Second Chances

Second Chances

Author: Stephen Greenblatt

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0300277296

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A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud In this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again. Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances—outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter. Both Shakespeare and Freud believed that we can narrate our life stories as tales of transformation, of momentous shifts, constrained by time and place but often still possible. Ranging from The Comedy of Errors to The Winter’s Tale, and from D. W. Winnicott to Marcel Proust, the authors challenge readers to imagine how, as Phillips writes, “it is the mending that matters.&rdquo


A Season for Second Chances

A Season for Second Chances

Author: Jenny Bayliss

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0593085418

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A charmingly quirky seaside town offers a recently separated restauranteur a fresh start and possibly a new lease on love in A Season for Second Chances, by the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Annie Sharpe’s spark for life has fizzled out. Her kids are grown up, her restaurant is doing just fine on its own, and her twenty-six-year marriage has come to an unceremonious end. Untethered for the first time in her adult life, she finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave her city life behind for a brand-new beginning. When she arrives in Willow Bay, Annie is enamored by the charming house, the invigorating sea breeze, and the town’s rich seasonal traditions. Not to mention, her neighbors receive her with open arms—that is, all except the surly nephew of the homeowner, whose grand plans for the property are at odds with her residency. As Christmas approaches, tensions and tides rise in Willow Bay, and Annie’s future seems less and less certain. But with a little can-do spirit and holiday magic, the most difficult time of her life will become…a season for second chances.


Cathy's Second Chance

Cathy's Second Chance

Author: Cathy Conley

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2013-01-03

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1466960809

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Are you stressed out and looking for something? You probably are in this everyday life. You have the book you need in your hands now. Want to see how to get from one point in you life to a much better place and be Happy? It can be done and I can show you how I did it while thinking there was no where to go but further down. I felt like I was drowning in my own pity party tears, but eventually got tired of not getting what I had been promised in this life and that is happiness. You can find happiness too if you start looking in the right place.


The Café of Second Chances

The Café of Second Chances

Author: OJ LEIGH

Publisher: OJ LEIGH

Published: 2023-09-13

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13:

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In the charming town of Willowbrook, where the hills kissed the horizon and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafted through the streets, a quaint little café stood as a haven for lost souls and weary hearts. It was here that Ailani, a widowed coffee shop owner, found solace and purpose amid the gentle hum of espresso machines and the soothing chatter of customers. Yet, fate had a plan to infuse her life with an unexpected twist. Enter Julio, a disillusioned writer grappling with the weight of relentless writer's block that seemed to have seized his creativity. Destiny, it seemed, led him to that very café, where he would unknowingly cross paths with the enigmatic Ailani. As their worlds collided over cups of steaming coffee and heartfelt conversations, an extraordinary connection began to brew. The Café of Second Chances follows the intertwined journey of Ailani and Julio as they navigate through grief and disillusionment, seeking solace and inspiration within each other's company. Through the tender embrace of vulnerability, they discover that healing and hope often arise from the most unexpected of places. As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air and the magic of the café takes hold, a second chance at love blooms, igniting a profound transformation in both their lives. With the town of Willowbrook as their witness, Ailani and Julio embark on a journey of rediscovery, where the essence of coffee and heartfelt conversations becomes the elixir of rejuvenation. Join us in this heartwarming tale of love, resilience, and the enduring power of hope as we step into The Café of Second Chances and savor the rich flavors of life, love, and the pursuit of inspiration amidst the captivating aroma of freshly brewed coffee.


In the Land of Second Chances

In the Land of Second Chances

Author: George Shaffner

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1565124405

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Calvin Millet struggles to cope with a series of disasters--his wife leaves him, his daughter is terminally ill, his store faces bankruptcy, and his house is destroyed by a tornado--but the arrival of a mysterious stranger, traveling salesman Vernon L. Moore, who arrives in town to sell games of chance to the store and possesses an uncanny talent for asking life-altering questions, helps Calvin and the other inhabitants of Ebb, Nebraska, rediscover hope and second chances. A first novel.


Second Chance

Second Chance

Author: Robert Noyola

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2001-11-27

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781469111933

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A collection of the authors works that explore evil disguised as virtue.


A Culture of Second Chances

A Culture of Second Chances

Author: David M. Newman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-12-12

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1498553990

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This book examines the iconic presence of second chances in everyday life. David Newman explores its various iterations in popular culture, commercial marketplaces, religion, intimate relationships, education, criminal justice, and human bodies. He analyzes how this concept—as a cultural aspiration, driver of policy, and lived personal experience—has become part and parcel of our individual sense of self and our collective national identity. While the rhetoric of redemption is familiar and ubiquitous, Newman uncovers the costs and constraints of second chances, paying particular attention to the factors that affect judgments of deservedness. Informed by an array of data sources including personal interviews, mission statements of nonprofit recovery agencies, images in popular culture, stories from the news, plot summaries of novels, and scriptural texts, Newman frames the second chance experience as the quintessential cultural paradox: a concept that simultaneously represents the pinnacle of our shared hopes for renewal and our deepest suspicions about the intransigence of human nature.


Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park

Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park

Author: Joseph R. Evans

Publisher: Big Earth Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1555664407

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Nobody thought much of it when twelve-year-old Robert Baldeshwiler hiked out ahead of his family on the Flat-top Mountain Trail. But he would never be seen alive again. Each year, millions of people like the Baldeshwiler family come to Rocky Mountain National Park expecting nothing but a fine vacation. However, between the years of 1884 and 2009, almost three hundred people have died in the park. From taking sudden falls off steep trails, to sliding down treacherous snow fields to deadly rocks below, visitors have found out the hard way that the park is still a wild place full of potential hazards. Book jacket.


Nature's Second Chance

Nature's Second Chance

Author: Steven Apfelbaum

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0807085960

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Renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote, "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it does otherwise." Few have taken Leopold's vision more to heart than Steven I. Apfelbaum, who has, over the last thirty years, transformed his eighty-acre Stone Prairie Farm in Wisconsin into a biologically diverse ecosystem of prairie, wetland, spring-fed brook, and savanna. In healing his land, Apfelbaum demonstrates how humans might play a starring role in healing the planet.


No Match for Second Chances

No Match for Second Chances

Author: Lindzee Armstrong

Publisher: Snowflake Press LLC

Published: 2023-05-05

Total Pages: 884

ISBN-13:

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Love second romances? Then this five-book collection is for you! - 1,200+ pages of reading - 2,200+ five-star reviews - Each story can be read as a stand alone - Guaranteed HEA in every book! Miss Match: With the matchmaking company she works for in decline, Brooke is desperate to sign Luke, a notorious playboy and her best friend, as a client. But the billionaire CEO only has eyes for Brooke! Can he show her he’s a changed man? Not Your Match: When her best friend buys her a subscription to a professional matchmaking service, Andi reluctantly agrees to try it out. But matching with a celebrity client just might turn Andi’s world upside down! Match Me Again: Since the death of her parents, chasing tornadoes is the only thing that makes Lauren feel alive. But when a funeral brings her face-to-face with Tanner, the boyfriend she left behind, old feelings resurface–just as a deadly tornado arrives in town. Strike a Match: After a house fire, Kate turns to a matchmaking service in the hopes of leaving her past behind. But what happens when she’s paired with the firefighter she met on that fateful night? Meet Your Match: Brooke’s convinced all boys are trouble. Luke’s a player who loves the thrill of the chase. Can a set of crazy rules keep these two safely in the friend zone? Each of these full-length romances features snappy dialogue, complex characters, and laugh-out-loud scenes. If you love friends to lovers, second chances, small towns, billionaires, and firefighters, then you'll love this collection. Grab your copy today!