Strange As It Seems
Title | Strange As It Seems PDF eBook |
Author | Chip Jacobs |
Publisher | Vireo Book, A |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781942600244 |
"Previously published in much different forms as Wheeler-dealer, and Wheeling the deal"--Title page verso.
True Liberty
Title | True Liberty PDF eBook |
Author | Phillips Brooks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Unclassed
Title | The Unclassed PDF eBook |
Author | George Gissing |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Phillips Brooks' addresses
Title | Phillips Brooks' addresses PDF eBook |
Author | Phillips Brooks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Sermons, American |
ISBN |
The Strange
Title | The Strange PDF eBook |
Author | Jérôme Ruillier |
Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2021-06-10 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1770465847 |
The Strange follows an unnamed, undocumented immigrant who tries to forge a new life in a Western country where he doesn’t speak the language. Jérôme Ruillier’s story is deftly told through myriad viewpoints, as each narrator recounts a situation in which they crossed paths with the newly-arrived foreigner. Many of the people he meets are suspicious of his unfamiliar background, or of the unusual language they do not understand. By employing this third-person narrative structure, Ruillier masterfully portrays the complex plight of immigrants and the vulnerability of being undocumented. The Strange shows one person’s struggle to adapt while dealing with the often brutal and unforgiving attitudes of the employers, neighbors, and strangers who populate this new land. Ruillier employs a bold visual approach of colored pencil drawings complemented by a stark, limited palette of red, orange and green backgrounds. Its beautiful simplicity represents the almost child-like hope and promise that is often associated with new beginnings. But as Ruillier implicitly suggests, it’s a promise that can shatter at a moment’s notice when the threat of being deported is a daily and terrifying reality. The Strange has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. A contributor to Drawn & Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as the Aya series by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, Hostage by Guy Delisle, and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. She lives in Montreal.
The Bookmart
Title | The Bookmart PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Something Seems Strange
Title | Something Seems Strange PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony B. Bradley |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2016-09-21 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 149828390X |
Life happens at the intersection of faith and culture. Whether we are Christians or not, we all have some narrative about the way the world ought to be that shapes how we view the world and live our lives. In this book, Anthony Bradley explores those intersections in ways that analyze and direct our imaginations toward the best practices that lead to human flourishing. Economics, political philosophy, sociology, psychology, and theology are just a few of the disciplines used in an attempt to make sense of a world where things are not the way they are supposed to be. Something does seem strange about the world, but we are not left without tools and principles that we need to make life work at the intersections of faith and culture. The aim of Something Seems Strange is to provide a model of thinking about life at those intersections, so that people can lively freely according to their God-given design.