Author: Seymour M. Hersh
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316360678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively readable portrait of John F. Kennedy as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, The Dark Side of Camelot sparked a firestorm of controversy upon its initial publication - becoming a runaway bestseller & one of the year's most talked-about books. Now in paperback, this watershed work will continue to provoke public discussion as the debate intensifies over what constitutes proper personal & political behavior on the part of our nation's leaders.
The Dark Side of Camelot
Author: Seymour M. Hersh
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316360678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively readable portrait of John F. Kennedy as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, The Dark Side of Camelot sparked a firestorm of controversy upon its initial publication - becoming a runaway bestseller & one of the year's most talked-about books. Now in paperback, this watershed work will continue to provoke public discussion as the debate intensifies over what constitutes proper personal & political behavior on the part of our nation's leaders.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316360678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively readable portrait of John F. Kennedy as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, The Dark Side of Camelot sparked a firestorm of controversy upon its initial publication - becoming a runaway bestseller & one of the year's most talked-about books. Now in paperback, this watershed work will continue to provoke public discussion as the debate intensifies over what constitutes proper personal & political behavior on the part of our nation's leaders.
Haunting Bombay
Author: Shilpa Agarwal
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 156947558X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
As the supernatural weaves into the narrative of family life, the Mittals must struggle to come to terms with the secrets that had been locked away behind a mysterious bolted door. Themes of hidden shame, forbidden love and a call for absolute sacrifice enrich this beautifully written novel. Agarwal unfolds the story against an intense portrait of Bombay, delving into the world of the slum-dwellers, prostitutes and hermaphrodites who survive on the peripheries of Indian society.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 156947558X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
As the supernatural weaves into the narrative of family life, the Mittals must struggle to come to terms with the secrets that had been locked away behind a mysterious bolted door. Themes of hidden shame, forbidden love and a call for absolute sacrifice enrich this beautifully written novel. Agarwal unfolds the story against an intense portrait of Bombay, delving into the world of the slum-dwellers, prostitutes and hermaphrodites who survive on the peripheries of Indian society.
Closing His Eyes
Author: Luay Hamza Abbas
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291301623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Luay Hamza Abbas: Iraqi author, born in Basra, Iraq in 1965. He received his Ph.D. in Arabic Literature, in 2002 from the University of Basra. He is the author of four short-story collections and four novels. In addition to his works of fiction, he has published four texts of literary and cultural criticism.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291301623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Luay Hamza Abbas: Iraqi author, born in Basra, Iraq in 1965. He received his Ph.D. in Arabic Literature, in 2002 from the University of Basra. He is the author of four short-story collections and four novels. In addition to his works of fiction, he has published four texts of literary and cultural criticism.
Superplonk
Author: Malcolm Gluck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571172030
Category : Supermarkets
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Malcolm Gluck writes the Superplonk column in The Weekend Guardian, and has written for various magazines and advertising agencies. This book describes the author's own selection of the best wines from a variety of leading supermarket chains in the UK.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571172030
Category : Supermarkets
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Malcolm Gluck writes the Superplonk column in The Weekend Guardian, and has written for various magazines and advertising agencies. This book describes the author's own selection of the best wines from a variety of leading supermarket chains in the UK.
The Last Lovely City
Author: Alice Adams
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307798151
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
“Sophisticated, charming, often nostalgic, and so artfully written that half the time you don’t know that you are reading on of the best writers around.” --The Boston Globe In her final collection, Alice Adams ranges from San Francisco to a North Carolina college town, to a run-down resort in Mexico. And a grouping of four stories at the end follows a divorced psychiatrist in an arc that constitutes a short novel. Included are: “His Women,” “Great Sex,” “Old Love Affairs,” and “The Drinking Club,” “Patients, “The Wrong Mexico, “ and “Earthquake Damage.”
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307798151
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
“Sophisticated, charming, often nostalgic, and so artfully written that half the time you don’t know that you are reading on of the best writers around.” --The Boston Globe In her final collection, Alice Adams ranges from San Francisco to a North Carolina college town, to a run-down resort in Mexico. And a grouping of four stories at the end follows a divorced psychiatrist in an arc that constitutes a short novel. Included are: “His Women,” “Great Sex,” “Old Love Affairs,” and “The Drinking Club,” “Patients, “The Wrong Mexico, “ and “Earthquake Damage.”
The Lost Chronicles of Terra Firma
Author: Rosario Aguilar
Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"A Nicaraguan journalist weaves past and present into a historical novel about the Spanish conquest of Central America from perspective of six women of the period - three Spanish, two Amerindian, and one mestiza - involved in that violent conflict of cultures. Narrator intersperses her own life in the transition from the Sandinistas to the government of Violeta Chamorro with that of her women characters. Skillful feminocentric recreation and a seamless natural translation make a compelling read. First published as La niña blanca y los pájaros sin pies (1992). Afterword by Ann González provides context"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"A Nicaraguan journalist weaves past and present into a historical novel about the Spanish conquest of Central America from perspective of six women of the period - three Spanish, two Amerindian, and one mestiza - involved in that violent conflict of cultures. Narrator intersperses her own life in the transition from the Sandinistas to the government of Violeta Chamorro with that of her women characters. Skillful feminocentric recreation and a seamless natural translation make a compelling read. First published as La niña blanca y los pájaros sin pies (1992). Afterword by Ann González provides context"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
A Thousand Coloured Dreams
Author: Josephine Abaijah
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733925412
Category : Papua New Guinea
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A THOUSAND COLOURED DREAMS is a love story set against a background of political intrigue in a decaying colonial regime, and the impending spread of Asia across the Pacific. It is the story of Josephine Abaijah, the first woman elected to the parliament of her country: a tale of courage, love and beauty that endured beyond the limits of reason or the dreams of a simple girl.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733925412
Category : Papua New Guinea
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A THOUSAND COLOURED DREAMS is a love story set against a background of political intrigue in a decaying colonial regime, and the impending spread of Asia across the Pacific. It is the story of Josephine Abaijah, the first woman elected to the parliament of her country: a tale of courage, love and beauty that endured beyond the limits of reason or the dreams of a simple girl.
Masters of the Board
Author: Chris Abani
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigerian fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigerian fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Saffron Dreams
Author: Shaila Abdullah
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
ISBN: 1932690735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that life itself chooses one's destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life.
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
ISBN: 1932690735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that life itself chooses one's destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life.
The Purchase of Order
Author: Gail Galloway Adams
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820317342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of short stories is peopled with characters who boldly face the sorrows and strains of everyday life, seeking relief in a smile and redemption in words of compassion and honor
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820317342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of short stories is peopled with characters who boldly face the sorrows and strains of everyday life, seeking relief in a smile and redemption in words of compassion and honor