Author: Mordecai Richler
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307813479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, Barney's Version is a major Richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a long and distinguished career. Told in the first person, it gives us the life (and what a life!) of Barney Panofsky--whose trashy TV company, Totally Useless Productions, has made him a small fortune; whose three wives include a martyred feminist icon, a quintessential JCP (Jewish-Canadian Princess), and the incomparable Miriam, the perfect wife, lover, and mother--alas, now married to another man; who recalls with nostalgia and pain his young manhood in the Paris of the early fifties, and his lifelong passion for wine, women, and the Montreal Canadiens; who either did or didn't murder his best friend, Boogie, after discovering him in bed with The Second Mrs. Panofsky; whose satirical eye for the idiocies of today's Quebec separatists (as well as for every other kind of political correctness) manages to offend his entire acquaintanceship (and will soon be offending readers everywhere); and whose memory--though not his bile--is, in his sixty-seventh year, definitely slipping . . .
Barney's Version
Author: Mordecai Richler
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307813479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, Barney's Version is a major Richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a long and distinguished career. Told in the first person, it gives us the life (and what a life!) of Barney Panofsky--whose trashy TV company, Totally Useless Productions, has made him a small fortune; whose three wives include a martyred feminist icon, a quintessential JCP (Jewish-Canadian Princess), and the incomparable Miriam, the perfect wife, lover, and mother--alas, now married to another man; who recalls with nostalgia and pain his young manhood in the Paris of the early fifties, and his lifelong passion for wine, women, and the Montreal Canadiens; who either did or didn't murder his best friend, Boogie, after discovering him in bed with The Second Mrs. Panofsky; whose satirical eye for the idiocies of today's Quebec separatists (as well as for every other kind of political correctness) manages to offend his entire acquaintanceship (and will soon be offending readers everywhere); and whose memory--though not his bile--is, in his sixty-seventh year, definitely slipping . . .
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307813479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, Barney's Version is a major Richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a long and distinguished career. Told in the first person, it gives us the life (and what a life!) of Barney Panofsky--whose trashy TV company, Totally Useless Productions, has made him a small fortune; whose three wives include a martyred feminist icon, a quintessential JCP (Jewish-Canadian Princess), and the incomparable Miriam, the perfect wife, lover, and mother--alas, now married to another man; who recalls with nostalgia and pain his young manhood in the Paris of the early fifties, and his lifelong passion for wine, women, and the Montreal Canadiens; who either did or didn't murder his best friend, Boogie, after discovering him in bed with The Second Mrs. Panofsky; whose satirical eye for the idiocies of today's Quebec separatists (as well as for every other kind of political correctness) manages to offend his entire acquaintanceship (and will soon be offending readers everywhere); and whose memory--though not his bile--is, in his sixty-seventh year, definitely slipping . . .
The Bro Code
Author: Barney Stinson
Publisher: Barney Stinson
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
About the Author Barney Stinson is an awesome dude who lives in New York City and appears weekly on the hit CBS show How I Met Your Mother. Matt Kuhn is one of the coolest staff writers for How I Met Your Mother and helps write Barney’s Blog on the show’s website. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Everyone's life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. But Bros in the know call this holy grail The Bro Code. Historically a spoken tradition passed from one generation to the next, the official code of conduct for Bros appears here in its published form for the first time ever. By upholding the tenets of this sacred and legendary document, any dude can learn to achieve Bro-dom.
Publisher: Barney Stinson
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
About the Author Barney Stinson is an awesome dude who lives in New York City and appears weekly on the hit CBS show How I Met Your Mother. Matt Kuhn is one of the coolest staff writers for How I Met Your Mother and helps write Barney’s Blog on the show’s website. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Everyone's life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. But Bros in the know call this holy grail The Bro Code. Historically a spoken tradition passed from one generation to the next, the official code of conduct for Bros appears here in its published form for the first time ever. By upholding the tenets of this sacred and legendary document, any dude can learn to achieve Bro-dom.
The Playbook
Author: Barney Stinson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147110463X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
It. Is. On. From the pen of the prolific (and bestselling) author Barney Stinson comes the indispensable guide for every Bro looking to score with The Ladies. Featuring the famous plays including: -The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn -Mrs. Stinsfire -The Ted Mosby -The Time Traveller -The 'SNASA' -The Scuba Diver -The 'He's Not Coming' … and other greatest hits from Barney Stinson's secretPlaybookof legendary moves. So suit up and get ready to be schooled in awsomeness.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147110463X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
It. Is. On. From the pen of the prolific (and bestselling) author Barney Stinson comes the indispensable guide for every Bro looking to score with The Ladies. Featuring the famous plays including: -The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn -Mrs. Stinsfire -The Ted Mosby -The Time Traveller -The 'SNASA' -The Scuba Diver -The 'He's Not Coming' … and other greatest hits from Barney Stinson's secretPlaybookof legendary moves. So suit up and get ready to be schooled in awsomeness.
Barney's Farm Animals
Author: Kimberley Kearns
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670859351
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670859351
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Beautiful Oops!
Author: Barney Saltzberg
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 076115728X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 076115728X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.
Bingo
Author: Gayla Amaral
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781586682903
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Farmer Barney has a dog and Bingo is his name. Oh! What fun Barney and friends have following Bingo on his romp through the farm. Barney's Sing-Along Stories brings a favorite tune to colorful life. Every dog has his day, and Bingo is having a fun day playing hide-n-seek on the farm with Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and a menagerie of animal friends. As he playfully romps from page to page, the pictures tell the story of the growing ensemble close on his heels (in the fashion of the characters in "The Turnip" story), until they discover that the way to a dog's heart is by giving him a home. Words of the book are the lyrics to one of the most popular children's songs of all times.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781586682903
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Farmer Barney has a dog and Bingo is his name. Oh! What fun Barney and friends have following Bingo on his romp through the farm. Barney's Sing-Along Stories brings a favorite tune to colorful life. Every dog has his day, and Bingo is having a fun day playing hide-n-seek on the farm with Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and a menagerie of animal friends. As he playfully romps from page to page, the pictures tell the story of the growing ensemble close on his heels (in the fashion of the characters in "The Turnip" story), until they discover that the way to a dog's heart is by giving him a home. Words of the book are the lyrics to one of the most popular children's songs of all times.
Barney's Color Surprise
Author: Mary Ann Dudko
Publisher: Lyrick Studios
ISBN: 9781570640070
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The big purple dinosaur paints a picture using all the colors of the rainbow. On board pages.
Publisher: Lyrick Studios
ISBN: 9781570640070
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The big purple dinosaur paints a picture using all the colors of the rainbow. On board pages.
Early Work
Author: Andrew Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 0374146128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
When Peter meets Leslie, a sexual adventurer, he gets a glimpse of what he imagines himself to be: a writer of talent and nerve. Over the course of a Virginia summer, their charged, increasingly intimate friendship opens the door to difficult questions about love and literary ambition
Publisher:
ISBN: 0374146128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
When Peter meets Leslie, a sexual adventurer, he gets a glimpse of what he imagines himself to be: a writer of talent and nerve. Over the course of a Virginia summer, their charged, increasingly intimate friendship opens the door to difficult questions about love and literary ambition
The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz
Author: Mordecai Richler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671028472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
From his third generation Jewish immigrant family in Montreal, Duddy learns about life in this unforgettable human comedy.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671028472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
From his third generation Jewish immigrant family in Montreal, Duddy learns about life in this unforgettable human comedy.
Barney's Book of Hugs
Author: Sheryl Leach
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781570641206
Category : Barney (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Everyone needs a hug now and again. Here Barney and his friends explore the different types of hugs and come to the conclusion that all hugs are pretty terrific. Full color. Baby/Preschool.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781570641206
Category : Barney (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Everyone needs a hug now and again. Here Barney and his friends explore the different types of hugs and come to the conclusion that all hugs are pretty terrific. Full color. Baby/Preschool.