Download or read book Through a dragonfly eye written by Jenny Hobbs and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2024-05-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny's compelling South African memoir chronicles her journey from childhood during World War Two to a busy freelance career as a journalist and novelist. With humour, tenderness and love for her family and country, she reflects on the many facets of her life as an author, giving fascinating insights into the writing process. Among Jenny's lasting legacies are her decades-long drive to promote reading as the essential skill for a good education, and her role as one of the co-founders of the Franschhoek Literary Festival, of which she was Director for four years.
Download or read book The Languages of Joyce written by Rosa Maria Bollettieri Bosinelli and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers collected in this volume capture some of the excitement of the 11th International James Joyce Symposium, held in Venice and Trieste, June 1988. 'The contents of this book are by no means as restrictive as the title might suggest. The contributors explore not only Joyce's 'languages' and modes of communication and meaning, but, as well, concepts of significance and communication in broader contexts. Through Joyce, the writers explore and develop their own approaches and theories about language and languages, about semiotics and understanding. And about psychology, gender, physiology, politics, philosophy, linguistics, science, and culture. About literature in other words.'
Download or read book James Joyce and the Matter of Paris written by Catherine Flynn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Joyce must be understood as drawing on French nineteenth- and twentieth-century literary innovations to grapple with the challenges of Paris.
Download or read book Horrible Histories Vile Victorians written by Terry Deary and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria was the ultimate Victorian, and she was 'not' amused. Luckily YOU will be splitting your sides as you discover how disgusting the Victorians really were. They may have looked all prim and proper, but they were a jolly naughty bunch. Lots of Victorians could be vicious and violent and villainous - VILE, in fact. So read on to see... * When the first public loo was flushed * What terrible tricks Victorian urchins played on posh people * Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion * How some Victorians made money from dead bodies * The gory and gruesome ways that Victorians died * The nasty things Victorians did to children Plus you can discover the vile names Victorian kids were called, taste some rotten Victorian recipes and try out some terrible tests. History has never been so horrible!
Download or read book A Generation Abandoned written by Peter D. Beaulieu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Generation Abandoned explores the disruptive cultural events especially of the past half century as these have undermined the confidence of the young in themselves and in civil society, and finally in our place in the universe. The overall theme is the contrast between this sense of abandonment and our inborn and neglected orientation toward personal worth and the common good (the natural law). Much of what is peddled as “social evolution” today is shown to be a throwback to darker times. The analysis submits to a refreshingly conversational tone, but also draws incisively from a very broad pallet of history, literature, theater, theology, and simplifying and illuminating anecdotes (some of them first hand). An early chapter outlines the “perfect storm” of the 1960s. Later chapters expose the word games of the cultural elite, the saga of the family through history and now its abrupt erosion, and the difference between any meandering “arc of history” and a more grounded arc of relations—our rationalized “culture of death” versus a flourishing “human ecology.”
Download or read book Christian written by Sandy Appleyard and published by Sandy Appleyard. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Don't worry! You DON'T have to read all the books in 'A Town without Pity' first to enjoy this series! I thought of everything!!*** A lonely CFO dressed as Santa. A single mom and her special son. And a Christmas carol that creates a miracle nobody would ever expect. I’m just minding my own business, grabbing a snack for my son, before I head back to work. Next thing I know I’m staring down Santa Claus in the middle of the mall. Everyone from the Christmas party last night I recognize as they look at me with judgement. But none of them know what that boy has been through. What I’ve been through. And why, God, but why, has the lord sent me a guardian angel dress as Santa Claus, now? *** My sister Hannah chose my name, Christian, because it sounds a lot like Christmas. No accident there. So when she asks me to dress up as Santa Claus for the kids in the mall, I have trouble saying no. Turns out it’s the best job I’ve ever had, and I’m the CFO of my folks’ company, so that’s saying a lot. But when a certain young boy and his mama come into my life, and I learn of his secret, suddenly his mama, Perrie, is no longer the tiger mama she started out as. And I find myself on the business end of an unforgivable situation. Holiday romance Christmas romance Second chance romance Happily ever after romance Steamy romance Slow burn romance Medium heat Mild foul language Cliffhanger ending
Download or read book South African Battles written by Timothy Couzens and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South African Battles describes 36 battles spread over five centuries. These are not the well-trodden battlefields of standard histories, but generally lesser-known ones. Some were of critical importance, while some were infinitely curious. Who, for instance, has heard of the battles of Nakob, Middelpos, Mome Gorge or Mushroom Valley? Who knows about the four black women that Bartolomeu Dias brought with him on his pioneering voyage of exploration? Who knows that there was a significant battle in what is now the Kruger National Park in 1725? Who knows about the military episode where not a shot was fired but which brought South Africa into the Great War? Who knows that Germany once invaded South Africa? Written in a light, humorous and personal style, each chapter is self-contained, like a short story. They can be read one a night, and mulled over next day with the promise of further enjoyment to come. South African Battles is an ideal bedside book, as well as an engaging travel companion. But there is also a twist in the tale at the end. Caveat lector, or lectrix!
Download or read book The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945 written by Gareth Cornwell and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering. Since the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa has been a new nation-in-the-making, inspired by a nonracial idealism yet beset by poverty and violence. South African writers have responded in various ways to Njabulo Ndebele's call to "rediscover the ordinary." The result has been a kaleidoscope of texts in which evolving cultural forms and modes of identity are rearticulated and explored. An invaluable guide for general readers as well as scholars of African literary history, this comprehensive text celebrates the multiple traditions and exciting future of the South African voice. Although the South African Constitution of 1994 recognizes no fewer than eleven official languages, English has remained the country's literary lingua franca. This book offers a narrative overview of South African literary production in English from 1945 to the postapartheid present. An introduction identifies the most interesting and noteworthy writing from the period. Alphabetical entries provide accurate and objective information on genres and writers. An appendix lists essential authors published before 1945.
Download or read book The Loo Companion written by Mark Leigh and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2011-10-30 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull up a seat and take a pit stop with this amusing toilet book. The Loo Companion is a hilarious and entertaining addition to any bathroom, guaranteed to expand your mind and make you laugh whenever nature calls. This book contains pages of trivia, news stories, historic references, quotes, anecdotes, statistics, sudoku, jokes, quizzes, puzzles, and more ... all written in bitesized chunks, perfect for the reader to dip into - however long they're otherwise 'engaged'. Filled with humorous facts about toilet-related activity, as well as a compendium of some more generic humour, there is something for everyone. So whenever you're going to see a man about a dog, this book will guarantee you'll never be bored and keep you glued to your seat.
Download or read book A Fountain in France written by Marita van der Vyver and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a decade ago Marita van der Vyver emigrated to France where she married a Frenchman and settled in the scenic countryside of Provence. Having become famous for a novel built on fairy tales, her life resembles that of a princess meeting her Prince Charming. Several bestsellers, much living and loving, and years later, they move – to another French village called Place of Frogs. A Fountain in France is a book of stories about moving the way the French do it. It is also about place, what binds the heart to a home and its people, about breaking ties to grow new ones and about what we take with us when we move on. For Marita, life is an effervescent fountain, always bubbling up new surprises. This book will be enjoyed by anyone who has lived or travelled in a foreign country, or wished they had. It touches on universal experiences shared by expatriates all over the world. Whether you are based in Provence or Perth, Bath or Beijing, you quickly learn that a good sense of humour might be the most important qualification if you want to survive being the eternal outsider.
Download or read book Bathrooms Make Me Nervous written by Carol Olmert and published by Bathrooms Make Me Nervous. This book was released on 2008 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bathrooms make me nervous is the first book to explore the shy bladder condition (paruresis) from a woman's point of view. Written by Carol Olmert, the IPA's Women's Coordinator and recovered paruretic, it offers clear and effective information on understanding, coping with, and recovering from the phobia"--
Download or read book Mayhem Marriage and Murderous Mystery Manuscripts written by J L Wilson and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bea Emerson has finally married the cowboy of her dreams, but her honeymoon with L.J. Remarchik is cut short when Bea finds the body of an aspiring writer on Halloween, killed by a trick-or-treater. She and L.J. are soon pulled into a deadly search for a killer who is hiding among authors, agents, and publishers at a writing conference in a remote resort in Minnesota's North Woods. Will their dreams of a life together be cut short before it can begin?
Download or read book Orderly Britain written by Tim Newburn and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do British pavements remain free of dog mess? Why are paths not littered with cigarette butts or roads not lined with abandoned cars? What does the decline of the public lavatory say about us and is the national reputation for queuing still deserved today? Orderly Britain takes a topical look at modern society, examining how it is governed and how it organises itself. It considers the rules of daily life, where they come from and why they exist. It asks whether citizens are generally compliant and uncomplaining or rebellious and defiant. This quirky social history takes a close look at shifting customs and practices, people's expectations of each other and how rule-makers seek to shape everyone's lives - even when ignoring some of those rules themselves. Taking the reader on a journey that covers a range of topics - dog mess, smoking, drinking, parking, queuing, toilets - Orderly Britain examines the rapidly changing patterns of everyday life, from post-war to present day, and concludes with an extended look at the unparalleled shifts in social routines that resulted from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Asking whether it is the proliferation of rules and regulations in the UK or something else that keeps people in line, authors Tim Newburn and Andrew Ward offer a unique insight into what creates orderly Britons.
Download or read book The House of Journalists written by Tim Finch and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London's House of Journalists exists as an officious sanctuary for writers who have fled despotic governments. Current inhabitants include Mr. Stan, whose tortured, twisted body is a warning of the dangers all outspoken journalists face; Mustapha, who left his family behind in the wake of a revolution; and Agnes, a photojournalist unable to take up her camera after recording atrocities. Into this group comes the standoffish journalist "AA." Julian thinks he's there to bring down the house, but AA's ultimate goal is more surprising than that.
Download or read book Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings written by Bartlett Jere Whiting and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of British and American proverbs that are currently in use.
Download or read book Table Number Seven written by Victor Canning and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ladies and Gents written by Olga Gershenson and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public toilets provide a unique opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. This collection of original essays from international scholars is the first to explore the cultural meanings, histories, and ideologies of public toilets as gendered spaces. Ladies and Gents consists of two sets of essays. The first, "Potty Politics: Toilets, Gender and Identity," establishes the importance of accessible, secure public toilets to the creation of inclusive cities, work, and learning environments. The second set of essays, "Toilet Art: Design and Cultural Representations," discusses public toilets as spaces of representation and representational spaces, with reference to architectural design, humor, film, theater, art, and popular culture. Compelling visual materials and original artwork are included throughout, depicting subjects as varied as female urinals, art installations sited in public restrooms, and the toilet in contemporary art. Taken together, these seventeen essays demonstrate that public toilets are often sites where gendered bodies compete for resources and recognition—and the stakes are high. Contributors include: Nathan Abrams, Jami L. Anderson, Johan Andersson, Kathryn H. Anthony, Kathy Battista, Andrew Brown-May, Ben Campkin, Meghan Dufresne, Peg Fraser, Deborah Gans, Clara Greed, Robin Lydenberg, Claudia Mitchell, Alison Moore, Frances Pheasant-Kelly, Bushra Rehman, Alex Schweder, Naomi Stead, and the editors.
