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The Devil and Webster

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455592390
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Devil and Webster written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of You Should Have Known and Admission, a twisty new novel about a college president, a baffling student protest, and some of the most hot-button issues on today's college campuses. Naomi Roth is the first female president of Webster College, a once conservative school now known for producing fired-up, progressive graduates. So Naomi isn't surprised or unduly alarmed when Webster students begin the fall semester with an outdoor encampment around "The Stump"-a traditional campus gathering place for generations of student activists-to protest a popular professor's denial of tenure. A former student radical herself, Naomi admires the protestors' passion, especially when her own daughter, Hannah, joins their ranks. Then Omar Khayal, a charismatic Palestinian student with a devastating personal history, emerges as the group's leader, and the demonstration begins to consume Naomi's life, destabilizing Webster College from the inside out. As the crisis slips beyond her control, Naomi must take increasingly desperate measures to protect her friends, colleagues, and family from an unknowable adversary. Touching on some of the most topical and controversial concerns at the heart of our society, this riveting novel examines the fragility that lies behind who we think we are-and what we think we believe.

The Devil and Daniel Webster

Author : Stephen Vincent Benet
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822203032
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Devil and Daniel Webster written by Stephen Vincent Benet and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1943-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.

Admission

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446557633
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Admission written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Admissions. Admission. Aren't there two sides to the word? And two opposing sides...It's what we let in, but it's also what we let out." For years, 38-year-old Portia Nathan has avoided the past, hiding behind her busy (and sometimes punishing) career as a Princeton University admissions officer and her dependable domestic life. Her reluctance to confront the truth is suddenly overwhelmed by the resurfacing of a life-altering decision, and Portia is faced with an extraordinary test. Just as thousands of the nation's brightest students await her decision regarding their academic admission, so too must Portia decide whether to make her own ultimate admission. Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of the past return and shake a woman's life to its core. *Includes Reading Group Guide*

The Plot

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Celadon Books
ISBN 13 : 1250790743
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Plot written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ** The Tonight Show Summer Reads Winner ** A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 ** "Insanely readable." —Stephen King Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot is a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written—let alone published—anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot. Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that—a story that absolutely needs to be told. In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says. As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?

The White Devil

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The White Devil written by John Webster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1960 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Devils Lawcase

Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Devils Lawcase written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1623 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

...Tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law Case

Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ...Tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law Case written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The White Rose

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Miramax Books
ISBN 13 : 9781401359867
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The White Rose written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Miramax Books. This book was released on 2006-01-18 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marian Kahn, a forty-eight-year-old married professor of history at Columbia University, ought to be content with her life -- marriage, wealth, her famed discovery of the eighteenth century adventuress, Lady Charlotte. Instead she finds herself in love with Oliver, the son of her oldest friend. As their dangerous affair becomes more and more complicated, Marian and Oliver learn that love is seldom straightforward, but always a gift.

The White Rose

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455530824
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The White Rose written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passion, infidelity, social climbing, and one very special white rose weave a seductive narrative in this intelligent and tender novel. At forty-eight, Marian Kahn, a professor of history at Columbia, has reached a comfortable perch. Married, wealthy, and the famed discoverer of the eighteenth-century adventuress, Lady Charlotte Wilcox, she ought to be content. Instead, she is horrified to find herself profoundly in love with twenty-six-year-old Oliver, the son of her eldest friend. When Marian's cousin, the snobbish Barton, announces his engagement to Sophie, a graduate student in Marian's department, Marian, Oliver, and Sophie find their lives woefully entangled, and their hearts turned in unfamiliar directions. All three of them will learn that love may seldom be straightforward, but it's always a gift. From the West Village to the Upper East Side, from the Hamptons to Millbrook, The White Rose is at once a nuanced and affectionate reimagining of Strauss's beloved opera, Der Rosenkavalier, and a mesmerizing novel of our own time and place.

The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft

Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1677 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings

Author : Stephen Vincent Benét
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780140437409
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings written by Stephen Vincent Benét and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This unique collection gathers a generous selection of Benet's verse - including the previously unpublished first book of Western Star - together with sixteen of his celebrated short stories. Townsend Ludington provides an illuminating introductory essay on this great, neglected American master."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Thirteen O'Clock

Author : Stephen Vincent Benét
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479470821
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Thirteen O'Clock written by Stephen Vincent Benét and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1901 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds is a collection of Benét's finest and most famous short stories, including “The Devil and Daniel Webster” (1936), “By the Waters of Babylon” (1937), and “The King of the Cats” (1929). The complete contents consists of: By the Waters of Babylon The Blood of the Martyrs The King of the Cats A Story by Angela Poe The Treasure of Vasco Gomez The Curfew Tolls The Sobbin' Women The Devil and Daniel Webster Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent Glamour Everybody was Very Nice A Death in the Country Blossom and Frui Introduction by Karl Wurf

The White Devil

Author : John Webster
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The White Devil written by John Webster and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The White Devil" by John Webster is a gripping tragedy that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and moral corruption in Renaissance Italy. Written during the Jacobean era, this play is known for its dark and intense portrayal of human nature and its unflinching examination of the consequences of unchecked ambition and desire. Set in the court of Duke Brachiano in Rome, the play follows the tumultuous lives of several characters, including Vittoria Corombona, the titular "White Devil," who becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue and violence. As the plot unfolds, we witness the devastating effects of jealousy, manipulation, and deceit, as characters scheme and plot against one another in their quest for power and revenge. At the heart of the play is the character of Vittoria, a complex and enigmatic figure who defies societal expectations and challenges the traditional roles assigned to women. Her defiance and independence make her both a compelling protagonist and a tragic figure, as she becomes ensnared in a cycle of violence and betrayal from which there is no escape.

The Latecomer

Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher : Celadon Books
ISBN 13 : 1250790778
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Latecomer written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Notable Book of 2022* *A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction* *An NPR Best Book of the Year* *A New Yorker Best Book of 2022* From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth. The Latecomer follows the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna, under tragic circumstances, to their triplets born during the early days of IVF. As children, the three siblings – Harrison, Lewyn, and Sally – feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways, even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate. When the triplets leave for college, Johanna, faced with being truly alone, makes the decision to have a fourth child. What role will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family? A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately, The Latecomer touches on the topics of grief and guilt, generational trauma, privilege and race, traditions and religion, and family dynamics. It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for the depth of her character studies, expertly woven storylines, and plot twists.

Shake Hands With the Devil

Author : Romeo Dallaire
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307371190
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Shake Hands With the Devil written by Romeo Dallaire and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the tenth anniversary of the date that UN peacekeepers landed in Rwanda, Random House Canada is proud to publish the unforgettable first-hand account of the genocide by the man who led the UN mission. Digging deep into shattering memories, General Dallaire has written a powerful story of betrayal, naïveté, racism and international politics. His message is simple and undeniable: “Never again.” When Lt-Gen. Roméo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he thought he was heading off on a modest and straightforward peacekeeping mission. Thirteen months later he flew home from Africa, broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans in only a hundred days. In Shake Hands with the Devil, he takes the reader with him on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, vividly recreating the events the international community turned its back on. This book is an unsparing eyewitness account of the failure by humanity to stop the genocide, despite timely warnings. Woven through the story of this disastrous mission is Dallaire’s own journey from confident Cold Warrior, to devastated UN commander, to retired general engaged in a painful struggle to find a measure of peace, reconciliation and hope. This book is General Dallaire’s personal account of his conversion from a man certain of his worth and secure in his assumptions to a man conscious of his own weaknesses and failures and critical of the institutions he’d relied on. It might not sit easily with standard ideas of military leadership, but understanding what happened to General Dallaire and his mission to Rwanda is crucial to understanding the moral minefields our peacekeepers are forced to negotiate when we ask them to step into the world’s dirty wars. Excerpt from Shake Hands with the Devil My story is not a strictly military account nor a clinical, academic study of the breakdown of Rwanda. It is not a simplistic indictment of the many failures of the UN as a force for peace in the world. It is not a story of heroes and villains, although such a work could easily be written. This book is a cri de coeur for the slaughtered thousands, a tribute to the souls hacked apart by machetes because of their supposed difference from those who sought to hang on to power. . . . This book is the account of a few humans who were entrusted with the role of helping others taste the fruits of peace. Instead, we watched as the devil took control of paradise on earth and fed on the blood of the people we were supposed to protect.

The Devil May Dance

Author : Jake Tapper
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316530255
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Devil May Dance written by Jake Tapper and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie and Margaret discover the dark side of Hollywood in Jake Tapper's follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Hellfire Club—an "excellent" cocktail of corruption and ambition (Publishers Weekly). Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself. Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony, whom Charlie and Margaret must befriend to get the inside scoop. But in a town built on illusions, where friends and foes all look alike, nothing is easy, and drinks by the pool at the Sands and late-night adventures with the Rat Pack soon lead to a body in the trunk of their car. Before they know it, Charlie and Margaret are being pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood’s stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology, facing off against the darkest and most secret side of Hollywood’s power. As the Academy Awards loom, and someone near and dear to Margaret goes missing, Charlie and Margaret find the clock is not only ticking but running out. Someone out there knows what they’ve uncovered and can’t let them leave alive. Corruption and ambition form a deadly mix in this fast-paced sequel to The Hellfire Club.

Devil on the Road

Author : Robert Westall
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1473230497
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Devil on the Road written by Robert Westall and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caught in a freak storm, John Webster takes shelter in an old barn with weird symbols carved in the doors. The landowner offers him a place to stay and John, on leave from University, takes him up on the offer. But it turns out the barn has more history than he first suspected. A portal back in time, to be precise. He meets the beautiful Johanna, who is being tracked by the Witch Finder General. Modern science says that witches aren't real... but then, neither are portals back in time, so what can John believe? John finds himself torn between the past and the present, caught in a web of magic, mystery, suspicion and witchhunts.