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Author: David Pringle
Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
Published: 2002-06-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780743443098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology of stories set within the Warhammer world--the realm of necromancers, sorcerers, wizards, warriors, and fearsome daemons--includes tales by noted science fiction and fantasy authors Brian Stableford (writing as Brian Craig), William King, and others. (July)
Author: T.C. Boyle
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2002-12-31
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 110157383X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew authors in America write with such sheer love of story, language, and imagination as T.C. Boyle, and nowhere is that passion more evident than in his inventive, wickedly funny, and widely praised short stories. In After the Plague, Boyle speaks of contemporary social issues in a range of emotional keys. The sixteen stories gathered here address everything from air rage to abortion doctors to first love and its consequences. The collection ends with the brilliant title story, a whimsical and imaginative vision of a disease-ravaged Earth. Presented with characteristic wit and intelligence, these stories will delight readers in search of the latest news of the chaotic, disturbing, and achingly beautiful world in which we live. "Boyle's imagination and zeal for storytelling are in top form here."—Publishers Weekly
Author: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780811217507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNabokov's first novel in English, one of his greatest and most overlooked, with a new Introduction by Michael Dirda.
Author: Georges Perec
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2013-02-19
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1612191762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe beguiling, never-before-translated dream diary of Georges Perec In La Boutique Obscure Perec once again revolutionized literary form, creating the world’s first “nocturnal autobiography.” From 1968 until 1972—the period when he wrote his most well-known works—the beloved French stylist recorded his dreams. But as you might expect, his approach was far from orthodox. Avoiding the hazy psychoanalysis of most dream journals, he challenged himself to translate his visions and subconscious churnings directly into prose. In laying down the nonsensical leaps of the imagination, he finds new ways to express the texture and ambiguity of dreams—those qualities that prove so elusive. Beyond capturing a universal experience for the first time and being a fine document of literary invention, La Boutique Obscure contains the seeds of some of Perec’s most famous books. It is also an intimate portrait of one of the great innovators of modern literature.
Author: Helen Rutter
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2021-08-03
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1338652281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!
Author: Albrecht Classen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2010-09-22
Total Pages: 864
ISBN-13: 3110245485
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite popular opinions of the ‘dark Middle Ages’ and a ‘gloomy early modern age,’ many people laughed, smiled, giggled, chuckled, entertained and ridiculed each other. This volume demonstrates how important laughter had been at times and how diverse the situations proved to be in which people laughed, and this from late antiquity to the eighteenth century. The contributions examine a wide gamut of significant cases of laughter in literary texts, historical documents, and art works where laughter determined the relationship among people. In fact, laughter emerges as a kaleidoscopic phenomenon reflecting divine joy, bitter hatred and contempt, satirical perspectives and parodic intentions. In some examples protagonists laughed out of sheer happiness and delight, in others because they felt anxiety and insecurity. It is much more difficult to detect premodern sculptures of laughing figures, but they also existed. Laughter reflected a variety of concerns, interests, and intentions, and the collective approach in this volume to laughter in the past opens many new windows to the history of mentality, social and religious conditions, gender relationships, and power structures.
Author: Lorrie Moore
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 0385351712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A collection of stories by one of America’s most beloved and admired short-story writers that explores the passage of time and summons up its inevitable sorrows and hilarious pitfalls to reveal an exquisite, singular wisdom. • “Uncanny.... Moving.... A powerful collection.” —The Washington Post Here are people beset, burdened, buoyed; protected by raising teenage children; dating after divorce; facing the serious illness of a longtime friend; setting forth on a romantic assignation abroad, having it interrupted mid-trip, and coming to understand the larger ramifications and the impossibility of the connection ... stories that show people coping with large dislocation in their lives, with risking a new path to answer the desire to be in relation—to someone….
Author: Bridget McNulty
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-05-12
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1429969628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou'll not find six more remarkable characters: a cashier-turnedmotivational speaker, an undertaker with a toenail fetish, a girl wrapped in dreams, a man who communicates with whales, a garbage man with a peculiar sense of smell, and a Guinness Book of World Records representative. When a random holdup at a local grocery brings them together, their once separate lives intertwine in a humorous blend of lyricism, whimsy and wit. This is a rare book about what love does to us, how our lives are changed by being in love—and the odd ways in which we sometimes behave. Up-and-coming novelist McNulty shows herself to be a writer to watch.
Author: Chonda Pierce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-05-11
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 1439123012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA refreshingly honest and witty exploration of one woman’s journey through depression. For many, depression is associated with shame and humiliation—even a lack of faith. But Laughing in the Dark is like getting genuine advice from a kind friend. And in her words you’ll find hope and renewed confidence that will guide you through your own darkness and into the light. - If you are currently suffering from depression—this book will help you realize you’re not alone. - If you have a loved one dealing with depression—this book will help you understand. - If you are a mental health professional—you now have a new tool to encourage your clients. Along with the humor, Chonda Pierce shares practical insight, biblical teaching, emotional support, and sympathetic concern. Whether you’ve experienced depression in your own life or in the life of someone you love, this friend has something to offer you: help, hope and, believe it or not, plenty of laughter.
Author: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Published: 1960
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780811216746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTragedy of a rich and respectable Berlin art dealer and his passion for his young mistress.
