Do the Windows Open?

Do the Windows Open?

Author: Julie Hecht

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 1998-02-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780140271454

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Do the Windows Open? is a series of hilarious linked tales documenting the mania of the modern day in devastating detail-tales that have had readers of The New Yorker laughing out loud for years. The beguiling and alienated narrator-who finds nearly everything interesting and almost nothing clear-has set herself the never-ending goal of photographing a world-renowned reproductive surgeon, Walden Pond, the ponds of Nantucket, and all the houses Anne Sexton ever lived in. On the way, she searches for organically grown vegetables, windows that open, and an endodontist who acts like a normal person. She sometimes compares herself unfavorably to Jacqueline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and Princess Diana. What emerges is a unique sensibility under siege. This is a remarkably original literary performance, one that speaks to anyone looking for the refuge laughter offers from life in an absurd world.


Opening Windows

Opening Windows

Author: Stuart Hamilton

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-10-06

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1459705130

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Stuart Hamilton, a well-known Canadian musician, has been in the forefront of music in Canada for more than 60 years. Along the way, he has encountered, as a vocal coach and accompanist, most of the great Canadian singers of the last half of the 20th century, and some international ones as well.


Opening Windows

Opening Windows

Author: Howard Books

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006-12-12

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1416545824

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Throw back the curtain and see His light. Open the window and hear His voice. Raise the glass and feel His gentle breeze. Refreshment and renewal await you in the pages of this beautiful book inspired by Max Lucado's best-selling praise-and-worship recording, Opening Windows. Open your heart to the combined insights of some of today's most inspiring writers, and allow their wisdom to guide you in opening the windows of your soul. You'll be captivated by there stories of inspiration, you'll ponder fresh perspectives on God, and you'll find new motivation to live a life dedicated to Him. The invitation is yours...Open the window. You'll never be the same.


Working Windows

Working Windows

Author: Terry Meany

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0762765763

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This definitive book covers the operation, care, repair, and restoration of all kinds of wood windows, along with chapters on weather-stripping, repainting, and refinishing.


Opening Windows on Texts and Discourses of the Past

Opening Windows on Texts and Discourses of the Past

Author: Janne Skaffari

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2005-03-24

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9027294585

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume presents a variety of pragmatic and discourse analytical approaches to a wide range of linguistic data and historical texts, including data from English, French, Irish, Latin, and Spanish. This diversity of research questions and methods is a feature of the field of historical pragmatics, which by its very nature has to take into account the multiplicity of historical contexts and the infinite variety of human interaction. This is highlighted in the book’s introduction by means of the metaphor of "opening windows". Each chapter is a window affording a different view of the linguistic and textual landscape. Some of these windows were opened by historical linguists who have acquired discourse perspectives, some by pragmaticians with historical interests, and others by literary scholars drawing from linguistic pragmatics. Contributors include L. J. Brinton, A. H. Jucker, F. Salager-Meyer, I. Taavitsainen, B. Wehr, L. Wright, and sixteen others.


Opening Windows onto Hidden Lives

Opening Windows onto Hidden Lives

Author: Julie N. Zimmerman

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0271056657

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Building on their analysis in Sociology in Government (Penn State, 2003), Julie Zimmerman and Olaf Larson again join forces across the generations to explore the unexpected inclusion of rural and farm women in the research conducted by the USDA’s Division of Farm Population and Rural Life. Existing from 1919 to 1953, the Division was the first, and for a time the only, unit of the federal government devoted to sociological research. The authors explore how these early rural sociologists found the conceptual space to include women in their analyses of farm living, rural community social organization, and the agricultural labor force.


Opening Windows on Texts and Discourses of the Past

Opening Windows on Texts and Discourses of the Past

Author: Janne Skaffari

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9789027253774

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Some of these windows were opened by historical linguists who have acquired discourse perspectives, some by pragmaticians with historical interests, and others by literary scholars drawing from linguistic pragmatics."--BOOK JACKET.


Opened Windows

Opened Windows

Author: James Alexander Stewart

Publisher:

Published: 1958-01-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 9781566320597

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A classic on the subject of revival by one who has seen God's mighty movements firsthand. Written initially for struggling missionaries, this book sets forth Biblical instructions on how to prepare for revival and how to receive the blessing when it comes.


Half-Open Windows

Half-Open Windows

Author: Ganesh Matkari

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-10

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9789386338389

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'On one side, the sea. On the other, the city. A city that seemed to believe that the Queen's Necklace was enough past for it, a city sacrificing its beauty at the dirty altars of money.' An acclaimed contemporary Marathi novel, Half-Open Windows (Khidkya Ardhya Ughadya) is a striking portrait of India's urban upper middle class on an obsessive quest for riches and prestige. Set in the enticing yet treacherous city of Mumbai, it closely follows the lives of people connected to SNA Architects, an up-and-coming firm, basking in the glory of their recent success--a high-rise in the premium area of Colaba. As events unfold, we encounter the corrupt and ruthless Niranjan, founder of SNA, and his associate, Nita, who think bribery is a small price to pay to get to the top; another founder of SNA, the honest but naIve Sanika, and Shushrut, an aspiring writer who is no longer content to play her stay-at-home partner; an NGO worker, Swarupa, torn between her loyalty to an old friend and her duty as a whistle-blower; a lonely widow, Joshi Kaku, who wonders if moving to the US to live with her son and his family--with whom she can forge no connections--is a wise idea; and Ramakant, a young student of architecture, who is contemplating suicide in a desperate bid for attention. Even as this diverse cast of characters chases happiness and success, Mumbai emerges as the central character--the driving force behind their aspirations and dreams, and their ethical compromises. Combining sharp observation with dry humour, Ganesh Matkari provides rich insights into the human psyche. His compelling prose and Jerry Pinto's pitch-perfect translation make Half-Open Windows an unputdownable read.