Author: George Saunders Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408837358 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.
Author: Nathan Whitlock Publisher: ECW Press ISBN: 1770908587 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 300
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A dark and comic novel, Congratulations On Everything tracks the struggles, frailties and cruelly pyrrhic victories of the middle-aged owner of a bar-restaurant and a 30ish lunch shift waitress. Jeremy has bought into the teachings of an empowerment and success guru, hook, line and sinker. A Toronto service industry lifer, he's risen through the ranks until he finally takes the keys to his destiny and opens his own place, The Ice Shack. Everyone assumes Ice Shack daytime waitress Charlene is innocent and empathetic, but in reality she's desperately unhappy and looking for a way out of her marriage to her high-school sweetheart. A drunken encounter between Charlene and her boss Jeremy sends them both careening. The Ice Shack stops being an oasis of sanity and, as Jeremy struggles to keep his business afloat, he'll stop at nothing to maintain his successful, good guy self-image. In an era when foodies rule and chefs become superstars, Congratulations On Everything is a hilarious and occasionally uncomfortable dose of anti-foodie reality that reveals what goes on when the customers and Instagrammers aren't around — and even sometimes when they are.
Author: George Saunders Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408841495 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 206
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'Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times' Thomas Pynchon In PASTORALIA elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America. A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are 'crapping in your oatmeal'. And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave. With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ...
Author: Amy Botwinick Publisher: Hci ISBN: 0757303226 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 247
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Guides women through the treacherous paths of divorce and into a life of renewed joy, transforming feelings of being trapped into feelings of empowerment. Original. 15,000 first printing.
Author: Summersdale Publisher: Summersdale ISBN: 9781849539029 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 0
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"At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At 40, we don't care what they think of us." --Ann Landers Congratulations--you're 40! This wise and witty quote book is the perfect way to celebrate entering your newest--and best--decade.
Author: George Saunders Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0812996283 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 65
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This inspiring meditation on kindness from the author of Lincoln in the Bardo is based on his popular commencement address. Three months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times. Why? Because Saunders’s words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today’s most influential and original writers. Praise for Congratulations, by the way “As slender as a psalm, and as heavy.”—The New York Times “The graduating college senior in your life probably just wants money. But if you want to impart some heartfelt, plainspoken wisdom in addition to a check, you can't do much better than [Congratulations, by the way].”—Entertainment Weekly “The loving selflessness that [George Saunders] advises and the interconnectedness that he recognizes couldn’t be purer or simpler—or more challenging.”—Kirkus Reviews “Warm and tender.”—Publishers Weekly
Author: Richard R. Gesteland Publisher: Copenhagen Business School Press DK ISBN: 9788763002226 Category : Business etiquette Languages : en Pages : 196
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"This book is based on 40 years of close involvement with India, including two expatriate assignments and decades of research and teaching." "Part I seeks to answer the 10 questions most often posed by Westerners doing business in India, including, "Why do our Indian suppliers constantly miss delivery deadlines?". "When does 'yes' really mean yes in India?" and "Why do our Indian project teams and employees need to be micro-managed?"" "Part II is a practical guide for families moving to India. It addresses such critical concerns as how to find housing. how to acclimate your family to India and its culture, and how to prepare yourself for the challenges you will face day to day." --Book Jacket.
Author: Philip Coleman Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319499327 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 299
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This timely volume explores the signal contribution George Saunders has made to the development of the short story form in books ranging from CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) to Tenth of December (2013). The book brings together a team of scholars from around the world to explore topics ranging from Saunders’s treatment of work and religion to biopolitics and the limits of the short story form. It also includes an interview with Saunders specially conducted for the volume, and a preliminary bibliography of his published works and critical responses to an expanding and always exciting creative œuvre. Coinciding with the release of the Saunders’ first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), George Saunders: Critical Essays is the first book-length consideration of a major contemporary author’s work. It is essential reading for anyone interested in twenty-first century fiction.
Author: Phillipa Ashley Publisher: Piatkus ISBN: 1405518944 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 295
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'Lovely books filled with warm and likeable characters' Jill Mansell A gorgeous story of second chances to escape with this summer. By the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Special Cornish Christmas and Return to Castle Bay, this warm and delightful read will sweep you away. Adam Templar was Sophie's first love . . . and her first heartbreak. He was talented, brilliant and charming, and the night he finally noticed her - the real her - is one she will never forget. But she will also never forget what happened on the day he left their village for good. Ten years later, Sophie is shocked to her core when she discovers Adam has returned. Now a famous film director, he's returned to make a drama about a notorious local poet and brought his glamorous cast, crew - and girlfriend - with him. As the on-screen drama plays out, will Sophie and Adam lay the past to rest or will history repeat itself? A heartwarming and delightful read from one of the UK's most talented romance writers about second chances, new beginnings - and how one night can change your life forever. **Previously published as It Happened One Night
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