Wild Child and Other Stories
Author: Paro Anand
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 133
ISBN-13: 0143332198
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Wild Child
Author: T.C. Boyle
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-01-21
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1101189908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFourteen “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) stories that explore “the delicate balance between nature and civilization” (San Francisco Chronicle), from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tortilla Curtain “[A] rollicking collection of . . . good, old-fashioned, funny-suspenseful-head shaking stories.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) There may be no one better than T.C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters' emotional and physical endurance. From “Wild Child,” a retelling of the story of Victor, the feral boy who was captured running naked through the forests of Napoleonic France, to “La Conchita,” the tale of a catastrophic mudslide that allows a cynic to reclaim his own humanity, these tales are by turns magical and moving, showcasing the mischievous humor and socially conscious sensibility that have made Boyle one of the foremost masters of the short story.
Encounters with Wild Children
Author: Adriana S. Benzaquén
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0773576118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough detailed readings of a wide variety of accounts, debates, and representations, Encounters with Wild Children explores the many different meanings these children were given and the varied responses they elicited. Adriana Benzaqu n explains why wild children continue to haunt and fascinate Western scientists and shows how the knowledge they have generated in different disciplines, including anthropology, psychology, psychiatry, pedagogy, linguistics, and sociology, has contributed to the shaping and reshaping of the modern understanding of "the child" and affected the social and institutional practices directed at all children in schools, welfare, mental health, and the law.
The Wild Child
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-05-11
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1439143862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age sixteen, barely able to walk or talk. When he was killed in 1833, his true identity and the motives for his unsolved murder became the subjects of intense speculation. This provocative essay sheds new light on this mystery and delves into fundamental questions about the long-term effects of child abuse.
How to Raise a Wild Child
Author: Scott D. Sampson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0544279328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An easy-to-use guide for parents, teachers, and others looking to foster a strong connection between children and nature, complete with engaging activities, troubleshooting advice, and much more"--
Like Smoke
Author: Paro Anand
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2015-10-14
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9385890018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow often have you felt that you just can’t take it any more? Felt that nothing is worth the head ache, the heart ache? The good news - you are not alone. The bad news – you are not alone – for every teen carries the angst of teenagedom as a badge of honour and sometimes dishonour. Welcome to the battle zone of twenty young people who stand on the precipice of choices and dilemmas. Gritty, stories of courage, hope and love. Stories that are not only for you, but about you.
Savage Girls and Wild Boys
Author: Michael Newton
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1466869003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSavage Girls and Wild Boys is a fascinating history of extraordinary children---brought up by animals, raised in the wilderness, or locked up for long years in solitary confinement. Wild or feral children have fascinated us through the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron, who roamed wild in the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris, of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India, and of a Los Angeles girl who emerged from thirteen years locked in a room to international celebrity. He describes, too, a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, the child found living with a pack of wild dogs. Savage Girls and Wild Boys examines the lives of these children and of the adults who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated, or abused them. How can we explain the mixture of disgust and envy that such children can provoke? And what can they teach us about our notions of education, civilization, and man's true nature?
We Wanted to Be Writers
Author: Eric Olsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-08-16
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 1628730587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe Wanted to be Writers is a rollicking and insightful blend of original interviews, commentary, advice, gossip, anecdotes, analyses, history, and asides with nearly thirty graduates and teachers at the now legendary Iowa Writers' Workshop between 1974 and 1978. Among the talents that emerged in those years-writing, criticizing, drinking, and debating in the classrooms and barrooms of Iowa City-were the younger versions of writers who became John Irving, Jane Smiley, T. C. Boyle, Michelle Huneven, Allan Gurganus, Sandra Cisneros, Jayne Anne Phillips, Jennie Fields, Joy Harjo, Joe Haldeman, and many others. It is chock full of insights and a treasure trove of inspiration for all writers, readers, history lovers, and anyone who ever "wanted to be a writer." Jane Smiley on the Iowa writers' workshop: "In that period, the teachers tended to be men of a certain age, with the idea that competition was somehow the key-the Norman Mailer period. The story was that if you disagreed with Norman, or gave him a bad review, he'd punch you in the nose. You were supposed to get in fights in restaurants." T.C. Boyle on his short story "Drowning": "I got $25 for it, which was wonderful . . . You know, getting $25 for the product of your own brain? You could buy a lot of beer in Iowa City back then for that."
Fatal Wild Child
Author: Tracy Cooper-Posey
Publisher: Stories Rule Press
Published:
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1772634379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNot all armor is visible. Can he win through hers? When Seth O'Connor pulls Gabrielle Sherborne out from under her wrecked car in the middle of an icy river high in the Canadian Rockies just before Christmas, he never thought someone might actually be gunning for the infamous wild child of the famous Hollywood director, Cameron MacKenzie Sherborne III, and the family that puts up with her antics. Told by his superiors to insert himself into the Sherborne family and protect Gabrielle, Seth learns that the former film star is anything but a brat. She’s all woman, incredibly sexy and smart, with a vulnerability that eats right through the armor over his heart. That makes doing his job suddenly very tough for Captain Seth O'Connor, for the unfriendlies are closing in…. This romantic suspense novel is part of the Romantic Thrillers Collection. Dead Again Dead Double Fatal Wild Child Terror Stash ___ 5 stars +Reviewer Top Pick: Read this book! I could come up with something cleverer, but nothing is going to convey quite the magic of this story and the power of these two characters. The Romance Reviews This is one of the best romantic suspense novels I have read this year. Coffee Time Romance Reviews
Wild Child
Author: T.C. Boyle
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2010-02-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1408804808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA superb new collection from 'a writer who can take you anywhere' (The New York Times) .
