Author: Ian Thomson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466866063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Primo Levi, author of Survival in Auschwitz and The Periodic Table, wrote books that have been called the essential works of humankind. Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining until his death in the house in which he'd been born; managing a paint and varnish factory for thirty years; and tending his invalid mother to the last. Now, in a matchless account, Ian Thomson unravels the strands of a life as improbable as it was influential, the story of the most modest of men who became a universal touchstone of conscience and humanism. Drawing on exclusive access to family members and previously unseen correspondence, Thomson reconstructs the world of Levi's youth--the rhythms of Jewish life in Turin during the Mussolini years--as well as his experience in Auschwitz and difficult reintegration into postwar Italy. Thomson presents Levi in all his facets: his fondness for Louis Armstrong and fast cars, his insomnia and many near-catastrophic work accidents. Finally, he explores the controversy and isolation of Levi's later years, along with the increasing tensions in his life--between his private anguish and gift for friendship; his severe bouts of depression and passion for life and ideas; his pervasive dread and reasoned, pragmatic ethic. Praised in Britain as "the best sort of history" and "a model of its kind," Primo Levi: A Life is certain to take its place as the standard biography and a necessary companion to the works themselves.
Primo Levi
Author: Ian Thomson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466866063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Primo Levi, author of Survival in Auschwitz and The Periodic Table, wrote books that have been called the essential works of humankind. Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining until his death in the house in which he'd been born; managing a paint and varnish factory for thirty years; and tending his invalid mother to the last. Now, in a matchless account, Ian Thomson unravels the strands of a life as improbable as it was influential, the story of the most modest of men who became a universal touchstone of conscience and humanism. Drawing on exclusive access to family members and previously unseen correspondence, Thomson reconstructs the world of Levi's youth--the rhythms of Jewish life in Turin during the Mussolini years--as well as his experience in Auschwitz and difficult reintegration into postwar Italy. Thomson presents Levi in all his facets: his fondness for Louis Armstrong and fast cars, his insomnia and many near-catastrophic work accidents. Finally, he explores the controversy and isolation of Levi's later years, along with the increasing tensions in his life--between his private anguish and gift for friendship; his severe bouts of depression and passion for life and ideas; his pervasive dread and reasoned, pragmatic ethic. Praised in Britain as "the best sort of history" and "a model of its kind," Primo Levi: A Life is certain to take its place as the standard biography and a necessary companion to the works themselves.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466866063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Primo Levi, author of Survival in Auschwitz and The Periodic Table, wrote books that have been called the essential works of humankind. Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining until his death in the house in which he'd been born; managing a paint and varnish factory for thirty years; and tending his invalid mother to the last. Now, in a matchless account, Ian Thomson unravels the strands of a life as improbable as it was influential, the story of the most modest of men who became a universal touchstone of conscience and humanism. Drawing on exclusive access to family members and previously unseen correspondence, Thomson reconstructs the world of Levi's youth--the rhythms of Jewish life in Turin during the Mussolini years--as well as his experience in Auschwitz and difficult reintegration into postwar Italy. Thomson presents Levi in all his facets: his fondness for Louis Armstrong and fast cars, his insomnia and many near-catastrophic work accidents. Finally, he explores the controversy and isolation of Levi's later years, along with the increasing tensions in his life--between his private anguish and gift for friendship; his severe bouts of depression and passion for life and ideas; his pervasive dread and reasoned, pragmatic ethic. Praised in Britain as "the best sort of history" and "a model of its kind," Primo Levi: A Life is certain to take its place as the standard biography and a necessary companion to the works themselves.
Trace with Me Cursive Letters
Author:
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483855171
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
GRADE 2–5/AGES 7–11: With this title, children will master cursive fluency, from reading cursive text to connecting letters and writing words. INCLUDES: This cursive handwriting workbook features hours of colorful tracing activities to help young learners develop fine motor skills. WHY TRACE WITH ME: As the recipient of the 2019 Parent and Teacher Choice AwardTM, this cursive writing practice book gives young learners activities to help them master how to fluently write in cursive. FUN AND ENGAGING: Each page features colorful illustrations and engaging step-by-step activities that will hold a child's attention while they practice essential skills for school success. HOMESCHOOL FRIENDLY: This series is great for at-home learning so children can master their early learning skills.
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483855171
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
GRADE 2–5/AGES 7–11: With this title, children will master cursive fluency, from reading cursive text to connecting letters and writing words. INCLUDES: This cursive handwriting workbook features hours of colorful tracing activities to help young learners develop fine motor skills. WHY TRACE WITH ME: As the recipient of the 2019 Parent and Teacher Choice AwardTM, this cursive writing practice book gives young learners activities to help them master how to fluently write in cursive. FUN AND ENGAGING: Each page features colorful illustrations and engaging step-by-step activities that will hold a child's attention while they practice essential skills for school success. HOMESCHOOL FRIENDLY: This series is great for at-home learning so children can master their early learning skills.
Llewellyn Traces
Words, Languages And Combinatorics Ii: Proceedings Of The International Conference
Author: Masami Ito
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814552151
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The research results published in this set of proceedings range from pure semigroup theory to theoretical computer science, in particular formal languages and automata. Contributed by internationally recognized researchers, the papers address issues in the algebraic and combinatorial theories of semigroups, the structure theory of automata, the classification theory of formal languages and codes and applications of these theories to various areas like circuit testing, coding theory, or cryptography. The underlying theme is the semigroup and automaton theories and their role in certain applications.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814552151
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The research results published in this set of proceedings range from pure semigroup theory to theoretical computer science, in particular formal languages and automata. Contributed by internationally recognized researchers, the papers address issues in the algebraic and combinatorial theories of semigroups, the structure theory of automata, the classification theory of formal languages and codes and applications of these theories to various areas like circuit testing, coding theory, or cryptography. The underlying theme is the semigroup and automaton theories and their role in certain applications.
New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
The French Pastor at the Seat of War: Being Letters Written from the East. Translated from the French
Author: Benoît Daniel Émilien FROSSARD
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description