Author: Lauren Elkin Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 1635901537 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 129
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A love letter to Paris and a meditation on how it has changed in two decades, evolving from the twentieth century into the twenty-first, from analog to digital. Your telephone is precious. It may be envied. We recommend vigilance when using it in public. --Paris bus public notice In fall 2014 Lauren Elkin began keeping a diary of her bus commutes in the Notes app on her iPhone 5c, writing down the interesting things and people she saw in a Perecquian homage to Bus Lines 91 and 92, which she took from her apartment in the 5th Arrondissement to her teaching job in the 7th. Reading the notice, she decided to be vigilant when using her phone: she would carry out a public transport vigil, using it to take in the world around her and notice all the things she would miss if she continued using it the way she had been, the way everyone does--to surf the web, check social media, maintain her daily sense of self through digital interaction. Her goal became to observe the world through the screen of her phone, rather than using her phone to distract from the world. During the course of that academic year, the Charlie Hebdo attacks occurred and Elkin had an ectopic pregnancy, requiring emergency surgery. At that point, her diary of dailiness became a study of the counterpoint between the everyday and the Event, mediated through early twenty-first century technology, and observed from the height of a bus seat. No. 91/92 is a love letter to Paris, and a meditation on how it has changed in the two decades the author has lived there, evolving from the twentieth century into the twenty-first, from analog to digital.
Author: Anonymous Hedge Fund Manager Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061965308 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
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The First Book from n+1—an Essential Chronicle of Our Financial Crisis HFM: Where are you going to buy protection on the U.S. government's credit? I mean, if the U.S. defaults, what bank is going to be able to make good on that contract? Who are you going to buy that contract from, the Martians? n+1: When does this begin to feel like less of a cyclical thing, like the weather, and more of a permanent, end-of-the-world kind of thing? HFM: When you see me selling apples out on the street, that's when you should go stock up on guns and ammunition.
Author: J. M. Coetzee Publisher: Harvill Press ISBN: Category : Australian literature Languages : en Pages : 248
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An Eminent, Seventy-Two-Year-Old Australian Writer Is Invited To Contribute To A Book Entitled Strong Opinions. It Is A Chance To Air Some Urgent Concerns. He Writes Short Essays On The Origins Of The State, On Machiavelli, On Anarchism, On Al Qaida, On Intelligent Design, On Music. What, He Asks, Is The Origin Of The State And The Nature Of The Relationship Between Citizen And State? How Should The Citizen Of A Modern Democracy React To The State S Willingness To Set Aside Moral Considerations And Civil Liberties In Its War On Terror, A War That Includes The Use Of Torture? How Does The State Handle Outsiders? The Treatment Of Asylum Seekers At The Baxter Facility In The South Australian Desert Brings To His Mind Guantanamo Bay. He Is Troubled By Australia S Complicity With America And Britain In Their Wars In The Middle East; An Obscure Sense Of Dishonour Clings To Him.In The Laundry-Room Of His Apartment Block He Encounters An Alluring Young Woman. When He Discovers She Is Between Jobs He Claims Failing Eyesight And Offers Her Work Typing Up His Manuscript. Anya Has No Interest In Politics But The Job Provides A Distraction, As Does The Writer S Evident And Not Unwelcome Attraction Toward Her.Her Boyfriend, Alan, An Investment Consultant Who Understands The World In Harsh Neo-Liberal Economic Terms, Has Reservations About His Trophy Girlfriend Spending Time With This 1960S Throwback. Taking A Lively Interest In His Affairs, Alan Begins To Formulate A Plan.Diary Of A Bad Year Is An Utterly Contemporary Work Of Fiction From One Of Our Greatest Writers And Deepest Thinkers. It Addresses The Profound Unease Of Countless People In Democracies Across The World.
Author: Mark Seth Lender Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0312656017 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 137
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The author chronicles the daily life of a salt marsh as observed from his nearby home, where he also records in intricate detail the activities of regional birds.
Author: Tamara Shopsin Publisher: ISBN: 9780977648184 Category : Artists' books Languages : en Pages : 376
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A blue-covered edition of the classic journal devotes a page to every day of a five-year time span and features illustrations by an artist whose work is regularly featured in The New York Times, in a volume that is complemented by a red ribbon bookmark and additional pages for recording literary and travel experiences.
Author: Vicky Waite Publisher: Mainstream Publishing ISBN: 9781851587247 Category : Botany Languages : en Pages : 0
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Island is a detailed and lovingly illustrated account of a newly married couple's first idyllic year on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale. It took them 6 years to complete, and it will delight anyone who responds to the romance of life on a remote island.
Author: Colin Elford Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0141928387 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 97
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Colin Elford's A Year in the Woods is an enthralling journey into the heart of the English countryside - with a preamble by Craig Taylor. Colin Elford spends his days alone - alone but for the deer, the squirrels, the rabbits, the birds, and the many other creatures inhabiting the woods. From the crisp cold of January, through the promise of spring and the heat of summer, and then into damp autumn and the chill winds of winter, we accompany the forest-ranger as he goes about his work - stalking in the early morning darkness, putting an injured fallow buck out of its misery, watching stoats kill a hare, observing owls, and simply being a part of the outdoors. Colin Elford immerses himself in the richly diverse and unique landscapes of Britain, existing in rhythm with natural environments. For fans of Robert Macfarlane's Landmarks, Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk orJames Rebanks' A Shepherd's Life, Colin's rare and uplifiting journey will unveil the true nature and beauty of Britain's countryside. 'This is nature for real . . . Elford describes woodland wonders in short paragraphs of luminous intensity' Daily Mail 'A poetic insight in the world of hidden Nature' Countryman 'Stalking sharpens the senses and there is an almost hallucinatory clarity to Elford's writing' Observer 'Refreshingly unsentimental. Contains some wonderful descriptions and sentences which are so profound they demand a second reading' Sunday Express Colin Elford is a forest ranger on the Dorset/Wiltshire border. Craig Taylor is the author of Return to Akenfield and One Million Tiny Plays About Britain and the editor of the magazine Five Dials.
Author: Tim Hayward Publisher: Armadillo ISBN: 9781861476579 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Year in My Life. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an ant - well, read this special book and find out! In her own words, Ant describes her busy life underground and the exciting adventures that she and her sisters have when they venture out of their nest. The diary format introduces youngsters to the true wonders of the natural world in an entertaining way. You can watch the ant meet her huge Queen mother, help to feed the grubs, fight off a beetle attack, and beware of the egg-stealing spiders! I have a few minutes to spare, so I can begin my diary at last. Here are a few facts about me, my ant sisters and my friends. Ants are tiny. Ants' brains are even tinier. We don't have much room for learning, but we are born knowing all we need to know - which is, how to work. All ants work very hard. We love it. Work is all we do and all we want to do. There's no time for playing. By the time l've worked, eaten and rested, it's time to work again - YIPPEE! I found all this out from 'Old Ant', our oldest and wisest sister, who knows EVERYTHING! She let me nibble some pages out of a book she found, which explains it all. l've stuck some of the pages in my diary, and there are also illustrations by Tim Hayward, Robin Carter and Adam Stower - they've been working hard too. Right, rest period over. I'm on duty again. Back to work - HOORAY!
Author: Bailey Porras Publisher: ISBN: 9781610180788 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 134
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Admit it. Life's not always easy.Not as a kid, an adult, or a teen. Especially with Haylie Carter. Haylie is a 13-year-old girl in middle school. She has to balance the stress of school, homework, friends, drama, and boys on her shoulders. She's always been Miss Popular...but how can she cope with her busy life?
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