A Common-place Story

A Common-place Story PDF Author: Story
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Languages : en
Pages : 288

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A Common-place Story

A Common-place Story PDF Author: Story
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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The Raconteur's Commonplace Book

The Raconteur's Commonplace Book PDF Author: Kate Milford
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 035841122X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405

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In this standalone mystery set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Greenglass House by an Edgar Award–winning author, a group of strangers trapped in an otherworldly inn slowly reveal their secrets, proving that nothing is what it seems and there's always more than one side to the story. The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the twelve guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship’s captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories—each a different type of folklore—that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down—an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain—the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood. But they have only their stories, and one another, to save them. Will it be enough? "Will dazzle seasoned Milford fans and kindle new ones." (Publishers Weekly starred review)

Rare and Commonplace Flowers

Rare and Commonplace Flowers PDF Author: Carmen L. Oliveira
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813530338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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The gripping story of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop and her relationship with the extraordinary Brazilian woman Lota de Macedo Soares.

The Common Place of Law

The Common Place of Law PDF Author: Patricia Ewick
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226227443
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Why do some people call the police to quiet a barking dog in the middle of the night, while others accept devastating loss or actions without complaint? Sociologists Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey examine more than 400 case studies to explore the various ways the law is perceived and utilized, or not, by a broad spectrum of citizens.

Greenglass House

Greenglass House PDF Author: Kate Milford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544052706
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389

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A rambling old smuggler's inn, a strange map, an attic packed with treasures, squabbling guests, theft, friendship, and an unusual haunting mark this smart mystery in the tradition of the Mysterious Benedict Society books. Illustrations.

The Invention of Solitude

The Invention of Solitude PDF Author: Paul Auster
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571266746
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.

Malice Aforethought

Malice Aforethought PDF Author: Francis Iles
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486834611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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A philandering doctor resolves to poison his domineering wife in this classic of psychological suspense. No. 16 in the Crime Writers' Association's Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.

The Story Of An Hour

The Story Of An Hour PDF Author: Kate Chopin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443435198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11

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Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

In the Place of Justice

In the Place of Justice PDF Author: Wilbert Rideau
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847654649
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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In 1961, young, black, eighth-grade dropout Wilbert Rideau despaired of his small-town future in the segregated deep south of America. He set out to rob the local bank and after a bungled robbery he killed the bank teller, a fifty-year-old white female. He was arrested and gave a full confession. When we meet Rideau he has just been sentenced to death row, from where he embarks on an extraordinary journey. He is imprisoned at Angola, the most violent prison in America, where brutality, sexual slavery and local politics confine prisoners in ways that bars alone cannot. Yet Rideau breaks through all this and finds hope and meaning, becoming editor of the prison magazine, going on to win national journalism awards. Full of gritty realism and potent in its evocation of a life condemned, Rideau goes far beyond the traditional prison memoir and reveals an emotionally wrought and magical conclusion to his forty-four years in prison.

A New Method of Making Common-place-books

A New Method of Making Common-place-books PDF Author: John Locke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commonplace books
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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