Download or read book Russian Absurd written by Daniil Kharms and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A writer who defies categorization, Daniil Kharms has come to be regarded as an essential artist of the modernist avant-garde. His writing, which partakes of performance, narrative, poetry, and visual elements, was largely suppressed during his lifetime, which ended in a psychiatric ward where he starved to death during the siege of Leningrad. His work, which survived mostly in notebooks, can now be seen as one of the pillars of absurdist literature, most explicitly manifested in the 1920s and ’30s Soviet Union by the OBERIU group, which inherited the mantle of Russian futurism from such poets as Vladimir Mayakovsky and Velimir Khlebnikov. This selection of prose and poetry provides the most comprehensive portrait of the writer in English translation to date, revealing the arc of his career and including a particularly generous selection of his later work.

Download or read book Wrong Message Right Valentine written by Romeo Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sebastian: Do I have a Valentine? Ha, with the busy life I lead, dating isn't even possible, let alone a valentine. That's alright though, I enjoy what I do, and it's helped by the best assistant I've ever had. Without Trevor, I'd probably be drowning under it all. Our strictly professional relationship is great. Well, until I open a message that changes everything... Trevor: Between a full-time job with overtime and school, I don't have time for anything else. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy what I do, and it pays the bills. Sebastian is a great boss, and I enjoy working with him...and not just because he's hot. At least, that's how it was until everything got tossed on its head over a little mistake. How the hell do I fix this? Working extra hours over Valentine's weekend and with a deadline looming, Sebastian and Trevor could do without distractions. Then a mix up with a sexy message send's both men into a tailspin and makes them question everything...

Download or read book BLACK VELVET VALENTINES written by Carrie Alexander and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BLAZE Red-hot reads from Temptation! BLACK VELVET VALENTINES Three blazingly sexy stories to set the mood for the most romantic day of the year Secrets of the Heart Sensuous, arousing black velvet valentines sent by a stranger. At first Charlotte Colfax was shocked, then intrigued…then determined to find her secret admirer. Two Hearts Valentine's Day. A full moon. A hot tub. And a love potion. Pansy Kingsmith had it all figured out…except the part where the wrong twin succumbs to her seduction. Heart's Desire Angie Dubonnet had no idea that her Valentine cruise would give her the chance to live out all her fantasies. Or that Nikolas Dorian would make it a voyage of sensual discovery.

Download or read book Blue Jay written by A. Zukowski and published by Beaten Track Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third part of the London Stories Boxing was all Alex had ever known, his entire being now shattered beyond repair. One night and four years in jail changed everything. These days, Alex prefers the shadows and dreams of nightmares. Will he find rainbows and glitters in the run-down flat he’s moving into? Chris has been selling their looks and body for too long. It may be time for a life change, but one thing is clear. The fairest of them all will make a lousy lover until they stop acting the smart-mouthed and blasé cynic. Their story begins with an elegant tango up the narrow stairwell… A match made in London. Featuring Chris from Liam for Hire, Blue Jay is a hopeful and romantic story with genderqueer and bisexual characters.

Download or read book 21 Days of Love written by Kathy Ide and published by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love can be found in many treasured relationships: boyfriend-girlfriend, husband-wife, parent-child … with a special friend, teacher, or pet … in the kindness of a stranger. We even have a national holiday to celebrate love. The greatest love ever known is God’s abundant love for us, His children. And He often demonstrates that perfect love through imperfect people. These stories represent all kinds of love. Woven through each story is the sustaining hand of our loving heavenly Father. On Valentine’s Day—and every day—whether your life is chocolates and flowers or loneliness and pain … let these stories fill your heart with hope, peace, and most important, love.

Download or read book The Second Worst Restaurant in France written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful sequel to the best-selling comedic novel My Italian Bulldozer, Paul Stuart's travels take him to a French village, where the local restaurant's haute cuisine leaves a lot to be desired. Renowned Scottish cookbook writer Paul Stuart is hard at work on his new book, The Philosophy of Food, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult. So when Paul's eccentric cousin Chloe suggests that he join her at the house she's rented in the French countryside, he jumps at the chance. The two quickly befriend the locals, including their twin-sister landladies, who also own the infamous local restaurant known to be the second-worst eatery in all of France. During their stay, the restaurant's sole waitress gives birth mid-dinner service and the maître d' storms off after fighting with the head chef. Paul is soon drafted to improve the gastronomy of the village, while Chloe, ever on the hunt for her next romance, busies herself with distracting the handsome but incompetent chef. Could he be husband number six? With all this local drama to deal with, Paul finds it next to impossible to focus on his writing, and that's before he learns that Chloe's past is far more complicated than he'd ever imagined. Paul will have to call upon al his experience—with food and with people—to bring order back to the village. And he may just learn something about family—and about himself—along the way.

Download or read book Sweet Thoughtful Valentine written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosopher and amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie has an unstinting commitment to her principles. Sticking to her promises has always been one of them. Then Isabel runs into an old classmate facing marital and financial troubles, who reveals a secret that becomes more and more difficult for Isabel to keep. Thankfully, Isabel’s devoted husband, Jamie, is there to help our heroine navigate her competing moral obligations. Beautifully perceptive and witty, this original short story by Alexander McCall Smith shows Isabel calling upon all of her intelligence, charm, and tact. A Vintage Shorts "Short Story Month" Original Selection. An ebook short.

Download or read book The Best American Poetry 1996 written by David Lehman and published by Scribner. This book was released on 1996-09-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, in its ninth year, The Best American Poetry 1996 is universally acclaimed as the best anthology in the field. The compilation includes a diverse abundance of poems published in 1995 in more than 40 publications ranging from The New Yorker to The Paris Review to Bamboo Ridge.

Download or read book Poetry from a Black Man s Perspective written by Dermoth Alexander Henry and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry from a Blackman’s prospective, is not seen as emotional, for emotions is feelings, where as it is the heart that controls the mind, for instance you could be sad and write about something that makes you feel glad or visa versa. When I write I try to balance stable with stability, nothing is seen as controversial. Although surprising, the reader will certainly agree with the concept. From the days of the Hieroglyphics in Egypt, Black people have got their point across with pronounce accuracy, so following in the footsteps of my Ancestors the path is made easier

Download or read book The Vaughan Chronicles Burning Blossom written by Grayer Vaughan and published by Vaughanland Ink. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burning Blossom is the second book in The Vaughan Chronicles series. It chronicles the second of seven lives of Magnolia Vaughan. We meet up with Magnolia again as she and Alexander Charles are locked into the darkness, forcing Alexander to become fully awoken and fully aware during this life as Bessie tries to break the bond between them. Bessie continues to become darker as her envy and wickedness begins to take hold of her, warming her blood within the deep purple fire causing her to change into her true Onca state as she continues to visit the lowest paralleled realm of purgatory, where Alexander sent Bessie's sister, Karent, when she tried to kill Magnolia in an earlier lifecycle. As Magnolia continues to surface, Alexander will be forced to protect her against the madman feigning for her hypnotizing essence and star-shined blood and keep her alive long enough to live within the expected balance as she fights him the entire way at every turn. Magnolia will also be forced to come to grips with her destined path as she tries to let go of Justus as she saves his life, and the enticing secrets she has been keeping from a very suspicious Alexander as he tries to find out the truth about Stagger, which will make him become unhinged. Kerrigan, Magnolia’s assistant will become her closest confidant as she begins to realize exactly who she is working for. As the Blossom try to protect the Queen, Alexander will begin to pressure her to commit further than she is willing to allow. Will the blossomed pair have what it takes to toe the line or will this madman’s insanity succeed at finally getting even? Their future gets threatened as the force may just be too much for them to endure as the Blossom begins to beckon and burn brighter than anticipated.

Download or read book 365 Days Until written by Ahesha Catalano and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every married couple has their own meaningful talesand occasionally horror storiesof wedding preparation. Few couples, however, have that time as intricately and intimately documented as Alexander and Ahesha Catalano. 365 Days Until : The Journey to Our Wedding details the year-long journey to the Alexander and Ahesha Catalanos wedding day. Every night, for 365 days prior to their wedding, they recorded everything they did in preparation for the wedding. They chronicled all of the foolishness, the things they learned about each other, and the things they learned about marriage, each in their own journal. They considered everything from mundane details to what it would take for them to reach their golden anniversary. Most importantly, they wrote about all the fun they had coordinating their wedding and how much they truly adore one another. But theres a twistneither of them read each others journal until after they were married. Independent of each other, they captured all of their emotions at each step in the process of organizing their most important day. What began as a way for them to keep everything organized for their wedding accidently turned into something much, much more important. 365 Days Until : The Journey to Our Wedding offered an opportunity for Alex and Esha to share all of their most intimate thoughts and fears about getting married with each other, and it will encourage others in preparation for their own wedding day.

Download or read book After the Story s Over written by Linda K. Garrity and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!

Download or read book Peppa s Valentine s Day Peppa Pig written by Courtney Carbone and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peppa Pig learns about Valentine's Day and celebrates with her friends. Based on the hit animated TV show, as seen on Nick Jr Peppa Pig gets a pretty card in the mail from Zoe Zebra. It's a Valentine's Day card! Peppa learns about the meaning of Valentine's Day and decides to show all of her friends just how special they are to her.This storybook is based on the hit animated TV show, as seen on Nick Jr.

Download or read book BFFs Best Friends Forever written by Alexander Rutherford and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BFFs: The First in the Alex’s Dreams Trilogy, is a fascinating story of teenager Alex and her friends. Capturing the everyday lives of a colorful cast of characters moving into young adulthood – including dating, relationships, and academic and social pressures – this memorable novel also delves into highly intriguing, more complicated territory. All the passion of emerging sexuality, and the intensity and confusion it can stir up, are highlighted in BFFs: The First in the Alex’s Dreams Trilogy. Written with honesty and gritty reality, this is a book that will thoroughly entertain, surprise, and engage teen and young adult readers.

Download or read book Localism written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report finds that the Government's desire to deliver localism is neither supported consistently across Whitehall nor implemented coherently by each department of state. MPs warn that the Minister for Decentralisation will need to bring coherence, rigour and clear priorities to the Government's programme. The MPs call for a more explicit statement about where the dividing line will be drawn between a central, light-touch framework for local services and unwarranted interference from ministers in local affairs. So far the Government has shown itself all too eager to impose its preferences on local decision-making. Ministers have also introduced policies that circumvent rather than empower local government: elected police commissioners, free schools, academies and health service reform, threaten to fragment rather than integrate delivery of better public services at local level. As devolution proceeds, the manner in which local decisions are taken come under greater scrutiny. Any reduction in the inspection and performance management required by Whitehall must be accompanied by stronger local democratic accountability. Broadening the provider base for public services is an important plank of the government's decentralisation agenda, but it remains unclear how far the 'Big Society' can expand to take on services and functions shed by statutory bodies. Localism should not be adopted purely as a way to curb public sector costs not least because the financial benefits of more tailored services may not offset the loss of efficiencies of scale. Stimulating greater democratic participation and civic activism will itself cost money if it is to be successful and sustainable.

Download or read book Falling for an Older Man written by Trisha Alexander and published by Harlequin Treasury-Silhouette Special Edition 90s. This book was released on 2001 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falling For An Older Man by Trisha Alexander released on Jan 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book The Ragman written by Terry Horns and published by Black Bed Sheet Books. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five friends are given mysterious valentine’s presents. An anonymous gifter(s) has given each of them an unique, large-size hand-crafted rag doll—elegantly made stuffed cloth effigies, rich in designs and details; each rag doll perfectly capturing its receiver’s likeness. As strange—nearly magical—occurrences take place, curiosities, wonders and desires build to wild consequences for them all…. The dolls are real…and alive! A horrifying vision over 30 years in the making....based on Nicholas Grabowsky’s 1989 mass market paperback and re-imagined by acclaimed thriller/slasher author Terry Horns comes a terrifying tale entirely fresh and unique, presenting the sort of new contemporary iconic villain horror fans have long been thirsty for, and a deep dark abyss to plunge into....