Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
Title Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky PDF eBook
Author Patrick Hamilton
Publisher New York Review of Books
Pages 521
Release 2013-10-30
Genre Fiction
ISBN 159017772X

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NYRB Classics presents 3 darkly humorous, atmospheric novellas of love and disappointment, set in a run-down London pub after WWI—from the author of the Hitchcock classics Gaslight and Rope. “Bleak and brilliant. . . an authentic lost classic.” —The Guardian Featuring a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers, prostitutes, lowlifes, and just plain losers who are looking for love—or just an ear to bend—Hamilton’s novels are a triumph of deft characterization, offbeat humor, unlikely compassion, and raw suspense. In recent years, Hamilton has undergone a remarkable revival, with his champions including Doris Lessing, David Lodge, Nick Hornby, and Sarah Waters. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a tale of obsession and betrayal that centers on a seedy pub in a run-down part of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasizes about writing a novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all. Kindly Ella, Bob’s co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr. Eccles; Jenny, out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration. Included: The Midnight Bell (1929) The Siege of Pleasure (1932) The Plains of Cement (1934)

2 Billion Under 20

2 Billion Under 20
Title 2 Billion Under 20 PDF eBook
Author Jared Kleinert
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 353
Release 2015-07-28
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1250067618

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An exciting look at 75 contributors under age 20 who have done remarkable things, from entrepreneurship to athletics to music and more.

20 Under 40

20 Under 40
Title 20 Under 40 PDF eBook
Author Deborah Treisman
Publisher Macmillan + ORM
Pages 491
Release 2010-11-23
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1429918403

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In June 2010, the editors of The New Yorker announced to widespread media coverage their selection of "20 Under 40"—the young fiction writers who are, or will be, central to their generation. The magazine published twenty stories by this stellar group of writers over the course of the summer. They are now collected for the first time in one volume. The range of voices is extraordinary. There is the lyrical realism of Nell Freudenberger, Philipp Meyer, C. E. Morgan, and Salvatore Scibona; the satirical comedy of Joshua Ferris and Gary Shteyngart; and the genre-bending tales of Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, and Téa Obreht. David Bezmozgis and Dinaw Mengestu offer clear eyed portraits of immigration and identity; Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, ZZ Packer, and Wells Tower offer voice-driven, idiosyncratic narratives. Then there are the haunting sociopolitical stories of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Daniel Alarcón, and Yiyun Li, and the metaphysical fantasies of Chris Adrian, Rivka Galchen, and Karen Russell. Each of these writers reminds us why we read. And each is aiming for greatness: fighting to get and to hold our attention in a culture that is flooded with words, sounds, and pictures; fighting to surprise, to entertain, to teach, and to move not only us but generations of readers to come. A landmark collection, 20 Under 40 stands as a testament to the vitality of fiction today.

Reports of the Immigration Commission: Immigrants in industries (in twenty-five parts)

Reports of the Immigration Commission: Immigrants in industries (in twenty-five parts)
Title Reports of the Immigration Commission: Immigrants in industries (in twenty-five parts) PDF eBook
Author United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910)
Publisher
Pages 468
Release 1911
Genre Emigration and immigration
ISBN

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U-505

U-505
Title U-505 PDF eBook
Author Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery
Publisher Pickle Partners Publishing
Pages 514
Release 2016-08-09
Genre History
ISBN 1787200949

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Admiral Daniel V. Gallery boarded and captured a German U-Boat at sea in June, 1944—the first American officer to so capture an enemy warship since 1815! U-505 is Admiral Gallery’s own story of his extraordinary feat—and also a gripping narrative of the fierce Allied war against the German U-Boat fleet. “EXCELLENT.”—Chicago Tribune “Terrific...the first-hand story of Uncle Sam’s U-Boat killers.”—Chicago Daily News “Brimming with thrills.”—Philadelphia News “An engrossing tale...Pungent, entertaining, informative.”—Navy Times “A humdinger of a sea story...a highly readable book, trimmed from stem to stern with the writer’s irrepressible sense of humor.”—Chicago Sunday Times “Excellent in several ways: it provides a fine quick survey of the whole Atlantic war, it describes the operation of the German U-boat service, and, most dramatically, it tells how an American task force under Admiral Gallery achieved the unique feat of capturing a German submarine.”—Publishers’ Weekly “U-505 IS ONE OF THE WAR’S MOST EXCITING MEMOIRS.”—Chicago News “One of the best non-fiction books about World War II.”—Raleigh News & Observer “A first-rate adventure tale...suspense and excitement told with a seaman’s salty zest...excellent reading.”—Chicago Sunday Tribune “A masterful job that merits the attention of every lover of sea stories.”—Pittsburgh Press

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Title Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea PDF eBook
Author Jules Verne
Publisher
Pages 374
Release 1887
Genre Submarines (Ships)
ISBN

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Transactions

Transactions
Title Transactions PDF eBook
Author Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)
Publisher
Pages 584
Release 1804
Genre Industrial arts
ISBN

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