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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Penguin Canada
ISBN 13 : 0143191950
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hanging over the porch of the tiny New England bookstore called Island Books is a faded sign with the motto “No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.” A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means. A.J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Even the books in his store have stopped holding pleasure for him. These days, A.J. can only see them as a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore. It’s a small package, but large in weight. It’s that unexpected arrival that gives A.J. the opportunity to make his life over, the ability to see everything anew. It doesn’t take long for the locals to notice the change overcoming him or for a determined sales rep named Amelia to see her curmudgeonly client in a new light. The wisdom of all those books again become the lifeblood of A.J.’s world and everything twists into a version of his life that he didn’t see coming. As surprising as it is moving, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read and why we love.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593466497
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before. "Delightful and absorbing." —The New York Times • "Utterly brilliant." —John Green One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, GoodReads, Oprah Daily From the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn’t heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won’t protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts. Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

Young Jane Young

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616207728
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Young Jane Young written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “SLY, EXHILARATING . . . HILARIOUS.” —People (Book of the Week) This is the story of five women . . . Meet Rachel Grossman. She’ll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Meet Jane Young. She’s disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom has a secret. She’s right. Meet Embeth Levin. She’s made a career of cleaning up her congressman husband’s messes. Meet Aviva Grossman. The Internet won’t let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions. This is the story of five women . . . . . . and the sex scandal that binds them together. From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now . . .

Elsewhere

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 074757720X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Elsewhere written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a novel of hope, love, and redemption.

Storied Lives

Author : George C. Rosenwald
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300054552
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Storied Lives written by George C. Rosenwald and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The stories people tell about themselves are interesting not only for the events and characters they describe but for something in the construction of the stories themselves. The ways in which individuals recount their histories--what they emphasize and omit, their stance as protagonists or victims, the relationship the story establishes between teller and audience--all shape what individuals can claim of their own lives. Personal stories are not merely a way of telling someone (or oneself) about one's life; they are the means by which identities may be fashioned."--from the Introduction In this provocative book, psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists analyze interviews with a range of subjects--a minister who uses the death of his son to reaffirm his identity as a man of God, women who have given up their children at birth for adoption and who blame society for their action, Holocaust survivors, a victim of marital rape, and many others. Together these studies suggest a new way of thinking about autobiographical narratives: that these life stories play a significant role in the formation of identity, that the way they are told is shaped (and at times curtailed) by prevalent cultural norms, and that the stories--and at times the lives to which they relate--may be liberated from their psychic and social constraints if the social conditions of story telling can be critically engaged. Presenting a wide range of life stories, these studies demonstrate how "telling one's life" has the potential to clarify or mystify one's commitments and to animate or encumber one's future development.

All These Things I've Done

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429933763
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book All These Things I've Done written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Gabrielle Zevin—the author of the critically acclaimed Elsewhere—comes the first book in the Birthright series, All These Things I've Done, a masterful novel about an impossible romance, a mafia family, and the ties that forever bind us. In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.

A Storied Life

Author : Leigh Kramer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781370112661
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book A Storied Life written by Leigh Kramer and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Live your own story. Make every moment count."Olivia Frasier grew up under the guidance of her grandmother's mantra: "Live a storied life." The oft-repeated words gave her the courage to pursue art instead of working at the family bank until a mistake made in college altered the course of her life. Now, no one knows Olivia still paints. Not her friends. Not her staff at the art gallery. Certainly not her family.She can ignore the twinge of unease, the regret that surfaces when Gram's mantra comes to mind, the question of whether this is all life has to offer.When Gram announces she has terminal cancer--and names Olivia as her Power of Attorney for Healthcare--Olivia is thrust in to the world of hospice and dying wishes. Olivia may be the family's black sheep but she is determined to see Gram through this, no matter the cost.Faced with losing the one person on her side, Olivia clings to the knowledge that Gram's death will finally allow her to walk away from the family. And yet Gram is determined to impart one last lesson: let go of the past so she can live the life she's meant to lead.When Reagan walks into her art gallery, the timing couldn't be worse. He's everything Olivia ever dreamed of wanting but she has learned to settle for less when it comes to her relationships and career. At what point does owning your story outweigh the potential hurt?Weaving together grief and beauty, humor and romance, A Storied Life will make you rethink life, love, and loss.Please note: this book explores the death of a loved one by cancer and contains mentions of past sexual harassment and suicidal ideation that could potentially trigger certain audiences.

Margarettown

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Miramax
ISBN 13 : 9781401359966
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book Margarettown written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Miramax. This book was released on 2006-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man called N. travels to Margarettown with a woman he loves named Margaret Towne, inhabited solely by four women: Old Margaret, who is 77; 50-something Marge; 17-year-old Mia; and 7-year-old tomboy May. The novel is cast as a letter written by a dying N. to his and Margaret's daughter relaying their courtship and marriage.

The Hole We're In

Author : Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802197892
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Hole We're In written by Gabrielle Zevin and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “sharply funny and sobering . . . portrait of a family in financial free fall” from the New York Times–bestselling author of Young Jane Young (People). With The Hole We’re In—a bold, timeless, yet all too timely novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America—award-winning author and screenwriter, Gabrielle Zevin, delivers a work that places her in the ranks of our shrewdest social observers and top literary talents. Meet the Pomeroys: a church-going family living in a too-red house in a Texas college town. Roger, the patriarch, has impulsively gone back to school, only to find his future ambitions at odds with the temptations of the present. His wife, Georgia, tries to keep things afloat at home, but she’s been feeding the bill drawer with unopened envelopes for months and never manages to confront its swelling contents. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they’ve dug, Roger and Georgia make a series of choices that have catastrophic consequences for their three children—especially for Patsy, the youngest, who will spend most of her life fighting to overcome them. The Hole We’re In shines a spotlight on some of the most relevant issues of today: over-reliance on credit, gender and class politics, and the war in Iraq. But it is Zevin’s deft exploration of the fragile economy of family life that makes this a book for the ages. “Blazing . . . Sharp . . . a Corrections for our recessionary times . . . [Zevin] establishes herself as an astute chronicler of the way we spend now.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Shirley, I Jest!

Author : Cindy Williams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630760137
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Shirley, I Jest! written by Cindy Williams and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams’s blue collar roots to unexpected stardom—from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky a Go Go to starring in one of the most iconic shows on television. With wit and candor, Cindy tells stories of her struggles as a child growing up with meager means and dreaming of becoming an actress. She also shares many misadventures and amusing anecdotes about some of the most famous actors in Hollywood. Never taking herself too seriously, Cindy finds humor and irony in the challenging world of show business.

Storied Lives

Author : Gary Y. Okihiro
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295803401
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Storied Lives written by Gary Y. Okihiro and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II over 5,500 young Japanese Americans left the concentration camps to which they had been confined with their families in order to attend college. Storied Lives describes�often in their own words�how nisei students found schools to attend outside the West Coast exclusion zone and the efforts of white Americans to help them. The book is concerned with the deeds of white and Japanese Americans in a mutual struggle against racism, and argues that Asian American studies�indeed, race relations as a whole�will benefit from an understanding not only of racism but also of its opposition, antiracism. To uncover this little known story, Gary Okihiro surveyed the colleges and universities the nisei attended, collected oral histories from nisei students and student relocation staff members, and examined the records of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council and other materials.

Storied Lives

Author : Craig Chalquist
Publisher : World Soul
ISBN 13 : 9780615270388
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Storied Lives written by Craig Chalquist and published by World Soul. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books on discovering one's "personal myth" focus on uncovering the general patterns or scripts of a life. STORIED LIVES by depth psychologist Craig Chalquist, PhD goes much farther by showing how specific myths play out from cradle to grave. Personal accounts of discovering and working with these myths enliven the book's emphasis on refashioning these plot lines from the inside out.

Little Worlds

Author : Peter Guthrie
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780883341841
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Little Worlds written by Peter Guthrie and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1985-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hurricane Summer

Author : Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250622301
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Summer written by Asha Ashanti Bromfield and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an excellent examination of the ways wealth, gender, and color can shape and at times create mental and emotional fractures. Verdict: A great title for public and high school libraries looking for books that offer a nuanced look at patriarchy, wealth, and gender dynamics." —School Library Journal (starred review) "Bromfield may have made a name for herself for her role on Riverdale, but with this debut, about a volatile father-daughter relationship and discovering the ugly truths hidden beneath even the most beautiful facades, she is establishing herself as a promising writer...this is a must." —Booklist (starred review) In this sweeping debut, Asha Bromfield takes readers to the heart of Jamaica, and into the soul of a girl coming to terms with her family, and herself, set against the backdrop of a hurricane. Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise—all in the midst of an impending hurricane. Hurricane Summer is a powerful coming of age story that deals with colorism, classism, young love, the father-daughter dynamic—and what it means to discover your own voice in the center of complete destruction.

Veronica Mars: An Original Mystery by Rob Thomas

Author : Rob Thomas
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804170711
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Veronica Mars: An Original Mystery by Rob Thomas written by Rob Thomas and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Rob Thomas, the creator of the television series and movie phenomenon Veronica Mars, comes the first book in a thrilling mystery series that picks up where the feature film left off. Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the land of sun, sand, crime, and corruption. She’s traded in her law degree for her old private investigating license, struggling to keep Mars Investigations afloat on the scant cash earned by catching cheating spouses until she can score her first big case. Now it’s spring break, and college students descend on Neptune, transforming the beaches and boardwalks into a frenzied, week-long rave. When a girl disappears from a party, Veronica is called in to investigate. But this is no simple missing person’s case; the house the girl vanished from belongs to a man with serious criminal ties, and soon Veronica is plunged into a dangerous underworld of drugs and organized crime. And when a major break in the investigation has a shocking connection to Veronica’s past, the case hits closer to home than she ever imagined. In Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas has created a groundbreaking female detective who’s part Phillip Marlowe, part Nancy Drew, and all snark. With its sharp plot and clever twists, The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line will keep you guessing until the very last page.

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Author : Kathryn Cope
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781500489090
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry written by Kathryn Cope and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No reading group should be without this companion guide to Gabrielle Zevin's novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry.A comprehensive guide to this contemporary bestseller, this discussion aid includes all the information you need to get your book club discussion going: useful literary context; an author biography; full plot synopsis; themes; character analysis; discussion questions; recommended further reading and a quick quiz.

My Storied Life

Author : Phyllis Blackstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945847509
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book My Storied Life written by Phyllis Blackstone and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Professional storyteller Phyllis Blackstone shares this collection spanning a variety of topics and personal reflections. Committed to telling stories of wisdom and truth, Blackstone's stories evoke universal truths, reflecting participation in a universal experience that encourages further exploration through discussion with others. Storytelling does its best work when it creates a chain reaction. Each story shared is more than the words on the page. They invite further discussion of related experiences. This is how wisdom and truth are attained, and communities are forged"--