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The Pit

Author : Frank Norris
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1605209023
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Pit written by Frank Norris and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his more famous contemporary Upton Sinclair, American author BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NORRIS, JR. (1870-1902) also highlighted the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... themes that continue to make his work riveting reading more than a century later. The Pit, first published in 1903, is a fictional narrative of the dealing in the Chicago wheat pit, focusing on speculator Curtis Jadwin, who is so addicted to his own greed that it becomes his downfall. The second part of Norris's projected "Trilogy of the Epic of the Wheat," *The Pit is preceded by 1901's The Octopus, also available from Cosimo. (Norris died before he could write the third volume, The Wolf.)

The Pit

Author : Tara Borin
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0889713952
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book The Pit written by Tara Borin and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a small-town, sub-Arctic dive bar, this debut poetry collection explores the complexities of addiction and the person beneath, and the possibility of finding home and community in unexpected places. Among Borin’s poems are portraits of the bar’s regular customers and employees—recurring characters, like those who might appear in a dark and unconventional sitcom. The religious night janitor catalogues the day’s sins; the retired barmaid gussies up at the mirror; the regular customers and their regular habits are described to a new employee: “R has a two-drink limit. A likes a coaster. Remember, / Mrs. O takes a chilled pilsner glass / with her bottle of Blue.” In the melancholy atmosphere of the bar and the rooms upstairs, the speakers of Borin’s poems find unexpected solace and belonging. The habits, the routine, the regulars, the predictability of it all brings some kind of chaotic order to chaotic life: We drink without even having to think about it, because it feels good to lose control, feels like regaining it.

The Foundation Pit

Author : Andrei Platonov
Publisher : ISCI
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Foundation Pit written by Andrei Platonov and published by ISCI. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written at the height of Stalin's first "five-year plan" for the industrialization of Soviet Russia and the parallel campaign to collectivize Soviet agriculture, Andrei Platonov's The Foundation Pit registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Furthermore, it provides essential background to Platonov's parody of the mainstream Soviet "production" novel, which is widely recognized as one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century Russian prose. In addition to an overview of the work's key themes, it discusses their place within Platonov's oeuvre as a whole, his troubled relations with literary officialdom, the work's ideological and political background, and key critical responses since the work's first publication in the West in 1973.

Black Hand in the Pit

Author : Howard Conyers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736657201
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Black Hand in the Pit written by Howard Conyers and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coffee table book that catalogs the research of Howard Conyers, PhD through visual imagery of investigating the contributions of blacks in barbecue from 2013 to 2020. There are several essays that explains various perspectives of barbecue culture.

In the Pit with Piper

Author : Roddy Piper
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425187210
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book In the Pit with Piper written by Roddy Piper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an eye-opening glimpse into the world of professional wrestling, the legendary wrestler describes his own personal life and career, from his youth as a teenage runaway to his rise to success with the World Wrestling Federation. Original.

Quatermass and the Pit

Author : Kim Newman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844577937
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Quatermass and the Pit written by Kim Newman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While digging an extension to the London Underground Railway, workmen discover an object which might be an ancient Martian spaceship – and Professor Quatermass of the British Rocket Group investigates a mystery which prompts frightening revelations about the origins of humanity itself. Before 2001: A Space Odyssey and Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit was the paramount British science fiction saga in film and television. Kim Newman's fascinating study focuses on Roy Ward Baker's 1967 film, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale for Hammer Films, but also looks at the origins of the Quatermass franchise in 1950s BBC serials and earlier films. Exploring the production and reception of the film and series, Newman assesses the lasting importance of this landmark franchise.

The Octopus

Author : Frank Norris
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486146324
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Octopus written by Frank Norris and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out during the waning days of the western frontier.

Rim of the Pit

Author : Hake Talbot
Publisher : American Mystery Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781613164648
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (646 download)

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Download or read book Rim of the Pit written by Hake Talbot and published by American Mystery Classics. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult classic mystery that John Dickson Carr hailed as "a marvel of ingenuity."

Pit Bull

Author : Bronwen Dickey
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307961761
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Pit Bull written by Bronwen Dickey and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood’s “Little Rascals”—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits—the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA—to early twentieth‑century movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized—and sometimes brutalized. Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans’ relationship with their dogs.

The Princess and the Pit Stop

Author : Tom Angleberger
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1683352785
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Princess and the Pit Stop written by Tom Angleberger and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times–bestselling author and Caldecott Medal-winning artist, this story of a royal race car driver is “a shot of gleeful adrenaline” (Publishers Weekly (starred review). Once upon a time there was a Princess. . . . who made a pit stop. While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up! Give up? Not THIS princess! Instead, she hit the gas! Join Her Royal Highness in the driver’s seat for a mad dash to the finish in this exciting ode to auto racing. With appearances by fable and fairy tale favorites including the Tortoise and the Hare, the Frog Prince, and ALL of the Wicked Witches, this rollicking mash-up of race cars and royalty is a true celebration of both girl power and horsepower. “The full-page illustrations are saturated with color and express the action so vividly readers will nearly hear the roar of the racetrack. The emphasis on the Princess’ racing skill and zeal for her sport is empowering and refreshing.” —Kirkus Reviews “With its breakneck speed and massive number of storybook references, The Princess and the Pit Stop is sure to be a story time favorite.” —Shelf Awareness

Tales from the Pit

Author : David G. Schwartz
Publisher : Gambling Studies
ISBN 13 : 9781939546098
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Pit written by David G. Schwartz and published by Gambling Studies. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dealing in a casino presents challenges and rewards not seen in many workplaces. With hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake every minute, table games pits are high-stress workplaces. Managing a workforce of dealers and attending to the needs of players brings stresses of its own. In 2015, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Center for Gaming Research received a grant from the UNLV University Libraries Advisory Board that enabled it to undertake an oral history project intended to capture the stories of table games managers, including both those currently working in the field and those who have retired. Drawn from these interviews, Tales from the Pit provides an overview of how the interviewees felt about a variety of topics, ranging from their experiences breaking in as new dealers to their transitions to management and the changes the industry has seen over their careers. The current and former managers speak candidly about the owners, bosses, dealers, and players who made each day challenging. This book illuminates the past several decades of casino history through the words of those who lived and made it.

The Pit Crew Challenge

Author : Bob Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978222154
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book The Pit Crew Challenge written by Bob Parker and published by . This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian motivational speaker and corporate trainer Bob Parker is revolutionizing the way companies and individuals do business. Through his Pit Crew Challenge program, he puts corporate teams into a real pit crew with a real NASCAR-type race car and real NASCAR-type drivers, challenging them to work together in teams to change the tires under pressure of the clock. It never fails. Members within teams end up competing against each other and teams end up competing against other teams. In his program, and now in this entertaining, eye-opening book, Parker uses this phenomenon to show how teams can move beyond individual and internal competition and work together to win, and keep, customers. Parker demonstrates how “flat teams” (non-hierarchical teams), like real NASCAR pit crews, can determine exactly what they want to win, achieving amazing success in today’s competitive marketplace.

Into the Pit

Author : Warner Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780671663582
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Into the Pit written by Warner Lee and published by . This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Into the Pit: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #1)

Author : Scott Cawthon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338626965
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Into the Pit: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #1) written by Scott Cawthon and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest player up at night . . . What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Millie think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face of the earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's, their hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost.In this volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

The Wolf Pit

Author : Marly Youmans
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 9780156027144
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book The Wolf Pit written by Marly Youmans and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful, intimate look at the Civil War on the home and battle fronts, "The Wolf Pit" is Marly Youmans's third and most accomplished novel. In it Robin, a young Confederate soldier and witness to the horrors of war, clings to what gives him strength: family pictures, psalms, and an old legend about a pair of mysterious green children found in a wolf pit. Robin carries these inside the Elmira prison camp, the very embodiment of hell. Meanwhile, Agate, the mulatto daughter of a hired-out slave, embraces the forbidden teachings of her mistress, Miss Fanny, who teaches her to love books and to write. But the hope Agate has fashioned for her future disappears when her owner, Young Master, learns of her education. Agate comes to understand the meaning of her mother's cautionary tales as she struggles to survive loss and degradation and to pit knowledge and truth against evil. By turns eloquent and harrowing, "The Wolf Pit" explores the will to endure in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, and the personal tolls exacted during this chaotic period in U.S. history.

Pit Bull Flower Power

Author : Sophie Gamand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781590565827
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (658 download)

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Download or read book Pit Bull Flower Power written by Sophie Gamand and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, pit bulls have been demonized by society and portrayed as hellhounds. They've become the most feared, hated, and abused of all companion animals. Some cities and even entire countries ban them, while the media persist in associating them with viciousness. This unjust reputation has sealed the fate of millions of dogs, who face prejudice around the world and languish in shelters, where they are the most euthanized. In America alone, hundreds of thousands of pit bulls are put to sleep every year. Since 2014, French photographer Sophie Gamand has been composing portraits of adoptable pit bulls from more than thirty shelters and rescues throughout the United States. Many had been waiting for years for a home. Adorning her models with handmade flower-crowns, Gamand tells each dog's story and celebrates their inherent personality, vulnerability, and individuality. Posted and shared widely on social media, the portraits--at once charming, candid, and deeply affecting--have not only led to hundreds of dogs finding loving, forever homes, but have also spurred efforts to destigmatize an animal whose reputation for violence says more about us than it does the character of the dogs themselves. Full of moving, honest, and inspiring stories of individual dogs and their lives (and deaths), Pit Bull Flower Power presents a vivid, beautifully composed cross-section of Gamand's extraordinary work. The book also serves as a testament to the caring people who work in animal rescue, the passion and dedication of those who provide homes for these animals, and the dignity, forbearance, and love of these dogs, who are at the mercy of humans.

From the Pit to the Pulpit

Author : Henry L. Clark
Publisher : CB Publishing & Design
ISBN 13 : 9781564115119
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book From the Pit to the Pulpit written by Henry L. Clark and published by CB Publishing & Design. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: