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Author | : Tom Bissell |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307426033 |
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Young Americans abroad in Central Asia find themselves pushed to their limits in these acclaimed, prize-winning stories by one of our most exciting and talented new authors. Combining bleak humor, ironic insight, deep compassion, and unflinching moral and ethical inquiry, Tom Bissell gives us a gripping collection that is both timeless and profoundly relevant to today’s complex world.
Author | : Elaine Blair |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2007-06-26 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781892145376 |
Download Literary St. Petersburg Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Much of Russian literature is St. Petersburg literature: set in the city, about the city, or written by writers who lived there. For each of the fifteen profiled writers, there is a biographical sketch focusing on his or her relationship to the city and a sense of his or her work, along with a list of St. Petersburg sites associated with the writer and the literary works. Travelers can wander through the museum where a teenage Vladimir Nabokov romanced his girlfriend and see the prison where Anna Akhmatova was inspired to write her poem about the Great Terror. They can find the statue that comes to life in Pushkin’s poem The Bronze Horseman and visit the square where Crime and Punishment’s murderer/hero kneels to ask God’s forgiveness. The images included are particularly striking: a photo taken in the courtroom where the young Joseph Brodsky made his electrifying defense of his credentials as a poet; a portrait of Akhmatova, a symbol of artistic integrity in the face of the most severe persecution; and documentary photographs spanning the upheavals of twentieth century Russia. Authors included are: Anna Akhmatova, Andrei Bely, Aleksandr Blok, Joseph Brodsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Daniil Kharms, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Osip Mandelstam, Vladimir Nabokov, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Mikhail Zoshchenko.
Author | : Tom Bissell |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2011-06-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0307474313 |
Download Extra Lives Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Extra Lives, acclaimed writer and life-long video game enthusiast Tom Bissell takes the reader on an insightful and entertaining tour of the art and meaning of video games. In just a few decades, video games have grown increasingly complex and sophisticated, and the companies that produce them are now among the most profitable in the entertainment industry. Yet few outside this world have thought deeply about how these games work, why they are so appealing, and what they are capable of artistically. Blending memoir, criticism, and first-rate reportage, Extra Lives is a milestone work about what might be the dominant popular art form of our time.
Author | : Tom Bissell |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2021-12-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 152474915X |
Download Creative Types Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From the best-selling coauthor of The Disaster Artist and “one of America's best and most interesting writers" (Stephen King), a new collection of stories that range from laugh-out-loud funny to disturbingly dark—unflinching portraits of women and men struggling to bridge the gap between art and life A young and ingratiating assistant to a movie star makes a blunder that puts his boss and a major studio at grave risk. A long-married couple hires an escort for a threesome in order to rejuvenate their relationship. An assistant at a prestigious literary journal reconnects with a middle school frenemy and finds that his carefully constructed world of refinement cannot protect him from his past. A Bush administration lawyer wakes up on an abandoned airplane, trapped in a nightmare of his own making. In these and other stories, Tom Bissell vividly renders the complex worlds of characters on the brink of artistic and personal crises—writers, video-game developers, actors, and other creative types who see things slightly differently from the rest of us. With its surreal, poignant, and sometimes squirm-inducing stories, Creative Types is a brilliant new offering from one the most versatile and talented writers working in America today.
Author | : John Maximovitch |
Publisher | : Holy Trinity Publications |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2018-09-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0884654699 |
Download The Sunflower Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"May our love for the Sun, the will of God, be as strong as the sunflower's, so that even in days of hardship and sorrow we will continue to sail unerringly along the sea of life, following the directions of the barometer and compass of God's will that leads us to the safe haven of eternity." This is a thoroughly practical manual of the spiritual life focusing on the central goal of every Christian: learning the will of God and struggling to mold our life to it, just as Christ "humbled Himself and became obedient." (Phil. 2:8) Even more fundamentally, St John addresses the question of why we should care about God's will. Finally, the reader will find eternal wisdom running through these writings on questions of theodicy, free will, and Divine Providence. This work is reminiscent of the classic text Unseen Warfare in its historical genesis as an Orthodox redaction of an originally Roman Catholic text. First published in 1627 as The Heliotropium it was the work of a German Jesuit writer Jeremias Drexelius. The future St John adapted this text for an Orthodox audience as a student and then teacher at the Kiev Academy in the 1670's but it was not published until 1714, just a year before the author's death. This is the first English edition of St John's text, further edited and abbreviated for the contemporary reader.
Author | : Gale Sears |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Christian fiction, American |
ISBN | : 9781606416556 |
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At the turn of the century St. Petersburg offered the best of Imperial Russia. Few realized that the glitz and glamour of the Silver Age would soon dissolve into mass rebellion and revolution. For the wealthy Lindlof family, the only Latter-day Saints living in St. Petersburg at the time, life would never be the same--changed forever by an ideology that would persist for more than a century. The ravages of the Bolshevik Revolution are seen through the eyes of nineteen-year-old Agnes Lindlof and her lifelong friend, Natasha, in a powerful, extraordinary novel of devotion and loyalty.
Author | : Gregory Postnikov |
Publisher | : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780884650898 |
Download How to Live a Holy Life Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This pocket-sized book, originally published in Russian in 1904, is a short but comprehensive work offering guidance to the Christian on how to conduct himself through the course of the day. In a eminently straightforward manner the author describes how to conduct oneself in the morning, in relation to God, in common situations of life, in daily work, during meals, during the afternoon rest, in the evening, before sleep, and during sleeplessness. He concludes with a consideration of prayer and guidance and on how to spend Sundays. A biography of the author, Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov) of St. Petersburg (1784-1860), concludes the work.
Author | : David A. Burgess |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2022-01-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1665539208 |
Download Firm Foundation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When I first came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ I did not know where to start in the word of God; so, I began seeking the Lord for direction on what to study and how to study. Some of the things He showed me were salvation, redemption, faith, covenant, Holy Spirit and Jesus the Christ. After years of studying the Word of God and applying its life changing principles to the circumstances that came to me in life, I have learned what it means to walk by faith and not by sight. Now today I know that the Word of God is true and that it works. The Word of God has the ability to change life situations by living, acting, doing the Word. No matter where you are in life the Word of the Lord can change your circumstances. I pray that by reading this book, it will serve as a guide to lead you on a journey to success and prosperity in the things of God. This is just to get you exposed to some of the basic teachings of Christianity, I believe you will receive direction in your walk with the Lord. I encourage you to study faith, Jesus, redemption, salvation, covenant, and Holy Spirit. Take each chapter and study diligently. Look up the scripture given at the bottom of the page and apply what you read to your life. By doing the Word, you will be building on a firm foundation for success in every area of life.
Author | : Imogen Edwards-Jones |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2019-01-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062848526 |
Download The Witches of St. Petersburg Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“Readers fascinated with the Romanovs and this tumultuous period in Russian history will be enthralled by this deliciously dark and memorable novel.” —Publishers Weekly Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Romanov court who practiced black magic, befriended the Tsarina, and invited Rasputin into their lives—forever changing the course of Russian history. As daughters of the impoverished King of Montenegro, Militza and Stana must fulfill their duty to their father and leave their beloved home for St. Petersburg to be married into senior positions in the Romanov court. For their new alliances to the Russian nobility will help secure the future of the sisters’ native country. Immediately, Militza and Stana feel like outcasts as the aristocracy shuns them for their provincial ways and for dabbling in the occult. Undeterred, the sisters become resolved to make their mark by falling in with the lonely, depressed Tsarina Alexandra, who—as an Anglo-German—is also an outsider and is not fully accepted by members of the court. After numerous failed attempts to precipitate the birth of a son and heir, the Tsarina is desperate and decides to place her faith in the sisters’ expertise with black magic. Promising the Tsarina that they will be able to secure an heir for the Russian dynasty, Militza and Stana hold séances and experiment with rituals and spells. Gurus, clairvoyants, holy fools, and charlatans all try their luck. The closer they become to the Tsarina and the royal family, the more their status—and power—is elevated. But when the sisters invoke a spiritual shaman, who goes by the name of Rasputin, the die is cast. For they have not only irrevocably sealed their own fates—but also that of Russia itself.
Author | : Linda Lee Chaikin |
Publisher | : WaterBrook |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2009-01-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307499464 |
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The Flames of Love and Revolution… It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family’s country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of Medicine slip further away, she much content herself with working alongside her mother, the village’s Jewish midwife. On a visit to her cousin’s sumptuous mansion, Karena gets a taste of Russian high society–and meets Colonel Alexsandr Kronstadt. Their attraction is immediate, but they can never act on it. Alex is meant for Karena’s cousin, the general’s daughter, a superior match politically and socially. But when the accusations of Bolshevik conspiracy tear her family apart, Karena and her mother flee to St. Petersburg. The Okhrana–the Russian secret police–are convinced Karena is a Bolshevik traitor, in league with the rebel party’s leader. Certain she is guilty of murder and assassination, they’re determined to hunt her down. Alex risks his career and his life to protect her from afar, but will it be enough? Will he find her in time to save her from false accusations–and declare his love? Vibrant with historical detail and richly woven themes of danger, romance, and God’s faithfulness, The Midwife of St. Petersburg is an eloquent tale portraying the beauty and madness of a country that is about to change forever.