Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction, Paperback

A dazzling debut collection of stories from the author of BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK

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Anthony Kenny looks back over many of the important people he has met and considers their achievements, flaws and foibles across a series of vignet...

Lizzie was an army child, growing up with a strong sense of routine and order. She went on to marry an army officer fully believing in marriage, ba...

In these brilliantly vivid vignettes Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public fi...

A debut collection of stories on moral and physical transformations, unique understandings of faith and weird romance, suitable for George Saunders...

Reducere. DescriptionAlan Keyes takes a break from his police duties to scratch his acting itch in a local stage production. But when the leading man is murd...

DescriptionA gutsy, queer coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, Rainbow Rowell, and Elizabeth Acevedo. Juliet Milagros Palante is a ...

Reducere. A delightful collection of stories and photographs from the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, imagining the lives a...

DescriptionBringing together established and emerging practitioners who work with the medium of light, as material or subject, this book communicat...

Reducere. Can we trust a God who gives us different answers than we pray for? Who only fully reveals himself when we look back? Who lets us walk in darkness ...

Publisher: Nightwood EditionsAuthor(s): Chris HutchinsonNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 206 x 147 x 7Cover type: Paperback / s...

A set of short stories inspired by the images in the photographic archive of }The Sunday Times{ from the early twentieth century.

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Reducere. A Harvard psychiatrist, the author of A Prince of Our Disorder, presents accounts of alien abduction taken from the more than sixty cases he has in...

This text aims to make sense of the bewildering diversity of reports concerning aliens from around the world. Culminating with an analysis of the s...

A little book about the author's remarkable experiences of communicating with elemental beings.Publisher: Floris BooksAuthor(s): Ursula BurkhardTra...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln In The Bardo, comes a beautifully repackaged new edition to tie in with the paperback publ...

Reducere. The impact Jesus had on numerous lives during his earthly ministry is obvious from the Gospel records themselves. But what we do not have is person...

Focusing on the practical tools required to making your first student film, this book is a concise and accessible guide to film production. Kelly c...

Featuring the work of Recep Alpya??l and ?aban Ali Duzgun, this innovative study provides a concise survey of Turkish Muslim positions on religious...

Growing up on the fierce streets of Chicago's southeast side and staying alive was no easy task for an around-the-way girl. With broken dreams lyin...

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An imaginative collection of short stories that interweave the banal and the bizarre with witty and seductive intelligence.

This book looks to expand the definition of translation in line with Susan Bassnett and David Johnston's notion of the "outward turn, " applying th...

DescriptionHigh priestesses are few and far between, white ones in Africa even more so. When Diane Esguerra hears of a mysterious Austrian woman wo...

Reducere. DescriptionJust as a basket's purpose determines its materials, weave, and shape, so too is the purpose of the essay related to its material, weave...

DescriptionIn this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets out to answer a daunting question: how do y...

Reducere. Encounters with an Enlightened Man reveals Linda Quiring's experience in a mental institution where she was told she would need to be on medication...

DescriptionDescription: Sex, Sin, and Our Selves brings together readings in feminist theological thought and the literature of the acclaimed conte...

Reducere. Award NameChristian Retailing's BestAward categoryBible Reference/StudyStudying the Bible is not just the pursuit of biblical and theological head ...

Reducere. Nature Tales is a charming collection of encounters with the natural world. Including beautifully drawn illustrations and a foreword from Sir David...

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Reducere. The stories in this book have never been in print or online before. The majority of the encounters in "They Saw Sasquatch" were submitted by reside...

Reducere. Examines the nature of power, discusses liberation and illusion, and looks at the symbolism and ritual of witchcraft.

Reducere. A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhism, Paperback

"I highly recommend it to everyone who is looking for proof of the love and caring of a universal God." George G. Ritchie, Jr., M.D. Author of Retu...

Reducere. A collection of essays and other non fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from his early years to the present day...

DescriptionA fascinating, first-hand account of the vast powers and true nature of the Elemental Kingdom - Reveals deep wisdom, eloquently shared t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Dr Susan A. (Boston College, USA) MichalczykIllustration(s): 33 bw illusNumber of pages: 272Publicat...

Reducere. DescriptionMankind had reached a threshold in the forth decade of the twentieth century. There were unprecedented scientific and technological achi...

Reducere. Calling Planet Earth: Close Encounters with Sun Ra pulls us into the quirky world of the jazz musician known first as Herman Blount, then as Sun Ra...

This book presents possible future scenarios in wildlife and animal tourism. It offers critically-imagined futures in order to encourage readers to...

Reducere. There is an area known to the locals of Leominster, Massachusetts as MONSTERLAND(TM). There are sightings of UFOS, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs. They ha...

Equips readers to discover signs of God's in-breaking kingdom in everyday lifePublisher: SPCK PublishingAuthor(s): Donna LazenbyNumber of pages: 12...

A highly irresistible debut that celebrates the universe in all its wondrous glory

Reducere. Moe Norman has been called "The Mysterious Genius of Golf." His swing, his mannerisms, and his lifestyle were unusual to say the least: Moe played ...