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Author: Thomas Wolfe Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469611228 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 280
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In the summer of 1937, Thomas Wolfe was in the North Carolina mountains revising a piece about a party and subsequent fire at the Park Avenue penthouse apartment of the fictional Esther and Frederick Jack. He wrote to his agent, Elizabeth Nowell, 'I think it is now a single thing, as much a single thing as anything I've ever written.' Abridged and edited versions of the story were published twice, as a novella in Scribner's Monthly (May 1939) and as part of You Can't Go Home Again (1940). Now Suzanne Stutman and John Idol have worked from manuscript sources at Harvard University to reconstruct The Party at Jack's as outlined by Wolfe before his death. Here, in its untruncated state, Wolfe's novella affords a significant glimpse of a Depression-era New York inhabited by Wall Street wheelers and dealers and the theatrical and artistic elite. Wolfe describes the Jacks and their social circle with lavish attention to mannerisms and to clothing, furnishings, and other trappings of wealth and privilege. The sharply drawn contrast between the decadence of the party-goers and the struggles of the working classes in the streets below reveals Wolfe's gifts as both a writer and a sharp social critic.
Author: Judith Kula Publisher: ISBN: 9780994176776 Category : Languages : en Pages : 30
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Mr Piggy has everything he needs in his brick house in far away Pig Land, so why does he want to get rid of his lovely, curly tail? He pulls it, he tugs it, and in the end... well you'll have to read it and see! With the help of his friends, and a bit of piggy soul-searching, Mr Piggy comes out the other side of his adventure feeling much better, and much piggier. In the charming tale of a determined pig learning to accept his differences, Judith Kula shares a message of self-acceptance and love, showing kids that they're wonderful just as they are. A great way to celebrate diversity and difference, Mr Piggy is a wonderful story for children of all ages that will spread warm fuzzies further than Pig Land.
Author: Jimmye Hillman Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 081659970X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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"It's in the nature of things that whole worlds disappear," writes the poet Robert Hass in the foreword to Jimmye Hillman's insightful memoir. "Their vanishings, more often than not, go unrecorded or pass into myth, just as they slip from the memory of the living." To ensure that the world of Jimmye Hillman's childhood in Greene County, Mississippi during the Great Depression doesn't slip away, he has gathered together accounts of his family and the other people of Old Washington village. There are humorous stories of hog hunting and heart-wrenching tales of poverty set against a rural backdrop shaded by the local social, religious, and political climate of the time. Jimmye and his family were subsistence farmers out of bare-bones necessity, decades before discussions about sustainability made such practices laudable. More than just childhood memories and a family saga, though, this book serves as a snapshot of the natural, historical, and linguistic details of the time and place. It is a remarkable record of Southern life. Observations loaded with detail uncover broader themes of work, family loyalty, and the politics of changing times. Hillman, now eighty-eight, went on to a distinguished career as an economist specializing in agriculture. He realizes the importance of his story as an example of the cultural history of the Deep South but allows readers to discover the significance on their own by witnessing the lives of a colorful cast of characters. Hogs, Mules, and Yellow Dogs is unique, a blend of humor and reflection, wisdom and sympathy—but it's also a hard-nosed look at the realities of living on a dirt farm in a vanished world.
Author: Glenn Hernandez Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1524772089 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 22
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A timely picture book about the consequences of building walls both for the people being kept out, and for those trapping themselves inside. Hog works hard as a bricklayer during the day, and when he comes home from work all he wants to do is tend to his garden. But his little neighbor, Tortoise, desperately wants to play with him! She pesters and prods him until Hog finally becomes fed up...and begins to build an enormous wall around his entire house. But soon, the wall is so high that it blocks the sun from his beloved garden, and the things he loves most begin to wilt and die. When will Hog learn that putting up walls does more harm than good? Glenn Hernandez's funny and touching debut picture book will resonate with kid and adult audiences alike, the latter of which will see parallels to what is happening in our country today. This book can serve as a kid-friendly entry point to conversations about American immigration policies.
Author: Lillian Hoban Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780060223403 Category : Fathers and sons Languages : en Pages : 64
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Four short stories relate Sonny Pig and his father's adventures skating, exercising, finding greens for supper, and going to a wedding.
Author: Richard Scarry Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780375802904 Category : Toy and movable books Languages : en Pages : 0
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Join Huckle and Lowly on a trip through Busytown as they hunt for objects that begin with the letters of the alphabet. Their search has them looking through everything from fruit carts to airplanes.
Author: Paul Zindel Publisher: Graymalkin Media ISBN: 1935169025 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 108
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One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people and it's during one of these pranks that they meet the “Pigman.” In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon get caught up in Mr. Pignati’s zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that has ever mattered to them. Can they stop before it’s too late?'
Author: Michael Crichton Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345539001 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 466
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From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an electrifying thriller in which a shocking accusation of sexual harassment triggers a gripping psychological game of cat and mouse and threatens to derail a brilliant career. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A fresh and provocative story.”—People An up-and-coming executive at the computer firm DigiCom, Tom Sanders is a man whose corporate future is certain. But after a closed-door meeting with his new boss—a woman who is his former lover and has been promoted to the position he expected to have—Sanders finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded the villain. As Sanders scrambles to defend himself, he uncovers an electronic trail into the company’s secrets—and begins to grasp that a cynical and manipulative scheme has been devised to bring him down. “Crichton writes superbly. . . . The excitement rises with each page.”—Chicago Tribune “A heart-stop story running on several tracks at once. Disclosure is up to [Crichton’s] usual locomotive speed.”—The Boston Globe “Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Author: Bernadine Ziegler Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1683486587 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 90
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Bernadine's many different poems or short stories are a collection of her thoughts and her many encounters in her life. She now lives in canton with her husband Mark, of soon to be nine years. No children of her own but Bernadine has helped many along the way to remain off the streets.
Author: Anonymous Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 22
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"Life and Adventures of Mr. Pig and Miss Crane" by anonymous is a short and charming nursery rhyme that's won over the hearts of readers both young and old since it was first anonymously released. Complete with intricate illustrations, the tale introduces readers to Mr. Pig, Miss Crane, and the rest of their animal-inhabited town. Written in poetic dialect, it teaches readers to be careful where they step to ensure they don't trip over any obstacles in their way.
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