A Table of Green Fields

A Table of Green Fields
Author: Guy Davenport
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811212519

A Table of Green Fields includes ten stories, variously about the painter Henry Scott Tuke, the mathematician James Joseph Sylvester, Kafka, Thoreau, along with some imaginary Frenchmen and Scandinavians, among others. Calculating the infinite in the finite, tracing geometries of desire, placing the obdurate world in an uncustomary light, each of these stories opens out its own world. Without giving up the plot or character of the traditional short story, Guy Davenport's inventions are complex events in which ideas and cultural history are a kind of music to which the characters dance. Despite the fractal, syncopated collage of his narrative style, Davenport's prose is objective, terse, and transparent. A constant theme in this book is the transmission of the past as an imaginative act; hence the title, Falstaff's dying vision of "a table of green fields," probably a mishearing of his recitation of the Twenty-third Psalm, corrected by editors to "he babbled of green fields," a symbol of all fiction, an art that must be exact about the uncertain.

A Table of Green Fields

A Table of Green Fields
Author: Guy Davenport
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811217712

Green Fields:

Green Fields:
Author: Bob Cowser
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-11-16
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9781608010189

A narrative reconstruction and reconsideration of the 1979 murder of Cary Ann Medlin, the author's third grade classmate, and the execution twenty years later of Robert Glen Coe, the man convicted of the crime, the first in Tennessee in forty years. Reminiscent of the best crime writing of Capote, Didion and Baldwin.

Greenfield's Surgery

Greenfield's Surgery
Author: Michael W. Mulholland
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 6502
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1451152922

The Fifth Edition of Greenfield's Surgery has been thoroughly revised, updated, and refocused to conform to changes in surgical education and practice. Reflecting the increasingly clinical emphasis of residency programs, this edition features expanded coverage of clinical material and increased use of clinical algorithms. Key Points open each chapter, and icons in the text indicate where Key Points are fully discussed. Many of the black-and-white images from the previous edition have been replaced by full-color images. This edition has new chapters on quality assessment, surgical education, and surgical processes in the hospital. Coverage of surgical subspecialty areas is more sharply focused on topics that are encountered by general surgeons and included in the current general surgery curriculum and ABSITE exam. The vascular section has been further consolidated. A new editor, Diane M. Simeone, MD, PhD, has joined the editorial team. This edition is available either in one hardbound volume or in a four-volume softbound set. The lightweight four-volume option offers easy portability and quick access. Each volume is organized by organ system so you can find the facts you need within seconds. The companion website presents the fully searchable text, an instant-feedback test bank featuring over 800 questions and answers, and a comprehensive image bank. Unique to this new edition's website are 100 "Morbidity and Mortality" case discussions. Each case reviews a specific surgical complication, how the complication was addressed, and reviews the literature on approaches and outcomes.

Building Suburbia

Building Suburbia
Author: Dolores Hayden
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2009-11-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0307515265

A lively and provocative history of the contested landscapes where the majority of Americans now live. From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines seven eras of suburban development since 1820. An urban historian and architect, she portrays housewives and politicians as well as designers and builders making the decisions that have generated America’s diverse suburbs. Residents have sought home, nature, and community in suburbia. Developers have cherished different dreams, seeking profit from economies of scale and increased suburban densities, while lobbying local and federal government to reduce the risk of real estate speculation. Encompassing environmental controversies as well as the complexities of race, gender, and class, Hayden’s fascinating account will forever alter how we think about the communities we build and inhabit.

Green Fields Gone Forever

Green Fields Gone Forever
Author: Douglas S. Appleyard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1985
Genre: Artane (Dublin, Ireland)
ISBN: 9780951077405

A Great and Glorious Game

A Great and Glorious Game
Author: A. Bartlett Giamatti
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781565121928

The late Commissioner of Baseball reflects on the wider significance of baseball, the business of the game, and his decision to suspend Pete Rose