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This Lovely City

Author : Louise Hare
Publisher : House of Anansi
ISBN 13 : 148700706X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book This Lovely City written by Louise Hare and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An atmospheric and utterly compelling debut novel about a Jamaican immigrant living in postwar London, This Lovely City shows that new arrivals have always been the prime suspects — but that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope. London, 1950. With the war over and London still rebuilding, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England’s call for labour. Arriving from Jamaica aboard the Empire Windrush, he’s rented a tiny room in south London and fallen in love with the girl next door. Playing in Soho’s jazz clubs by night and pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home — and it’s alive with possibility. Until one morning, while crossing a misty common, he makes a terrible discovery. As the local community rallies, fingers of blame point at those who were recently welcomed with open arms. And before long, London’s newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy that threatens to tear the city apart. Immersive, poignant, and utterly compelling, Louise Hare’s debut examines the complexities of love and belonging, and teaches us that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.

The Last Lovely City

Author : Alice Adams
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307798151
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Last Lovely City written by Alice Adams and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sophisticated, charming, often nostalgic, and so artfully written that half the time you don’t know that you are reading on of the best writers around.” --The Boston Globe In her final collection, Alice Adams ranges from San Francisco to a North Carolina college town, to a run-down resort in Mexico. And a grouping of four stories at the end follows a divorced psychiatrist in an arc that constitutes a short novel. Included are: “His Women,” “Great Sex,” “Old Love Affairs,” and “The Drinking Club,” “Patients, “The Wrong Mexico, “ and “Earthquake Damage.”

Miss Aldridge Regrets

Author : Louise Hare
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593439279
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Miss Aldridge Regrets written by Louise Hare and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Super cinematic and every bit as Agatha Christie-esque as its sounds... ifyou like murder mysteries, pick this one up!” -Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers Named A Most Anticipated Mystery of Summer by Betches, Essence, Crime Reads and more! The glittering RMS Queen Mary. A nightclub singer on the run. An aristocratic family with secrets worth killing for. London, 1936. Lena Aldridge wonders if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho, and her married lover has just left her. But Lena has always had a complicated life, one shrouded in mystery as a mixed-race girl passing for white in a city unforgiving of her true racial heritage. She’s feeling utterly hopeless until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York. After a murder at the club, the timing couldn’t be better, and Lena jumps at the chance to escape England. But death follows her onboard when an obscenely wealthy family draws her into their fold just as one among them is killed in a chillingly familiar way. As Lena navigates the Abernathy’s increasingly bizarre family dynamic, she realizes that her greatest performance won't be for an audience, but for her life. With seductive glamor, simmering family drama, and dizzying twists, Louise Hare makes her beguiling US debut.

The Oxford Art Book

Author : Emma Bennett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1906860858
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Art Book written by Emma Bennett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colourful showcase of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Inspired by Oxford's unique architecture and historic university, over 50 artists have produced a unique collection of contemporary images illustrating all aspects of the city and surrounding area. Oxford is both a thriving city and a byword for one of the world's best universities. Its ancient buildings are the wonder of the world, still used and inhabited by an energetic and passionate student community. From tightly-packed Cornmarket street catering for the shoppers of the busy city to Oxford's lush riverside walks that provide an asylum from the bustle of everyday life, to traditional St Giles's Fair and May Day that attract visitors from across Oxfordshire and beyond, this book represents them all, including: - Quirky hidden gems such as The Eagle and Child (the pub frequented by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) and the many cafes of the Covered Market - Innovative representations of classic tourist sites: the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre, Christ Church College, Magdalen College and many more... - The Mini Car Plant and Cowley Road transformed into artworks There is so much to wonder at in this lovely book. Its enthusiasm reveals a passion for both contemporary art and the lovely city of Oxford. It will renew memories and inspire visits and revisits to all its haunts.

The City in Which I Love You

Author : Li-Young Lee
Publisher : BOA Editions, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 193816055X
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The City in Which I Love You written by Li-Young Lee and published by BOA Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents I. Furious Versionis II. The Interrogation This Hour And What Is Dead Arise, Go Down My Father, In Heaven, Is Reading Out Loud For A New Citizen Of These United States With Ruins III. This Room And Everything In It The City In Which I Love You IV. The Waiting A Story Goodnight You Must Sing Here I Am A Final Thing V. The Cleaving

City of Night

Author : John Rechy
Publisher : Serpent's Tail
ISBN 13 : 178283785X
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book City of Night written by John Rechy and published by Serpent's Tail. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold and inventive in style, City of Night is the groundbreaking 1960s novel about male prostitution. Rechy is unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling 'youngman' and his search for self-knowledge among the other denizens of his neon-lit world. As the narrator moves from Texas to Times Square and then on to the French Quarter of New Orleans, Rechy delivers a portrait of the edges of America that has lost none of its power. On his travels, the nameless narrator meets a collection of unforgettable characters, from vice cops to guilt-ridden married men eaten up by desire, to Lance O'Hara, once Hollywood's biggest star. Rechy describes this world with candour and understanding in a prose that is highly personal and vividly descriptive.

Mongrel Nation

Author : Ashley Dawson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472069910
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book Mongrel Nation written by Ashley Dawson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007-07-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first cultural history of African, Asian, and Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom from 1948 to the present

The Last Lovely City

Author : Alice Adams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671036181
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Last Lovely City written by Alice Adams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few writers interpret the depth and range of human experience as honestly as Alice Adams. A storyteller whose work "recall[s] such past masters as Flannery O'Connor and Katherine Mansfield" (Newsweek), Adams' stunning new set of short stories further charts the emotional minefields of companionship, sex, memory, and forgiveness. Presented in two parts, the collection moves from San Francisco to North Carolina to Mexico and Hawaii, delivering thirteen powerful stories that are sensitive, rich, and wise, yet surprisingly unsentimental. THE LAST LOVELY CITY is a masterful exploration of the tattered remnants of passion, of innocence too cheaply bartered for experience, and of old lovers and old lives that never quite get left behind.

Philosophies of Race and Ethnicity

Author : Peter Osborne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144115504X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Philosophies of Race and Ethnicity written by Peter Osborne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race and ethnicity have become two of the most loaded and contested concepts in the contemporary world. Philosophies of Race and Ethnicity aims to disentangle this complexity and guide the reader to a clearer understanding of the debates.Analysing the genealogy, meanings and political uses of the concepts of race and ethnicity, Philosophies of Race and Ethnicity draws on the best scholarship from philosophy, history, post-colonial studies, political theory and literary studies to explore the structure, status and scope of these concepts.Contributors: Linda Martin Alcoff, Chetan Bhatt, Rey Chow, Rebecca Karl, David Macey, Naoki Sakai, Bill Schwarz, Denise da Silva, Francoise Verges, Robert J. C. Young

The WPA Guide to Idaho

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595342109
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Idaho written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. While Idaho is well known for its potatoes, this WPA Guide introduces readers to many other facets of life in this Pacific Northwestern state. The first installment of the American Guide Series to be published, the guide documents the young state’s response to the Great Depression by reinvigorating its science, technology, and agriculture industries. Natural elements of the Gem State are recognized, as well as the rich history of the American Indians in the area. Great photography and detailed histories enhance this historically significant guide.

Lovely Liars

Author : Gloria Ware
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595336019
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Lovely Liars written by Gloria Ware and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENVISION A LOVELY LIAR Lovely Liars is a story about men, about women, about relationships, about dreams and life in today's modern society. The focus is the life of Jasmine Brown. A woman of intelligence, conviction and courage. A woman born in a small town with big dreams. A woman much like many other women in America in her mid thirties slowly venturing along the crossroads of time bringing to full view the reflection of a female engulfed in past failures, fearful of future successes and searching for the solace that will mend the scars of a broken past. Under the smokescreen of a mid-life crisis, she emerges out of the ashes of yesterday's burnt romances and ignites a new flame of invigorated and renewed hope. In the complexity of the process, she finds the simple vision of her true self. Move with her through the trials, tribulations and triumphs in searching for that storybook perfect male image. Along her fallacy of fantasy, her world is laced with the linings of an often harsh yet profound reality. Looking for a comfort zone within the corridors of masculinity she searches diligently for hope, vision and guidance. Her search is not uncommon for it is shared by the masses of her gender population. Beneath the laughter and the pain, the sorrow and the narrow gain, she uncovers the shadowed mystery of self-love and the gallant glory of self-motivation. Her story will bridge through the hearts of America like loud thunder on a stormy night. Her pain will pierce the skin as quickly as the sharpest knife used by this country's greatest chefs. Her search for the often distant truth yet unveiled shall rivet your soul into a state of motionless drama and surround your very essence. For in an imperfect world, the truth is a mere shadow of total perfection as we all move venomously along the PASSAGE OF LIFE

The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII

Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140088456X
Total Pages : 1544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII written by and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 1544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concluding volume of a critical English edition of the monumental Indian epic The seventh and final book of the monumental Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the Uttarakāṇḍa, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rāma's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rākṣasas and the violent career of Rāma’s villainous foe Rāvaṇa, and later recounts Rāma’s grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lankā as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sītā. But dark clouds gather as Rāma, confronted by scandal over Sītā’s time in captivity under the lustful Rāvaṇa, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rāma continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects. The Uttarakāṇḍa has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sītā, as well as of Rāma’s killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators’ introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttarakāṇḍa. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography.

Winter Cities in Summer Lands

Author : Reau Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Winter Cities in Summer Lands written by Reau Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Nordic Adventure

Author : Dr. Author O. Wright
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1669855740
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Adventure written by Dr. Author O. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nordic Adventure: An Enlightening Introduction to Scandinavia is a distinctively powerful traveler’s memoir, which captured some of the enthralling, and sometime challenging, experiences of both Author and Celeta, husband and wife, who spent twelve exciting days touring Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Certainly, this intriguing traveler’s memoir captured some of the exciting and heartwarming experiences this loving couple had as they traveled from their home state of New York and privately toured the cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Flam, Bergen, Stockholm, and Helsinki. Although the introduction to each of these Nordic countries was very brief, this loving husband and wife had magnificent sightseeing opportunities. All of the Nordic cities visited were aptly equipped with very knowledgeable tour guides who were brilliant in acquainting us with the social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of their city. Hence, this husband and wife were able to see the splendor and beauty of each of those fascinating cities. We walked through various sections of the inner cities and saw gorgeous parks and flower gardens. We saw beautiful and excited children enjoying their day at play. We also saw beautiful homes and neighborhoods. We saw the beauty of a peaceful people. Unquestionably, touring the capital cities of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland was a marvelous delight to us. After these countries had been described to us as a romantic lands of beautiful hills and mountains and gorgeous landscape, we discovered that the delights of Scandinavia were even more exciting. It was indeed a land of romance! Certainly, asking pertinent questions about the customs and mystique of each country, we feel much more informed about those Nordic countries and their people. After twelve exciting days of Scandinavian touring, we feel much more enlightened on the customs of these beautiful Nordic people. Last of all, our joyous visit to these Scandinavian countries was a joyful learning experience for both of us. We now understand more fully what is meant when one says that the Scandinavian people lived under the concept of the Nordic welfare model. Above all, we had a delightful, fun filled Nordic adventure. To God be the glory!

The City

Author : James A. Clapp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351485040
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The City written by James A. Clapp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City is the best, funniest, saddest, and most thought-provoking compilation ever assembled on the urban scene. James A. Clapp has arranged more than three thousand quotations—epigrams, epithets, verses, proverbs, scriptural references, witticisms, lyrics, literary references, and historical observations—on urban life from antiquity until the present. These quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of more than one thousand writers throughout history. This volume, with contributions from speakers, poets, song writers, politicians philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, historians, social scientists, humorists, architects, journalists, and travelers from and to many lands is designed to be used by writers, speechmakers, students, and scholars on cities and urban life. Clapp's text is striking for its sharp contrasts of urban and rural life and the urbanization process in different historical times and geographical areas. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updated birth dates and occupations of quoted authors, and an expanded and updated introduction and preface. Clapp also added new introduction pages for each section containing pictures and unique quotations. The indexes have also been expanded to include more subjects and cities. The scope of this book is international, including entries on most major and many minor cities of the world. It is noteworthy for its pleasures as well as its insights.

The City, Second Edition

Author : James A. Clapp
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412852870
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book The City, Second Edition written by James A. Clapp and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City is the best, funniest, saddest, and most thought-provoking compilation ever assembled on the urban scene. James A. Clapp has arranged more than three thousand quotations--epigrams, epithets, verses, proverbs, scriptural references, witticisms, lyrics, literary references, and historical observations--on urban life from antiquity until the present. These quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of more than one thousand writers throughout history. This volume, with contributions from speakers, poets, song writers, politicians philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, historians, social scientists, humorists, architects, journalists, and travelers from and to many lands is designed to be used by writers, speechmakers, students, and scholars on cities and urban life. Clapp's text is striking for its sharp contrasts of urban and rural life and the urbanization process in different historical times and geographical areas. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updated birth dates and occupations of quoted authors, and an expanded and updated introduction and preface. Clapp also added new introduction pages for each section containing pictures and unique quotations. The indexes have also been expanded to include more subjects and cities. The scope of this book is international, including entries on most major and many minor cities of the world. It is noteworthy for its pleasures and as well as its insights.

The Rough Guide to Peru

Author : Dilwyn Jenkins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0241246938
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Peru written by Dilwyn Jenkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Peru is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating country, with full-color maps and detailed coverage of all its regions. Discover Peru's highlights with expert information on everything from hiking the Inca Trail and wildlife-spotting in the Amazon rainforest to shopping for souvenirs in vibrant markets and seeking out the best restaurants for ceviche. This newly updated guide includes insider reviews of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets, as well as stunning photography that brings it all to life. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Peru.