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Book Synopsis Two Girls, Fat and Thin by : Mary Gaitskill
Download or read book Two Girls, Fat and Thin written by Mary Gaitskill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-02-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justine, a beautiful, lonely, sexually addicted young woman, meets Dorothy, fat, maladjusted, and unhappy since childhood. They are superficially a study in contrasts yet share equally haunting sexual burdens carried since youth. With common secrets, they are drawn into a remarkable friendship.
Book Synopsis Tobacco Jokes for Smoking Folks by :
Download or read book Tobacco Jokes for Smoking Folks written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Spindly Legs and Cigarettes by : Jo Sinfield
Download or read book Spindly Legs and Cigarettes written by Jo Sinfield and published by . This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is an incredible journey. A journey in which memories play a critical role. Memories of joy, pain, happiness, love and sorrow. Spindly Legs and Cigarettes is not just my journey though. This book reaches the deepest of souls covering real emotions, real experiences and real events of the past 40 years. A compelling and often hilarious read, Spindly Legs and Cigarettes appeals to everybody. From a child wanting to re-live the excitement of Christmas, a teenager growing up in a tough world, a woman, man, mother or father, this book is highly addictive from the beginning to the end. And, what an ending. A story in itself, so incredible, so amazing, I still find it hard to believe today.
Book Synopsis The Stories of Slang by : Jonathon Green
Download or read book The Stories of Slang written by Jonathon Green and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If you're up for an adventure through the back alleys of English, The Stories of Slang will not disappoint.' Kory Stamper, Times Literary Supplement 'Few lexicographers are lucky enough to have both endlessly pleasurable work and the talent to write amusingly about [slang]. Jonathon Green is one . . . Lovers of language should be grateful to those who create slang, and to those few like Mr Green who make it their work to open this window into the psyche for the benefit of all.' - The Economist 'By turns bawdy, sweary and irreverent, this book . . . is a fascinating look at how centuries of slang came to inform all aspects of social life, how it was used, and how much of it still lingers.' History Revealed Like the flesh-and-blood humans whose uncensored emotions it represents, slang's obsessions are sex, the body and its functions, and intoxication: drink and drugs. Slang does not do kind. It's about hatreds - both intimate and and national - about the insults that follow on, the sneers and the put-downs. Caring, sharing and compassion? Not at this address. There are over 10,000 terms focusing on sex, but love? Not one. Jonathon Green, aka 'Mr Slang', has drawn on the 600,000-plus citations that make up his magisterial Green's Dictionary of Slang (published 2010, now online at www.greensdictofslang.com) to tell some of slang's most entertaining stories. Categories range from The Body to Pulp Diction, via multi-cultural London English and pun-tastic gems. Mostly gazing up from the gutter, slang, perhaps surprisingly, also embraces the stars. These stories may look at drunken sailors, dubious doctors, and a shelf of dangerously potent cocktails, but slang does class acts as well. None more so than Shakespeare. Devotee of the double entendre, master of the pun, first to put nearly 300 slang terms in print. 'Shakespeare, uses, at my count, just over five hundred "slang" terms, of which 277 are currently the first recorded use of a given term. Among these are the beast with two backs, every mother's son, fat-headed, heifer (for woman), pickers and stealers (hands), small beer (insignificant matters), what the dickens, and many more.' http://jonathongreen.co.uk
Download or read book Underworld written by Don DeLillo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the National Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner of the Howell’s Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books “A great American novel, a masterpiece, a thrilling page-turner.” —San Francisco Chronicle *With a new preface by Don DeLillo on the 25th anniversary of publication* Don DeLillo's mesmerizing novel was a major bestseller when it was published in 1997 and was the most widely reviewed novel of the year. It opens with a legendary baseball game played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants in 1951. The home run that won the game was called the Shot Heard Round the World, and was shadowed by the terrifying news that on the same day, Russia tested its first hydrogen bomb. Underworld then tells the story of Klara Sax and Nick Shay, and of a half century of American life during the Cold War and beyond. “A dazzling, phosphorescent work of art.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “This is a novel that draws together baseball, the Bomb, J. Edgar Hoover, waste disposal, drugs, gangs, Vietnam, fathers and sons, comic Lenny Bruce and the Cuban Missile Crisis. It also depicts passionate adultery, weapons testing, the care of aging mothers, the postwar Bronx, '60s civil rights demonstrations, advertising, graffiti artists at work, Catholic education, chess and murder. There's a viewing of a lost Eisenstein film, meditations on the Watts Tower, an evening at Truman Capote's Black & White Ball, a hot-air balloon ride, serial murders in Texas, a camping trip in the Southwest, a nun on the Internet, reflections on history, one hit (or possibly two) by the New York mob and an apparent miracle. As DeLillo says and proves, ‘Everything is connected in the end.’" —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World “Underworld is an amazing performance, a novel that encompasses some five decades of history, both the hard, bright world of public events and the more subterranean world of private emotions. It is the story of one man, one family, but it is also the story of what happened to America in the second half of the 20th century.” —The New York Times “Astonishing…A benchmark of twentieth-century fiction, Underworld is stunningly beautiful in its generous humanity, locating the true power of history not in tyranny, collective political movements or history books, but inside each of us.” —Greg Burkman, The Seattle Times “It’s hard to imagine a way people might better understand American life in the second half of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first than by reading Don DeLillo. The scale of his inquiry is global and historic… His work is astounding, made of stealthy blessings… it proves to my generation of writers that fiction can still do anything it wants.” —Jennifer Egan, in her presentation of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters “Underworld is a page-turner and a masterwork, a sublime novel and a delight to read.” —Joan Mellen, The Baltimore Sun
Download or read book Through Thick and Thin written by Gok Wan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his infectious energy and charisma, Gok Wan has an incredible gift of making women feel more confident within themselves - but it's not until you read his own inspirational story that you find out where he got that gift from. Gok grew up on a Leicester housing estate, with a loving family who ran a Chinese restaurant. For his parents, food meant love - and Gok was so well loved that by the time he was a teenager he weighed 21 stone. Being Asian and gay as well, Gok felt lonely and out of place. He was an easy target for bullies and suffered terribly at their hands. In a moment of inspiration, he decided to reinvent himself with his first style makeover and a larger-than-life personality to go with it. But his next move was to lose a devastating ten stone in nine months. In Through Thick and Thin, for the first time, Gok reveals all about that life changing period. The lessons Gok learnt during this time helped him bounce back to become a stylist to the stars, every woman's best friend and a national treasure. In this intimate memoir Gok tells his full story in his own words. Whether he's recounting the horrors of childhood bullying or riotous anecdotes about his loving family, behind the scenes in the fashion world or TV shows, Gok's voice jumps off the page with all the honesty, wit and warmth we've come to know and love him for.
Book Synopsis Otared by : Muḥammad Rabīʻ (Novelist)
Download or read book Otared written by Muḥammad Rabīʻ (Novelist) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arabic fiction.
Book Synopsis The Cigarette Killer by : R. J. Burke
Download or read book The Cigarette Killer written by R. J. Burke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cigarette Killer A Story of Revenge A protection racket boss coerces a young man, Joey, into becoming his hit man, specializing in the "money men" behind dope dealers. Smoking killed Joey's mother. When it kills his girlfriend he stalks and kills a money man behind cigarettes. The detective called to the murder scene lost his wife to smoking. He recognizes the tobacco investor, sees an old cigarette pack and kicks it toward the body. "There you go, tobacco man." A reporter discovers the pack, writes it may be a signal. Joey picks up the idea, starts to kill tobacco investors, leaving a cigarette pack each time. Tobacco stocks plunge. When the cop realizes he created a serial killer he races to stop him. But wonders if he can without killing him, and if he'll be in time--the tobacco companies have a million dollar bounty on Joey's head.
Book Synopsis Nowhere to Hide & Other Stories by : Jim White
Download or read book Nowhere to Hide & Other Stories written by Jim White and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowhere to Hide & other stories presents a unique set of characters dealing with an all too common set of out of control circumstances. The stories are set amidst a backdrop of love, hate, humor & survival. Each story will leave you breathless wanting more. Jim's stories stretch the boundaries of what is real & throw a mirror on what is imagined. Powerful stories which explore the depths of human emotion, passion & intrigue mixed with just the right amount of stupidity, humility & humor.
Download or read book Deep Blue written by David Niall Wilson and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author David Niall Wilson, what Publishers Weekly calls : "...an engrossing, poetic novel of spiritual evil..." Brandt is a down-and-out guitarist and vocalist who believes his life has hit rock bottom. He can't make the rent on his apartment, he drinks so much he can barely make it to the crappy gig that keeps his band afloat, let alone play when he gets there. When he leaves the bar one dark night with a bottle of Jose Cuervo in one hand and his guitar case in the other, he finds he’s locked out of his apartment with no where to go. In an alley filled with trash can fires and homeless vagrants, Brandt meets Wally, an old black man who can play the music that Brandt dreams of – the blues. In the ensuing encounter, Brandt is gifted – or cursed – with new abilities. He feels the pain building up around him and inside him. Not his own pain, but the pain of others, the pain of those who have passed away, the pain of those who died with no one to hear their stories. He becomes a conduit for the pain of the world. What follows are a series of revelations, one for each member of the band, and one for a young girl named Liz, drawing them together, and ultimately reuniting them with Brandt. Together, Brandt, Sinthia, Shaver, Dexter and Liz take off to the mountain town of Friendly California for a date with pain, destiny, and a silver haired Reverend who would like to see them dead. In the final showdown, they must meet the challenge of the music, the pain, and their mingled histories and stand, or fall, with the pain of the world in the balance. PRAISE FOR DEEP BLUE: "Wilson demonstrates that a horror novel doesn't need gallons of blood to succeed, that spiritual terror can be even more effective." - Publisher's Weekly "Through some great musical imagery and engrossing sub-plots, David Niall Wilson has written a captivating story that is full of surprises." - SF Site -Featured review "Wilson paints liquid rainbows when he describes each band member's experience behind his or her newly-rediscovered instruments and skills, and if this were all that the book were about, it would be enough. But there's plenty more going on in Deep Blue to satisfy the author's fans (who are used to him not sticking to genre conventions) and to draw in plenty of new ones." Craig's Booklist Reviews
Download or read book Denim Mania written by Carmen Webber and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designers Carmen Webber, a contestant on Season 4 of Bravo's Project Runway, and Carmia Marshall, aka Sistahs of Harlem, have created a sensation with their fabulous blend of street couture and uptown chic, as seen in the pages of many fashion magazines and on the backs of many style-conscious fashionistas. In Denim Mania Carmen and Carmia teach you to make 25 of their hottest designs, with patterns and instructions so easy you can start the project in the morning and wear it out that night. With their unique blend of vintage and couture designs you can transform your denim, both old and new, into fabulous tops, bottoms, jackets, and accessories. Their designs reflect a fusion of many influences--including the sassy street style of New York City, distant world cultures, and the rich cultural legacy of Harlem. Full-color photographs, how-to illustrations, sketches, and complete step-by-step instructions accompany each project. Denim Mania shows you how to transform basic blue jeans into sassy denim couture in no time at all--so you can make it today and wear it tonight!
Book Synopsis Our Lady of the Forest by : David Guterson
Download or read book Our Lady of the Forest written by David Guterson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-10-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Holmes seems an unlikely candidate for revelation. A sixteen-year-old runaway, she is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent. Her past has been hardscrabble. Then one November afternoon, in the foggy woods of North Fork, Washington, the Virgin comes to her, clear as day. Is this delusion, a product of her occasional drug use, or a true calling to God? Gradually word spreads, and thousands converge upon the already troubled town. For Tom Cross, an embittered logger who's been out of work since his son was paralysed in a terrible accident, the possibility that Ann's visions are real offers a last chance for him and his son. As Father Collins searches both his own soul and Ann's; as Carolyn struggles with her less than admirable intentions; as Tom alternates between despair and hope; Our Lady of the Forest combines suspense, grit and humour in a story of faith at a contemporary crossroad.
Book Synopsis Now I Can See The Moon by : Alice Tallmadge
Download or read book Now I Can See The Moon written by Alice Tallmadge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1980s and 1990s, a mind-boggling social panic over child sex abuse swept through the country, landing childcare workers in prison and leading hundreds of women to begin recalling episodes of satanic ritual abuse and childhood abuse by family members. Now I Can See the Moon: A Story of a Social Panic, False Memories, and a Life Cut Short is a deeply personal account of the devastating impact the panic had on one family. In trying to understand the suicide of her twenty-three-year-old niece, a victim of the panic, the author discovers that what she thought was an isolated tragedy was, in fact, part of a much larger social phenomenon that sucked in individuals from all walks of life, convincing them to believe the unbelievable and embrace the most aberrant claims as truth.
Book Synopsis Perfect - Volume 2 by : Barnaby Eaton-Jones
Download or read book Perfect - Volume 2 written by Barnaby Eaton-Jones and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect: A swinging sixties spy with the appeal of The Avengers' Mrs Peel but the clumsy cluelessness of Inspector Clouseau - she may be called Perfect but she's far from it! Perfect: Volume 2 contains four gloriously original tales with a similar surreal 1960s flavour to shows such as The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Prisoner. With each of the four humorous stories included in every volume illustrated by a different artist (and written by a different author) the reader can experience Perfect's crazy world of espionage from a multitude of perspectives. In Volume 2 these artists are Simon A Brett, Gary Andrews, Chris Geary and Robin Grenville Evans. Throughout this issue we find our heroine dealing with a set of mystical code-breaking saris, dodgy goings-on at an international music contest, a moon landing conspiracy and posing as an air hostess with the mostest... Whether you're a fan of sixties style, sexy spies, silly slapstick and serious sub-plots or are just sick of all the superhero comics out there, this is the Perfect series for you!
Book Synopsis The Inner Workings of a 20 Somethings Mind with My Life, Why Are People Really Depressed and Smoking Is the Leading Cause of Obesity by : Michael Steel
Download or read book The Inner Workings of a 20 Somethings Mind with My Life, Why Are People Really Depressed and Smoking Is the Leading Cause of Obesity written by Michael Steel and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get an intimate and close-up view of the life of a late Generation Xer. Michael Steel writes a candid autobiography that explores the generation that many refer to as the children of the "Baby Busters;" children that grew up in an era questioning authority, seeking their own path, and straying from cultural norms. In Steele's often funny, often poignant account, evidence of that search is brilliantly narrated. Twenty-eight year old Steel describes his journey from being a "charismatic individual" to a "nobody" with friends scattered everywhere that reflect his view of himself. His travels take him to faraway places with associations ranging from the throwaways of society to the very wealthy. Friends, girlfriends, and rehab are vividly depicted, and his time and experiences in New York, New England, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands lead him to a crucial point in his life-"pleasantly disagreeing" with world politics-while incorporating an intelligent viewpoint with challenge and relentless curiosity. His take on depression and unhealthy habits is one born of experience and objective observation. Reminiscent of Jack Kerouac's musings, Steele has something to say and his book is a riveting narration about a generation that continues to see the world as a place of experimentation and hope, and with new eyes that dare the world to see them for who they truly are.
Download or read book The Bridesmaid written by Nina Manning and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark and unsettling psychological thriller about toxic friendship, misplaced loyalty and secrets from the past finally being revealed. A gripping new story from international bestseller Nina Manning. Your best friend or your worst nightmare...? From the moment they met as children, Sasha knew that beautiful, wealthy, and confident Caitlin would always be her absolute best friend. Sasha would do anything to make Caitlin happy. Even keep her darkest secrets... The years have passed, but their friendship remains. And when Caitlin announces she’s getting married there is only one choice for the role of bridesmaid. Sasha will make sure Caitlin’s wedding is as beautiful and perfect as she is. Won’t she? But as the big day approaches, cracks begin to appear. Because no matter what Sasha does, she never seems to make Caitlin happy. And the secrets that once bound these two friends, now threaten to rip them apart for good... Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lisa Gardner and Freida McFadden. What everyone's saying about The Bridesmaid:'Mind blowing...It's a must read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'A wickedly twisted book... Amazing from start to finish' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'LOVED this thriller!Nina Manning has most definitely earned a spot on my top list of authors' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A stunningly clever psychological thriller... 5 stars!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I seriously did not want this book to end... I LOVED IT' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I was practically clenching my jaw and holding my breath from start to finish... I read the novel in one sitting, ignoring everything else' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A page-turning pulse stopping mystery... I absolutely loved it! and couldn't wait to find out what happened' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Praise for Nina Manning: 'Heart-stopping, pacy and tension filled. Highly recommended.' Claire Allan, USA Today Bestseller 'Compelling and claustrophobic, Nina is an exciting new voice and definitely one to watch' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Babysitter 'Chilling and creepy. An atmospheric and addictive debut.' Diane Jeffrey, author of The Guilty Mother 'Totally addictive. I couldn't put it down!' Darren O'Sullivan, author of Closer Than You Think 'A claustrophobic, nail-biting thriller that draws you in and doesn't let go.' Naomi Joy, author of The Liars ‘Clever, emotionally draining and totally gripping. I absolutely loved this book!’ D E White, author of The Forgotten Child
Download or read book In Bitter Chill written by Sarah Ward and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Relentless, compelling, and meticulously suspenseful. Fans of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George will rejoice at this atmospheric and authentic debut.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today–bestselling author Derbyshire, 1978: a small town in the idyllic English countryside is traumatized by the kidnapping of two young schoolgirls, Rachel Jones and Sophie Jenkins. Within hours, Rachel is found wandering alone near the roadside, unharmed yet unable to remember anything, except that her abductor was a woman. No trace of Sophie is ever discovered. Present day: over thirty years later, Sophie’s mother commits suicide. Detective Inspector Francis Sadler and Detective Constable Connie Childs are assigned to look at the kidnapping again to see if modern police methods can discover something that the original team missed. Rachel, with the help of her formidable mother and grandmother, recovered from the kidnapping and has become a family genealogist. She wants nothing more than to continue living quietly beneath the radar, but the discovery of the strangled body of one of her former teachers days after the suicide brings the national media back to her doorstep. Desperate to stop a modern killer from striking again, Rachel and the police must unpick the clues to uncover what really happened all those years ago as the past threatens to engulf the present. “In Bitter Chill is an elegant and thoughtful novel, as well as a compassionate investigation into the dark heart of family relationships and the lurking power of long buried secrets. This is a fine debut, and Sarah Ward is a writer to watch.” —Chris Ewan, award-winning author of Long Time Lost
