Author: Donald McCrory
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Piece of Glass
Author: Donald McCrory
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Broken Glass
Author: Alain Mabanckou
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1593763085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
An irreverent, allusive, scatalogical, tragicomic masterpiece that centers on the patrons of a run-down bar as they try to document the details of their lives in a country that appears to have forgotten the importance of remembering. In Republic of the Congo, in the town of Trois-Cents, in a bar called Credit Gone West, a former schoolteacher known as Broken Glass drinks red wine and records the stories of the bar and its regulars for posterity: Stubborn Snail, the owner, who must battle church people, ex-alcoholics, tribal leaders, and thugs set on destroying him and his business; the Printer, who had his respectable life in France ruined by a white woman, his wife; Robinette, who could outdrink and outpiss any man; and Broken Glass himself, whose own tale involves as much heartbreak, squalor, disappointment, and delusion. But Broken Glass fails spectacularly at staying out of trouble as one denizen after another wants to rewrite history in an attempt at making sure his portrayal will properly reflect their exciting and dynamic lives. Despondent over this apparent triumph of self-delusion over self-awareness, Broken Glass drowns his sorrows and riffs on the great books of Africa and the West. Brimming with life, death, and literary allusions, Broken Glass is Mabanckou's finest novel--a mocking satire of the dangers of artistic integrity.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1593763085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
An irreverent, allusive, scatalogical, tragicomic masterpiece that centers on the patrons of a run-down bar as they try to document the details of their lives in a country that appears to have forgotten the importance of remembering. In Republic of the Congo, in the town of Trois-Cents, in a bar called Credit Gone West, a former schoolteacher known as Broken Glass drinks red wine and records the stories of the bar and its regulars for posterity: Stubborn Snail, the owner, who must battle church people, ex-alcoholics, tribal leaders, and thugs set on destroying him and his business; the Printer, who had his respectable life in France ruined by a white woman, his wife; Robinette, who could outdrink and outpiss any man; and Broken Glass himself, whose own tale involves as much heartbreak, squalor, disappointment, and delusion. But Broken Glass fails spectacularly at staying out of trouble as one denizen after another wants to rewrite history in an attempt at making sure his portrayal will properly reflect their exciting and dynamic lives. Despondent over this apparent triumph of self-delusion over self-awareness, Broken Glass drowns his sorrows and riffs on the great books of Africa and the West. Brimming with life, death, and literary allusions, Broken Glass is Mabanckou's finest novel--a mocking satire of the dangers of artistic integrity.
Pieces of Glass
Author: Sarah Kay
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310269598
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The author attempts to put her life back together following her fiancé's tragic skiing accident and, amidst the shattered pieces, searches for hope in a God who heals even unimaginable pain.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310269598
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The author attempts to put her life back together following her fiancé's tragic skiing accident and, amidst the shattered pieces, searches for hope in a God who heals even unimaginable pain.
Basic Glass Fusing
Author: Lynn Haunstein
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748510
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
From Stackpole's bestselling Basics series, this book presents a fun, growing trend in glass crafts.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748510
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
From Stackpole's bestselling Basics series, this book presents a fun, growing trend in glass crafts.
The Glass City
Author: Barbara L Floyd
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119451
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The story of Toledo glass—past, present, and future
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119451
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The story of Toledo glass—past, present, and future
The Glass Menagerie
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A Treatise on Statics, with Applications to Physics
Author: George Minchin Minchin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statics
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Category : Statics
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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My Father's Glass Eye
Author: Jeannie Vanasco
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9780715653777
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A definitive new voice in this stunning portrait of a daughter's love for her father and her near-unravelling after his death. My Father's Glass Eye is Jeannie's struggle to honour her father, her larger-than-life hero, but also the man who named her after his daughter from a previous marriage, a daughter who died. After his funeral, Jeannie spends the next decade in escalating mania, in and out of hospitals - increasingly obsessed with the other Jeanne. Obsession turns to investigation as she plumbs her childhood awareness of her dead half-sibling and hunts for clues into the mysterious circumstances of her death. It becomes a puzzle she must solve to better understand herself and her father. Jeannie pulls us into her unravelling with such intimacy that her insanity becomes palpable, even logical. A brilliant exploration of the human psyche, My Father's Glass Eye deepens our definitions of love, sanity, grief, and recovery. AUTHOR: Jeannie Vanasco is the highly acclaimed author of Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was A Girl. Her writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The New York Times, and the New Yorker. She lives in Baltimore where she is an Assistant Professor of English at Towson University.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9780715653777
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A definitive new voice in this stunning portrait of a daughter's love for her father and her near-unravelling after his death. My Father's Glass Eye is Jeannie's struggle to honour her father, her larger-than-life hero, but also the man who named her after his daughter from a previous marriage, a daughter who died. After his funeral, Jeannie spends the next decade in escalating mania, in and out of hospitals - increasingly obsessed with the other Jeanne. Obsession turns to investigation as she plumbs her childhood awareness of her dead half-sibling and hunts for clues into the mysterious circumstances of her death. It becomes a puzzle she must solve to better understand herself and her father. Jeannie pulls us into her unravelling with such intimacy that her insanity becomes palpable, even logical. A brilliant exploration of the human psyche, My Father's Glass Eye deepens our definitions of love, sanity, grief, and recovery. AUTHOR: Jeannie Vanasco is the highly acclaimed author of Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was A Girl. Her writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The New York Times, and the New Yorker. She lives in Baltimore where she is an Assistant Professor of English at Towson University.
Engineering
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses
Author: Arun K. Varshneya
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128162260
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses, Third Edition, is a comprehensive reference on the field of glass science and engineering that covers numerous, significant advances. This new edition includes the most recent advances in glass physics and chemistry, also discussing groundbreaking applications of glassy materials. It is suitable for upper level glass science courses and professional glass scientists and engineers at industrial and government labs. Fundamental concepts, chapter-ending problem sets, an emphasis on key ideas, and timely notes on suggested readings are all included. The book provides the breadth required of a comprehensive reference, offering coverage of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses. - Clearly develops fundamental concepts and the basics of glass science and glass chemistry - Provides a comprehensive discussion of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses - Features a discussion of the emerging applications of glass, including applications in energy, environment, pharmaceuticals, and more - Concludes chapters with problem sets and suggested readings to facilitate self-study
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128162260
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses, Third Edition, is a comprehensive reference on the field of glass science and engineering that covers numerous, significant advances. This new edition includes the most recent advances in glass physics and chemistry, also discussing groundbreaking applications of glassy materials. It is suitable for upper level glass science courses and professional glass scientists and engineers at industrial and government labs. Fundamental concepts, chapter-ending problem sets, an emphasis on key ideas, and timely notes on suggested readings are all included. The book provides the breadth required of a comprehensive reference, offering coverage of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses. - Clearly develops fundamental concepts and the basics of glass science and glass chemistry - Provides a comprehensive discussion of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses - Features a discussion of the emerging applications of glass, including applications in energy, environment, pharmaceuticals, and more - Concludes chapters with problem sets and suggested readings to facilitate self-study