Author: Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802146511
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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The New York Times–bestselling memoir by Steve Jobs’ daughter: “This sincere and disquieting portrait reveals a complex father-daughter relationship.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents—artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs—Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa’s father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. Lisa found her father’s attention thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he’d become the parent she’d always wanted him to be. Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s poignant story of childhood and growing up. Scrappy, wise, and funny, Lisa offers an intimate window into the peculiar world of this family, and the strange magic of Silicon Valley in the seventies and eighties.

Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Alma Classics
ISBN: 1847498841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Presented in Stephen Pimenoff’s lively new translation, this unique collection includes stories mostly dealing with the lives of downtrodden “little” men and low-ranking civil servants as they steer their actions through the corruption and malpractice of Russian public officials.

Author: Timothy R. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964379343
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book is meant to be a knowledgeable, humorous, and fun fishing guide.

Author: Tracy Carol Taylor
Publisher: Ebookobillions
ISBN: 9780578014579
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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A collection of short stories with a lesson to learn.

Author: Claire-Louise Bennett
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 039957591X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review "Dazzling…exquisitely written and daring ." –O, the Oprah Magazine Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the tiny Irish press that published it. A deceptively slender volume, it captures with utterly mesmerizing virtuosity the interior reality of its unnamed protagonist, a young woman living a singular and mostly solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village. Sidestepping the usual conventions of narrative, it focuses on the details of her daily experience—from the best way to eat porridge or bananas to an encounter with cows—rendered sometimes in story-length, story-like stretches of narrative, sometimes in fragments no longer than a page, but always suffused with the hypersaturated, almost synesthetic intensity of the physical world that we remember from childhood. The effect is of character refracted and ventriloquized by environment, catching as it bounces her longings, frustrations, and disappointments—the ending of an affair, or the ambivalent beginning with a new lover. As the narrator’s persona emerges in all its eccentricity, sometimes painfully and often hilariously, we cannot help but see mirrored there our own fraught desires and limitations, and our own fugitive desire, despite everything, to be known. Shimmering and unusual, Pond demands to be devoured in a single sitting that will linger long after the last page.

Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019404485
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Explore the complex and often poignant lives of ordinary Russians with this masterful collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. From the bittersweet romance of 'The Kiss' to the twisted psychology of 'The Black Monk', Chekhov's stories reveal the beauty, tragedy, and absurdity of human existence. An absolute must-read for anyone interested in the art of storytelling. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Alma Classics
ISBN: 1847494757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"All stories in this volume, except for 'Wife for sale,' were first published under the title The woman in the case, in this translation in 1953 by Neville Spearman Limited and John Calder Limited. 'Wife for sale' first published in this translation by David Tutaev in 1959 by John Calder (Publishers) Limited. This edition first published by Alma Classics in 2009"--Copyright pag

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Author: Annie Auerbach
Publisher: Disney Press
ISBN: 9781423165613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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While visiting a fast-food restaurant, Bonnie accidentally takes home a mini Buzz Lightyear, leaving the real Buzz behind! But when Buzz tries to escape, he meets Recycle Ben, Nervous Sys-Tim, and other unwanted kids’-meal toys. Featuring the voices of A-list talent from the Toy Story films, including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, this thrilling read-along brings all the action to life, complete with music, sound effects, and word-for-word narration.