| Author | : Sara Bader |
| Publisher | : Clarkson Potter Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
This amusing, enlightening, and truly one-of-a-kind collection examines 300 years of classified advertisements and reveals a rich cultural history of America.
| Author | : Leo Haber |
| Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2005-02-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780815608363 |
The main character of Leo Haber's debut novel grows to sexual and social awareness amid old-world Yiddish-speaking rabbis, new-world mobsters, Jewish non-believers, musicians, ballplayers, and new waves of immigrants. The novel teems with unforgettable characters who grapple with traditional values and the cultural enticements of their new goldene medine (new land). The problem of Jewish survival in a free society informs every aspect of the novel, with the ancient law of the red heifer serving as the central metaphor.
| Author | : Lili St. Crow |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781595142511 |
Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called the touch. When her dad turns up dead--but still walking--Dru knows she's next. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever is hunting her?
| Author | : Colleen Hoover |
| Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2021-10-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 153872474X |
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2016-08-23 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 022614013X |
Addiction is easy to fall into and hard to escape. It destroys the lives of individuals, and has a devastating cost to society. Steinberg and Bader harness the power of literature, poetry, and creativity to illuminate what alcoholism and addiction are all about. Each chapter begins with advice and commentary followed by a wealth of quotes to inspire and heal. The result is a mosaic of observations and encouragement that draws on writers and artists spanning thousands of years.
| Author | : Jan N. Bremmer |
| Publisher | : Peeters Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9789042918436 |
The Strange World of Human Sacrifice is the first modern collection of studies on one of the most gruesome and intriguing aspects of religion. The volume starts with a brief introduction, which is followed by studies of Aztec human sacrifice and the literary motif of human sacrifice in medieval Irish literature. Turning to ancient Greece, three cases of human sacrifice are analysed: a ritual example, a mythical case, and one in which myth and ritual are interrelated. The early Christians were the victims of accusations of human sacrifice, but in turn imputed the crime to heterodox Christians, just as the Jews imputed the crime to their neighbours. The ancient Egyptians rarely seem to have practised human sacrifice, but buried the pharaoh's servants with him in order to serve him in the afterlife, albeit only for a brief period at the very beginning of pharaonic civilization. In ancient India we can follow the traditions of human sacrifice from the earliest texts up to modern times, where especially in eastern India goddesses, such as Kali, were long worshipped with human victims. In Japanese tales human sacrifice often takes the form of self-sacrifice, and there may well be a line from these early sacrifices to modern kamikaze. The last study throws a surprising light on human sacrifice in China. The volume is concluded with a detailed index
| Author | : David Rose |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2006-11-28 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1416545042 |
I've divorced better men than you. And worn more expensive shoes than these. So don't think placing this ad is the biggest comedown I've ever had to make. Sensitive F, 34. Employed in publishing? Me too. Stay the hell away. Man on the inside seeks woman on the outside who likes milling around hospitals guessing the illnesses of out-patients. 30-35. Leeds. They Call Me Naughty Lola is a testament to the creativity and humor that can still be found among men and women longing for love and allergic to the concepts of Internet and speed dating. Here is an irresistible collection of the most brilliant and often absurd personal ads from the world's funniest -- and most erudite -- lonely-hearts column. The ads have been called "surreal haikus of the heart," and in an age of false advertising, the men and women who write them are hindered neither by high expectations nor by positivism of any kind. And yet, while hopes of finding a suitable mate remain low, the column has produced a handful of marriages, many friendships, and at least one divorce. Here are the young, old, fat, bald, healthy, ill, rich, and poor hoping that they can find true love, or at the very least, someone to call them Naughty Lola.
| Author | : Peter McArthur |
| Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2020-08-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3752443413 |
Reproduction of the original: The Red Cow and Her Friends by Peter McArthur
| Author | : Brian O’Connell |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2019-10-03 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 0008321353 |
The Personals reveals how classified ads are not just a few commercial lines of text in print or online – they can be a treasure trove of fascinating human stories; stories of love, loss, loneliness, redemption and hope.
