Laughing At Nothing

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Explores the concept of nihilism and argues that it need not imply despair, but can be responded to positively.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : John Marmysz
Publisher : SUNY Press
Release : 2003-08-28
File : 228 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0791458393


Nothing Funny About An Old Man Laughing

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Easy money lures eight desperate people into an alliance with a wise guy on the make, his flaky girlfriend and his vengeance-seeking uncle. Lurking into this scheme are: Avo Hawkins, a disabled forester with an axe to grind; Sophy Brophy, lonely, vulnerable and still seeking Miss Right; and Jax Ropes, poet, cafe owner with a family who gets hunger pains. Mix in Jax Uncle, Russell Borskee, ruined in the great sheet metal panic of 1996 and still in mourning; Rashad and Clytee Horninsh, snatch and grab artists with big score ambitions; Lyla Lawrence, former musical comedy star trying to put on a show; Hilda Westerberg, in love with live theater and Tony Schemetti, who has a love of his own; and Aiden Dwellinger, always in his dwelling, plotting the downfall of a former partner. Uncle, were going to scalp him one hair at a time, Tony promises, and then sets out to do it. Unfortunately for him, his crew have their own agendas which collide with his, creating a nifty mix of high-kicking comedy and drama that redefines the groups battlecry: Were not bathing. In the second story, attorney David Mims thinks he can cross a gangster and get away with it. How wrong he is makes for a compelling drama. By the time Mims Gets It Right, its too late. An actors odyssey from childhood through years of wandering before he reaches stardom is a unique story based on fact. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War Two and TVs early years, Eric Without Laughter begins with an encounter between protagonist, his abuse father and the fathers .38 caliber revolver, and ends in the Peruvian jungle. In Family Money a gambler encounters more than he bargained for in a gin rummy game that becomes a mission of mercy and betrayal. What the critics have said about Moskovitzs Welcome to Hellville: This short story collection captures the spirit and tempo of my town. Sid Sewell, Editor and Publisher, Duseberg Guide and Tribune. Short stories of this caliber deserve to be widely read, appreciated and enjoyed. David Blankenboat, reviewer 98 Point Wonderful-FM, Dusebergs leading FM station. Welcome to Hellville was published by Xlibris and is available at: www.x-libris.com or from Amazon.com, Borders or Barnes and Noble. Jack Moskovitz 4161 Wakeley St. Omaha, NE 68131

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Jack Moskovitz
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Release : 2001-05-30
File : 130 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781462835317


Nothing To Say

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Pregnant? Did I hear that right? Complicated doesn’t begin to cover it. Three’s a crowd? Tell me about it. Guess who showed up in my office in the middle of the night? Billionaire CEO Zachary Kintyre. No big deal. It’s his building, the guy can go wherever he wants. Not newsworthy? Maybe not. Except he’s naked. Stark naked. And he needs me to save his ass. That should’ve been it. The beginning and end of our association. Why didn’t I leave it there? I swore I wouldn’t succumb to his charms, but before I know it, we’re spending the weekend in bed. It has to be private. Secret. No one can know. Why not? The contract between him and his ex-wife says as much. Her hooks are in deep. So is it him and me or him and her? Which is real? What’s declared in public or what happens behind the scenes? Seems hopeless until I learn Ms. Julietta Ines-Kintyre has a secret of her own. To expose it, I need help, partners-in-crime… potential co-defendants. Roxie and Jane are ready to ride or die. If the truth comes out, everything will change. Will we ride the rapids to still waters, or are we rushing toward disaster? **HEA STANDALONE**

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Scarlett Finn
Publisher : Moriona Press
Release : 2023-01-10
File : 283 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781914517266


This Is All

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Subtitled The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn this is the story of Cordelia from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is pregnant and plans to give this account to her daughter on her 16th birthday so that they can share their youth together. She chooses the old and famous Japanese book, 'The Pillow Book' by Sei Shonagon, as a model in order to include all kinds of things she has already written as well as the episodes and thoughts she has now as she compiles her book. She tells of her mother (who died when Cordelia was 5) of her father and her aunt Doris (who marry when she is 16), of her love for William Blacklin, the boy with whom she chooses to have her first sex - and with whom she falls deeply in love. She writes about Julie Martin her teacher who helps her spiritually, describes her love affair with an older married man and her terrifying sexual experience with an unbalanced young man who is obsessed with her. The book includes thoughts on being a women, on poetry, music, reading and writing, on being pregnant and finally of her marriage to William. This Is All is an anthology, written in six 'books' of Cordelia's adolescent life, by turns funny, poignant, sad, exciting, fascinating ironic and truthful about topics that parents often do not tell their children. It is a richly entertaining and challenging read.

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Genre : Young Adult Fiction
Author : Aidan Chambers
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2010-07-28
File : 834 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781407098364


The Great Pirate Adventures

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Enjoy the best sea adventures, treasure hunt tales and bloody battles, along with learning the truth behind the legends, the real life stories that inspired so many writers and produced so many beloved classics: History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Captain Charles Johnson) The Book of Buried Treasure Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Gold-Bug (Edgar Allan Poe) Hearts of Three (Jack London) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Isle of Pirate's Doom (Robert E. Howard) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Barbarossa—King of the Corsairs Black Vulmea (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Homeward Bound (Cooper) Red Rover (Cooper) Facing the Flag (Jules Verne) A Pirate of the Caribbees (H. Collingwood) Pirate Gow (Daniel Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) The Pirate (Walter Scott) Rose of Paradise (Howard Pyle) Captain Sharkey (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Pirate (Frederick Marryat) Three Cutters (Marryat) Madman and the Pirate (R. M. Ballantyne) The Offshore Pirate (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Coral Island (Ballantyne) Under the Waves (Ballantyne) Pirate City (Ballantyne) Captain Boldheart (Dickens) Master Key (L. Frank Baum) A Man to His Mate (J. Allan Dunn) Tales of the Fish Patrol (Jack London) Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Mysterious Island (Jules Verne) Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) Ghost Pirates (W. H. Hodgson) The Pirate Island (H. Collingwood) Among Malay Pirates The Capture of Panama, 1671 The Malay Proas (James F. Cooper) The Daughter of the Great Mogul (Defoe) Morgan at Puerto Bello The Ways of the Buccaneers Narrative of the Capture of the Ship Derby, 1735 (Captain Anselm) The Fight Between the Dorrill and the Moca Jaddi the Malay Pirate The Terrible Ladrones The Female Captive The Passing of Mogul Mackenzie Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Pirates of Panama ...

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : DigiCat
Release : 2022-11-13
File : 7132 Pages
ISBN-13 : EAN:8596547391852


The Rebel

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Why did Gandhi support the Khilafat movement? Why couldn't he do enough to save the life of Bhagat Singh? Why did he not make Sardar Patel the PM? Why did he allow the partition of India? Join Col. Ravi in finding the answers to these questions and more, as he leads a struggle inspired and steered by an old genial Swiss billionaire, to resurrect the lives of the poor people living in misery in Mohoba. Starting from the snowy mountains of the Alps, as he traverses across geographies and history and embarks on this path of struggle, taking on the mighty Government machinery head-on, he gets the answers to his questions, and to his shock, also unravels some hidden secrets. After all, a small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Col Neerav Bhatnagar
Publisher : One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd
Release : 1901
File : 340 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789389759495


Delphi Collected Works Of Upton Sinclair Illustrated

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1943, Upton Sinclair was a prolific American novelist and polemicist for socialism, health, temperance, free speech and worker rights. His classic muckraking novel ‘The Jungle’ is regarded as a landmark naturalistic proletarian work, praised by Jack London as “the ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ of wage slavery.” Sinclair also reached a wide audience with his Lanny Budd series of contemporary historical novels, concerning the adventures of an antifascist hero, who witnesses key events surrounding the two World Wars. This comprehensive eBook presents Sinclair’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sinclair’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * 43 novels, with individual contents tables * The Complete Lanny Budd Series; all eleven novels * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes a selection of Sinclair’s plays and non-fiction * Features two autobiographies – discover Sinclair’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Lanny Budd Series World’s End (1940) Between Two Worlds (1941) Dragon’s Teeth (1942) Wide Is the Gate (1943) Presidential Agent (1944) Dragon Harvest (1945) A World to Win (1946) A Presidential Mission (1947) One Clear Call (1948) O Shepherd, Speak! (1949) The Return of Lanny Budd (1953) Other Novels A Prisoner of Morro (1898) Springtime and Harvest (1901) The Journal of Arthur Stirling (1903) On Guard (1903) The West Point Rivals (1903) A West Point Treasure (1903) A Cadet’s Honor (1903) The Cruise of the Training Ship (1903) Manassas (1904) A Captain of Industry (1906) The Jungle (1906) The Overman (1907) The Metropolis (1908) The Moneychangers (1908) Samuel the Seeker (1910) Love’s Pilgrimage (1911) Damaged Goods (1913) Sylvia (1913) Sylvia’s Marriage (1914) King Coal (1917) Jimmie Higgins (1919) 100%: The Story of a Patriot (1920) They Call Me Carpenter (1922) The Millennium (1924) The Spokesman’s Secretary (1926) Oil! (1927) Boston (1928) The Gnomobile (1936) The Flivver King (1937) What Didymus Did (1954) Affectionately Eve (1961) The Plays Plays of Protest (1912) The Pot Boiler (1913) The Non-Fiction The Industrial Republic (1907) Good Health and How We Won It (1909) The Fasting Cure (1911) The Profits of Religion (1917) The Brass Check (1919) The Goose-Step (1923) The Goslings (1924) Mammonart (1925) Letters to Judd, an American Workingman (1925) Mental Radio (1930) The Book of Love (1934) The Autobiographies American Outpost (1932) The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair (1962)

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Release : 2023-04-02
File : 16871 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781801701051


This Book Needs No Title

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From Simon & Schuster, This Book Needs No Title is Raymond Smullyan's budget of living paradoxes—the author of What is the Name of This Book? Including eighty paradoxes, logical labyrinths, and intriguing enigmas progress from light fables and fancies to challenging Zen exercises and a novella and probe the timeless questions of philosophy and life.

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Genre : Science
Author : Raymond Smullyan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 1986-10-15
File : 200 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780671628314


Mark Twain Ultimate Collection 370 Titles In One Volume Illustrated

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Mark Twain's Ultimate Collection: 370+ Titles in One Volume (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the prominent American author's famous works, showcasing his signature wit, humor, and keen social commentary. Twain's literary style is marked by his ability to blend satire and realism, making his stories both entertaining and thought-provoking. This collection includes timeless classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, among many others, offering a glimpse into the diverse range of Twain's storytelling talents. Known for his ability to capture the essence of American life and culture, Twain's works continue to resonate with readers across generations. Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, drew inspiration from his own experiences as a riverboat pilot, miner, and journalist, bringing a unique perspective to his writing. His keen observations of human nature and society have solidified his place as one of America's most celebrated literary figures. I highly recommend Mark Twain's Ultimate Collection to any reader interested in exploring the timeless works of a literary master. This compilation offers a comprehensive look at Twain's legacy and serves as a valuable addition to any library.

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Genre : Literary Collections
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
Release : 2024-01-17
File : 7664 Pages
ISBN-13 : EAN:8596547813163


The Complete Works Of Mark Twain Novels Short Stories Memoirs Travel Books Letters More Illustrated

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This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Gilded Age The Prince and the Pauper A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The American Claimant Tom Sawyer Abroad Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Pudd'nhead Wilson Tom Sawyer, Detective A Horse's Tale The Mysterious Stranger Novelettes A Double Barrelled Detective Story Those Extraordinary Twins The Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut The Stolen White Elephant The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven Short Story Collections The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance Sketches New and Old Merry Tales The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches Alonzo Fitz, and Other Stories Mark Twain's Library of Humor Other Stories Essays, Satires & Articles How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays What Is Man? And Other Essays Editorial Wild Oats Letters from the Earth Concerning the Jews To the Person Sitting in Darkness To My Missionary Critics Christian Science Queen Victoria's Jubilee Essays on Paul Bourget The Czar's Soliloquy King Leopold's Soliloquy Adam's Soliloquy Essays on Copyrights Other Essays Travel Books The Innocents Abroad A Tramp Abroad Roughing It Old Times on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi Following the Equator Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion Down the Rhône The Lost Napoleon Mark Twain's Notebook The Complete Speeches The Complete Letters Autobiography Biographies... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : e-artnow
Release : 2017-11-15
File : 7920 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9788027230310