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Hack

Author : Dmitry Samarov
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226734749
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Hack written by Dmitry Samarov and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. We hail them without thought after a wearying day at the office or an exuberant night on the town. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell—of farcical local politics, of colorful passengers, of changing neighborhoods and clandestine shortcuts. No one knows a city’s streets—and thus its heart—better than its cabdrivers. And from behind the wheel of his taxi, Dmitry Samarov has seen more of Chicago than most Chicagoans will hope to experience in a lifetime. An artist and painter trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Samarov began driving a cab in 1993 to make ends meet, and he’s been working as a taxi driver ever since. In Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab, he recounts tales that will delight, surprise, and sometimes shock the most seasoned urbanite. We follow Samarov through the rhythms of a typical week, as he waits hours at the garage to pick up a shift, ferries comically drunken passengers between bars, delivers prostitutes to their johns, and inadvertently observes drug deals. There are long waits with other cabbies at O’Hare, vivid portraits of street corners and their regular denizens, amorous Cubs fans celebrating after a game at Wrigley Field, and customers who are pleasantly surprised that Samarov is white—and tell him so. Throughout, Samarov’s own drawings—of his fares, of the taxi garage, and of a variety of Chicago street scenes—accompany his stories. In the grand tradition of Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, Mike Royko, and Studs Terkel, Dmitry Samarov has rendered an entertaining, poignant, and unforgettable vision of Chicago and its people.

Taxi Night

Author : Cliff Fyman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964559141
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Taxi Night written by Cliff Fyman and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cliff Fyman's Taxi Night is a splendid and powerful book-length poem in four parts. The real-life patter and ambience of his fares reach the hackie, Fyman, as he transports a rainbow cast of denizens around the boroughs from 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. The first two sections are transcribed from overheard cellphone combat, or a jiving fare who tries to play Fyman verbally, or more than a few nutcases. But Fyman's show is the farthest thing from a freak show. Each appearance at the mike, so to speak, is brief. Fyman presents the words he captures in precisely sculpted form, ingenious line breaks, one word lines - from-the-gut poems which retain a credible verbatim and are rigorously artful. Eloquence in their realism. The last two sections increasingly are transcribed from Fyman's own silent, deeply inner verbatim. These pieces are equally Swiss-movement poems. Vibrant slices of anonymous lives rendered with a dramedy of depth and compassion. A moving celebration of whatever we become when we buy a ride and take to the backseat stage. -JOHN GODFREYTaxi Night is strong and clear like an ink drawing with bold lines that are few and stark but tell the whole story, the place and time, the people, how they think and speak, the music of it, a documentation of the undocumented, simultaneously very close and very far, which is how people are. -TANIA SUSSKINDThere's no better place to view the human condition than the driver's seat of a New York City cab. Just ask poet Cliff Fyman, who has transformed his stint behind the wheel into Taxi Night, a touching, sometimes mind-blowing work. Through lovingly handled "found" material; curious diction; and acute, sometimes deadpan observation, Fyman gives the reader all the drama, humor and pathos that comes from a steady stream of humanity in the backseat. He has an excellent ear for everyday speech and the sharp editing skills of a top-notch documentarian. Read Taxi Night slowly or breathlessly. Read it all the way through or read it in bits. Either way, you're in for a great ride. -PETER BUSHYEAGER Dude, they are pure gold! They capture the upper class in unguarded moments. Yr bits are the highlight of my day! -RON KOLM

Keep Calm and Carry on - A Handbook to Choose Your Emotions and Change Your Attitude

Author : Jonathan Forrest
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446191834
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book Keep Calm and Carry on - A Handbook to Choose Your Emotions and Change Your Attitude written by Jonathan Forrest and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original Keep Calm and Carry On poster was created by the British government in 1939 as part of a series of inspirational posters designed to help the people of Britain stay positive during a time of crisis. Millions of copies of this poster were printed but never displayed and the poster and its message were forgotten until a copy was discovered in a box of books bought at auction by a bookseller in 2000 who subsequently displayed the poster in his shop. Following coverage in a national newspaper, copies of the poster were sold and its message replicated on to other goods. Whilst many people worldwide have been inspired by the message of Keep Calm and Carry On, there has never been any guidance on HOW to Keep Calm and Carry On - until now...

Taxidriver - A Venetian in Miami

Author : Pio Dal Cin
Publisher : Youcanprint
ISBN 13 : 8893321696
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Taxidriver - A Venetian in Miami written by Pio Dal Cin and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miami in the Eighties was not an easy place to live. Fighting to gain control of the territory the various mafias in the area staged a fierce war. This is a true story of a Venetian that happened to be in Florida for his first time. Drove a cab. Told the story. A true story.

Amigas

Author : Marjorie Agosín
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292792344
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Amigas written by Marjorie Agosín and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of letters chronicles a remarkable, long-term friendship between two women who, despite differences of religion and ethnicity, have followed remarkably parallel paths from their first adolescent meeting in their native Chile to their current lives in exile as writers, academics, and political activists in the United States. Spanning more than thirty years (1966-2000), Agosín's and Sepúlveda's letters speak eloquently on themes that are at once personal and political—family life and patriarchy, women's roles, the loneliness of being a religious or cultural outsider, political turmoil in Chile, and the experience of exile.

GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL - Ultimate Collection

Author : Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8707 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL - Ultimate Collection written by Grace Livingston Hill and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 8707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection of the greatest works by Grace Livingston Hill: Marcia Schuyler Phoebe Deane Miranda A Daily Rate According to the Pattern Aunt Crete's Emancipation Cloudy Jewel The City of Fire Dawn of the Morning Exit Betty Lo, Michael! The Mystery of Mary The Search The Witness An Unwilling Guest The Red Signal The Story of a Whim The Tryst The Big Blue Soldier April Gold A New Name A Girl to Come Home To Blue Ruin Ariel Custer Duskin Crimson Mountain Coming Through the Rye The Chance of a Lifetime By the Way of the Silverthorns Bright Arrows Astra Beauty for Ashes The Patch of Blue Through These Fires All Through the Night More Than Conqueror Found Treasure Crimson Roses Head of the House A Chautauqua Idyl A Sevenfold Trouble Boy From Thyatira A Journey of Discovery Beginning at Jerusalem Hazel Cunningham's Denial Because of Stephen The Girl From Montana The Man of the Desert A Voice in the Wilderness The Enchanted Barn The War Romance of the Salvation Army Kerry Brentwood The Best Man Tomorrow About This Time Not Under the Law

The Essential Works of Grace Livingston Hill

Author : Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8707 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Works of Grace Livingston Hill written by Grace Livingston Hill and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 8707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection of the greatest works by Grace Livingston Hill: Marcia Schuyler Phoebe Deane Miranda A Daily Rate According to the Pattern Aunt Crete's Emancipation Cloudy Jewel The City of Fire Dawn of the Morning Exit Betty Lo, Michael! The Mystery of Mary The Search The Witness An Unwilling Guest The Red Signal The Story of a Whim The Tryst The Big Blue Soldier April Gold A New Name A Girl to Come Home To Blue Ruin Ariel Custer Duskin Crimson Mountain Coming Through the Rye The Chance of a Lifetime By the Way of the Silverthorns Bright Arrows Astra Beauty for Ashes The Patch of Blue Through These Fires All Through the Night More Than Conqueror Found Treasure Crimson Roses Head of the House A Chautauqua Idyl A Sevenfold Trouble Boy From Thyatira A Journey of Discovery Beginning at Jerusalem Hazel Cunningham's Denial Because of Stephen The Girl From Montana The Man of the Desert A Voice in the Wilderness The Enchanted Barn The War Romance of the Salvation Army Kerry Brentwood

Tales from the Crypto-System

Author : Geoffrey Maloney
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1894815238
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Crypto-System written by Geoffrey Maloney and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Heart’S Bondage Revealed

Author : Shirley Hassen
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477164782
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Heart’S Bondage Revealed written by Shirley Hassen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason, his mother and grandfather toiled the hard clay soil. The non-existence of rain for months is a hardship on their efforts to grow their few vegetables. Several weeks, the strong vegetables were ready to harvest. There would be enough for a few weeks for the family and enough to sell at the market. Jennys father confided happily to her, The Lad and Lassies, be getting a present on the morrow. That will be a lovely surprise for the wee Bains, Pappa. Midday of the same morning distant dust clouds disturbed the dirt track. The old man called to Jason, Hurry Laddie! Take your sisters into the cellar! Jenny racing behind Jason, continued inside to fetch her fathers rifle and bullets. The rebels destroy the vegetable patches and taking most of Jennys meagre food supply. Jasons drawing talent gets them some money for food. The stranger, Martha befriends Jason in Cuba. She writes asking him to work for her in Australia. Assuring Jason her offer is not charity, Jason accepts. AND SO Jason and Ruthys lives in Australia began. Life is normal for them until Jason return to Cuba to collect the key to his mothers Jewelry box.

A Stab in the Dark

Author :
Publisher : Harry London
ISBN 13 : 1301702951
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book A Stab in the Dark written by and published by Harry London. This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation

Author : Ashleigh Barton
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702268224
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation written by Ashleigh Barton and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll never believe where Solomon Macaroni is heading ... The world's friendliest vegetarian vampire and his six mischievous cousins are going to Paris with Uncle Dracula. They can't wait for the fine food, fabulous fashion and fang-dangled art. But Uncle Dracula is not himself. When the kids see the Mona Lisa, they get an idea to cheer him up ... and it's their naughtiest one yet. With the help of an overly friendly hotel manager, they hatch a ridiculous plan to steal the famous painting. Before they know it, they've accidentally unleashed mayhem, with music-hating skeletons and grudge-holding gargoyles roaming the streets. Can Solomon and his favourite cousin, Lucy, restore order before evil reigns over Paris forever?

Seyyah

Author : Gautham Reddy Nallavari
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1948096048
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Seyyah written by Gautham Reddy Nallavari and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the footsteps of Marco Polo, Alexander and Chenghis Khan, Gautham’s 20,000 km journey along the Silk Road traverses 8 countries - Greece – Turkey – Iran – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan – Kyrgyzstan – China – Hong Kong. The adventure of travelling by land is not just about re-exploring the paths of ancient traders and conquerors but also involves observing the traversing of diverse cultures, ideas, religions, food and customs along the Silk Road. Everything about the modern-day Silk Road countries – the markets, the people, the rulers, the rebels, invited him to discover, acknowledge and experience them in their truest form. Mountains, rivers, deserts and oases challenged him, just as they intrigued the ancient Silk Road traveler. Part travelogue, part historical interpretation and part geo-political & economic investigation, the book intertwines between various schools of thought, observations, analyses and perspectives, regarding the Silk Road. Every new day brings new adventures such as staying at Buddhist monastery, getting interrogated by the police for being considered a spy, attending underground parties, chased by the wild dogs, repairing a truck in the middle of the desert, trying to buy a goat, crossing snowcapped mountains and many more embarrassing, dangerous and surprisingly wonderful endeavors, throughout his journey along the Silk Road.

The Trials and Tribulations of Darius the Darkhearted Book #1 Deceit

Author : Leonard C. Moorehead
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365378799
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Trials and Tribulations of Darius the Darkhearted Book #1 Deceit written by Leonard C. Moorehead and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Darius, a three hundred and fifty year old vampire mercenary compelled equally by his love of blood as much as his desire of money. His recent hire by three Yearling vampires finds him hunting a half vampire amongst the concrete jungle of New York and what is to be merely a recovery mission slowly begins to unravel into a mystery that could ultimately lead to his destruction. In the city so nice they named it twice prepare to see beyond the deception, prepare to join the hunt.

Crime and the Chinese Dream

Author : Edited by Børge Bakken
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888208667
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book Crime and the Chinese Dream written by Edited by Børge Bakken and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although official propaganda emphasizes the Chinese Dream as the dream of all Chinese, the opportunities of achieving the prosperity by legal means are distributed unequally. Crime and the Chinese Dream reveals how people on the margins of Chinese society find their way to the Chinese Dream through illegal or deviant behaviours. The case studies in this book include corrupt doctors in public hospitals in Beijing, fraudsters in a village called ‘cake uncles’, illegal motorcycle taxi drivers in Guangzhou, drug users being ‘re-educated’ in detention centres, and internet addicts who are treated as criminals by the system. Despite the patriotic and collectivistic tint of the official dream metaphor, the contributors to this volume show that the Chinese Dream is essentially a state capitalist dream, which is embedded within the problems and opportunities of capitalism, as well as a dream of control. ‘An original and important contribution to comparative criminology, international studies, and crime and justice research in China, this book highlights the ironies present in the American Dream that exist in the Chinese Dream as well. It contains diverse research topics that separate ideology from reality, and Bakken’s excellent introduction frames them in the literatures on social problems and social inequality.’ —Henry N. Pontell, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York ‘This is an outstanding collection of essays which importantly enlarges the terms of debate on crime in China. It reveals how China is complex, not only because of its internal social and economic diversity, but also because of integration into global capitalism, with all its inherent inequalities and commodification.’ —Bill Hebenton, Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Manchester

Days of the Fall

Author : Jonathan Spyer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135135924X
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Days of the Fall written by Jonathan Spyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years, Jonathan Spyer reported from the depths of the wars, spending time in Aleppo, Baghdad, Damascus, Mosul, Idlib, Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict – the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014, the Assad regime’s assault on Aleppo, the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria, the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events, and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq, and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines, leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict, such as the Shia militias in Iraq, and even ISIS members, Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars.

North Carolina Reports

Author : North Carolina. Supreme Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book North Carolina Reports written by North Carolina. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Sweet Scents of Iris

Author : Vivian Mary Brown
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503594289
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Sweet Scents of Iris written by Vivian Mary Brown and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bouquet mystery trilogy travels through four generations beginning with JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER hidden family secrets between Violet and Rose; to LILY of the Bouquet, and ending with SWEET SCENTS OF IRIS. Each of the three mystery stories is complete in itself; however, the women of the bouquet families are connected throughout the journey. A unique added attraction in Vivian's stories is how her characters are closely watched by heavenly angels on assignment.