Download or read book Fables Foibles and Foobles written by Carl Sandburg and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) is best known for his poetry (Chicago Poems, Smoke and Steel, and Good Morning, America), his books for children, including Rootabaga Country and Potato Face, and his six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Illinois author devoted his life to writing, lecturing, reading from his own works, and collecting and singing folk songs. Sandburg often incorporated proverbs, riddles, aphorisms, and vernacular wisdom in lectures, poetry, children's stories, and in his novel Remembrance Rock. Believing that silliness and fun helped preserve sanity and balance, he put together a collection of fanciful anecdotes - alive with alliteration - for his own amusement. Now, more than twenty years after his death, the publication of Fables, Foibles, and Foobles truly reveals, for perhaps the first time, the playful spirit of this great American poet. George Hendrick has compiled the best of these never-before-published nonsensical pieces, which include Flies, Fleas, Flinyons, Flicks, Flooches, Flacks, Flatches, and assorted F-friends deep in dialogue about books and reading; the fascinating worlds of the curious hoomadooms, hongdorshes, and onkadonks; fables to rival Thurber; jokes about every conceivable type of nut; and cameo appearances by Hank the Honk and Flitty the Wid, among others. Robert Harvey's whimsical drawings, scattered throughout the book, illuminate this charming cast of characters.

Download or read book Fables Foibles and Other Merican Sins written by Amoja Sumler and published by Aquarius Press. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry collection by Amoja Sumler. Sumler has headlined poetry festivals such as the Austin International Poetry Festival, the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, Write NOLA in New Orleans and Rock the Republic in Texas.

Download or read book Fraud Fighter written by Joseph T. Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of insightful, poignant, and humorous stories from Dr. Joseph Wells, the world's foremost fraud expert?with gutsy revelations of his own past mistakes From his dysfunctional childhood in rural Oklahoma; his service in the U.S.Navy; a brief stint in public accounting followed by a career in the FBI; and founding the world's largest anti-fraud organization, Wells' colorful life experiences were preparation for his rise to one of the globe's most revered antifraud experts. Written by the preeminent antifraud authority and founder and Chairman of the ACFE Offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the life of one of the most influential white-collar crime experts of our time At a period when dishonesty at top U.S. companies is dominating public attention, The Fables and Foibles of a Fraud Fighter is a surprisingly frank and gripping memoir from an unsurprisingly effective fraud fighter.This autobiography forms a full tapestry of a life, displaying wit, intrigue, trepidation, regret, and finally, ultimate victory.

Download or read book Fables Foibles and Follies written by Edward Hackemer and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fables, Foibles & Follies" is a delightful potpourri of stories collected from the author's immediate family members, distant relatives, friends and close acquaintances. The time-lines of these tales cover many generations. A 'generation' has been described as the period of years between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. Today, most schooled intellectuals define a generation as approximately thirty-three years, being careful not to commit that standard to any strict semblance of accuracy.A few years ago, the author's daughter (in-law) gifted him a subscription to one of those family discovery and heritage DNA services that you see advertised all over the television and internet. To be succinct, he surprisingly uncovered two siblings and countless relatives he never knew he had. With some patience from hiswife, and tons of help from old friends, close family and newfound relations, the author constructed quite an impressive family tree that goes all the way back to the middle 1600's. The gigantic, circular DNA roadmap includes genetic tags from Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, the Balkans and Central Europe. It is likely that the Balkan, British and Irish DNA roots stem from the pillaging and plundering of Northern Europe and the British Isles by medieval Viking hoards. With that in mind, it's no wonder the author played the Sousaphone in junior high and enjoys the taste of rakfisk, whale and lutefisk.The author discovered that his relatives certainly wore coats of many colors, spoke in many tongues, and traveled on foot, horseback, wagon and ship just to make it to the New World. It's easy to imagine that some of them may have been driven out of town on a rail.He spent many hundreds, perhaps a thousand or more hours doing research into his ancestry. His paternal great-great grandparents (Fredrik and Inge (Hofenhagen) Hackmeister) were young, newlywed Prussian immigrants aboard the SS Spree from Bremen, Germany. Inge and Fredrik were born in Posen, Prussia in 1841. After comparing passenger departure records from Hamburg, Germany, and crosschecking them with Port of New York arrival lists, the author discovered that an immigration clerk bastardized the family surname when Fredrik and Inge arrived in 1858. The name was instantly Anglicized and changed from "Hackmeister" to "Hackemer" likely because it sounded better and was easier to pronounce. In fact, immigration clerks arbitrarily changed countless surnames of European settlers in the early 20th Century from Boston to Ellis Island. Additionally, review of census records also indicated several changes made to the spelling of surnames throughout his family tree. Additionally, he discovered six instances of spelling changes in his family tree. Examples range from Archambault to Campbell, Faergahl to Furgal, Boedecker to Decker and Diehl to Deal. Norwegians, Swede, Danes and Icelanders have a bigger headache when it comes to surnames. Times have changed, but in years past, Nordic surnames most often followed the father's given (Christian) name. For example, if John had a son and named him Peter, Peter's full name would be Peter Johnson. John's daughter Jane would be Jane Johnsdaughter. In such a manner, one famous Norwegian poet and Nobel laureate in literature, walked about with the odd moniker of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.It is a foregone conclusion that even government-issued identification does not tell you who you really are. That little laminated card in your wallet or purse is nothing more than a government-sanctioned suggestion.Edward Hackemer suggests that if you want to know the whole story, you need to figure out who you are all by yourself. It's a daunting task, but please, do try to have fun despite the rigmarole.

Download or read book Business Fables and Foibles written by Ron Moore and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-02-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Fables and Foibles is a series of whimsical, satirical stories that highlight many of the foibles in businesses across the world, particularly in manufacturing companies. It is both serious and amusing, using short, fictitious stories to illustrate various principles and lessons. For example, many executives will talk about their people as being their most important asset, but in a downturn will quickly think of them as their biggest expense, and cut them. Would you be quick to eliminate your most important asset? The story of the huntin' dog and the kennel dog illustrates how many executives don't understand the difference between the two, and often place kennel dogs in positions of higher authority, when a good huntin' dog would have been a much better choice for the company's success. The story of the gloves illustrates how senior managers will make seeming small decisions of which they have little knowledge, and that should be made by the shop floor. This lack of understanding of what is actually happening on the shop floor leads to higher costs and lower profitability, and indeed puts the company's business future at risk. If you want to know about the problems with the work, ask the workers. It is hoped that these, and over 30 other stories provided, will help all who read them take away lessons they can apply in their business to make it more successful.

Download or read book Aesop s Fables written by Aesop and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1994 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.

Download or read book Chinese Folktales written by Shiho S. Nunes and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Folktales collects nineteen of these fantastic tales, some of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English for a modern audience. This updated edition--previously titled Chinese Fables--offers the same great stories in a smaller, easier to handle format at a lower price. Each of these stories offers a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and glimpses of traditional Chinese culture and lore. All of the tales express the foibles and wisdom of human experience with great humor and affection. Although the lessons are universal, the wit and flavor are uniquely Chinese. Beautifully illustrated by a master Chinese artist using a patchwork of ancient tones and textures, with a deft touch of humor, this book will give great joy to children and adults alike. Chinese children's stories include: The Practical Bride Stealing the Bell Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy Cooking the Duck Scaring the Tigers The Dragon Slayer The previously published edition, Chinese Fables, won: *The Aesop Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature* *The Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for Fables, Folklore & Fairytales* *The Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award*

Download or read book FABLES FOIBLES written by HOWARD JARMY and published by Author House. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Friedman s Fables written by Edwin H. Friedman and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edwin H. Friedman has woven 24 illustrative tales that offer fresh perspectives on familiar human foibles and reflect the author's humor, pathos, and understanding. Friedman takes on resistance and other "demons" to show that neither insight, nor encouragement, nor intimidation can in themselves motivate an unmotivated person to change. These tales playfully demonstrate that new ideas, new questions, and imagination, more than accepted wisdom, provide each of us with the keys to overcoming stubborn emotional barriers and facilitating real change both in ourselves and others. Thought-provoking discussion questions for each fable are included. See also the downloadable audiobook, Friedman's Fables: Favorites Read by the Author, featuring 15 of the tales narrated in Dr. Friedman's inimitable style.

Download or read book Family Fables and Foibles written by Willownet Cable and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fables Foibles written by Howard Jarmy and published by . This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fables and Foibles shows us what an impressive array of believable, attractive characters can accomplish when they try and, sometimes, what they might succeed in doing even when situations and problems, and his writing about them makes you stop, think, and ask, why not? creatively. Even in matters of everyday routine, they are apt to say and do things out of the ordinary. The Foibles, in contrast, show what might happen should those characters go off track. sometimes the far-fetched) are thought provoking, often amusing, sometimes warm and tender. They can be read and reread with pleasure. with it. No matter - you'll feel the time well spent.

Download or read book Fables Foibles and False Starts written by J. A. Purvis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgressive and bewildering.

Download or read book Tales of Human Foibles written by Judith Weinshall Liberman and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK TALES OF HUMAN FOIBLES presents fifteen original short stories written in verse by author Judith Weinshall Liberman. Each of these stories focuses on a different negative human characteristic and on its resulting behavior. The stories cover a range of human characteristics, including vanity, jealousy, mendacity, and narcissism. Through these stories, readers, young and old, will gain insight into human behavior, and will be inspired to avoid its pitfalls. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in Israel (then called "Palestine"), Judith Weinshall Liberman came to the United States in 1947 to pursue higher education. She earned four American university degrees including two in law, a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and an LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School. After settling in the Boston area in 1956, she studied art and creative writing. Beginning in the early 1960s, and for four decades thereafter, Ms. Liberman created numerous series of artworks. Her art has been widely exhibited, and is represented in the collection of museums and other public institutions. During her long career in visual art, Ms. Liberman wrote several books, among them some picture books. Her book THE BIRD'S LAST SONG (Addison-Wesley, 1976), which she also illustrated, won a citation as one of the "fabulous books of the year." Since 2012, she has published several additional picture books, including ICE CREAM SNOW (2012), THE LITTLE FAIRY (2013), COLOR IN OUR WORLD (2014), THE VERY OLD PAINTER AND HER HUSBAND (2014), HAIFA (2014), ANGEL'S PUPPIES (2014), THE GIANT HOUSE (2014), THE BEE AND THE BUTTERFLY (2014), THE MOUNTAIN (2014), THE TUNNEL (2014), THE OLD DOLL (2014), THE LITTLE SONGBIRD (2015), FIFTEEN FABLES (2015), TWELVE MORE FABLES (2015), THE BIRD WHO WENT TO HEAVEN (2015), A PARAKEET FOR ERIC (2015), and THE GIRL AND THE PIGEONS (2015). Judith Weinshall Liberman's archives can be found in the Arts Department of the Boston Public Library and at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Download or read book Rethinking the Fifth Discipline written by Robert Louis Flood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fifth Discipline' is one of the very few approaches to management that has attained position on the International Hall of Fame. Professor Flood's book explains and critiques the ideas in straight forward terms. This book makes significant and fundamental improvements to the core discipline - systemic thinking. It establishes crucial developments in systemic thinking in the context of the learning organisation, including creativity and organisational transformation. It is therefore a very important text for strategic planners, organisational change agents and consultants. The main features of the book include: * a review and critique of 'Fifth Discipline' and systemic thinking * an introduction to the gurus of systemic thinking - Senge, Bertalanffy, Beer, Ackoff, Checkland, and Churchman *a redefinition of management through systemic thinking *a guide to choosing, implementing and evaluating improvement strategies *Practical illustrations. Robert Flood is a renowned and authoritative expert in the field of management. He has implemented systemic management in a wide range of organisations in many continents and lectured by invitation in 25 countries, including Japan and the USA. Professor Flood has featured on many radio and TV programs. His book Beyond TQM was nominated for the 'IMC Management Book of the Year 1993'.

Download or read book Fables Original and Selected written by James Northcote and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fables written by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1983-09-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. . . . The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.' -- Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.

Download or read book Cunt written by Inga Muscio and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2002-10-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient title of respect for women, the word “cunt” long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to claim “cunt” as a positive and powerful force in their lives. In this fully revised edition, she explores, with candidness and humor, such traditional feminist issues as birth control, sexuality, jealousy between women, and prostitution with a fresh attitude for a new generation of women. Sending out a call for every woman to be the Cuntlovin' Ruler of Her Sexual Universe, Muscio stands convention on its head by embracing all things cunt-related. This edition is fully revised with updated resources, a new foreword from sexual pioneer Betty Dodson, and a new afterword by the author. “Bright, sharp, empowering, long-lasting, useful, sexy....”—San Francisco Chronicle “... Cunt provides fertile ground for psychological growth.”—San Francisco Bay Guardian “Cunt does for feminism what smoothies did for high-fiber diets—it reinvents the oft-indigestible into something sweet and delicious.”—Bust Magazine