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The Education of a Poker Player
By James Mcmanus. 2015
"In writing about poker Jim McManus has managed to write about everything, and it's glorious."--David SedarisNew York Times-bestselling author James…
McManus offers up a collection of seven stories narrated by Vincent Killeen, an Irish Catholic altar boy, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Persuaded at age eight by his grandmother that entering the priesthood will guarantee salvation for every member of his family, Vince eagerly commits to attending a Jesuit seminary for high school. As the meaning of a vow of celibacy becomes clearer to him, however, and he is exposed to the irresistible temptations of poker and girls, life as a seminarian begins to seem less appealing. These autobiographical stories are enlightening and evocative, providing keen, often humorous insight into Catholicism, faith, celibacy and its opposite, as well as America's--and increasingly the world's--favorite card game.James McManus has been called "poker's Shakespeare." He is the New York Times-bestselling author of Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, among others. He has been the poker columnist for the New York Times and currently writes the history column for CardPlayer. His work has also appeared in Harper's, The Believer, Paris Review, Esquire, and in Best American anthologies for poetry, sports writing, science and nature, and magazine writing. He has spoken about poker at Yale, Harvard, Google, Goldman Sachs, and on numerous media outlets, and is the recipient of the Peter Lisagor Award for Sports Journalism and fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, among other awards. He teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.An Aesthetic Underground
By John Metcalf. 2014
"John Metcalf has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country."--Alice MunroThe Argus-eyed editor; the magisterial…
prose stylist; the waggish, inflammatory cultural critic; the mentor and iconoclast. John Metcalf is a literary legend whose memoir maps the underground he labored tirelessly to establish.Късче от рая
By Cristiano Parafioriti, Кръстина Стоенчева. 2015
Галати Мамертино е малко планинско селце, сгушено сред полите на планината Неброди, от чиито стени блика история: и това е…
само една малка част от тази история, която "Късче от рая" ни кара да съпреживеем. Посредством двадесеттте разказа, изпъстрени с действителнигерои, опияняващи аромати и антични вкусове авторът обрисува една фреска от своята младост, като влага разумна доза фантазия и реалност. Докато четем страниците, можем да усетим слабия глас на Юга, приглушен от вцепенението, породено от примирението и тъгата, но и задъхващ се от любовта по едно отминало време, към една бедна и окървавана земя, изнемощяла и ранена от бича на бедността, неправдата и емиграцията, но винаги жива в спомените на хората, които са я напуснали. Именно този спомен засяда в душата и сякаш иска да образува емоционален свръхбагаж, който кипи и се разлива под формата на думи, мисли и образи за едно време, за един ден или за един миг, които са били изживени и които все още успяват да предизвикат вълнение.My town, my people
By Cristiano Parafioriti, Louise Rabour. 2015
Galati Mamertino is a small mountain town nestled in the Nebrodi national park, oozing with history from its very walls:…
and a small part of that history will come to life in "my country, my people". Through twenty short stories, rich with vivid characters, intoxicating smells and ancient flavors, the author paints a picture of his youth, cleverly moving between fact and fiction. Reading these pages we hear the fragile voice of the South, a voice suffocated by the numbness born of resignation and sadness, but which at the same time speaks of a love of times gone by, of a poor but sanguine land, exhausted and wounded from the plague of poverty, injustice and emigration but still very much alive in the minds and memories of those who left. And those memories lodge in the mind and settle in the heart as an emotional reservoir overflowing with words, thoughts and images of a moment, a day, an era once lived and still able to touch us deeply.Moja vas nekoc
By Cristiano Parafioriti, Tanja Čoprež. 2015
Galati Mamertino majhno gorsko sredi e potopljeno v park Gorovja Nebrodi kjer iz vsakega…
zidu pronicajo spomini pretekle dni Moja vas neko nam pomaga podo iveti ravno del ek teh spominov Vse skozi pripovedi nam pisatelj ivo predstavlja realne ljudi opojne vonjave in stare okuse na osnovi opisov njegovega otro tva na Siciliji Iz teh strani pronica tihi glas juga ki ga du i topost vdanosti in oto nosti ampak tudi ljubezen do preteklih asov do krvave in revne zemlje ki so jo iz rpale in ranile rev ina krivica in izseljevanje ki pa e vedno ivi v spominih odhajajo ih ljudi Vse to se vtisne v spomin in se zasidra v srce ustvari ustveno gmoto ki prekipeva in poplavlja v obliki besed misli in podob nekega preteklega asa dne ali trenutka ter e vedno vznemirjaTämä oli minun kyläni
By Cristiano Parafioriti, Erica Leikas. 2015
Galati Mamertino pieni vuoristokyl keskell Nebrodin vuorten luonnonpuistoa huokuu historiaa kaikista seinist …
n se on yksi osa historiaa joka saadaan el uudelleen t ss kirjassa Kahdellakymmenell tarinalla jotka ovat t ynn elinvoimaisia hahmoja vahvoja tuoksuja ja jo l hes unohtuneita makuja kirjailija maalaa kuvan nuoruutensa freskosta annostellen sopivasti totta ja tarua N it sivuja lukiessaan tunnistaa etel n heiver isen nen tuon alistumisen ja melankolian tukahduttaman mutta my s rakkauden menneeseen aikaan k yh n ja veren tahraamaan maahan joka on k yhyyden ep oikeudenmukaisuuden ja muuttoliikkeen uuvutttama ja haavoittama mutta joka s ilyy aina elossa niiden mieliss jotka ovat sen j tt neet Tuo muisto j mieleen ja asettuu syv lle syd meen muodostaen kuin tunteiden l hteen joka tulvii ja kuohuu yli sanojen ajatusten ja kuvien muodossa ajasta p ivist ja hetkist jotka on eletty ja jotka pystyv t viel tuomaan esille tunteitaMin by på Sicilien
By Bodil Bergh, Cristiano Parafioriti. 2014
I en serie noveller berättar Cristiano Parafioriti på ett levande sätt om sin uppväxt i en liten by på Sicilien.…
Ljuden från sparkade fotbollar och grälande kvinnor blandas med doften av mulåsnor och pinjeträd. Alla berättelserna genomsyras av genuin kärlek till familjen, vännerna, hembygden och även till hans katolska tro.Det var min hjemstavn
By Cristiano Parafioriti. 2018
Gjennom tjue fortellinger gir forfatteren liv til personligheter, berusende lukter og tradisjonsrike smaksopplevelser i en tegning av sin oppvekst på…
Sicilia. Det sydliges dempede stemme siver ut av disse sidene, kvalt av reignasjon og tristhet. Men også med en kjærlighet til en fortid og en jord, fattig og blodfarget, utmattet og såret av armot, urett og fraflytting, men for alltid levende i minnet til dem som har forlatt den. Og dette minnet fester seg i sjelen og fyller hjertet. Det former en emosjonell rest som det flyter over med i form av ord, tanker og bilder fra en tid, en dag eller et øyeblikk som har vært levd og som fortsatt gir emosjoner.Herinneringen aan mijn dorp
By Cristiano Parafioriti. 2017
Diep in de bergen van het Nebrodi-natuurpark, ligt het dorp Galati Mamertino, waar de muren een lange historie met zich…
meedragen. 'Era il mio paese' laat ons een klein gedeelte van deze historie herbeleven. Aan de hand van twintig verhalen die bol staan van levendige personages, betoverende geuren en klassieke smaken, schetst Cristiano Parafioriti een beeld van zijn jeugd, waarbij fictie en werkelijkheid op kundige wijze worden afgewisseld. In deze verhalenbundel klinkt de zwakke stem van het zuiden van Italië door. Het is een verstikte stem als gevolg van een algeheel gevoel van berusting en melancholie, maar ook als gevolg van de liefde voor een reeds lang vervlogen tijd, voor een arm en wreed eiland dat uitgeput en beschadigd is geraakt door aanhoudende armoede, onrecht en emigratie. Sicilië verdwijnt echter nooit uit de gedachten van degenen die dit eiland ooit verlieten. Deze gedachten vormen als het ware een bezinksel van emoties in het hart dat tot uiting komt in de vorm van woorden, gedachten en beelden van een tijd, een dag of een moment dat werd beleefd en nog steeds emoties kan losmaken.LES RACINES LOINTAINES
By Cristiano Parafioriti. 2018
À travers ces vingt récits, l'auteur nous dévoile des personnages passionnés, des parfums subtils et des goûts d'autre temps en…
sillonant ses mémoires d'enfance tracés en Sicile. C'est la voix fragile du Sud qui s'élève de ces pages, suffoquée par la torpeur de la résignation et de la mélancolie, ainsi que par l'amour d'un temps qui n'existe plus, pour une terre pauvre et au sang chaud, épuisée et blessée par les plaies de la pauvreté, de l'injustice et de l'émigration mais qui demeure toujours vive dans les souvenirs de celui qui l'a quittée. Et ce souvenir reste figé dans la mémoire et se pose dans le cœur pour former un résidu émotif qui déborde et se déverse sous forme de mots, de pensées et d'images d'un passé, d'un jour ou d'un instant vécu e qui continue à faire vivre mille émotions.僕の故郷だった
By Cristiano Parafioriti. 2015
Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...
By Kim Hood. 2014
Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize 2015! Jo could never have guessed that the friendship she so desperately craves would…
come in the shape of a severely disabled boy. He can’t even speak. Maybe it is because he can’t speak that she finds herself telling him how difficult it is living with her eccentric, mentally fragile mother. Behind Chris’ lopsided grin and gigantic blue wheelchair is a real person — with a sense of humour, a tremendous stubborn streak and a secret he has kept from everyone. For a while it seems life may actually get better. But as Jo finds out just how terrible life is for Chris, and as her own life spirals out of control, she becomes desperate to change things for both of them. In a dramatic turn of events, Jo makes a decision that could end in tragedy. This is the story of how an unusual friendship unlocks the words that neither knew they had.Let Us Be Brave: An Alaska Story of Special Olympians Uniting to Survive
By Linda Thompson. 2014
A dramatic bush plane crash in coastal Alaska leaves the pilot injured. The passengers, a team of Special Olympic Athletes,…
must fend for themselves to survive. An Alaska storm first threatens to overwhelm them during the night as they care for their unconscious pilot. Each must confront the challenges of survival in the wilderness, while transcending their limitations. Forced to overcome their habits of dependency and help each other, the group finds courage in the Olympic oath: "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."The Education of a Poker Player
By James McManus. 2015
"In writing about poker Jim McManus has managed to write about everything, and it's glorious."—David SedarisNew York Times-bestselling author James…
McManus offers up a collection of seven stories narrated by Vincent Killeen, an Irish Catholic altar boy, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Persuaded at age eight by his grandmother that entering the priesthood will guarantee salvation for every member of his family, Vince eagerly commits to attending a Jesuit seminary for high school. As the meaning of a vow of celibacy becomes clearer to him, however, and he is exposed to the irresistible temptations of poker and girls, life as a seminarian begins to seem less appealing. These autobiographical stories are enlightening and evocative, providing keen, often humorous insight into Catholicism, faith, celibacy and its opposite, as well as America's—and increasingly the world's—favorite card game.James McManus has been called "poker's Shakespeare." He is the New York Times-bestselling author of Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, among others. He has been the poker columnist for the New York Times and currently writes the history column for CardPlayer. His work has also appeared in Harper's, The Believer, Paris Review, Esquire, and in Best American anthologies for poetry, sports writing, science and nature, and magazine writing. He has spoken about poker at Yale, Harvard, Google, Goldman Sachs, and on numerous media outlets, and is the recipient of the Peter Lisagor Award for Sports Journalism and fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, among other awards. He teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.The Little White Horse
By Elizabeth Goudge. 1974
When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels like she's come home. Her new guardian is kind, like an…
old friend. However, beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending.The Art of the Body: A beautiful, unflinching debut about love, loss and intimacy
By Alex Allison. 2019
'A bold, unflinching debut' GUARDIAN'Brutal, tender, philosophical, visceral, complex and so well written' EMMA JANE UNSWORTHMaintaining one person's dignity comes…
nearly always at the expense of someone else's. I have learned this for you.Janet is caught between care work and caring for herself. Her life revolves around Sean, a talented fine art student, living and working with cerebral palsy. Both Janet and Sean are new to London and far from their families. Both are finding a means of escape through pushing their bodies to the limit.When Sean is faced with an unexpected and deeply personal tragedy, Janet must let her guard down at last and discover what she's prepared to fight for. The Art of the Body is a novel about dignity and intimacy, tenderness and brutality, unafraid to explore uncommon bodies in unusual ways.'Raw and powerful' IMAGETake This Man: A Give & Take 3.5 Novella (Give & Take)
By Kelli Maine. 2014
Return to the irresistibly seductive setting of Turtle Tear Island in this sexy new novella in Kelli Maine's bestselling Give…
& Take series.Taken to paradise. Given to passion. A man never wanted a woman as much as he wants her.Merrick Rocha is the kind of man who makes a woman yearn for more. And for Rachael DeSalvo, he's the kind of man who could easily fit into her picture of happily-ever-after. With each touch, each kiss, her body is thrilled as she never knows what to expect next. Their wedding day - and night - are no exception. Now, as they come together as one, free to trust as deeply as their bodies connect, Rachael is finally ready to...take this man.Don't miss the rest of the sensual series: Taken, No Takebacks, Taken By Storm, Take Me Back and Given.For All Time: Nantucket Brides Book 2 (Nantucket Brides)
By Jude Deveraux. 2014
For All Time continues New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux's breathtaking Nantucket Brides trilogy, introducing characters from a new…
generation of Montgomery-Taggerts, the beloved family from her classic novels.At the wedding of Alix Madsen and Jared Montgomery, Jared's cousin Graydon can't look away from bridesmaid, Toby Wyndam. It's not just her quiet beauty or humour - Toby possesses the truly remarkable ability of being able to distinguish Graydon from his identical twin brother, Rory. According to family legend, such a gift marks her as Graydon's True Love.Graydon is heir to the Lanconian throne and must to marry a noble woman who has been chosen for him. Yet, intrigued by Toby, he asks her to help him hide on Nantucket for a week away from regal responsibilities. Knowing their union to be impossible, they promise to simply be friends.But there are forces at work beyond their control, which are ruled by time itself and a seductive spell is cast over Graydon and Toby. If they are to be together, they must change what once was, as well as what will be.Jude Deveraux. Love stories to enchant you.Read Alix and Jared's unforgettable love story in True Love, the first in the Nantucket Brides trilogy and look for the third gorgeous romance in Ever After.The Art of the Body: A beautiful, unflinching debut about love, loss and intimacy
By Alex Allison. 2019
'A bold, unflinching debut' GUARDIAN'Brutal, tender, philosophical, visceral, complex and so well written' EMMA JANE UNSWORTHMaintaining one person's dignity comes…
nearly always at the expense of someone else's. I have learned this for you.Janet is caught between care work and caring for herself. Her life revolves around Sean, a talented fine art student, living and working with cerebral palsy. Both Janet and Sean are new to London and far from their families. Both are finding a means of escape through pushing their bodies to the limit.When Sean is faced with an unexpected and deeply personal tragedy, Janet must let her guard down at last and discover what she's prepared to fight for. The Art of the Body is a novel about dignity and intimacy, tenderness and brutality, unafraid to explore uncommon bodies in unusual ways.'Raw and powerful' IMAGEThis Wedding Is Doomed!
By Stephanie Draven, Jeannie Lin, Shawntelle Madison, Amanda Berry. 2015
If you adore Tracy Bloom, Cathy Bramley, Holly Martin and Lindsey Kelk, then this delighfully fun and flirty book is…
for you. At this wonderfully wacky wedding, you'll be treated to stolen kisses, saucy secrets, and happy endings when you least expect them... A perfectionist wedding planner and a troublemaking uncle end up in a sticky situation, and more than sparks fly...Two lifelong best friends are accidentally trapped in a wine cellar, and resort to sampling the wine - and each other...After years of covering the groom's many misdeeds, the best man must choose between loyalty and the love of a wedding singer.And a runaway bride, a hunky caterer and a stolen wedding cake hit the road in a hijacked van, and head towards a happy-ever-after. Don't miss the wedding of the year, where everyone has the chance of falling in love.