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Download or read book Scar Vegas written by Tom Paine and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of stories dealing with moral choices. In Ceausescu's Cat, two brothers in Romania, one a thief, the other a poet, strike a blow for freedom in different ways, General Markman's Last Stand, is on a cross-dressing general, while in A Predictable Nightmare on the Eve of the Stock Market Breaking 6,000, a cocky financier is cut down to size.
Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Postmodern Short Story by : Farhat Iftekharrudin
Download or read book The Postmodern Short Story written by Farhat Iftekharrudin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories are usually defined in terms of characteristics of modernism, in which the story begins in the middle, develops according to a truncated plot, and ends with an epiphany. This approach tends to ignore postmodernism, a movement often characterized by a negation of objective reality where plots are seemingly abandoned, surfaces are extraordinary, and symbols turn inward on themselves. This book examines postmodern forms and characteristic themes by analyzing a group of short stories that make use of postmodern narrative strategies, including nonfictional fiction, gender profiling, and death as an image. The volume begins with a discussion of the blurred lines between fiction and nonfiction in the short story and imaginative personal essay. It then looks at the role of women in works by such authors as Sandra Cisneros, Leslie Marmon Silko, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorrie Moore. This is followed by a section of chapters on postmodern masculinity and short fiction. The next section focuses on death as an image and theme in works by Richard Ford, Richard Brautigan, and James Joyce. The final set of chapters considers postmodern short fiction from South Africa and Canada.
Download or read book Darling? written by Heidi Jon Schmidt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original stories presents characters who are both flawed and lovable: flighty women married to unbearably academic men; a diligent psychotherapy patient obsessed with her middle-aged narcissistic dump of a therapist; and a gaggle of no-talent writers too concerned with marketing strategy to put words on paper.
Book Synopsis No One Thinks of Greenland by : John Griesemer
Download or read book No One Thinks of Greenland written by John Griesemer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced to join the military due to a mysterious past, young corporal Rudy Spruance is sent to a top-secret military hospital in Greenland and slowly uncovers the awful secret behind the portion of the base dubbed "The Wing."
Download or read book The Frog Run written by John Elder and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation "Teacher and writer John Elder, a man who loves both literature and the outdoors, describes in The Frog Run how he found a way to balance these passions in building a sugarhouse with his sons in the Vermont woods. He celebrates the moment between winter and spring - known to sugarmakers as "the frog run"--When the tree frogs begin to be heard and the last run of sap good for making syrup flows from the maples. For Elder, who also writes in this book about the resurgence of New England forests and about his life as a reader, the frog run is a time to savor and celebrate the fleeting beauties of his family's place on earth."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! by : Zachary Tyler Vickers
Download or read book Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! written by Zachary Tyler Vickers and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searing, troubling, and funny, these revolutionary, linked stories flit and dart among the shadows of small town life, and the touching and heartbreaking characters that occupy it. Employees use roadkill instead of faux pelts during a build-a-critter battle for mall supremacy. Former band geeks are harassed with mutilated musical instruments and then murdered. The collection is haunted by allusions to a fatal cannonball jump that crescendos in the explosive final story. An extraordinary addition to the canon of gonzo fiction, Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! introduces Zachary Tyler Vickers as an exciting new author whose unflinching prose grabs you and won't let go.
Download or read book Dark Matter written by Liesel K. Hill and published by Liesel Hill. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three days until the lunar eclipse. Three days to save humanity. Three days to the war for freedom. An eclipse should be a wondrous event. Not the end of freedom for humanity. For Maggie, they’re one and the same. In only a few days, the collectives will coalesce, and the forced assimilation of humanity will begin. Maggie and the team need to find a way to stop it, but they don’t know where to start. While Maggie fights for knowledge, the rest of the team faces challenges of their own. Loyalties will be tested, obscure memories will break through, and betrayal may kill the only chance they have to remain free. They must stop the collectives, or stop making free decisions. Forever. Don't miss this pulse-pounding epic third installment in the Interchron saga. "This one was so full of twists and turns that you kept reading as you wanted to know what was happening around the next corner. It was amazing. I loved the book, and did not want to stop - I actually fell asleep while reading I wanted to keep going so much."--Michelle S., Amazon reviewer
Download or read book More Book Lust written by Nancy Pearl and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re searching for the perfect read for yourself or for a friend, More Book Lust offer eclectic recommendations unlike those in any other reading guide available. In this followup to the bestselling Book Lust, popular librarian, Nancy Pearl, offers a fresh collection of 1,000 reading recommendations in more than 120 thematic, intelligent and wholly entertaining reading lists. For the friend wanting to leave her job: "Living Your Dream" offers good armchair dreaming books about people who have left stodgy jobs to do what they love. Are you a budding chef? "Fiction For Foodies" includes books that sneak in a recipe or two along with a tantalizing plot. For the James Bond wannabe: "Crime is a Globetrotter" features crime novels set in various locations around the world such as Tibet, Sweden, and Sicily. In the book’s introduction, Pearl jokes, “If we were at a twelve-step meeting together, I would have to stand up and say, ‘Hi, I’m Nancy P., and I’m a readaholic.” Booklist magazine plays off this obsession while echoing a sentiment of Nancy Pearl’s fans everywhere: “A self-confessed ‘readaholic,’ Pearl lets us benefit from her addiction. May she never seek recovery.” Indeed.
Download or read book Scars written by Sebastian P. Nischwitz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Caribbean Stories by : Fabian Comrie
Download or read book Caribbean Stories written by Fabian Comrie and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Islands of the Caribbean are comprised of many different cultures, the people of the Islands respect each other’s differences and embrace their similarities. Caribbean Stories celebrates the wide diversity of the Islands, combining historical background and fiction for a fascinating read that will both educate and entertain. The book begins in 1692 with James and Hazel, who have survived a devastating earthquake and must work together to run a sugar plantation. They will face opposition from the British Empire and surmount personal tragedy, hardship—even encounters with pirates—to keep their dreams alive. From the Bahamas to Trinidad and Belize to Barbados and Cuba to Jamaica, this sweeping family saga is as captivating as the Caribbean itself.
Book Synopsis You Have to Pay for the Public Life by : Charles W. Moore
Download or read book You Have to Pay for the Public Life written by Charles W. Moore and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously uncollected essays of an architect whose love of people, buildings, and nature was reflected in the places he built. Architect Charles Moore (1925-1993) was not only celebrated for his designs; he was also an admired writer and teacher. Though he wrote clearly and passionately about places, he was perhaps unique in avoiding the tone and stance of the personal manifesto. Through his buildings, books, and travels, Moore consistently sought insights into the questions that always underlie architecture and design: What does it mean to make a place, and how do we inhabit those places? How do we continue to build upon but respect the landscape? How do we reconcile democracy and private land ownership? What is original? What is taste? What is the relationship between past and present? How do we involve inhabitants in making places? Finally, what is public life? As the world becomes smaller, and the uniqueness of places and landscapes gives way to sameness, Moore's celebration of the vernacular and of the surprising are more relevant than ever.The pieces in this book span the years 1952 to 1993 and engage a myriad of topics and movements, such as contextualism, community participation, collaboration, environmentally sensitive design, and historic preservation. The essays in this book reflect as well Moore's scholarship, humanism, urbanity, and great wit.
Book Synopsis Joey Dee Gets Wise by : Louisa Ermelino
Download or read book Joey Dee Gets Wise written by Louisa Ermelino and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sonny Magro gets whacked in Little Italy, the only witness--a mentally impaired man--tells his friend Joey Dee, which gets him involved with crime boss Nicky Mole.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the American Short Story by : Abby H. P. Werlock
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the American Short Story written by Abby H. P. Werlock and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 3225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-volume set that presents an introduction to American short fiction from the 19th century to the present.
Book Synopsis St. Ursula's Girls Against the Atomic Bomb by : Valerie Hurley
Download or read book St. Ursula's Girls Against the Atomic Bomb written by Valerie Hurley and published by MacAdam/Cage Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raine Rassaby, an idealistic senior at a Manhattan Catholic school, and Al, her troubled guidance counselor who suspects his wife is cheating on him, embark on journeys of self-discovery when she is sent to see him because her world-saving ways are getting in the way of her studies.
Book Synopsis Atlas of Robotic, Conventional, and Single-Port Laparoscopy by : Pedro F. Escobar
Download or read book Atlas of Robotic, Conventional, and Single-Port Laparoscopy written by Pedro F. Escobar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minimally invasive surgery has emerged as the standard treatment for many gynecologic diseases and conditions. In the past decade, numerous studies have demonstrated the superiority of laparoscopic approaches over standard open procedures in terms of improved quality of life for patients. Innovations in minimally invasive surgical technology—such as multichannel ports, articulating instruments, and flexible high-definition endoscopes—have made it possible for laparoscopic surgeons to perform increasingly complicated gynecologic surgeries through smaller incisions. As such, since the first edition of the atlas published in 2014, technologies and techniques once considered novel have become standard. This second edition, with five new chapters and content updated throughout to reflect the latest evolutions in the field, serves as a guide in robotic, conventional, and single-port laparoscopic surgery, presenting invaluable, up-to-date information about instrumentation, surgical technique, port systems, and the current research and development in robotics. Chapters address unique challenges associated with each technique, such as lack of haptic feedback or articulation and instrument crowding, and describe the advanced laparoscopic skills required to safely and efficiently perform procedures, such as how to move and control a flexible camera or use the robot. Specific topics include conventional laparoscopic myomectomy, adnexal surgery, total and supracervical hysterectomy, and excision of endometriosis excision, as well as related techniques in gynecologic oncology, urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, tubal surgery and ectopic pregnancy, isthmocele repair, and trachelectomy for early cervical cancer. For single-port laparoscopic techniques, chapters are presented on adnexal surgery, hysterectomy, and gynecologic oncology, while the section on robotic surgery offers guidance on instrumentation, platforms, and basic principles; robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy, total hysterectomy for benign disease, endometriosis management, and total hysterectomy for cancer; as well as techniques for robotic adnexal surgery, urogynecology/pelvic reconstructive surgery, tubal surgery, and complication management, concluding with a review of new and emerging technologies. For students, residents, fellows, operating room personnel, and practicing gynecologic surgeons, the editors share experience amassed while developing novel surgical instrumentation and collaborating on presentations for numerous worldwide events. Internationally renowned experts contribute as well to this practical, illustrated resource on current minimally invasive techniques in gynecologic surgery.
Download or read book Nevada written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
