Marc de lima (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The novel Candide is today a timeless work of art and a classic. Candide, the eponymous hero, is perhaps the prototype of the antihero: gentle, timorous, and totally gullible. The secondary characters are quirky and most enjoyable. Who can forget Candide's tutor Panglos The shorter work Zadig is the progenitor of the modern detective novel. Both works are indispensable reading. So, 'let's cultivate our garden.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jane Austen's strength is, of course, that of the humorist. And this is not all. The foibles, illusions, self-contradictions, and absurdities of human nature are not just a joy to her for their own sakes, but also because through action they lead to results which may be serious but may also be comic. Just like in Erasmus' Praise of folly, we find countless citations of humor, we also find in all of Jane Austen's six novels a treasure trove of humor: webs of errors, misunderstandings, and absurdities, which in the end redeem the characters, not by their creator, or Fortune, or some Providence, but by their own efforts. Years before Gustave Flaubert and James Joyce, Jane Austen stood to the side 'pairing her fingernails,' leaving her creatures to fend for themselves.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While old Joe Bates and Sabino, Vietnam heroes, built a manufacturing empire, Ivon Bates, a young Ph.D., risks losing it. Facing enemies (Helen McCain and Donato Sabellius) bent on wrenching Bates Pharmaceuticals away from him, Ivon finds his true mettle. But as unalterable tragedy engulfs him, in the end he finds peace and true love through Sabino's gift: the Aleph jewel. Young Bates rejects not only a hostile takeover, but engineers a reverse takeover.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While Joe Bates and Sabino, Vietnam heroes, built a manufacturing empire, Ivon Bates, a young Ph.D., risks losing it. Facing enemies (Helen McCain and Donato Sabellius) bent of wrenching Bates Pharmaceuticals away from him, Ivon finds his true mettle. But as unalterable tragedy engulfs him, in the end, he finds peace and true love through Sabino's gift: the Aleph jewel. Although the theme of the novel focuses on business practices (good and evil), the story is rich with a family saga that tells about human frailties and strengths, kindness and cruelty, and in some cases, violence. While Joe Bates and Sabino, Vietnam heroes, built a manufacturing empire, Ivon Bates, a young Ph.D., risks losing it. Facing enemies (Helen McCain and Donato Sabellius) bent of wrenching Bates Pharmaceuticals away from him, Ivon finds his true mettle. But as unalterable tragedy engulfs him, in the end, he finds peace and true love through Sabino's gift: the Aleph jewel. Although the theme of the novel focuses on business practices (good and evil), the story is rich with a family saga that tells about human frailties and strengths, kindness and cruelty, and in some cases, violence. le tragedy engulfs him, in the end, he finds peace and true love through Sabino's gift: the Aleph jewel. Although the theme of the novel focuses on business practices (good and evil), the story is rich with a family saga that tells about human frailties and strengths, kindness and cruelty, and in some cases, violence.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 126 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | These short stories offer a rare view into the lives of winning characters that walk the streets of the upper East Side of Manhattan. East of Tiffany's Daring Winners shows actors, warriors, cops, and executives on their way to the cusp of success, both material and spiritual success. And happiness. Read about how a humble delicatessen worker writes--in his second language: English-- a best seller short stories book and gets it published by a major publishing house.That is why I call them winners. They never gave up on their set goals. And like oil in water, they always raise up to the top. …