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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryant Park becomes a microcosm of humanity and an elegy for a lost New York. From the doorman of 40 years to the woman obsessed with receipts; the man who sweeps the park, the tourists, the homeless; life with its pathos and raucous beauty shines in these characters, who all delight in the park's tiny world of laughter and music. "Subtle, such patient stories. The effect is cumulative, quietly powerful. A remarkable talent."--Michael Knight, The Typist "Moss's lyrical collection of stories is beautifully held together by deft observations of city life combined with great sensitivity to the humanity beating beneath it all."--Brad Gooch, Flannery "Incredibly well-conceived and written."--Patrick Samway, Walker Percy, a Life "Exquisitely written and quietly powerful.an unforgettable cast of characters, each with a unique and compelling narrative, who are inextricably linked to Bryant Park--safe haven against the secrets, disillusionments, fears, and losses engulfing their lives."--Patrick Perry, executive editor, The Saturday Evening Post "Luminous stories.for their deep compassion, their concern for human struggles, their reverence for work and love and fortitude, and their delight in everyday human generosity. This is the kind of debut we need."--David Ebenbach, Into the Wilderness N. West Moss's work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. Writing awards include the 2015 Great American Fiction Contest from The Saturday Evening Post and two Faulkner-Wisdom gold medals. West teaches creative writing at William Paterson University in New Jersey.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 320 pages. ex-libraryHonest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sha ring her insight and taking us along as she heals. Complete with family stories over cocktails and a praying mantis named Claude.?I drive and say to my self, if I am dying, if this is how I die, then this is how I die.? When N. We st Moss finds herself bleeding uncontrollablyin the middle of a writing class, she manages to drive herself to the nearest hospital.Doctors are baffled, bu t eventually a diagnosis?uterine hemangioma?is rendered and ahysterectomy is scheduled. In prose both lyrical andunsparing, Moss takes us along through illness, relapse,and recovery. And as her thoughts turn to herprevious strug gles with infertility, she reflects on kinand kinship and on what it means to leave a legacy.Moss?s wise, droll voice and limitless curiosity liftt his narrative beyond any narrow focus. Among herinterests: yellow fever, good cocktails, the history ofNew Orleans, and, always, the natural world, includin gthe praying mantis in her sunroom whomshe names Claude. And we learn about the inspiringwomen in Moss?s family?her mother, her grandmother,and her great-grandmother?as she sortsout her feelings that this line will end with her. ButMoss discovers that there are ways besides havingchildren to make a mark, and that grief is not astopping place but a companion that travels along with us through everything, even happiness.A remarkably honest memoir a bout heartacheand healing, Flesh & Blood opens up a conversationwith the millions of women who live with infertilityand loss.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and taking us along as she heals. Complete with family stories over cocktails and a praying mantis named Claude. "I drive and say to myself, if I am dying, if this is how I die, then this is how I die." When N. West Moss finds herself bleeding uncontrollablyin the middle of a writing class,she manages to drive herself to the nearest hospital.Doctors are baffled, but eventually a diagnosisuterine hemangiomais rendered and ahysterectomy is scheduled. In prose both lyrical andunsparing, Moss takes us along through illness, relapse,and recovery. And as her thoughts turn to herprevious struggles with infertility, she reflects on kinand kinship and on what it means to leave a legacy. Moss's wise, droll voice and limitless curiosity liftthis narrative beyond any narrow focus. Among herinterests: yellow fever, good cocktails, the history ofNew Orleans, and, always, the natural world, includingthe praying mantis in her sunroom whomshe names Claude. And we learn about the inspiringwomen in Moss's familyher mother, her grandmother,and her great-grandmotheras she sortsout her feelings that this line will end with her. ButMoss discovers that there are ways besides havingchildren to make a mark, and that grief is not astopping place but a companion that travels alongwith us through everything, even happiness. A remarkably honest memoir about heartacheand healing, Flesh & Blood opens up a conversationwith the millions of women who live with infertilityand loss.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorN. WEST MOSS is the author of the story collection The Subway Stops at Bryant Park. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, McSweeney s, and many other publications. The recipient of th.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 5th or later Edition. 6th ed. ; 3 v. in 5. illus. (part col.) 24 cm. ; Contents: v. 1. The elements, N. H. Furman, editor.--v. 2. Industrial and natural products and noninstrumental methods, F. J. Welcher, editor. 2 v.--v. 3. Instrumental methods, F. J. Welcher, editor. 2 v. ; LCCN: 62-2869 ; LC: QD131; Dewey: 545 ; OCLC: 283405 ; black cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date dues, pockets ; Contents: Vol. 1 -- alkali metals aluminum antimony arsenic barium beryllium bismuth boron bromine cadmium calcium carbon cerium rare earth chlorine chromium cobalt copper flourine gallium germanium gold hydrogen indium iodine iron lead magnesium mercury moybdenum nickel vanadium titanium nitrogen oxygen phosphorus platinum radium rhenium technetium scandium selenium tellurium silicon silver strontium sulfur thallium thorium tin titanium tungsten uranium vanadium zinc zirconium hafnium -- Vol.2 Pt.1 Explosives propellants natural fats fertilizers fuel gases paper wood paint varnish lacquer pesticides petroleum plastics paint poisons rubber silicates soaps detergents soils vitamins water analysis -- Vol.2 Pt.2 Apparatus general operations and reagents -- Special techniques for industrial products and other special substances -- Vol.3 Pt.A Instrumental methods -- Instrumental methods for industrial products and other special substances -- Vol.3 Pt.B Instrumental methods in clinical medicine Natural fats Fertilizers Foods Organic functional groups Gases Glass Paint Paper Pesticide Petroleum Plastics Rubber Semiconductors Soaps Soils Water ; exhaustive; 5 thick heavy volumes ; the bible of chemical analysis, required reference in every laboratory ; FINE. Book.…