Author: Dennis L. Siluk Ed.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144014012X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The novella, "Cornfield Laughter," is an interesting parody, and tale of the lives of a number of characters, in particular, two: Shannon O'Day, a retired labour worker in the Midwest (a man direct, with little social trappings), who seems to have led an arduous life of drinking, brawling, to a point, womanizing. And Poggi Ingway, past-middle age, a foundry worker; it is 1966. Both are searching for contentment in life. Shannon thought he had it, until his wife left. Poggi seems to have left it in San Francisco, in an afternoon affair. For that matter, all the characters in the story are seeking in one way or another, that same ingredient, contentment. Yet Poggi anticipates suicide. The story ends as all the characters are drawn together, a glimpse of their lives are given to the reader...to include the promiscuous young Annabelle and her co-worker Maribel, Old Josh the diner cook, Jake and Zam-Zam (a tap dancer). Included in the book are ten short stories; four in English and Spanish: "In the Eyes of the Bull" (Seville, 1998); "Hills like Green Iguanas," (Vietnam, 1971); "A Toucan against One" (from the Amazon); "The Book Story" (a spoof, of sort); and several others.
Cornfield Laughter
Author: Dennis L. Siluk Ed.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144014012X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The novella, "Cornfield Laughter," is an interesting parody, and tale of the lives of a number of characters, in particular, two: Shannon O'Day, a retired labour worker in the Midwest (a man direct, with little social trappings), who seems to have led an arduous life of drinking, brawling, to a point, womanizing. And Poggi Ingway, past-middle age, a foundry worker; it is 1966. Both are searching for contentment in life. Shannon thought he had it, until his wife left. Poggi seems to have left it in San Francisco, in an afternoon affair. For that matter, all the characters in the story are seeking in one way or another, that same ingredient, contentment. Yet Poggi anticipates suicide. The story ends as all the characters are drawn together, a glimpse of their lives are given to the reader...to include the promiscuous young Annabelle and her co-worker Maribel, Old Josh the diner cook, Jake and Zam-Zam (a tap dancer). Included in the book are ten short stories; four in English and Spanish: "In the Eyes of the Bull" (Seville, 1998); "Hills like Green Iguanas," (Vietnam, 1971); "A Toucan against One" (from the Amazon); "The Book Story" (a spoof, of sort); and several others.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144014012X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The novella, "Cornfield Laughter," is an interesting parody, and tale of the lives of a number of characters, in particular, two: Shannon O'Day, a retired labour worker in the Midwest (a man direct, with little social trappings), who seems to have led an arduous life of drinking, brawling, to a point, womanizing. And Poggi Ingway, past-middle age, a foundry worker; it is 1966. Both are searching for contentment in life. Shannon thought he had it, until his wife left. Poggi seems to have left it in San Francisco, in an afternoon affair. For that matter, all the characters in the story are seeking in one way or another, that same ingredient, contentment. Yet Poggi anticipates suicide. The story ends as all the characters are drawn together, a glimpse of their lives are given to the reader...to include the promiscuous young Annabelle and her co-worker Maribel, Old Josh the diner cook, Jake and Zam-Zam (a tap dancer). Included in the book are ten short stories; four in English and Spanish: "In the Eyes of the Bull" (Seville, 1998); "Hills like Green Iguanas," (Vietnam, 1971); "A Toucan against One" (from the Amazon); "The Book Story" (a spoof, of sort); and several others.
Addresses Delivered Before the Club During the Three Seasons, 1900-1903
Author: Liberal club, Buffalo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Recurrent Motif as an Element of Form in Modern Free Verse
Author: Linnette Irene Nelson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Addresses Delivered Before the Club
Author: Liberal Club (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Clown in a Cornfield
Author: Adam Cesare
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062854615
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062854615
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Laughter
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Temperance Dialogues Designed for the Use of Schools, Temperance Societies, Bands of Hope, Divisions, Lodges, and Literary Circles
Author: H. Elliott McBride
Publisher:
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Category : Temperance
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Temperance
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
Author: Staff of the Harvard Crimson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250048052
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Each essay in this collection is from a Harvard student who made the cut and is followed by analysis by the staff of The Harvard Crimson where strengths and weakness are detailed to show you how you can approach your stories and ultimately write your own winning essay
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250048052
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Each essay in this collection is from a Harvard student who made the cut and is followed by analysis by the staff of The Harvard Crimson where strengths and weakness are detailed to show you how you can approach your stories and ultimately write your own winning essay
A STRING OF PERILS: poems of hurt and hope
Author: Carolyn Caines
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105927121
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Life comes with its share of perils: family drama, physical trauma, betrayal, pain, death, and plain trouble, trouble, trouble. We've all been there. Just as it takes time to form a pearl from irritation and pressure, finding hope and healing from the pain of life is a process. Here are poems to encourage you as you experience the making of your precious pearls.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105927121
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Life comes with its share of perils: family drama, physical trauma, betrayal, pain, death, and plain trouble, trouble, trouble. We've all been there. Just as it takes time to form a pearl from irritation and pressure, finding hope and healing from the pain of life is a process. Here are poems to encourage you as you experience the making of your precious pearls.
Proceedings: Eighteenth Annual Convention of Rotary International
Author:
Publisher: Rotary International
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher: Rotary International
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description