Author: Kaaron Warren
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007322429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
A 'Wasp Factory' for the misery memoir generation. Stephanie is a killer. After an accident in which her mother dies, she has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people - everyone she's ever slighted. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again. And she starts to wonder whether other people see the same room when they die. SLIGHTS is a deeply intense, disturbing read. The misery memoir craze of the last few years has overshadowed genre fiction's impact with (allegedly) real-life experiences. Now it's time for horror and fantasy fiction to fight back.
Slights
Author: Kaaron Warren
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007322429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
A 'Wasp Factory' for the misery memoir generation. Stephanie is a killer. After an accident in which her mother dies, she has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people - everyone she's ever slighted. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again. And she starts to wonder whether other people see the same room when they die. SLIGHTS is a deeply intense, disturbing read. The misery memoir craze of the last few years has overshadowed genre fiction's impact with (allegedly) real-life experiences. Now it's time for horror and fantasy fiction to fight back.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007322429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
A 'Wasp Factory' for the misery memoir generation. Stephanie is a killer. After an accident in which her mother dies, she has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people - everyone she's ever slighted. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again. And she starts to wonder whether other people see the same room when they die. SLIGHTS is a deeply intense, disturbing read. The misery memoir craze of the last few years has overshadowed genre fiction's impact with (allegedly) real-life experiences. Now it's time for horror and fantasy fiction to fight back.
American Savage
Author: Dan Savage
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101624221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Celebrated sex advice columnist and founder of the Emmy-winning It Gets Better campaign, Dan Savage delivers “powerful messages for both the head and heart” (Entertainment Weekly) From the moment he began writing his syndicated sex-advice column, Savage Love, Dan Savage has never been shy about expressing his opinion on controversial topics—political or otherwise. In the height of his activism, he addresses issues ranging from parenting and the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and health care. Among them: • Why straight people should have straight “pride” parades, too • Why Obamacare, as good as it is, is “still kinda evil” • Why what passes for sex-ed in America is more like “sex dread” • Why the Bible is “only as good and decent as the person reading it” Speaking to a broad range of subjects with brutal honesty and irreverent humor, American Savage is a pivotal piece that cements Dan Savage’s place as a provocative and insightful voice in American culture.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101624221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Celebrated sex advice columnist and founder of the Emmy-winning It Gets Better campaign, Dan Savage delivers “powerful messages for both the head and heart” (Entertainment Weekly) From the moment he began writing his syndicated sex-advice column, Savage Love, Dan Savage has never been shy about expressing his opinion on controversial topics—political or otherwise. In the height of his activism, he addresses issues ranging from parenting and the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and health care. Among them: • Why straight people should have straight “pride” parades, too • Why Obamacare, as good as it is, is “still kinda evil” • Why what passes for sex-ed in America is more like “sex dread” • Why the Bible is “only as good and decent as the person reading it” Speaking to a broad range of subjects with brutal honesty and irreverent humor, American Savage is a pivotal piece that cements Dan Savage’s place as a provocative and insightful voice in American culture.
Samuel Johnson's Insults
Author: Jack Lynch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802719341
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802719341
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.
Imagined Slights
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 184997196X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
CLASSIC SF—NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME! An collection of previously unseen stories, favourites from Interzone magazine and contributions to numerous science fiction and fantasy anthologies, Imagined Slights showcases one of the most versatile and elegant writers on the genre scene today. Whether taking you through “Britworld™”—Britain turned into a theme park, exploring the possibilities of the lonely hearts ad in “Thanatophile Seeks Similar,” or imagining the disability of a child without wings in a world where wings are the norm in the moving short story, “Wings,” James Lovegrove is incapable of writing a dull sentence. From the author of the acclaimed Pantheon trilogy of novels, Age of Ra, Age of Zeus and Age of Odin.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 184997196X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
CLASSIC SF—NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME! An collection of previously unseen stories, favourites from Interzone magazine and contributions to numerous science fiction and fantasy anthologies, Imagined Slights showcases one of the most versatile and elegant writers on the genre scene today. Whether taking you through “Britworld™”—Britain turned into a theme park, exploring the possibilities of the lonely hearts ad in “Thanatophile Seeks Similar,” or imagining the disability of a child without wings in a world where wings are the norm in the moving short story, “Wings,” James Lovegrove is incapable of writing a dull sentence. From the author of the acclaimed Pantheon trilogy of novels, Age of Ra, Age of Zeus and Age of Odin.
Managing Readers
Author: William W. E. Slights
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472112296
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A sideways look at books that sheds light on the activities of authors, printers, and readers during the English Renaissance
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472112296
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A sideways look at books that sheds light on the activities of authors, printers, and readers during the English Renaissance
What Do White Americans Want to Know About Black Americans but Are Afraid to Ask
Author: John H. Davis
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669842614
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The information about the book is not available as of this time.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669842614
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The information about the book is not available as of this time.
Country Life Illustrated
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
The Insult Dictionary
Author: Julie Tibbott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1621450678
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Do you long for the days when a jerk was a “cad”? Want to tell that “swillbelly” to clean up his table manners and that grumbling “glump” to stop whining? Would you like a way of saying simpleton that’s not quite so simple—“ninnyhammer,” perhaps? All this nastiness and more can be found in the pages of this fun reference book. With insults ranging from Roman times (lutum lenonium = filthy pimp) and Shakespearean snipes (I’m talking to you, you knotty-pated fool) to salty pirate-speak and Wild West zingers, you’re sure to find an insult for everyone, be they a helminth (a parasite in Ancient Greece) or a swinge-buckler (an Elizabethan braggart). Chapters are organized chronologically by historical period—Ancient Attacks, Medieval Madness, Edgy Elizabethans, Victorian Venom, Jazz Age Jibes, and Cold War Cuts—and include themed sidebars focusing on Pirate Put-Downs, Hobo Huffs, and Cowboy Curses, as well as samplers for words with many different sayings per period. Fun, a little bit lewd, and incredibly informative this is a must-read for humor fans, history buffs, armchair etymologists, and the most sneaping of breedbates.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1621450678
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Do you long for the days when a jerk was a “cad”? Want to tell that “swillbelly” to clean up his table manners and that grumbling “glump” to stop whining? Would you like a way of saying simpleton that’s not quite so simple—“ninnyhammer,” perhaps? All this nastiness and more can be found in the pages of this fun reference book. With insults ranging from Roman times (lutum lenonium = filthy pimp) and Shakespearean snipes (I’m talking to you, you knotty-pated fool) to salty pirate-speak and Wild West zingers, you’re sure to find an insult for everyone, be they a helminth (a parasite in Ancient Greece) or a swinge-buckler (an Elizabethan braggart). Chapters are organized chronologically by historical period—Ancient Attacks, Medieval Madness, Edgy Elizabethans, Victorian Venom, Jazz Age Jibes, and Cold War Cuts—and include themed sidebars focusing on Pirate Put-Downs, Hobo Huffs, and Cowboy Curses, as well as samplers for words with many different sayings per period. Fun, a little bit lewd, and incredibly informative this is a must-read for humor fans, history buffs, armchair etymologists, and the most sneaping of breedbates.
An Hour's Recreation in Music
Author: Richard Alison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Madrigals
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Madrigals
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Great Slighted Fortune
Author: John Dempster Bell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description