Author: Chris Kane
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595153275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
At the center of the stories is Kate, the matriarch, a woman of unrealized possibilities whose disappointments in life are masked by a veneer of cruelty which affects them all, especially her daughter, Bridget, subject of eight of the stories. Beginning in County Mayo, Ireland, the fifteen short stories in The Best of It lay bare the complexities and contradictions, the lights and shadows that plague the immigrant Quinn family as they move from the old and embrace the new. Included in the stories are Bea’s attempts to remain true to her religious beliefs in a loveless marriage, Timeen’s patriotic fervor which leads him with Patton’s Army into the Black Forest, John who thought he had left behind forever the “dyin” that so darkened his childhood. Bridget, in the second generation, becomes Sister Bridget whose life in the convent mirrors the aspirations and disappointments of her forebears.
The Best of It
Author: Chris Kane
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595153275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
At the center of the stories is Kate, the matriarch, a woman of unrealized possibilities whose disappointments in life are masked by a veneer of cruelty which affects them all, especially her daughter, Bridget, subject of eight of the stories. Beginning in County Mayo, Ireland, the fifteen short stories in The Best of It lay bare the complexities and contradictions, the lights and shadows that plague the immigrant Quinn family as they move from the old and embrace the new. Included in the stories are Bea’s attempts to remain true to her religious beliefs in a loveless marriage, Timeen’s patriotic fervor which leads him with Patton’s Army into the Black Forest, John who thought he had left behind forever the “dyin” that so darkened his childhood. Bridget, in the second generation, becomes Sister Bridget whose life in the convent mirrors the aspirations and disappointments of her forebears.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595153275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
At the center of the stories is Kate, the matriarch, a woman of unrealized possibilities whose disappointments in life are masked by a veneer of cruelty which affects them all, especially her daughter, Bridget, subject of eight of the stories. Beginning in County Mayo, Ireland, the fifteen short stories in The Best of It lay bare the complexities and contradictions, the lights and shadows that plague the immigrant Quinn family as they move from the old and embrace the new. Included in the stories are Bea’s attempts to remain true to her religious beliefs in a loveless marriage, Timeen’s patriotic fervor which leads him with Patton’s Army into the Black Forest, John who thought he had left behind forever the “dyin” that so darkened his childhood. Bridget, in the second generation, becomes Sister Bridget whose life in the convent mirrors the aspirations and disappointments of her forebears.
The Best of It
Author: John L. May
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664184465
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The information about the book is not available as of this time.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664184465
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The information about the book is not available as of this time.
The Best of It
Author: Kay Ryan
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197485
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Kay Ryan’s recent appointment as the Library of Congress’s sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet. Salon has compared her poems to “Fabergé eggs, tiny, ingenious devices that inevitably conceal some hidden wonder.” The two hundred poems in Ryan’s The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers.
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197485
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Kay Ryan’s recent appointment as the Library of Congress’s sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet. Salon has compared her poems to “Fabergé eggs, tiny, ingenious devices that inevitably conceal some hidden wonder.” The two hundred poems in Ryan’s The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers.
Getting the Best of It
Author: David Sklansky
Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781880685044
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Contains six sections discussing probability, poker, blackjack, other casino games, sports betting, and general gambling concepts. This book contains some of the most sophisticated gambling ideas that have ever been put into print. Included is perhaps the best discussion of the basic mathematics of gambling, yet it is written so that even the most non-mathematical of readers can understand it. Many of the ideas discussed are those that the author himself has successfully used during his career. Topics include expectation, combinations, Baye's Theorem, the eight mistakes in poker, checking in the dark, playing tight, The Key Card Concept, casinos and their mistakes, crapless craps, betting sports, hedging and middling, knowing what's important, the Law of Averages and Other Fallacies, and much more.
Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781880685044
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Contains six sections discussing probability, poker, blackjack, other casino games, sports betting, and general gambling concepts. This book contains some of the most sophisticated gambling ideas that have ever been put into print. Included is perhaps the best discussion of the basic mathematics of gambling, yet it is written so that even the most non-mathematical of readers can understand it. Many of the ideas discussed are those that the author himself has successfully used during his career. Topics include expectation, combinations, Baye's Theorem, the eight mistakes in poker, checking in the dark, playing tight, The Key Card Concept, casinos and their mistakes, crapless craps, betting sports, hedging and middling, knowing what's important, the Law of Averages and Other Fallacies, and much more.
Making the Best of It
Author: John G. Stackhouse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199843945
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
What should be the Christian's attitude toward society? When so much of our contemporary culture is at odds with Christian beliefs and mores, it may seem that serious Christians now have only two choices: transform society completely according to Christian values or retreat into the cloister of sectarian fellowship. In Making the Best of It, John Stackhouse offers a more balanced and fruitful alternative to these extremes. He argues that, rather than trying to root up the weeds in the cultural field, or trying to shun them, Christians should practice persistence in gardening God's world and building toward the New Jerusalem.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199843945
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
What should be the Christian's attitude toward society? When so much of our contemporary culture is at odds with Christian beliefs and mores, it may seem that serious Christians now have only two choices: transform society completely according to Christian values or retreat into the cloister of sectarian fellowship. In Making the Best of It, John Stackhouse offers a more balanced and fruitful alternative to these extremes. He argues that, rather than trying to root up the weeds in the cultural field, or trying to shun them, Christians should practice persistence in gardening God's world and building toward the New Jerusalem.
Making the Best of It
Author: Sarah Glassford
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774862807
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed. How can these interpretations be reconciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war. The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland. They reassess topics such as women in the military and in munitions factories, and tackle entirely new subjects such as wartime girlhood in Quebec. Collectively, these essays broaden the scope of what we know about the changes the war wrought in the lives of Canadian women and girls, and address wider debates about memory, historiography, and feminism.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774862807
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed. How can these interpretations be reconciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war. The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland. They reassess topics such as women in the military and in munitions factories, and tackle entirely new subjects such as wartime girlhood in Quebec. Collectively, these essays broaden the scope of what we know about the changes the war wrought in the lives of Canadian women and girls, and address wider debates about memory, historiography, and feminism.
'Make the best of it', or, Practical suggestions on the means, manner and occasions of improvement
Author: John Pugh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Make the Best of It, or Cheerful Cherry, and Other Tales
Author: Samuel G. Goodrich
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368728695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368728695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
“Make the best of it,” or practical suggestions, on the means, manner, and occasions of improvement ... Second edition
Author: John PUGH (B.A.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Cheerful Cherry; or, Make the best of it, with other tales, by Peter Parley (revised by T. Wilson).
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description