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Author: John Irving Publisher: ISBN: 9781332868520 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from Description of the Greatest Literary Curiosity of the Age Such a work will lengthen the lives of the great men of the future, by rendering unnecessary the immense waste of time which the want of ready and reliable information has hitherto imposed on historical writers. The Rebellion has caused the production of more books than any other event in the history of the world, said the Evening Post. The amount of paper and print that has been consumed in the issue of the different volumes and pamphlets upon the military, social and political aspeets of our civil strife, is immense, and copies have been sown broadcast throughout the land; but when the time shall have arrived for the production of an impartial and dispassionate history of the war, it is not to these works that the historian will be likely to look for his facts, but rather to the narrative of occurrenees as they appeared in the columns of the daily press. To arrange and classify ready for use the material he will there find, would be so great a labor, that it would alone be enough to deter many from entering upon the task. It is difficult to conceive that any private citizen could have been found bold enough to undertake the task, and enthusiastic and brave enough to persevere amid extraordinary difficulties in forming such a Record as Mr. Townsend has done; far surpassing anything of the kind that the British Museum, the Bibliotheq-ue Imperial of Paris, or any other library in the world can ever possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: John Irving Publisher: ISBN: 9781332868520 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from Description of the Greatest Literary Curiosity of the Age Such a work will lengthen the lives of the great men of the future, by rendering unnecessary the immense waste of time which the want of ready and reliable information has hitherto imposed on historical writers. The Rebellion has caused the production of more books than any other event in the history of the world, said the Evening Post. The amount of paper and print that has been consumed in the issue of the different volumes and pamphlets upon the military, social and political aspeets of our civil strife, is immense, and copies have been sown broadcast throughout the land; but when the time shall have arrived for the production of an impartial and dispassionate history of the war, it is not to these works that the historian will be likely to look for his facts, but rather to the narrative of occurrenees as they appeared in the columns of the daily press. To arrange and classify ready for use the material he will there find, would be so great a labor, that it would alone be enough to deter many from entering upon the task. It is difficult to conceive that any private citizen could have been found bold enough to undertake the task, and enthusiastic and brave enough to persevere amid extraordinary difficulties in forming such a Record as Mr. Townsend has done; far surpassing anything of the kind that the British Museum, the Bibliotheq-ue Imperial of Paris, or any other library in the world can ever possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: John] [From Old Catalog] [Irving Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781022737211 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A literary sensation, this book captures the imagination of every reader. John Irving creates a world that is as captivating as it is curious, leaving no page unturned and no reader unsatisfied. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: John] [Irving Publisher: Wentworth Press ISBN: 9781361783023 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 30
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Alex Beam Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1458758575 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 306
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Today the classics of the western canon, written by the proverbial ''dead white men,'' are cannon fodder in the culture wars. But in the 1950s and 1960s, they were a pop culture phenomenon. The Great Books of Western Civilization, fifty-four volumes chosen by intellectuals at the University of Chicago, began as an educational movement, and evolved into a successful marketing idea. Why did a million American households buy books by Hippocrates and Nicomachus from door-to-door salesmen? And how and why did the great books fall out of fashion? In A Great Idea at the Time Alex Beam explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age. Populated with memorable characters, A Great Idea at the Time will leave readers asking themselves: Have I read Lucretius's De Rerum Natura lately? If not, why not?
Author: Simone Broders Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3110722046 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 326
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Challenging the ‘success story’ of curiosity from original sin to intellectual virtue, this study uses an innovative methodological approach to the history of ideas as a non-teleological neural network based on current research in information technology and neurophysiology. The network offers a dynamic alternative to the ‘development’ of curiosity within the progress-oriented mythology of the Enlightenment, emphasizing the oscillation and interaction of ideas within the processes of their construction, as well as exposing the power relations behind them. The text corpus focuses on enactments of curiosity in English literature of the 'Long' Eighteenth Century (c. 1680-1818), such as transgression of boundaries, breach of taboo, gendered curiosity, sensationalism, or academic endeavour, bringing together a variety of examples from all major genres. The Age of Curiosity contributes to current debates on a post-Foucauldian renewal of Lovejoy’s history of ideas in Enlightenment studies, exploring both curiosity as an indispensable trait for the search of answers to the fundamental yet unresolved questions of ‘identity’ or ‘truth’, and its potential as cura, the care for others and the world.
Author: Kiley Reid Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525541926 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 322
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A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • NPR • Vogue • Elle • Real Simple • InStyle • Good Housekeeping • Parade • Slate • Vox • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • BookPage Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Reese's Book Club Pick "The most provocative page-turner of the year." --Entertainment Weekly "I urge you to read Such a Fun Age." --NPR A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about themselves, and each other. With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone "family," and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.
Author: H. A. Rey Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 054734757X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 51
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This oversized paper-over-board concept book takes toddlers all over George’s world and theirs. Each page features a different concept: counting, shapes, opposites, emotions, family, jobs, homes, transportation and lots of new words! From morning to night, city to country, home to town and back again, little readers can follow George as they learn more about their own worlds. Just the right book for toddlers learning to talk to help build their vocabulary.
Author: Mark Haddon Publisher: Anchor Canada ISBN: 0307371565 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 182
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A bestselling modern classic—both poignant and funny—narrated by a fifteen year old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing. Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher’s mind. And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.
Author: John Irving
Author: John Irving
Author: John] [From Old Catalog] [Irving
Author: John] [Irving
Author: John Irving
Author: Alex Beam
Author: Simone Broders
Author: Kiley Reid
Author: H. A. Rey
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Author: Mark Haddon