Download or read book Call Me Rumpelstiltskin written by John Douglas Miller and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ja, ich weiss woher ich stamme " Thus Friedrich Nietzsche began his autobiographical poem, Ecce Homo. "I know from whence I come." Philosophers and poets have been wrestling with questions of our origins, and our ultimate goals, since the days of Thales and Sappho. Call Me Rumpelstiltskin is a refreshing continuation of the process of intellectual discovery begun long ago in Ionia. In these verses, a philosophy teacher uses poetry as a didactic device to gain the attention of students, and of all who have ever looked up and wondered why we are here and where we are going.
Download or read book Rumpelstiltskin written by Jacob Grimm and published by NorthSouth (NY). This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king, on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Download or read book Interview with Rumpelstiltskin Junior written by Lilly Fröhlich and published by TWENTYSIX. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows Rumpelstiltskin - but do you know his son? I, Emma Valentino, am 14 years old and almost a normal teenager. Actually, I had planned to hand over an invitation to my dream boy Steven for my fancy-dress party. Brave enough, I had asked my aunt on a night of a full moon to drive me to his house because in the daytime, the heartthrob of my school was constantly mobbed by that stupid Anastasia and her girlfriends. But then, it was all quite different. Suddenly, I sat in an isolated cabin in front of a shock-headed dwarf, who claimed to be Rumpelstiltskin's son. Rumpelstiltskin Junior was fed up that his father went down in the fairytale history of the 'humanlings' as a villain. And, he wanted to get away with prejudices. As a quid pro quo for the interview, he promised me a date with Steven. Nevertheless, the fairytale of Rumpelstiltskin, the revengeful King Laurentz, the bored Princess Anna, the superior Giant Maximus and the streetwise 'Pixian' Jakob had more than just one surprise in store. And so, I tumbled into a fairytale adventure instead of a date with Steven.
Download or read book My Name Is rumplestiltskin written by and published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rumpelstiltskin written by K. M. Shea and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things look grim for Gemma, a seamstress, when she is ordered under the threat of death by the insane King Torgen to spin straw into gold. Unwilling to forfeit her life, Gemma tries to escape her royal prison, earning her the respect of the mysterious mage, Stil. Stil offers to complete the impossible task...for a price. Greedy and unsatisfied, King Torgen demands more and more straw to be spun into gold, and decrees that he will "reward" Gemma by marrying her. With death or marriage to a crazed king clouding her future, Stil offers Gemma a bargain that seems too good to be true. Will Gemma's trust in Stil be her downfall, or will he defy the entire country to save her?
Download or read book You ll Find the Magic written by Peggy Powers and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rump The Fairly True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin written by Liesl Shurtliff and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]." In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Download or read book The Last Black Unicorn written by Tiffany Haddish and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.” —The New York Times Book Review From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself. Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money—as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman—to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend. None of that worked (and she’s still single), but it allowed Tiffany to imagine a place for herself where she could do something she loved for a living: comedy. Tiffany can’t avoid being funny—it’s just who she is, whether she’s plotting shocking, jaw-dropping revenge on an ex-boyfriend or learning how to handle her newfound fame despite still having a broke person’s mind-set. Finally poised to become a household name, she recounts with heart and humor how she came from nothing and nowhere to achieve her dreams by owning, sharing, and using her pain to heal others. By turns hilarious, filthy, and brutally honest, The Last Black Unicorn shows the world who Tiffany Haddish really is—humble, grateful, down-to-earth, and funny as hell. And now, she’s ready to inspire others through the power of laughter.
Download or read book The Hedonist written by Jonathan Dunn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing is a dangerous business. Edwin O'Donne, a neophyte novelist, has been increasingly forgetful, leaving his head in his writing after he is done with it. He no longer can be sure whether something happened in truth or only in his professional imagination, in some scene he had written. Into this prelude to insanity enters a mysterious, hedonistic woman who accosts his mind in the street, seducing him with philosophy. He comes to love her in but a few days. Yet how can he know she is real and not simply some character in one of his novels? Edwin fakes suicide and a coma to test her devotion. The real test, though, is of his own sanity.
Download or read book Rumpelstiltskin written by Charlotte Barrows Chorpenning and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Keeper of Dreams written by Orson Scott Card and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This huge collection of short stories by one of science fiction's most beloved and popular writers is sure to please his millions of fans. Keeper of Dreams contains 22 stories written since 1990. From the opening science fiction tale, "The Elephants of Poznan," we see the hand of a master at work making a familiar idea new, strange, and wonderful. "Angles" takes a sideways look at alternate universes. "Geriatric Ward" is published here for the first time; it was originally written for the legendary Last Dangerous Visions. Keeper of Dreams contains science fiction, fantasy, and several of Card's mainstream fiction works. Included are two tales from the Alvin Maker universe, "Grinning Man" and "The Yazoo Queen." In addition to the stories, this book features new introductions by Orson Scott Card for each story, with commentary on his life and work. With the earlier Maps in a Mirror, this collection is a definitive retrospective of the short fiction career of the writer that the Houston Post called "the best writer science fiction has to offer." At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book And I Only written by Hattie Annie Jones and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saturday, 7th October, 2017 was the Day of the Shattering. Sixteen months on from the death of my only child by his own hand, and as my husband of 34 years lay gravely ill in hospital, my life as I knew it was revealed as a sham. Everything I knew about my husband, our marriage, our lives disintegrated into unreality and illusion. My identity as an intelligent, perceptive woman became fragmented - so who was I?And I Only is a combination of memoir, fantasy, personal essay and self-help, with an accent on mindfulness in daily life. It explores the nature of experience and truth, knowledge and belief, reality and illusion and forgiveness and revenge, using humour to punctuate the darkness and disintegration of Hattie's life. She draws upon her knowledge of history, folklore, mythology and archetypal imagery as she navigates the aftermath of the death of her only child by his own hand and the unmasking of her dying husband's secret life. We all tell ourselves stories about our lives, and different people may have competing and conflicting versions of reality. Whose reality is real? How do we know who we are? And I Only charts Hattie's struggles with these questions as she remembers that the only choice she has lies in how she responds to all that has happened. Moment by moment, she must find the resilience to rebuild her shattered life.
Download or read book That Reminds Me of a Story written by James E. Collins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I probably watch too much news, read too many newspapers, magazines, and blogs, and have too many conversations with people about politics. Often in my mind, I consider myself better than politicians. I may be better than some but not all of them. What I notice is that I make similar mistakes to those in charge. Because of this, I'm willing to say I'm not perfect. And I have the experiences to prove it. Join me in a journey to tell people why I should not run for public office, nor should I receive any write-in votes in the next election. If you do opt for writing my name in on your ballot and are uncertain how, ask for assistance from the helpful people at your voting location and write in my full name, James E. Collins. You may not change an election, but maybe it will change your outlook, knowing that you can vote for whom you want to, not someone you are being told to vote for. As an afterthought, please don't tell me about ending a sentence with a preposition. I tend to do that.
Download or read book The Seeker s Facade written by Isadora Brown and published by Isadora Brown. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the grittiness and mystery of Veronica Mars and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, this is a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are sure to be enchanted by! This fairytale retelling is packed with mystery, adventure, and forbidden romance with characters from favorite fairytales! Magic starts weeping into Wonderland and it spells nothing but trouble. Thanks to her growing reputation as an unofficial private investigator, Alice Wynter gets a visit from Rory Stone, a young woman interested in figuring out who her birth parents are. She lives with her three maternal aunts and they refuse to say a word. Unfortunately for Alice, she’s not as good at finding people as she is at solving crimes, which means she has to recruit Jack Lupine. They haven’t gotten along before Alice’s best friend was murdered. At the same time, Rumplestilskin is back with more information on Beast’s wrongful imprisonment and wants Alice to help figure out why a man would sign his life away for a crime he didn’t commit. All they have is a name - Belle - and the fact that she’s the only person he’s been writing to, besides his sister. When clues lead her to unraveling the truth about the Mad Mage, about whether he’s really back, she realizes she could potentially be putting herself and her small town in danger. Alice may not possess magic, but she’s in a world of it. Wonderland is like an onion; the more she peels back, another more sinister layer is there, ready to threaten everything and everyone she loves. She must press forward and continue to uncover everything about the town’s sordid history if she ever wants to learn what really happened to her best friend - and why Alice is at the center of everything.
Download or read book The Shadows of Wonderland Box Set Books 1 3 written by Isadora Brown and published by Isadora Brown. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With nearly 200,000 words, this box set introduces you to the magic, mystery and darkness of Wonderland! It's filled with forbidden romance, modern fairytale retellings, mystery, and adventure! Fans of Veronica Mars and Once Upon A Time will binge-read all 3 books in one night! All Alice wants is to get out of Wonderland. Being surrounded by magic without possessing any for herself has made her an outcast, and she wants to find out who she really is. But when the most dangerous being in Wonderland wants her help with something, she knows she can't refuse. The only problem is: how can she possibly help him? And why her? Fans of Once Upon A Time and Veronica Mars are addicted to this urban fantasy romance series, filled with mystery, magic, and forbidden love! Scroll up and 1-click your copy today!
Download or read book Rumpelstiltskin s Secret written by Harry Rand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows Rumpelstiltskin's story—or thinks they do. We heard it as children. We might affectionately remember the adult voices reciting the tale or recall the light in the room and the time of day when we enjoyed hearing this scripted performance. A grown-up's voice added roughness and pitch to mimic the characters, to murmur tension-filled passages, to pause drawing out the suspense between the Queen's guesses. Maybe the storyteller's voice finally rose to exult when shouting the discovered name or, drawing close, whispered it malevolently. Those long-ago readers intended to enchant us, sometimes to put us to sleep, and for a while we delighted in this magical performance. Then we grew up: obligated to attend to an adult's endless travails, we forgot little Rumpelstiltskin. But he eventually returned. Years later we told this story to our children joining a parade of generations stretching back—no one knows how far. We voluntarily enrolled in a long procession that greys toward the back of the line, blurred, nameless, and wispy before the figures pale translucent and finally become invisible. We became merely the foremost reciters of a tale whose narration enrolled us in a club whose rules we think we know, but don't really. This tale may count among the world's oldest dirty jokes. The punchline misplaced, over time its wickedly funny insights about adult life passed for childish nonsense.
Download or read book Rumpelstiltskin s Rules for Making Your Farthings Grow written by Susan Laubach and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: <h4>Ready to get a clue about investing and take charge of your financial future?</h4> Before you sink a single dollar into the stock market, read <i>Rumpelstiltskin's Rules for Making Your Farthings Grow</i> by Susan Laubach. It's an enjoyable, painless, and profitable introduction to the world of investing. If terms like broker, bonds, and venture capital cause you to break out into a sweat, fear not! Laubach teaches through entertaining, colorful retellings of fables and fairy tales you already know by heart. You'll learn business and investing fundamentals right alongside The Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks, and more. <ul> <li>How are stocks and bonds different? <li>What causes a stock price to go up or down? <li>Why are earnings per share critical to understand? </ul> You'll even learn an easy-to-apply "secret formula" to discover if a stock price is a good value--or not! Investment concepts are broken down in easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember language. Rumpelstiltskin's seven rules will provide a foundation for all your future investments. (They'll also equip you to sniff out the foxes and wolves selling bad investments). These "rules" are essential for investing, served with a smile, so you can laugh while learning. A practical summary and study guide at the back of the book further reinforces your knowledge and provides a quick refresher whenever you need it. With Susan Laubach as your storyteller and guide, you can be sure you're in good hands. She is a former Wall Street stockbroker and financial educator. She's taught several levels of investment education to students aged 18 to 74. Better Investing Magazine called Laubach's previous book "the most-well rounded source of basic stock information and education." Look, if Baby Bear can grow up to be a successful stock broker, then you can learn to invest, too. <b>Time is money, and there's no better time to learn about investing than right now.</b> Make <i>Rumpelstiltskin's Rules for Making Your Farthings Grow</i> your first--or next--investment in your financial future. The knowledge you'll gain will pay dividends for the rest of your life.
