Author: Frank W. Anderson
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ISBN: 9781330936658
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Excerpt from The Frank Slide Story Raoul Green took his eyes from the transit sight and squinted calculatingly at the sun that was sinking into the V-notch between Turtle and Goat Mountain at the west end of the valley. Five-Thirty I He fished out his pocket watch and checked it as a matter of formality - five-thirty. "Time to wrap it up," he called to his assistant, who was already moving the level to a new location. "Five-thirty." The boy telescoped the level and joined him. "Where do you want to hide the equipment tonight, Mr. Green?" The surveyor glanced around at the bush and rocks, trying to decide upon a hiding place for their expensive instruments. Rather than pack the heavy equipment two miles back to Blairmore every night, they had been in the habit of concealing it in the underbrush, ready for service the next morning. He had almost chosen a suitable spot when he stopped suddenly - he had the strangest feeling. Raoul Green's gaze flicked from the valley upwards to the mist-hidden crest of Turtle Mountain, towering three thousand feet above them. The swirling grey mass of cloud was strung along the mountain top like an untidy tablecloth. "We'll take it back to the hotel tonight," he decided abruptly. "But, Mr. Green! We always leave it ... " the lad groaned at the thought of the two mile hike along the railroad tracks to Blairmore. "I know," Green answered, picking up the delicate transit, "But I've got a funny feeling. Tonight we're taking it back." As they scrambled down the embankment and onto the roadbed of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Green could not help glancing apprehensively upward at the mist which hid a series of massive rolls of limestone that jutted forbodingly outward above the valley. There was no real reason for his concern. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: FRANK W. ANDERSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033510001
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Anderson, Frank
Publisher: Calgary : Frontier Pub.
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Category : Frank, Alberta
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Author: Gavin Lambert
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Author: Arthur W. Frank
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022606736X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Updated second edition: “A bold and imaginative book which moves our thinking about narratives of illness in new directions.” —Sociology of Heath and Illness Since it was first published in 1995, The Wounded Storyteller has occupied a unique place in the body of work on illness. A collective portrait of a so-called “remission society” of those who suffer from illness or disability, as well as a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory, Arthur W. Frank’s book has reached a large and diverse readership including the ill, medical professionals, and scholars of literary theory. Drawing on the work of such authors as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as from people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, Frank recounts a stirring collection of illness stories, ranging from the well-known—Gilda Radner’s battle with ovarian cancer—to the private testimonials of people with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and disabilities. Their stories are more than accounts of personal suffering: They abound with moral choices and point to a social ethic. In this new edition Frank adds a preface describing the personal and cultural times when the first edition was written. His new afterword extends the book’s argument significantly, discussing storytelling and experience, other modes of illness narration, and a version of hope that is both realistic and aspirational. Reflecting on his own life during the creation of the first edition and the conclusions of the book itself, he reminds us of the power of storytelling as way to understand our own suffering. “Arthur W. Frank’s second edition of The Wounded Storyteller provides instructions for use of this now-classic text in the study of illness narratives.” —Rita Charon, author of Narrative Medicine “Frank sees the value of illness narratives not so much in solving clinical conundrums as in addressing the question of how to live a good life.” —Christianity Today
Author: Larry A. Ewashen
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Category : Crowsnest Pass (Alta. and B.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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A poetic adaptation of the legend attributed to The Frank Slide.
Author: Frank Norris
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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McTeague is an enormously strong but dim-witted former miner now working as a dentist in San Francisco towards the end of the nineteenth century. He falls in love with Trina, one of his patients, and shortly after their engagement she wins a large sum in a lottery. All is well until McTeague is betrayed and they fall into a life of increasing poverty and degradation. This novel is often presented as an example of American naturalism where the behavior and experience of characters are constrained by “nature”—both their own heredity nature, and the broader social environment. McTeague was published in 1899 as the first of Norris’s major novels.
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781527695627
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Excerpt from Frank, Vol. 2 of 3: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons There they are, do you see them, Mary? N 0, not now, you can't, they are behind the trees. But now! Now you can see the scarlet jackets; here they come full gallop l Beautiful horses how they go! Which will be first? Cried Frank. How very pretty they look, going over that rising ground, and winding through the wood, said Mary. But now they are all out of sight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484742429
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Excerpt from Little Frank and Other Tales: Chiefly in Words of One Syllable Dear Grace, said Tom, do not fear, it is only a bird; let us stay a short time, and perhaps we may see it. Oh, said Grace, it must be a great ugly bird, to make such a noise as that, and I do not wish to see it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Glen Denny
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
ISBN: 193023869X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Half a century ago a rag-tag group of innovators was building a foundation for modern American rock climbing from a makeshift home base in Yosemite. Photographer Glen Denny was a key figure in this golden age of climbing, capturing pioneering feats on camera while tackling challenging ascents himself. In entertaining short pieces enlivened by his iconic black-and-white images of Yosemite's big wall legends, Denny reveals a young man's coming of age and provides a vivid look at Yosemite’s early climbing culture. He relates such precarious achievements as hauling water in glass gallon jugs up the east face of Washington Column, nailing the 750-foot Rostrum in a punishing heat wave, and dangling overnight on El Capitan’s Dihedral Wall in a lightning storm. Each true tale captures the spirit of historic Camp 4, where Denny and others plan the next big climb while living on the cheap and dodging park rangers.
