Author: Sari Botton
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541619889
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, thirty brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic—and occasional misery—of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology. In the revised edition of this classic collection, thirty writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always had for writers, poets, and wandering spirits. Their essays often begin as love stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered: the crush of subway crowds, the streets filled with manic energy, and the sudden, unblinking certainty that this is the only place on Earth where one can become exactly who she is meant to be. They also share the grief that comes like a gut-punch, when the grand metropolis loses its magic and the pressures of New York's frenetic life wear thin for even the most dedicated dwellers. As friends move away, rents soar, and love—still—remains just out of reach, each writer's goodbye is singular and universal, just like New York itself.
Goodbye to All That (Revised Edition)
Author: Sari Botton
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541619889
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, thirty brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic—and occasional misery—of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology. In the revised edition of this classic collection, thirty writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always had for writers, poets, and wandering spirits. Their essays often begin as love stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered: the crush of subway crowds, the streets filled with manic energy, and the sudden, unblinking certainty that this is the only place on Earth where one can become exactly who she is meant to be. They also share the grief that comes like a gut-punch, when the grand metropolis loses its magic and the pressures of New York's frenetic life wear thin for even the most dedicated dwellers. As friends move away, rents soar, and love—still—remains just out of reach, each writer's goodbye is singular and universal, just like New York itself.
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541619889
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, thirty brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic—and occasional misery—of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology. In the revised edition of this classic collection, thirty writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always had for writers, poets, and wandering spirits. Their essays often begin as love stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered: the crush of subway crowds, the streets filled with manic energy, and the sudden, unblinking certainty that this is the only place on Earth where one can become exactly who she is meant to be. They also share the grief that comes like a gut-punch, when the grand metropolis loses its magic and the pressures of New York's frenetic life wear thin for even the most dedicated dwellers. As friends move away, rents soar, and love—still—remains just out of reach, each writer's goodbye is singular and universal, just like New York itself.
All That Glittered
Author: Timothy Alborn
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190603526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
During the century after 1750, Great Britain absorbed much of the world's supply of gold into its pockets, cupboards, and coffers when it became the only major country to adopt the gold standard as the sole basis of its currency. Over the same period, the nation's emergence was marked by a powerful combination of Protestantism, commerce, and military might, alongside preservation of its older social hierarchy. In this rich and broad-ranging work, Timothy Alborn argues for a close connection between gold and Britain's national identity. Beginning with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which validated Britain's position as an economic powerhouse, and running through the mid-nineteenth century gold rushes in California and Australia, Alborn draws on contemporary descriptions of gold's value to highlight its role in financial, political, and cultural realms. He begins by narrating British interests in gold mining globally to enable the smooth operation of the gold standard. In addition to explaining the metal's function in finance, he explores its uses in war expenditure, foreign trade, religious observance, and ornamentation at home and abroad. Britons criticized foreign cultures for their wasteful and inappropriate uses of gold, even as it became a prominent symbol of status in more traditional features of British society, including its royal family, aristocracy, and military. Although Britain had been ambivalent in its embrace of gold, ultimately it enabled the nation to become the world's most modern economy and to extend its imperial reach around the globe. All That Glittered tells the story of gold as both a marker of value and a valuable commodity, while providing a new window onto Britain's ascendance after the 1750s.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190603526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
During the century after 1750, Great Britain absorbed much of the world's supply of gold into its pockets, cupboards, and coffers when it became the only major country to adopt the gold standard as the sole basis of its currency. Over the same period, the nation's emergence was marked by a powerful combination of Protestantism, commerce, and military might, alongside preservation of its older social hierarchy. In this rich and broad-ranging work, Timothy Alborn argues for a close connection between gold and Britain's national identity. Beginning with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which validated Britain's position as an economic powerhouse, and running through the mid-nineteenth century gold rushes in California and Australia, Alborn draws on contemporary descriptions of gold's value to highlight its role in financial, political, and cultural realms. He begins by narrating British interests in gold mining globally to enable the smooth operation of the gold standard. In addition to explaining the metal's function in finance, he explores its uses in war expenditure, foreign trade, religious observance, and ornamentation at home and abroad. Britons criticized foreign cultures for their wasteful and inappropriate uses of gold, even as it became a prominent symbol of status in more traditional features of British society, including its royal family, aristocracy, and military. Although Britain had been ambivalent in its embrace of gold, ultimately it enabled the nation to become the world's most modern economy and to extend its imperial reach around the globe. All That Glittered tells the story of gold as both a marker of value and a valuable commodity, while providing a new window onto Britain's ascendance after the 1750s.
All That Is
Author: James Salter
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307961095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An extraordinary literary event, a major new novel by the PEN/Faulkner winner and acclaimed master: a sweeping, seductive, deeply moving story set in the years after World War II. From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair—a scattered family of small houses here and in Europe—a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him—before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself. Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307961095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An extraordinary literary event, a major new novel by the PEN/Faulkner winner and acclaimed master: a sweeping, seductive, deeply moving story set in the years after World War II. From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair—a scattered family of small houses here and in Europe—a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him—before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself. Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.
All that the Prophets Have Declared
Author: Matthew R Malcolm
Publisher: Authentic Media Inc
ISBN: 1842278711
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Jesus and the New Testament writers use their Scriptures in ways that may seem foreign to those who use those same Scriptures today.This volume considers how the identities and missions of Jesus and his earliest followers were informed by their surprising readings of the Scriptures. Contents: Larry Hurtado, Core OT texts and their Christological Interpretation; Ian Malcolm & Matthew Malcolm, All the Scriptures; Roland Deines, Scripture and Jesus; Donald West, Acts 4 and Prayer; Ben Sutton, Acts 10 and Peter; Mark Seifrid, Scripture and Paul; Lionel Windsor, Seed, Many, One in Galatians; Martin Foord, Psalm 68 in Ephesians; Mark Keown, Scripture in Philippians; Allan Chapple, Scripture and 1 Peter; Matthew Malcolm, Triadic Figures in Hebrews; Rory Shiner, Reading the New Testament from the Outside.
Publisher: Authentic Media Inc
ISBN: 1842278711
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Jesus and the New Testament writers use their Scriptures in ways that may seem foreign to those who use those same Scriptures today.This volume considers how the identities and missions of Jesus and his earliest followers were informed by their surprising readings of the Scriptures. Contents: Larry Hurtado, Core OT texts and their Christological Interpretation; Ian Malcolm & Matthew Malcolm, All the Scriptures; Roland Deines, Scripture and Jesus; Donald West, Acts 4 and Prayer; Ben Sutton, Acts 10 and Peter; Mark Seifrid, Scripture and Paul; Lionel Windsor, Seed, Many, One in Galatians; Martin Foord, Psalm 68 in Ephesians; Mark Keown, Scripture in Philippians; Allan Chapple, Scripture and 1 Peter; Matthew Malcolm, Triadic Figures in Hebrews; Rory Shiner, Reading the New Testament from the Outside.
All That Is Right and Holy
Author: Megan Whitson Lee
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1615794026
Category : Cellists
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
When seventeen-year-old Amy Timothy disappears from a rural Virginia truck stop, world-renowned cellist Blaise Timothy puts her life on hold to join the search for her sister. While conducting her own investigation into Amy's disappearance, Blaise seeks solace in addictive and destructive relationships. Three years later, the search for Amy becomes a homicide investigation catching the attention of national media and sex trafficking activists. Less than a mile from where Amy's body is recovered, Andrew Victor attempts to manage a failing career in art, an addiction to pornography, and a family secret that links him to the murder investigation. In Washington, D.C., Asha Edgewater knows first-hand the horrors of sex slavery and lends support to the Timothy family even as she comes to terms with her own past. As all three lives intersect in their search for redemption and healing, they find it is only possible through God's saving grace. Megan Whitson Lee grew up in Tennessee but moved to the Washington, D.C. area as a teenager. She worked for criminal attorneys before earning her master's degree from George Mason University's MFA Program in Creative Writing. Previously she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music followed by a year-long residence in London where she worked as a Literary Assistant. She currently teaches literature and composition for Northern Virginia Community College and Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. Mrs. Lee lives with her husband in Herndon, Virginia where she is working on her second novel.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1615794026
Category : Cellists
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
When seventeen-year-old Amy Timothy disappears from a rural Virginia truck stop, world-renowned cellist Blaise Timothy puts her life on hold to join the search for her sister. While conducting her own investigation into Amy's disappearance, Blaise seeks solace in addictive and destructive relationships. Three years later, the search for Amy becomes a homicide investigation catching the attention of national media and sex trafficking activists. Less than a mile from where Amy's body is recovered, Andrew Victor attempts to manage a failing career in art, an addiction to pornography, and a family secret that links him to the murder investigation. In Washington, D.C., Asha Edgewater knows first-hand the horrors of sex slavery and lends support to the Timothy family even as she comes to terms with her own past. As all three lives intersect in their search for redemption and healing, they find it is only possible through God's saving grace. Megan Whitson Lee grew up in Tennessee but moved to the Washington, D.C. area as a teenager. She worked for criminal attorneys before earning her master's degree from George Mason University's MFA Program in Creative Writing. Previously she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music followed by a year-long residence in London where she worked as a Literary Assistant. She currently teaches literature and composition for Northern Virginia Community College and Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. Mrs. Lee lives with her husband in Herndon, Virginia where she is working on her second novel.
All That Compels the Heart
Author: Erin Bowlen
Publisher: Erin Bowlen
ISBN: 1986242862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
She’s always seeking the next adventure. But is the passion she yearns for right on her doorstep? Dublin, Ireland. Aoife O'Reilly’s life is almost the way she wants it. Apart from her dysfunctional family, she’s grateful for a steady job and a bright future to embrace. But when she’s made redundant from her job and her beloved grandfather dies in the same month, she impulsively moves to an idyllic village to sort herself out. Settling in the quaint little town so very different from the big city, she’s quickly frustrated by developing feelings for her handsome-but-engaged neighbor. And just as both he and the charming atmosphere begin to grow on her, the opportunity of a lifetime arrives. Can Aoife discover who… and where she’s meant to be? All That Compels the Heart is the engrossing first book in the Aoife O'Reilly new adult women’s fiction series. If you like deeply drawn characters, lyrical sagas, and slow-burn chemistry, then you’ll love Erin Bowlen’s moving journey. Buy All That Compels the Heart to feel the pull of unexpected chances today!
Publisher: Erin Bowlen
ISBN: 1986242862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
She’s always seeking the next adventure. But is the passion she yearns for right on her doorstep? Dublin, Ireland. Aoife O'Reilly’s life is almost the way she wants it. Apart from her dysfunctional family, she’s grateful for a steady job and a bright future to embrace. But when she’s made redundant from her job and her beloved grandfather dies in the same month, she impulsively moves to an idyllic village to sort herself out. Settling in the quaint little town so very different from the big city, she’s quickly frustrated by developing feelings for her handsome-but-engaged neighbor. And just as both he and the charming atmosphere begin to grow on her, the opportunity of a lifetime arrives. Can Aoife discover who… and where she’s meant to be? All That Compels the Heart is the engrossing first book in the Aoife O'Reilly new adult women’s fiction series. If you like deeply drawn characters, lyrical sagas, and slow-burn chemistry, then you’ll love Erin Bowlen’s moving journey. Buy All That Compels the Heart to feel the pull of unexpected chances today!
Likely Story: All That Glitters
Author: David Van Etten
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375891471
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
ALL THAT GLITTERS is definitely not gold as Mallory struggles to control the runaway train that is her brand-new soap opera. At the end of Likely Story, Mallory had just learned that her TV show was greenlit, but that her mother, and arch enemy, was being brought in to play one of the main characters. Now, as production gears up for the broadcast premier, Mallory finds herself fighting off take-over attempts (by her mother), trying to keep unhappy teen-star Dallas under control (if they won’t let him quit, he’ll do whatever it takes to get fired), and just trying to keep her head above water, both on the set and in high school. She’s ready to walk away from all of it, just to have a “normal” teenager’s life, but how can you walk away from something that won’t let you leave?
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375891471
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
ALL THAT GLITTERS is definitely not gold as Mallory struggles to control the runaway train that is her brand-new soap opera. At the end of Likely Story, Mallory had just learned that her TV show was greenlit, but that her mother, and arch enemy, was being brought in to play one of the main characters. Now, as production gears up for the broadcast premier, Mallory finds herself fighting off take-over attempts (by her mother), trying to keep unhappy teen-star Dallas under control (if they won’t let him quit, he’ll do whatever it takes to get fired), and just trying to keep her head above water, both on the set and in high school. She’s ready to walk away from all of it, just to have a “normal” teenager’s life, but how can you walk away from something that won’t let you leave?
An Appeal to all that doubt, or disbelieve the Truths of the Gospel ... To which are added, some animadversions upon Dr Trap's late Reply
Author: William LAW (Author of “A Serious Call, ” etc.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Love Is All That Makes Sense
Author: Sakeenah Francis
Publisher: Bridgeross Communications
ISBN: 1927637007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Sakeenah Francis describes her life as a Cinderella story in reverse. She grew up in a well-respected, middle-class African American family. She went to college, was homecoming queen, married, began a career and had children. Then, schizophrenia struck and she lost everything. She went from homecoming queen to being homeless and institutionalized. Sakeenah Francis tells her daughter about her darkest moments of living with schizophrenia in a series of letters that chronicle the first time she heard voices in her head, her hospitalizations, her struggle to parent, and her arduous path to long-term recovery. Both shaken and moved by her mother's revealing letters, Anika faces the haunting effects her mother's mental illness had on her. After years of keeping the secret about her mother's illness, Anika breaks her silence voicing what it was like to grow up with a mother with a severe mental illness.She describes the emotional roller coaster created by her mother's bouts of recovery and how this impacted her well into adulthood. Though Sakeenah lost many bouts in her early struggles with schizophrenia, she kept striving. Through it all, there was love which at times was the only thing that made sense to Sakeenah and Anika. Love gave them the strength and resilience to heal and piece together that which schizophrenia had torn apart in our lives. This sobering story carries a message of hope that will be inspiring to people affected by a severe mental illness and the web of people connected to them.
Publisher: Bridgeross Communications
ISBN: 1927637007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Sakeenah Francis describes her life as a Cinderella story in reverse. She grew up in a well-respected, middle-class African American family. She went to college, was homecoming queen, married, began a career and had children. Then, schizophrenia struck and she lost everything. She went from homecoming queen to being homeless and institutionalized. Sakeenah Francis tells her daughter about her darkest moments of living with schizophrenia in a series of letters that chronicle the first time she heard voices in her head, her hospitalizations, her struggle to parent, and her arduous path to long-term recovery. Both shaken and moved by her mother's revealing letters, Anika faces the haunting effects her mother's mental illness had on her. After years of keeping the secret about her mother's illness, Anika breaks her silence voicing what it was like to grow up with a mother with a severe mental illness.She describes the emotional roller coaster created by her mother's bouts of recovery and how this impacted her well into adulthood. Though Sakeenah lost many bouts in her early struggles with schizophrenia, she kept striving. Through it all, there was love which at times was the only thing that made sense to Sakeenah and Anika. Love gave them the strength and resilience to heal and piece together that which schizophrenia had torn apart in our lives. This sobering story carries a message of hope that will be inspiring to people affected by a severe mental illness and the web of people connected to them.
Harry Coverdale's Courtship, and All That Came of It
Author: Frank E. Smedley
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Harry Coverdale's Courtship from 1855 is one of the most famous works by Frank Smedley, an English novelist. This story is piquant and full of vigor, although its author couldn't live a life of adventures. He was born with deformed feet, which impaired his mobility. Yet, such a lifestyle empowered him to develop bright imagination that helped construct impressive storylines and put his characters into fascinating settings and adventures.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Harry Coverdale's Courtship from 1855 is one of the most famous works by Frank Smedley, an English novelist. This story is piquant and full of vigor, although its author couldn't live a life of adventures. He was born with deformed feet, which impaired his mobility. Yet, such a lifestyle empowered him to develop bright imagination that helped construct impressive storylines and put his characters into fascinating settings and adventures.