Author: Chai JiDan
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649350333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
The Ugly Man’s Big Transformation
Author: Chai JiDan
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649350333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649350333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
The Ugly Man’s Big Transformation
Author: Chai JiDan
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649350759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649350759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
Transformation of a Black Man
Author: Charlie Mack
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532051425
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
"This book is a brutally honest, tell all story about the Transformation of Black Man, it's a good read for folks with the commonality of the "Black Experience."
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532051425
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
"This book is a brutally honest, tell all story about the Transformation of Black Man, it's a good read for folks with the commonality of the "Black Experience."
The Ugly Man’s Big Transformation
Author: Chai JiDan
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649355483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1498
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649355483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1498
Book Description
He smiled coldly, as if he was surrounded by evil spirits. Anyone who heard this would shudder in fear. "Who gave you this scar on your chest?" "What does it have to do with you?" "What if I want to pursue the matter?" "Hmph ..." If you want to pursue this Young Master's matter, you have to ... Unless you have two legs! Eh? You really have two legs! " His eyes were wide open as he pretended to be surprised. Then, he loudly refuted: "Mosquitoes... It really is a mosquito bite. Ahhh, don't come over, save me ... "
The Life and Loves of a She Devil
Author: Fay Weldon
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848944160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
'ONE OF OUR VERY BEST WRITERS' Sunday Times 'A tour de force' The Times 'Intoxicating' Daily Telegraph 'Devilishly delightful' New York Times Book Review 'Beautifully and compellingly written' Sunday Express 'Audacious' Times Literary Supplement The bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author Ruth Patchett never thought of herself as particularly devilish. Rather the opposite in fact - simply a tall, not terribly attractive woman living a quiet life as a wife and mother in a respectable suburb. But when she discovers that her husband is having a passionate affair with the lovely romantic novelist Mary Fisher, she is so seized by envy that she becomes truly diabolic. Within weeks she has burnt down the family home, collected the insurance, made love to the local drunk and embarked on a course of destruction and revenge. A blackly comic satire of the war of the sexes, The Life and Loves of a She Devil is the fantasy of the wronged woman made real. PRAISE FOR FAY WELDON 'She's a Queen of Words' Caitlin Moran 'A national treasure' Literary Review 'The literary equivalent of a stiff drink, a dip in the Atlantic in January, a pep talk by a mildly sadistic coach' New York Times 'Times have changed and Weldon is one of the people who have changed them' The Times 'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature' Harper's Bazaar 'Fay Weldon's voice is as unmistakeable as her acerbic wit' Financial Times
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848944160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
'ONE OF OUR VERY BEST WRITERS' Sunday Times 'A tour de force' The Times 'Intoxicating' Daily Telegraph 'Devilishly delightful' New York Times Book Review 'Beautifully and compellingly written' Sunday Express 'Audacious' Times Literary Supplement The bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author Ruth Patchett never thought of herself as particularly devilish. Rather the opposite in fact - simply a tall, not terribly attractive woman living a quiet life as a wife and mother in a respectable suburb. But when she discovers that her husband is having a passionate affair with the lovely romantic novelist Mary Fisher, she is so seized by envy that she becomes truly diabolic. Within weeks she has burnt down the family home, collected the insurance, made love to the local drunk and embarked on a course of destruction and revenge. A blackly comic satire of the war of the sexes, The Life and Loves of a She Devil is the fantasy of the wronged woman made real. PRAISE FOR FAY WELDON 'She's a Queen of Words' Caitlin Moran 'A national treasure' Literary Review 'The literary equivalent of a stiff drink, a dip in the Atlantic in January, a pep talk by a mildly sadistic coach' New York Times 'Times have changed and Weldon is one of the people who have changed them' The Times 'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature' Harper's Bazaar 'Fay Weldon's voice is as unmistakeable as her acerbic wit' Financial Times
Ugliness
Author: Gretchen E. Henderson
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780235240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"'Ugly as sin', 'ugly duckling', 'rear its ugly head'. The word 'ugly' is used freely, yet it is a loaded term: from the simply plain and unsightly to the repulsive and even offensive, definitions slide all over the place. Hovering around 'feared and dreaded', ugliness both repels and fascinates. But the concept of ugliness has a lineage that has long haunted our cultural imagination. Gretchen E. Henderson explores perceptions of ugliness through history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley's monster cobbled from corpses to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music and even Ugly dolls, Henderson reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. Henderson digs into the muck of ugliness, moving beyond the traditional philosophic argument or mere opposition to beauty, and emerges with more than a selection of fascinating tidbits. Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, [this book] draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination. Illustrated with a range of artefacts, this book offers a refreshing perspective that moves beyond the surface to ask what 'ugly' truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift"--
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780235240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"'Ugly as sin', 'ugly duckling', 'rear its ugly head'. The word 'ugly' is used freely, yet it is a loaded term: from the simply plain and unsightly to the repulsive and even offensive, definitions slide all over the place. Hovering around 'feared and dreaded', ugliness both repels and fascinates. But the concept of ugliness has a lineage that has long haunted our cultural imagination. Gretchen E. Henderson explores perceptions of ugliness through history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley's monster cobbled from corpses to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music and even Ugly dolls, Henderson reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. Henderson digs into the muck of ugliness, moving beyond the traditional philosophic argument or mere opposition to beauty, and emerges with more than a selection of fascinating tidbits. Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, [this book] draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination. Illustrated with a range of artefacts, this book offers a refreshing perspective that moves beyond the surface to ask what 'ugly' truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift"--
The Patron Saint of Ugly
Author: Marie Manilla
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054413348X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Catholic lore, American tales, and Sicilian superstition blend in this “clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming” novel (Publishers Weekly). Born with unruly red hair, a sharp tongue, and wine-colored marks all over her body—marks that oddly mimick a map of the world and make her subject to endless ridicule—Garnet Ferrari would hardly consider herself blessed. So when an emissary from the Vatican shows up at her door, convinced that her seeming ability to cure the skin ailments of others qualifies her for sainthood, she’s not quite convinced—or pleased. Garnet sets off on a quest to better understand who she is and where she and her unusual gifts came from. Tracing a twisted path that leads from Sicily to West Virginia, poverty to riches, romance to loss, reality to mythology, Garnet uncovers a truth far more powerful than any dermatological miracle: that the things of which we are most ashamed often become our greatest strengths. “A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054413348X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Catholic lore, American tales, and Sicilian superstition blend in this “clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming” novel (Publishers Weekly). Born with unruly red hair, a sharp tongue, and wine-colored marks all over her body—marks that oddly mimick a map of the world and make her subject to endless ridicule—Garnet Ferrari would hardly consider herself blessed. So when an emissary from the Vatican shows up at her door, convinced that her seeming ability to cure the skin ailments of others qualifies her for sainthood, she’s not quite convinced—or pleased. Garnet sets off on a quest to better understand who she is and where she and her unusual gifts came from. Tracing a twisted path that leads from Sicily to West Virginia, poverty to riches, romance to loss, reality to mythology, Garnet uncovers a truth far more powerful than any dermatological miracle: that the things of which we are most ashamed often become our greatest strengths. “A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Ugly One
Author: Leanne Statland Ellis
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547640234
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547640234
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman.
One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales from 1986-1997, indices, glossary, references and maps
Author: Thomas H. Slone
Publisher:
ISBN: 0971412715
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea's Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0971412715
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea's Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.
Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525559744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Soon to be a major motion picture "Jon Swift + Witches of Eastwick + Kelly 'Get In Trouble' Link + Mean Girls + Creative Writing Degree Hell! No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled! O Bunny you are sooo genius!" —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter "A wild, audacious and ultimately unforgettable novel." —Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times "Awad is a stone-cold genius." —Ann Bauer, The Washington Post The Vegetarian meets Heathers in this darkly funny, seductively strange novel from the acclaimed author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Rouge "We were just these innocent girls in the night trying to make something beautiful. We nearly died. We very nearly did, didn't we?" Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort--a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny," and seem to move and speak as one. But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon," and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door--ditching her only friend, Ava, in the process. As Samantha plunges deeper and deeper into the Bunnies' sinister yet saccharine world, beginning to take part in the ritualistic off-campus "Workshop" where they conjure their monstrous creations, the edges of reality begin to blur. Soon, her friendships with Ava and the Bunnies will be brought into deadly collision. The spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination. Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, Electric Literature, and The New York Public Library
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525559744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Soon to be a major motion picture "Jon Swift + Witches of Eastwick + Kelly 'Get In Trouble' Link + Mean Girls + Creative Writing Degree Hell! No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled! O Bunny you are sooo genius!" —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter "A wild, audacious and ultimately unforgettable novel." —Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times "Awad is a stone-cold genius." —Ann Bauer, The Washington Post The Vegetarian meets Heathers in this darkly funny, seductively strange novel from the acclaimed author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Rouge "We were just these innocent girls in the night trying to make something beautiful. We nearly died. We very nearly did, didn't we?" Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort--a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny," and seem to move and speak as one. But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon," and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door--ditching her only friend, Ava, in the process. As Samantha plunges deeper and deeper into the Bunnies' sinister yet saccharine world, beginning to take part in the ritualistic off-campus "Workshop" where they conjure their monstrous creations, the edges of reality begin to blur. Soon, her friendships with Ava and the Bunnies will be brought into deadly collision. The spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination. Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, Electric Literature, and The New York Public Library