Author: Sarah Zaluckyj Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing ISBN: 1786239876 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 382
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The Opened Cage is a story of enduring love between two men, Thomas Fielder and John Deerman who meet in the trenches of the First World War and struggle to face the physical and psychological effects of war.The men also face the threat of a dangerous sexual obsession from a third party which threatens to destroy their lives, as does Fielder's drive to find security in worldly success. A psychological breakdown plunges Fielder into a nightmare world which separates him from Deerman.Ultimately, this is a story of hope and explores how the characters learn to heal by re-engaging with the land and the natural world. It is also a timely examination of what happens when people, especially the young, are faced with continued physical and psychological stress in situations not of their making and over which they have no control.
Author: Ole Skovsmose Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9460918085 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 387
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The picture on the front of this book is an illustration for Totakahini: The tale of the parrot, by Rabindranath Tagore, in which he satirized education as a magnificent golden cage. Opening the cage addresses mathematics education as a complex socio-political phenomenon, exploring the vast terrain that spans critique and politics. Opening the cage includes contributions from educators writing critically about mathematics education in diverse contexts. They demonstrate that mathematics education is politics, they investigate borderland positions, they address the nexus of mathematics, education, and power, and they explore educational possibilities. Mathematics education is not a free enterprise. It is carried on behind bars created by economic, political, and social demands. This cage might not be as magnificent as that in Tagore’s fable. But it is strong. Opening the cage is a critical and political challenge, and we may be surprised to see what emerges.
Author: Anzia Yezierska Publisher: Persea Books ISBN: 9780892553969 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 280
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In evoking the joy and pain of the Jewish immigrant experience, Anzia Yezierska has no peer. Her stories, written from the 1920s to the 1960s, immortalized the lives of the Jews of New York's Lower East Side. The Open Cage collects sixteen of her best stories and excerpts from her autobiography to illustrate her extraordinary storytelling gift as well as her personal experience as an immigrant woman. Along with her novel Bread Givers, the work gathered here constitutes her enduring achievement.Included are "The Fat of the Land," Children of Loneliness," America and I," The Lost 'Beautifulness, '" and other stories; vignettes from Red Ribbon on a White Horse: My Story; and four remarkable stories of old age. The introduction by Historian Alice Kessler-Harris and the afterword by Yezierska's daughter and biographer, Louise Levitas Henriksen, place the writings in a rich and valuable context.
Author: Paul O'Grady Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1448170052 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 434
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'With typical razor-sharp wit and candour, Paul tells of his rise to fame as Lily Savage . . . Riveting.' Daily Mirror From Britain's most beloved TV star, Open the Cage, Murphy is an action-packed roller-coaster ride through a decade of Paul O'Grady's life, stuffed full to the gunwales with hilarious stories, extreme situations and outrageous one-liners. A must read for any Paul O'Grady fan, Open the Cage, Murphy follows his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage as she embraces success and world domination beckons. From being involved in a plane crash, to getting caught up in the LA riots and a close encounter with Madonna, the stories come thick and fast. Paul takes us with him to a gay-themed weekend in Butlin's in Skegness, on a rowdy tour with Prisoner Cell Block H - the Musical and into the depths of the Australian rainforest, where he befriends a rare bird that can disembowel a man with a single kick. The dramatis personae include a family of dolphins, Charlton Heston and the ghost of Joan of Arc - and there's a starring role for a certain remarkable dog, Buster Elvis Savage. But whether he's writing about star-studded Hollywood parties, the devastating loss of close friends to AIDS, or late night shenanigans at the end of Blackpool Pier, Paul's wit and humanity never desert him. Open the Cage, Murphy is a genuine delight - all the more so for being delightfully genuine. Readers love Open the Cage, Murphy! 'I couldn't put it down . . . Paul comes across as a very intelligent man . . . with a heart of gold under that naughty exterior.' ***** 'This is such a great read, Paul is excellent when describing things makes you feel as though you are there with him. His humour warmth and caring comes out in abundance.' ***** 'An excellent read. He takes you through the highs and lows of his life, you laugh and cry with him.' *****
Author: Ruth Minsky Sender Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481457225 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 240
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A teenage girl recounts the suffering and persecution of her family under the Nazis, in a Polish ghetto, during deportation, and in a concentration camp.
Author: Bonnie Kistler Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063089173 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 357
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“A delicious thrill-ride of breakneck twists and turns. . . . Evoking Grisham and Highsmith, Bonnie Kistler is a masterful plate-spinner of plot, deftly weaving together the worlds of fashion, high finance and white-shoe law to reveal their seamiest secrets and shared underbellies, all via characters who live, breathe, and scare the hell out of us on every page.”—Cassidy Lucas, author of Santa Monica “An absolutely spellbinding thriller. . . . An utterly engrossing and thoroughly entertaining story.”—Booklist (starred review) Combining the propulsive narrative drive of The Firm with the psychological complexity of The Silent Patient, a gripping and original thriller about two professional women—colleagues at an international fashion conglomerate—who enter an elevator together . . . but only one is alive when they reach the ground floor. On a cold, misty Sunday night, two women are alone in the offices of fashion conglomerate Claudine de Martineau International. One is the company’s human resources director. Impeccably dressed and perfectly coiffed, she sits at her desk and stares somberly out the window. Down the hall, her colleague, one of the company’s lawyers, is buried under a pile of paperwork, frantically rushing to finish. Leaving at the same time, the two women, each preoccupied by her own thoughts, enter the elevator that will take them down from the 30th floor. When they arrive at the lobby, one of the women is dead. Was it murder or suicide? An incredibly original novel that turns the office thriller on its head, The Cage is a wild ride that begins with a bang and picks up speed as it races to its dramatic end.
Author: J. P. Hirtle Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1411654935 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 94
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Nine short spellchecked stories about stage magic gone slightly wronga? When Mary was about to lose her job, she considered herself lucky to get another one right away at a peculiar workshop called SpellCheckers Inc. "No, we don't work on software," Barry explained, as he showed her the ropes, "We repair stage magic tricks - check the spells if you will." "Illusions, right?" Mary asked. Barry smiled and nodded knowingly. Before Mary knew it, she discovered that the stage magic was quite real, and more hazardous than she ever thought as she and Barry worked to ensure that any unfortunate accidents happen in their workshop - and not out on stage. Because checking the spells - is what SpellCheckers Inc. does.
Author: Sarah Zaluckyj
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