Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Two couples, Ray and Mona Sanders and Donald and Isabel Dodd, attend a party together. On their way home, a violent snowstorm prevents Dodd's car from reaching the house. The four set out on foot, when they arrive, Ray has gone missing. Donald pretends to go looking for him in the snow, but, stupefied by fatigue and alcohol, he prefers to take refuge in the barn. As the night passes, Donald considers that his attachment to Ray is in fact only a badly disguised envy for a man who has succeeded financially. He begins to hate Ray and is convinced that he has just killed him by not coming to his aid. Donald's physical and moral state deteriorates as he is tortured by his fantasies.
The Man on the Bench in the Barn
Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Two couples, Ray and Mona Sanders and Donald and Isabel Dodd, attend a party together. On their way home, a violent snowstorm prevents Dodd's car from reaching the house. The four set out on foot, when they arrive, Ray has gone missing. Donald pretends to go looking for him in the snow, but, stupefied by fatigue and alcohol, he prefers to take refuge in the barn. As the night passes, Donald considers that his attachment to Ray is in fact only a badly disguised envy for a man who has succeeded financially. He begins to hate Ray and is convinced that he has just killed him by not coming to his aid. Donald's physical and moral state deteriorates as he is tortured by his fantasies.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Two couples, Ray and Mona Sanders and Donald and Isabel Dodd, attend a party together. On their way home, a violent snowstorm prevents Dodd's car from reaching the house. The four set out on foot, when they arrive, Ray has gone missing. Donald pretends to go looking for him in the snow, but, stupefied by fatigue and alcohol, he prefers to take refuge in the barn. As the night passes, Donald considers that his attachment to Ray is in fact only a badly disguised envy for a man who has succeeded financially. He begins to hate Ray and is convinced that he has just killed him by not coming to his aid. Donald's physical and moral state deteriorates as he is tortured by his fantasies.
The Fort
Author: RP Burke
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984561952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The summer of 1968 was a turbulent time in the US, yet for two cousins, ages thirteen and twelve, their primary thoughts focused on enjoying their summer vacation by playing baseball and swimming at the neighborhood pool. But their carefree summer plans changed dramatically one day while exploring near a tree fort in a nearby forest when the boys stumbled upon a shady, gun-wielding character who threatens them to stay away. This threat only spurs the curiosity of Elbert Justice as he and his reluctant younger cousin Jackson O’Malley unearth a counterfeit operation that puts both boys’ lives in jeopardy.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984561952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The summer of 1968 was a turbulent time in the US, yet for two cousins, ages thirteen and twelve, their primary thoughts focused on enjoying their summer vacation by playing baseball and swimming at the neighborhood pool. But their carefree summer plans changed dramatically one day while exploring near a tree fort in a nearby forest when the boys stumbled upon a shady, gun-wielding character who threatens them to stay away. This threat only spurs the curiosity of Elbert Justice as he and his reluctant younger cousin Jackson O’Malley unearth a counterfeit operation that puts both boys’ lives in jeopardy.
The Man Who Had All the Luck
Author: Arthur Miller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143110276
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A new Penguin Plays edition of the forgotten classic that launched the career of one of America’s greatest playwrights It took more than fifty years for The Man Who Had All the Luck to be appreciated for what it truly is: the first stirrings of a genius that would go on to blossom in such masterpieces as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. This striking new edition finally adds Miller’s first major play to the Penguin Plays series—now in beautifully redesigned covers. Infused with the moral malaise of the Depression era, this parable-like drama centers on David Beeves, a man before whom every obstacle to personal and professional success seems to crumble with ease. But his good fortune merely serves to reveal the tragedies of those around him in greater relief, offering what David believes to be evidence of a capricious god or, worse, a godless, arbitrary universe. David’s journey toward fulfillment becomes a nightmare of existential doubts, a desperate grasp for reason in a cosmos seemingly devoid of any, and a struggle that will take him to the brink of madness.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143110276
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A new Penguin Plays edition of the forgotten classic that launched the career of one of America’s greatest playwrights It took more than fifty years for The Man Who Had All the Luck to be appreciated for what it truly is: the first stirrings of a genius that would go on to blossom in such masterpieces as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. This striking new edition finally adds Miller’s first major play to the Penguin Plays series—now in beautifully redesigned covers. Infused with the moral malaise of the Depression era, this parable-like drama centers on David Beeves, a man before whom every obstacle to personal and professional success seems to crumble with ease. But his good fortune merely serves to reveal the tragedies of those around him in greater relief, offering what David believes to be evidence of a capricious god or, worse, a godless, arbitrary universe. David’s journey toward fulfillment becomes a nightmare of existential doubts, a desperate grasp for reason in a cosmos seemingly devoid of any, and a struggle that will take him to the brink of madness.
The Story of Martin Coe
Author: Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The Year of the Hare
Author: Arto Paasilinna
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101478136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An internationally bestselling comic novel in which a man—with the help of a bunny—suddenly realizes what’s important in life “Escapism at its best . . . Just pure fun.” —NPR.org “Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for a while from life as we know it?” With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of The Year of the Hare, a novel in the bestselling tradition of Watership Down, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and Life of Pi. While out on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This small incident becomes life-changing: he decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering the wilds of Finland—with the bunny as his boon companion. What ensues is a series of comic misadventures, as everywhere they go—whether chased up a tree by dogs, or to a formal state dinner, or in pursuit of a bear across the Finnish border with Russia—they leave mayhem (and laughter!) in their wake.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101478136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An internationally bestselling comic novel in which a man—with the help of a bunny—suddenly realizes what’s important in life “Escapism at its best . . . Just pure fun.” —NPR.org “Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for a while from life as we know it?” With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of The Year of the Hare, a novel in the bestselling tradition of Watership Down, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and Life of Pi. While out on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This small incident becomes life-changing: he decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering the wilds of Finland—with the bunny as his boon companion. What ensues is a series of comic misadventures, as everywhere they go—whether chased up a tree by dogs, or to a formal state dinner, or in pursuit of a bear across the Finnish border with Russia—they leave mayhem (and laughter!) in their wake.
Burger's Tale
Author: Arthur Kuch
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595484387
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Burger was one of four pups born in the bayous of Louisiana to Lilly, a Catahoula Bitch. The unfortunate death of Lilly changed Burger's life. He traveled to New Orleans and adopted by a Tulane college student, after a car hit him. She and her friends took care of Burger. Hurricane Katrina was the reason for Burger's travel around the country. He finally ended up in Italy. He now is a citizen of Italy. He lives in a converted monastery near the Lake Como Resort of Italy.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595484387
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Burger was one of four pups born in the bayous of Louisiana to Lilly, a Catahoula Bitch. The unfortunate death of Lilly changed Burger's life. He traveled to New Orleans and adopted by a Tulane college student, after a car hit him. She and her friends took care of Burger. Hurricane Katrina was the reason for Burger's travel around the country. He finally ended up in Italy. He now is a citizen of Italy. He lives in a converted monastery near the Lake Como Resort of Italy.
The Annual Register
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
“The” Annual Register
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The Yangtze Illusion
Author: Emanuele F. Portolese
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1450099483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Author of the highly acclaimed novel, SECRET VALOR, has struck again with another page turning political thriller that races along like the mighty Yangtze River, which inspired it. THE YANGTZE ILLUSION is a masterpiece of conflict, suspense and drama. Like the great river, this novel carries the reader on a perilous journey from the high mountains of the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, and along the turbulent and violent journey the author hints at some of the world's most guarded secrets.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1450099483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Author of the highly acclaimed novel, SECRET VALOR, has struck again with another page turning political thriller that races along like the mighty Yangtze River, which inspired it. THE YANGTZE ILLUSION is a masterpiece of conflict, suspense and drama. Like the great river, this novel carries the reader on a perilous journey from the high mountains of the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, and along the turbulent and violent journey the author hints at some of the world's most guarded secrets.