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18 acclaimed authors have contributed to this unique reader. ... Read more

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A posthumous collection of short stories, the majority of which appeared in either The New Yorker or Esquire. Williams was nominated for the National Book Award in 1960 for Town Burning and won the Award in 1978 for The Hair of Harold Roux. His last novel, The Moon Pinnace (1986), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 15,000 pr int. ... Read more

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Fictional town, real emotions
The book has an introduction by John Irving.Leah is a fictional town.Thomas Williams was a longtime resident of New Hampshire.The author's introduction refers to his childhood practice of reading the Bible.

In "Goose Pond" a new widower visits Leah where he spent his youth and young married life.He kills a doe with a bow and arrow.In the next story it is observed that mothers have to be half policemen, half indentured servants.The ski instructor at the resort the mother and son end up in is past forty and over-weight.He thinks that he is too jaded to seriously pursue the mother of the story.When he gains the courage to go after the woman, Margaret, she is visited at the resort by her former husband who is particularly needy.The ski professional wonders what he has done in this world except have a pretty good time.

A teacher finds that he cannot enter the classroom.Then he destroys himself with a firearm.His obituary omits the information that he was a fairly good teacher until he tired of things.The stories are about people who survive just barely the collapse of snowforts, bad marriages, encounters with the past, disclosures of unease.

A fascinating look at an American town.
Thomas Williams blends intricate prose with real skill for story-telling.His accounts of Leah bring the town to life, filling it with vibrant characters and a tangible spirit of the northeastern United States.

A throwback book of men's short stories.
This is one of my favorite collection of short stories. If you like Hemingway's short stories and if you live or like to visit New England you will love these stories. ... Read more

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I am a great fan of Dr. Stephen Covey's wonderful book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In it, he teaches that the First Habit is to be PROACTIVE.

Dr. Covey explains that being proactive is about taking responsibility for your life. Being proactive is being "response-able;" able and willing to actively choose how you respond, act and behave, rather than just being reactive. This is the first step to achieving true independence.

Flying in Bolivian Amazonia in the ‘70s required us all to become proactive about our low altitude navigation.

This tells how we navigated over the 'featureless' jungle in Bolivia. ... Read more

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Nacida para sustituir, en cierto modo, a dos hermanos muertos en un accidente, Ruth Cole vive una infancia muy especial. En el verano de 1958, cuando ella tiene cuatro años, Marion, su madre, tras una torrida aventura con un jovencito de dieciseis, abandona el hogar. Ruth se queda con su padre, con el que mantiene una relacion de amor-odio marcada por la rivalidad. Pero, andando el tiempo, a sus treinta y seis años, Ruth se ha convertido en una mujer atractiva y en una escritora de exito, y, pese a su personalidad compleja y dificil, cuatro años despues no solo se ha casado, sino que tiene un hijo, enviuda y, por si fuera poco, se enamora por primera vez. Lo que no podia prever era la reaparicion de la inquietante MarionLas historias de John Irving nunca son sencillas, porque sabe que las jugadas del azar, por extrañas que sean, acostumbran dar un quiebro a la vida, casi siempre risible. ... Read more

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Mozart's piano sonatas form a richly diverse and significant part of his instrumental output and span much of his mature composing career, thereby representing a microcosm of the composer's changing style. Part I examines the contexts in which the sonatas were composed and performed, and reviews likely sources of influence. Part II concentrates on the genesis of the sonatas and the sources, which reveals important information about Mozart's compositional process. In Part III the musical style is studied from the standpoint of rhetoric--a discipline featured in numerous contemporary aesthetic and theoretical textbooks on music. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1887Original Publisher: G. P. Putnam's SonsNotes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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One of the greatest of all time
When I first read this book, many years ago, it moved me in ways I never thought a book could. It transported me, and still does, again and again and again. I grew to love the characters and cheer them on, cry with them, and dream of the life they led. Their stories have been a part of my life since this book was published. It's Mr. Irving's greatest and should I ever get to meet him, I will thank him.
I'm not a total fan of all Mr. Irving's work and shouldn't be considered a slave to it. I speak only for this book where, for the time he took to write it, he connected with my and so many others.
I could write volumes about this book. The sadness and death, the joy and perserverence, the love of family despite incredible hardships and outrageous happenings. Instead, however, I will encourage the person who is considering this book to keep and open mind and allow him/herself to be transported in a way only a REAL GOOD BOOK can do. Enjoy.

What a horrible book
This book was horrible...no plots, no metaphores; nothing I do not agree with the writing style of the author and I don't think that anyone who knows a good book when they read one, would either.

Un escritor brillante
Este es uno de los mejores libros de John Irving.Yo lo considero a eluno de los mejores escritores contemporaneos norteamericanos.La historiade esta familia es triste, comica, y increiblemente adictiva.Yo lerecomiendo esto libro a todos mis amigos, y pare ser honesta yo siemprerecomiendo todo lo que este escritor escribe. ... Read more

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When Bulletin 478 was published by the United States Geological Survey, the big mines around Lake City, Colorado, had all been discovered and many had been worked for decades. Some of the more famous included the Golden Fleece, Ute-Ulay, Hidden Treasure, Pelican, Black Crooke, and the Golden Wonder. Many more mines had already been abandoned, believed to contain only low-grade ore. However, it was later discovered that rich ore in the Lake City area often lay in pockets surrounded, or hidden as some might say, by low-class deposits.As a result, the writings of John Duer Irving (who investigated the area in 1904) and the writings of Howland Bancroft (who was in the area in 1908) were combined and published in 1911. Both men were well-known and respected Colorado geologists of the time, who published many other works on San Juan mines. Lake City's mining was punctuated with boom and bust cycles up to that time; but much of the development of the local mines and in the local mining districts (the Lake and Galena Districts) is reported in this work, which also includes early maps, photographs, and production figures. ... Read more

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El pasado pesa
Una mujer difícil cuenta con personajes perfectamente estructurados (cosa que para uno como lector es una delicia). La historia gira alrededor de la protagonista(Ruth Cole), quien antes de haber nacido pierde en un accidente de carro a sus dos hermanos mayores. Estos se convierten en "fantasmas" que persiguen a todos los miembros de la familia pero especialmente a Ruth quien tendrá que cargar con lo que su ausencia implicó en la vida familiar. Ruth nace y queda en manos de un padre exitoso como escritor de cuentos para niños (y también acostándose con muchas mujeres) y una madre con una belleza deslumbrante,indiferente con su esposo, aparentemente frívola y aislada del presente. Ruth es abandonada por su madre y apartir de ese momento comienza a desarrollarse la historia de "una mujer dificil", quien lucha por recobrar algo de su pasado a través de la escritura y de la confrontación con un hombre que estuvo presente en su casa durante un INTENSO verano. Han pasado más de 30 años, los dos son adultos y ahora él retorna para ayudar a despejar la neblina. Esta es una novela que se disfruta más después de la mitad del libro. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1837Original Publisher: R. BentleySubjects: Fiction / WesternsHistory / Native AmericanHistory / United States / State ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: John Murray; Publication date: 1835; Subjects: Indians of North America; Pawnee Indians; History / General; History / Native American; History / North America; Juvenile Nonfiction / People ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more