are more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with the futile pursuit of youth.

Resonance

Author : Celine Kiernan
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
ISBN 13 : 184717759X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Resonance written by Celine Kiernan and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be alive? What is it worth to stay alive? Ireland, 1890: two ruthless immortals prowl the theatre district in search of food for their 'Angel'. Ancient, pitiless and caring for none but their own twisted family, they will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on life. A seamstress, the young man who loves her and a penniless American magician soon find themselves imprisoned in a snow-bound country estate, the latest additions to the family's warped collection. Here, they are nothing but food, nothing but entertainment, and soon they will be nothing at all. Many miles from their homes and fighting for survival, Tina, Joe and Harry will come to understand that far more is at stake than their lives. 'Ireland's answer to J.K. Rowling ... at the forefront of Irish fantasy writing' Sunday Independent

The Whispering Roots

Author : Cecil Day Lewis
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book The Whispering Roots written by Cecil Day Lewis and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1970 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Emperor

Author : Stephen Baxter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101208910
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Emperor written by Stephen Baxter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first novel in Stephen Baxter's acclaimed Time's Tapestry series. “EPIC HISTORICAL FICTION laced with a science fiction premise...a vividly convincing picture of a past world.”—SFX It is The Prophecy. Inscribed in Latin, the ancient scroll has resided in the hands of a single family for generations, revealing secrets about the world that is to come, and guiding them to wealth and power. It begins when a Celtic noble betrays his people at the behest of his mother’s belief in The Prophecy—and sides with the conquering Roman legions. For the next 400 years, Britannia thrives, as does the family while Rome rules over the island. But loyalties are torn when Constantine, most powerful Emperor of them all, comes to Britannia. And even as the sun begins to set on the Roman Empire, the Prophecy is renewed—a message from an unknowable future promising the world to those who can decipher its cryptic words...

Dragon Mage

Author : Tameri Etherton
Publisher : Teacup Dragon Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1941955339
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Dragon Mage written by Tameri Etherton and published by Teacup Dragon Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To unleash her dragon, she must confront her past. In the seven years since Amaleigh failed to assassinate her best friend, she’s been on the run. Jumping from world to world where she never quite fits in, all she truly wants is to stop running and find a place to call home. Unlocking her cold, dead heart might be a start to unleashing her inner dragon, but that would mean trusting another and there’s only one person she’s ever trusted—the same man she couldn’t kill. Prince Gwilym knows he shouldn’t risk Amaleigh’s life by asking for help, especially since he’s the reason she had to escape Eidyn. They grew up together as best friends, innocent of the knowledge it was Gwilym’s father who murdered her family and left her an orphan to live on the streets. Now his life is in peril and she’s the only person he trusts. Time’s running out for Gwilym and his father. Amaleigh’s future hangs in the balance. Forced to make a desperate choice, she must put aside her hatred for the man who murdered her family and sentenced her to a life of crime and loneliness. Dare she risk everything and return to the one place she tried desperately to forget? To save those she loves, she must become the Dragon Mage the king fears most.

Paco's Story

Author : Larry Heinemann
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307539628
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Paco's Story written by Larry Heinemann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paco Sullivan is the only man in Alpha Company to survive a cataclysmic Viet Cong attack on Fire Base Harriette in Vietnam. Everyone else is annihilated. When a medic finally rescues Paco almost two days later, he is waiting to die, flies and maggots covering his burnt, shattered body. He winds up back in the US with his legs full of pins, daily rations of Librium and Valium, and no sense of what to do next. One evening, on the tail of a rainstorm, he limps off the bus and into the small town of Boone, determined to find a real job and a real bed–but no matter how hard he works, nothing muffles the anguish in his mind and body. Brilliantly and vividly written, Paco’s Story–winner of a National Book Award–plunges you into the violence and casual cruelty of the Vietnam War, and the ghostly aftermath that often dealt the harshest blows.

Stars of the Sky, Legends All

Author : Ann Lewis Cooper, Sharon Rajnus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610607520
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Stars of the Sky, Legends All written by Ann Lewis Cooper, Sharon Rajnus and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hybrids

Author : Robert J. Sawyer
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1429914610
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Hybrids written by Robert J. Sawyer and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hominids, Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer introduced a character readers will never forget: Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth who was whisked from his reality into ours by a quantum-computing experiment gone awry-making him the ultimate stranger in a strange land. In that book and in its sequel, Humans, Sawyer showed us the Neanderthal version of Earth in loving detail-a tour de force of world-building; a masterpiece of alternate history. Now, in Hybrids, Ponter Boddit and his Homo sapien lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan, are torn between two worlds, struggling to find a way to make their star-crossed relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the joining of their two versions of reality. But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith--something completely absent in Neanderthals - is a quirk of the neurological wiring of Homo sapiens' brains, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth is dealing with a collapse of its planetary magnetic field, her boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden that is the Neanderthal world . . . . Hybrids is filled to bursting with Sawyer's signature speculations about alternative ways of being human, exploding our preconceptions of morality and gender, of faith and love. His Neanderthal Parallax trilogy is a classic in the making, and here he brings it to a stunning, thought-provoking conclusion that's sure to make Hybrids one of the most controversial books of the year. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Great Book

Author : Stanley Morris
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 076849558X
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book The Great Book written by Stanley Morris and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Book is a fresh, new translation of the Word of God. It reads so smoothly that it doesn't even seem to be a translation, though it is painstakingly accurate according to the best Greek manuscripts. The true meaning that God intended comes through loud and clear - in plain English! Because The Great Book communicates so well, it can be used effectively in many ways: For teaching kids of all ages - especially teenagers. For teaching English to non-native speakers. For those who have never read the Bible before. For prison ministries. For evangelistic outreaches in America. For missionary distribution programs around the world. The Great Book is written at a 5th grade reading level in order to reach the greatest number of people in the world. The original Greek New Testament was Koine (common) Greek. Let's face it, we could all use a little help with the most difficult New Testament books such as Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, and Revelation!

Two Thieves in Paradise

Author : Steven Service
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365146731
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Two Thieves in Paradise written by Steven Service and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Thieves in Paradise is the historical fictional account of the lives of the men who are crucified next to Yeshua (Jesus). Anthony, a Roman mastermind criminal and Cornelius, an oversized thug team up not only to rob the treasury of the Jewish Temple, but moreover, to destroy the reputation of the Jewish leaders. Mary of Magdalene, a prostitute who is possessed by seven demons, lives with Cornelius. They are saving their money to retire one day on a Greek island in paradise. In an unusual turn of events, Cornelius and Mary are separated. Cornelius inadvertently becomes employed by the tiny man Zaccheus, who serves as the Chief Tax Gatherer of Jerusalem. As the plot unfolds, it becomes evident that Anthony is involved in a battle against the God of the Jews. This is a love story, an adventure, a comedy and a tragedy. The story does not end at the cross, but instead the participants find hope in a realm that exists beyond time. Mature content and may not be appropriate or all audiences. Enjoy!

Sunflower Sky

Author : Jack Hayes
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387748246
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Sunflower Sky written by Jack Hayes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sunflower Sky" is the third & concluding volume of the trilogy begun with "Crow on the Wire" & continued with "The High Lonesome Sound". This volume is also a poetic journal covering the summer & early fall, & mostly set in Portland, Oregon. Although "Sunflower Sky" is connected to the earlier volumes, each can be read & enjoyed separately. There's a distinct focus on time, mortality, & the respite found in love & compassion in these poems.