Author: Ian McGuire
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408882469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
______________ 'Hugely entertaining' - The Times 'A wincingly entertaining portrayal of academe with its pants down. And a reminder that when things are at their worst they're also at their funniest' - Liz Jensen 'Covering familiar territory in this sardonic academic novel, McGuire wittily exposes his characters' pretensions and frustrations ... Outwitted and exploited at every step of the way, Gutman and his story are at once very funny and disconcertingly sad' - Sunday Times ______________ Thirty-something Morris Gutman is a chronically indecisive temporary lecturer at the University of Coketown. Life hasn't turned out as he planned: he has a demanding wife, an insomniac child and teaches demeaning courses to ungrateful English students. However, he is willing to do whatever it takes to negotiate a permanent departmental job, even if it means finding his way through the minefield that is academia and winning over the alluring and manipulative research fellow Zoe Cable.
Incredible Bodies
Author: Ian McGuire
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408882469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
______________ 'Hugely entertaining' - The Times 'A wincingly entertaining portrayal of academe with its pants down. And a reminder that when things are at their worst they're also at their funniest' - Liz Jensen 'Covering familiar territory in this sardonic academic novel, McGuire wittily exposes his characters' pretensions and frustrations ... Outwitted and exploited at every step of the way, Gutman and his story are at once very funny and disconcertingly sad' - Sunday Times ______________ Thirty-something Morris Gutman is a chronically indecisive temporary lecturer at the University of Coketown. Life hasn't turned out as he planned: he has a demanding wife, an insomniac child and teaches demeaning courses to ungrateful English students. However, he is willing to do whatever it takes to negotiate a permanent departmental job, even if it means finding his way through the minefield that is academia and winning over the alluring and manipulative research fellow Zoe Cable.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408882469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
______________ 'Hugely entertaining' - The Times 'A wincingly entertaining portrayal of academe with its pants down. And a reminder that when things are at their worst they're also at their funniest' - Liz Jensen 'Covering familiar territory in this sardonic academic novel, McGuire wittily exposes his characters' pretensions and frustrations ... Outwitted and exploited at every step of the way, Gutman and his story are at once very funny and disconcertingly sad' - Sunday Times ______________ Thirty-something Morris Gutman is a chronically indecisive temporary lecturer at the University of Coketown. Life hasn't turned out as he planned: he has a demanding wife, an insomniac child and teaches demeaning courses to ungrateful English students. However, he is willing to do whatever it takes to negotiate a permanent departmental job, even if it means finding his way through the minefield that is academia and winning over the alluring and manipulative research fellow Zoe Cable.
White Bodies
Author: Jane Robins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501175742
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This chilling psychological suspense novel—think Strangers on a Train for the modern age—explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything is as it seems. Callie, Tilda’s unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix’s domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix’s uncontrollable rages, and has seen the bruises on the white skin of her sister’s arms. Worried about the psychological hold that Felix seems to have over Tilda, Callie joins an Internet support group for victims of abuse and their friends. However, things spiral out of control and she starts to doubt her own judgment when one of her new acquaintances is killed by an abusive man. And then suddenly Felix dies—or was he murdered? A page-turning work of suspense that announces a stunning new voice in fiction, White Bodies will change the way you think about obsession, love, and the violence we inflict on one another—and ourselves.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501175742
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This chilling psychological suspense novel—think Strangers on a Train for the modern age—explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything is as it seems. Callie, Tilda’s unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix’s domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix’s uncontrollable rages, and has seen the bruises on the white skin of her sister’s arms. Worried about the psychological hold that Felix seems to have over Tilda, Callie joins an Internet support group for victims of abuse and their friends. However, things spiral out of control and she starts to doubt her own judgment when one of her new acquaintances is killed by an abusive man. And then suddenly Felix dies—or was he murdered? A page-turning work of suspense that announces a stunning new voice in fiction, White Bodies will change the way you think about obsession, love, and the violence we inflict on one another—and ourselves.
Bodies Are Cool
Author: Tyler Feder
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593112628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over. From the acclaimed creator of Dancing at the Pity Party and Roaring Softly, this picture book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive book. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it will instill body acceptance and confidence in the youngest of readers. “My body, your body, every different kind of body! All of them are good bodies! BODIES ARE COOL!”
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593112628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over. From the acclaimed creator of Dancing at the Pity Party and Roaring Softly, this picture book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive book. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it will instill body acceptance and confidence in the youngest of readers. “My body, your body, every different kind of body! All of them are good bodies! BODIES ARE COOL!”
My Incredible Talking Body
Author: Rebecca Bowen
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9780997196207
Category : Comprehension in children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Focuses on cultivating mindfulness of the body's signals about feelings, encouraging acceptance of all types of emotions, and developing strategies for calming strong or uncontrollable feelings.
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9780997196207
Category : Comprehension in children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Focuses on cultivating mindfulness of the body's signals about feelings, encouraging acceptance of all types of emotions, and developing strategies for calming strong or uncontrollable feelings.
Awaken Your Power Within
Author: Gerry Hussey
Publisher: Monoray
ISBN: 1800960700
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
CHOSEN BY WOMAN&HOME AS ONE OF THEIR 30 BEST SELF-CARE BOOKS FOR 2022 'You are an infinite being with infinite potential. All you need to do is open yourself to a new consciousness, a true vision of who you really are and awaken to the power within' From leading health and performance coach, Gerry Hussey, comes a powerful guide to transforming your mind, body and soul. In Awaken Your Power Within, Gerry tells an open, honest and mind-blowing story of self-discovery that takes us inside the heart and mind of a young boy who dared to ask deeper questions about the mind and soul. Bringing together insights from psychology, neuroscience, gut health, quantum physics, mindfulness and philosophy, the book shows you how to break free from limiting and self-destructive habits and reclaim your inner world, so that you can live as your truest and most powerful self. From letting go of the fear of not being enough to opening up a deeper level of consciousness, Awaken Your Power Within is a life-changing introduction to the limitless possibilities of which you are capable.
Publisher: Monoray
ISBN: 1800960700
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
CHOSEN BY WOMAN&HOME AS ONE OF THEIR 30 BEST SELF-CARE BOOKS FOR 2022 'You are an infinite being with infinite potential. All you need to do is open yourself to a new consciousness, a true vision of who you really are and awaken to the power within' From leading health and performance coach, Gerry Hussey, comes a powerful guide to transforming your mind, body and soul. In Awaken Your Power Within, Gerry tells an open, honest and mind-blowing story of self-discovery that takes us inside the heart and mind of a young boy who dared to ask deeper questions about the mind and soul. Bringing together insights from psychology, neuroscience, gut health, quantum physics, mindfulness and philosophy, the book shows you how to break free from limiting and self-destructive habits and reclaim your inner world, so that you can live as your truest and most powerful self. From letting go of the fear of not being enough to opening up a deeper level of consciousness, Awaken Your Power Within is a life-changing introduction to the limitless possibilities of which you are capable.
Astonishing Bodies
Author: Charlie Samuels
Publisher: Mystery Files
ISBN: 9780778780113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We all know the limits of our own bodies. That's what makes these unusual examples so incredible. Readers will be amazed by these mysteries of the human body - feats of strength, spontaneous combustion, human hibernation, sleepwalking, firewalkers, human pincushions, colored sweat, skin-shredding, human magnets, and feral, or wild, children.
Publisher: Mystery Files
ISBN: 9780778780113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We all know the limits of our own bodies. That's what makes these unusual examples so incredible. Readers will be amazed by these mysteries of the human body - feats of strength, spontaneous combustion, human hibernation, sleepwalking, firewalkers, human pincushions, colored sweat, skin-shredding, human magnets, and feral, or wild, children.
Sleekify!
Author: Michael Olajide, Jr.
Publisher: Zinc Ink
ISBN: 0345549678
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Fight fat and win with the revolutionary “no-gym” machine-free at-home workout program to sculpt, firm, and “SLEEKIFY!” your body—in as little as four weeks. When Victoria’s Secret models need to look their best for a runway show or ad campaign, they call Michael Olajide, Jr. The former championship boxer has a patented fat-melting fitness program that has helped reshape the bodies of stars like Liv Tyler, Sports Illustrated model Alyssa Miller, and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima. Now you can have Michael Olajide as your personal trainer, too. This is your chance to experience the same sculpting, firming, sleekifying results that have been turning heads on the red carpet for years. This twenty-eight-day fitness and nutrition plan—the same one Olajide gives his clients—lets you unleash your body’s natural energy at home without having to invest a fortune on useless gym equipment. Instead, Olajide is in your corner every day, every step along the way—a one-man entourage urging you on as you build strength, tone muscle, and lose weight without bulking up. SLEEKIFY!’s techniques are rooted in the “sweet science” of boxing, but you don’t need a class, a ring, or a punching bag. All you need is a jump rope—and the will to be your best. Equipment-free, plateau-proof, and, most important, fun, this workout puts the power in your hands. You dictate the intensity of the workout and, ultimately, your success. Had enough of what you see in the mirror? Ready to punch out stubborn belly fat and build the stronger, more streamlined body you’ve always wanted? Leave the machines behind and SLEEKIFY!
Publisher: Zinc Ink
ISBN: 0345549678
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Fight fat and win with the revolutionary “no-gym” machine-free at-home workout program to sculpt, firm, and “SLEEKIFY!” your body—in as little as four weeks. When Victoria’s Secret models need to look their best for a runway show or ad campaign, they call Michael Olajide, Jr. The former championship boxer has a patented fat-melting fitness program that has helped reshape the bodies of stars like Liv Tyler, Sports Illustrated model Alyssa Miller, and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima. Now you can have Michael Olajide as your personal trainer, too. This is your chance to experience the same sculpting, firming, sleekifying results that have been turning heads on the red carpet for years. This twenty-eight-day fitness and nutrition plan—the same one Olajide gives his clients—lets you unleash your body’s natural energy at home without having to invest a fortune on useless gym equipment. Instead, Olajide is in your corner every day, every step along the way—a one-man entourage urging you on as you build strength, tone muscle, and lose weight without bulking up. SLEEKIFY!’s techniques are rooted in the “sweet science” of boxing, but you don’t need a class, a ring, or a punching bag. All you need is a jump rope—and the will to be your best. Equipment-free, plateau-proof, and, most important, fun, this workout puts the power in your hands. You dictate the intensity of the workout and, ultimately, your success. Had enough of what you see in the mirror? Ready to punch out stubborn belly fat and build the stronger, more streamlined body you’ve always wanted? Leave the machines behind and SLEEKIFY!
Bring Up the Bodies
Author: Hilary Mantel
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429947659
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. The basis for the TV show on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head? Named a top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and The Washington Post
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429947659
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. The basis for the TV show on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head? Named a top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and The Washington Post
Take Hold of Heaven
Author: Alice Theriault
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452588953
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Celebrate your child as a gift to the universe! Take Hold of Heaven offers children of planet Earth the opportunity to become aware of their innate gift of divine potential. Parents are their childrens first and best teachers, the founders and architects of their lives. Take Hold of Heaven, with thirteen spiritual truths, will inspire parents and children to create a harmonious, spirit-filled life with reverence for all. Take Hold of Heaven is a valuable introduction for parents, teachers, and children of all ages. We need to understand who and what we are in order to establish the connection with our grand and glorious universe. Virginia Essene, spiritual author and educator Take Hold of Heaven synthesizes the authors experience as teacher, parent, and minister. She offers uplifting ideas and information to guide children of the new millennium. The quiet nurturing she is known to embody comes through the hopeful truths, inspiring poems, and practical lessons. With humanity re-awakening to ideals of fellowship and global stewardship, Take Hold of Heaven comes at just the right time. Lynn Rogers, MA, author and educator Every conscientious parent must read Take Hold of Heaven. It offers keys to the cosmos, to your childs being, and shows ways you can develop an uplifting, quality parent/child relationship. Rebecca A. Field, MA, author and cosmologist
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452588953
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Celebrate your child as a gift to the universe! Take Hold of Heaven offers children of planet Earth the opportunity to become aware of their innate gift of divine potential. Parents are their childrens first and best teachers, the founders and architects of their lives. Take Hold of Heaven, with thirteen spiritual truths, will inspire parents and children to create a harmonious, spirit-filled life with reverence for all. Take Hold of Heaven is a valuable introduction for parents, teachers, and children of all ages. We need to understand who and what we are in order to establish the connection with our grand and glorious universe. Virginia Essene, spiritual author and educator Take Hold of Heaven synthesizes the authors experience as teacher, parent, and minister. She offers uplifting ideas and information to guide children of the new millennium. The quiet nurturing she is known to embody comes through the hopeful truths, inspiring poems, and practical lessons. With humanity re-awakening to ideals of fellowship and global stewardship, Take Hold of Heaven comes at just the right time. Lynn Rogers, MA, author and educator Every conscientious parent must read Take Hold of Heaven. It offers keys to the cosmos, to your childs being, and shows ways you can develop an uplifting, quality parent/child relationship. Rebecca A. Field, MA, author and cosmologist
Revolutionary Bodies
Author: Emily Wilcox
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520300572
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Revolutionary Bodies is the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Emily Wilcox analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015. Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field. The digital edition of this title includes nineteen embedded videos of selected dance works discussed by the author.
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520300572
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Revolutionary Bodies is the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Emily Wilcox analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015. Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field. The digital edition of this title includes nineteen embedded videos of selected dance works discussed by the author.