Stump

Stump PDF Author: Niall Griffiths
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446476553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
A newcomer has arrived in a small Welsh seaside town - a one-armed Liverpudlian. Seeking to rebuild his life, if not his body, he is attempting to lead a life here unlike any he's lived before: a normal one - shopping, gardening, signing on, visiting friends, all the usual diurnal activities. Over a hundred miles to the north, however, two men in shellsuits are leaving Liverpool, heading south in a rickety old car. They have been sent by their gang-boss to wreak terrible, violent revenge, but have only a rough idea of their quarry: a one-armed man, maybe living somewhere in west Wales, in a small town by the sea.

Stump

Stump PDF Author: Niall Griffiths
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446476553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
A newcomer has arrived in a small Welsh seaside town - a one-armed Liverpudlian. Seeking to rebuild his life, if not his body, he is attempting to lead a life here unlike any he's lived before: a normal one - shopping, gardening, signing on, visiting friends, all the usual diurnal activities. Over a hundred miles to the north, however, two men in shellsuits are leaving Liverpool, heading south in a rickety old car. They have been sent by their gang-boss to wreak terrible, violent revenge, but have only a rough idea of their quarry: a one-armed man, maybe living somewhere in west Wales, in a small town by the sea.

Wandering in Darkness

Wandering in Darkness PDF Author: Eleonore Stump
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191056316
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 688

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Only the most naïve or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature of such union. Stump then turns to an examination of narratives. In a methodological section focused on epistemological issues, the book uses recent research involving autism spectrum disorder to argue that some philosophical problems are best considered in the context of narratives. Using the methodology argued for, the book gives detailed, innovative exegeses of the stories of Job, Samson, Abraham and Isaac, and Mary of Bethany. In the context of these stories and against the backdrop of Aquinas's other views, Stump presents Aquinas's own theodicy, and shows that Aquinas's theodicy gives a powerful explanation for God's allowing suffering. She concludes by arguing that this explanation constitutes a consistent and cogent defense for the problem of suffering.

Bucolic

Bucolic PDF Author: Cassandra N. Stump
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781667817378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Bucolic is the story of Libelle Jameson, a girl who has it all in the quiet town of Fairsage. She was okay with remaining ignorant and shielded from the real world, that is, until Caden Carlton moved in from the rivaling town over. Libelle finds herself captivated by the only source that makes her feel truly alive: a boy with a haunting past that has come creeping back up, exposing her to the harsh realities of the real world. Some souls are too far gone, but does that mean she shouldn't try and save him regardless? This is a story about a girl who wants to make the same 180 for the boy who did that for her, but Libelle fails to realize that some things are determined on swallowing us whole and wearing us down until there's no strength left to fight it. When Caden moved to town, Libelle found herself drawn to his abnormal behavior, as he was quiet, closed off, constantly looking over his shoulder with reddened eyes, and high off of God-knows-what. She always knew that there were people starving, abused, depressed, and homeless in the world, but she never had to face that harsh reality. Thanks to him she realized that life wasn't perfect, and that people can be far more flawed than they seem on the surface. No matter how big the shovel, deep the hole, or heavy the dirt--the past can't be buried. Nevertheless, this won't stop Libelle from at least trying.

The Tree Stump

The Tree Stump PDF Author: Chris Forbes
Publisher: GoodYearBooks
ISBN: 9780673361912
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Book Description
All the forest animals hide in an old tree trunk.

Atonement

Atonement PDF Author: Eleonore Stump
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198813864
Category : Atonement
Languages : en
Pages : 557

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"The doctrine of the Atonement is the distinctive doctrine of Christianity. Over the course of many centuries of reflection, highly diverse interpretations of the doctrine have been proposed. In the context of this history of interpretation, Eleonore Stump considers the doctrine afresh with philosophical care. Whatever exactly the Atonement is, it is supposed to include a solution to the problems of the human condition, especially its guilt and shame. Stump canvasses the major interpretations of the doctrine that attempt to explain this solution and argues that all of them have serious shortcomings. In their place, she argues for an interpretation that is both novel and yet traditional and that has significant advantages over other interpretations, including Anselm's well-known account of the doctrine. In the process, she also discusses love, union, guilt, shame, forgiveness, retribution, punishment, shared attention, mind-reading, empathy, and various other issues in moral psychology and ethics."--

The Grump on the Stump

The Grump on the Stump PDF Author: Jenny Dew
Publisher: Paralight Pub
ISBN: 9780988641297
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
A grumpy girl overcomes her own behaviors and sees herself for who she is, a wonderful young girl.

Children's Games in Street and Playground

Children's Games in Street and Playground PDF Author: Iona Archibald Opie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192814890
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 371

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Book Description
An account of the games which children between the ages of six and twelve invent or perform out-of-doors for their own enjoyment

The Other Book

The Other Book PDF Author: Jordan Stump
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803234309
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Jordan Stump had often contemplated the relationship between a translation and ?the book itself,? ruminating on the intriguing inherent sameness and difference between the two. In The Other Book, Stump examines the ?other? forms of a book and the ways in which they both mirror and depart from the original. Grounding his witty and original study in an exploration of four forms of Raymond Queneau?s Le chiendent?a copy, the manuscript, a translation, and a critical edition?Stump poses questions designed to help readers reconsider the nature of fiction and reading. ø Each form of Le chiendent both is and is not what we mean when we say "Le chiendent," yet the friction between their ways of being and that of ?the book itself? proves unexpectedly productive, raising troublesome questions about the nature of textuality, reading, language, and knowledge. It also positions us to assess several answers proposed in response to such questions and to wonder about their usefulness. And as we consider those questions, we will have Queneau?s novel beside us, further confounding our attempts to answer?for our inability to answer those questions is precisely the point of The Other Book, as it is of Le chiendent.

The Jardin Des Plantes

The Jardin Des Plantes PDF Author: Claude Simon
Publisher: books catalog
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Book Description
Since his international breakthrough with 1960's La Route des Flandres, Claude Simon has captivated readers worldwide with his relentless examination of interior life - in particular his own. Breaking from realistic narrative, obsessed with the power (and betrayals) of memory, The Jardin des Plantes is nothing less than an inquiry into what creates each of us. While admitting that there are defining moments in one's life - eight days of battle during World War II was Simon's unforgettable experience - The Jardin des Plantes rings with his refusal to be defined by any single event. His thoughts show the complexity, the fabulous chaos, that makes up the experience of life for Simon and, he insists, for all thinking human beings. These memories - whether everyday minutiae or passages from novels or the staggering experiences of war and death - unreel like films, constantly replaying or stopping and starting according to the whimsical or terrifying nature of his experiences. The juxtapositions may hold meaning, or be nothing more a than a trick of the mind. What is important is that each memory has a place in his mind and each has an effect on his self and the way he projects that self

The Mystery of the Tree Stump Ghost

The Mystery of the Tree Stump Ghost PDF Author: MissPaty
Publisher: Graphic Universe& 8482
ISBN: 1512425281
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Book Description
"The Whiskers Sisters journey below a spooky tree stump and embark on a mission to find a missing fox"--