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Good Old Days My Ass

Author : David A. Fryxell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440322465
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Good Old Days My Ass written by David A. Fryxell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Not-So-Glorious Days With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days." But just how good were they? Buckle up for a bumpy ride down memory lane (and try not to get trampled) as these 665 funny history facts and terrifying truths reveal the unfortunate reality of life during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From patents that should still be pending to hairdos that attract vermin, these horrors will leave you thankful you didn't have to struggle to live through them. Brace yourself as the truth hits you like an ice-cold Victorian-era shower with enough pressure to knock you unconscious. Get ready to shudder with laughter (or horror) at these funny moments in history that are not to be forgotten.

Good Old Days Presents Hometown Memories

Author : Ken Tate
Publisher : Annie's
ISBN 13 : 9781882138432
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Good Old Days Presents Hometown Memories written by Ken Tate and published by Annie's. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember when hometowns were a great place to be a kid? Take a stroll down those sidewalks again, and relive the warm memories with this collection of essays and photographs from the pages of Good old days magazine.

These Precious Days

Author : Ann Patchett
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063092808
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book These Precious Days written by Ann Patchett and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.

The Snowy Day

Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670013250
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Snowy Day written by Ezra Jack Keats and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic and wonder of winter’s first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat’s Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Young readers can enjoy this celebrated classic as a full-sized board book, perfect for read-alouds of all kinds and a great gift for the holiday season. In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. Universal in its appeal, this story beautifully depicts a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. This big, sturdy edition will bring even more young readers to the story of Peter and his adventures in the snow. Ezra Jack Keats was also the creator of such classics as Goggles, A Letter to Amy, Pet Show!, Peter’s Chair, and A Whistle for Willie. (This book is also available in Spanish, as Un dia de nieve.) Praise for The Snowy Day: “Keats made Peter’s world so inviting that it beckons us. Perhaps the busyness of daily life in the 21st century makes us appreciate Peter even more—a kid who has the luxury of a whole day to just be outside, surrounded by snow that’s begging to be enjoyed.” —The Atlantic "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."—Publisher's Weekly

Good Old Days Remembers Working on the Farm

Author : Ken Tate
Publisher : DRG Wholesale
ISBN 13 : 9781882138647
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Good Old Days Remembers Working on the Farm written by Ken Tate and published by DRG Wholesale. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life stories will take you back to the time when families stood shoulder to shoulder, working against Depression, dearth and drought to build a better life together.

TGIF AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Author : Richard V. Martin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479726362
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book TGIF AND OTHER SHORT STORIES written by Richard V. Martin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TGIF AND OTHER SHORT STORIES is a series of 27 totally unrelated stories. Most have been written to challenge the reader to figure out the ending before reaching the final page. In most cases the reader will probably be wrong. Not complicated reading, rather it is an easy style for enjoyment. The book contains no profanity, but it is suggested reading for adults because of some of the stories themes. The brave author would appreciate any comments; positive or negative.

The Party and Other Short Stories

Author : FloZa
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781475937213
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Party and Other Short Stories written by FloZa and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emotions lived through a special ceremony...a dreamy voyage to a high mountain village...the touching life story of a hardworking young couple...the ways of obtaining a driving licence...the joys and sorrows of a an Iranian woman coming back to her country after fifteen years of absence, rediscovering everything anew...a visit to an island in the light-green waters of the Persian Gulf... The Party and Other Short Stories is a delightful collection of tales that show the sunny side of daily life in the country of one thousand and one nights. This collection of short stories paints light-heartedly, and with humour life in the Iranian society of the 1990s and early 2000s. Episodes in the life of a mother bringing up her half-European son in the Iranian society, these stories not only reflect certain aspects of Florence Zohreh Zars personal and family life, but also her constant effort for more and more comprehension of the Iranian society.

The Real Dragon and Other Short Stories

Author : Pauline Baird Jones
Publisher : Pauline Baird Jones
ISBN 13 : 1942583451
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Real Dragon and Other Short Stories written by Pauline Baird Jones and published by Pauline Baird Jones. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mayhem, romance and adventure runs through them… Together for the first time in one volume, Pauline Baird Jones’ science fiction romance short stories (with a little bit of steampunk swirled into some of them just for fun). Join Emma as she tries to puzzle out the mystery of her past, with a little help from her (mysteriously returned and talking) bearded dragon. Journey to Nebula Nine Station with Special Temporal Agent, Jane Jones, as she works with the handsome security chief to prevent a tragedy. Take a leap into the past with Prudence Pinkerton and sort out the mystery of the specters in the storm. Find out why going home for the holidays isn’t all cookies and eggnog. Dive into the two Project Enterprise short stories—a murder mystery with an alien twist, and join Ani as she faces down an automaton outlaw gang in old time Texas. And as a bonus for buying this digital collection, fall into a time trap with Briggs (from The Key and Girl Gone Nova), Madison, and the mysterious Sir Rupert. Pauline Baird Jones is known for writing smart, quirky, funny fiction. Grab your copy of this collection today! If you are looking for Science Fiction Romance that burns with action, adventure, romance, and humor while leaving the spice to your imagination, this series will have you turning the pages without blushing! Grab your copy today and discover how hot sweet SFR can be!

Tenth of December

Author : George Saunders
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408837358
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Tenth of December written by George Saunders and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.

Wilkie Collins: The Complete Short Stories

Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026837754
Total Pages : 3364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Wilkie Collins: The Complete Short Stories written by Wilkie Collins and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 3364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Wilkie Collins: The Complete Short Stories" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone. Table of Contents: After The Dark The Ostler Mr. Wray's Cash Box The Queen of Hearts A House To Let The Haunted House ("The Ghost in the Cupboard Room") My Miscellanies No Thoroughfare Miss or Mrs? "Blow up with the Brig!" The Hidden Cash The Perils of Certain English Prisoners The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices The Last Stage Coachman The Fatal Cradle The Frozen Deep and Other Stories The Captain's Last Love The Dead Hand The Devil's Spectacles The First Officer's Confession Farmer Fairweather Fatal Fortune Fie! Fie! Or The Fair Physician Love's Random Shot The Midnight Mass Nine O'Clock A Passage in the Life of Mr. Perugino Potts The Haunted Hotel My Lady's Money Who Killed Zebedee Little Novels The Poetry Did It A Sad Death and A Brave Life The Twin Sisters Volpurno - Or The Student John Steadiman's Account (The Wreck of The Golden Mary) A Message from The Sea The Seafaring Man The Dead Alive

Every Now and Then

Author : Lesley Kagen
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
ISBN 13 : 1643853554
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Every Now and Then written by Lesley Kagen and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and This Tender Land comes a heartfelt story about three young girls searching for adventure during the summer of 1960 from the New York Times bestselling author of Whistling in the Dark. That summer would change us . . . forever. The summer of 1960 was the hottest ever for Summit, Wisconsin. For kids seeking relief from the heat, there was a creek to be swum in, sprinklers to run through, and ice cream at Whitcomb's Drugstore. But for Frankie, Viv, and Biz, eleven-year-old best friends, it would forever be remembered as the summer that evil paid a visit to their small town--and took their young lives as they'd known them as a souvenir. With a to-do list in hand, the girls set forth from their hideout to make their mark on that summer, but when three patients escape from Broadhurst Mental Institution, their idyllic lives take a sinister turn. Determined to uncover long-held secrets, the girls have no idea that what they discover could cost them their lives and the ones they hold dear. Six decades later, Biz, now a bestselling novelist, remembers that long ago summer and how it still haunts her and her lifelong friends in Every Now and Then, a story about the ties that bind us, the timelessness of grief and guilt--and the everlasting hope for redemption.

Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales

Author : Robert S. Bader
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
ISBN 13 : 1557839212
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales written by Robert S. Bader and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces, written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973 for the New York Times , the New Yorker , the Saturday Evening Post , Variety , the Hollywood Reporter , and other newspapers and magazines. Here is the one and only Groucho on his family, his days in vaudeville, his career, World War II, taxes, and other topics from his love of a good cigar to his chronic insomnia, from "Why Harpo Doesn't Talk" to "The Truth About Captain Spalding." The familiar irreverence, wordplay, and a dash of self-deprecation bring Groucho's wisecracking voice to life in these pages, firmly establishing him as one of the world's great humorists. Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (a title of Groucho's own choosing) is essential reading for Marx Brothers fans, and a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the twentieth century.

Longing for Home and Other Short Stories

Author : Jay Thomas Willis
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 166320330X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book Longing for Home and Other Short Stories written by Jay Thomas Willis and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have written this book of eighteen short stories. A representation of my longing for the past, yet I realize one can never go back into the past. Each story contains approximately 2,500 words. They will take all of us back into our own private past. They imply that you can never go back home; because, home will be different after all these years. But in some cases, home can be better than it was at one time, if you can afford to add modifications to your environment. You will thoroughly enjoy and be well entertained.

Tree of Smoke

Author : Denis Johnson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780374279127
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (791 download)

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Download or read book Tree of Smoke written by Denis Johnson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time there was a war . . . and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That’s me. This is the story of Skip Sands—spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong—and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness, whether in sex or death or by the grace of God, this is a story like nothing in our literature. Tree of Smoke is Denis Johnson’s first full-length novel in nine years, and his most gripping, beautiful, and powerful work to date. Tree of Smoke is the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Fiction.

Farewell To The Good Old Days

Author : David R. Greatrix
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525535757
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Farewell To The Good Old Days written by David R. Greatrix and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farewell to the Good Old Days is a lively and intimate tale by David Greatrix, a man who has lived a dynamic professional life, first as an aerospace engineer and then as a professor of the subject. The book, leaning heavily on the actual life experiences of Greatrix and a number of his academic colleagues close and far away, is divided into two discrete parts; the book’s narrator for both parts is nominally a fictional consolidated representation of Greatrix, drawing from various sources in addition to the author. Part One covers the narrator’s childhood and early adulthood, followed by his moving into his years of growth as a professional breaking into the challenging field of aerospace engineering. Part Two tracks the narrator’s subsequent twenty-five-year academic career as a professor of aerospace engineering at a university in a major urban centre. Prominent in this story are the many challenges the narrator encounters in his navigation of academe in a high-profile setting for engineering education. In an emotional narrative that never strays far from various shades of humour, the narrator shares the details of his teaching and research experience at his institution, frequently bumping up against the pointy bits of an evolving cosmopolitan academic culture. In colourful detail, the narrator reveals the small successes, notable failures, unexpected events, and crushing disappointments that describe his tenure at his university. The narrator is especially candid in his revelations about episodes of betrayal. He takes aim at big targets, including the Canadian government, university administrators, and the academic superstructure as a whole. The result is an enlightening view into an individual’s complicated experience in a demanding world that serves as a microcosm of society at large.

Write A Children's Book - And Get It Published: Teach Yourself

Author : Lesley Pollinger
Publisher : Teach Yourself
ISBN 13 : 1444130676
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Write A Children's Book - And Get It Published: Teach Yourself written by Lesley Pollinger and published by Teach Yourself. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for writers of any children's literature, be it fiction, non-fiction or faction, this popular and successful title has been fully updated and expanded to include the latest developments in the field of children's publishing. You will understand the implications of television and film projects, learn new ways of producing your work, the latest technologies and even how to self-publish, guided by two authors who are highly experienced with the genre. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of writing for children. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

My Life With the Stars

Author : Maximilian S. Simcovitch
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book My Life With the Stars written by Maximilian S. Simcovitch and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My entire life has been an exuberant roller-coaster ride with the most fantastic stars, professionally and socially. After forty years as a motion picture and television producer, My Life with the Stars captures all those wonderful and ebullient moments of hobnobbing and intermingling with luminaries such as the Beatles, Clint Eastwood, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Bette Davis, Sandy Koufax, Orson Welles, Johnny Cash, and many other legendary and celebrated celebrities This memoir shares with you numerous exhilarating events, humorous scenes, jubilant situations, and spontaneous wild happenings that you only wish or dream about. The stars come down to earth and freely express their unrestrained feelings, natural emotions, and unaffected sensibilities, demonstrating that they can be just as human as you and I, especially, behind the scenes.