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How to Write a Suicide Note:Serial Essays that Saved a Woman's Life
How to Write a Suicide Note:Serial Essays that Saved a Woman's Life
Sherry Quan Lee
¥56.82
How to Write a Suicide Note examines the life of a Chinese/Black woman who grew up passing for white, who grew up poor, who loves women but has always married white men. Writing has saved her life. It has allowed her to name the historical trauma--the racist, sexist, classist experiences that have kept her from being fully alive, that have screamed at her loudly and consistently that she was no good, and would never be any good-and that no one could love her. Writing has given her the creative power to name the experiences that dictated who she was, even before she was born, and write notes to them, suicide notes. Sherry Quan Lee believes writing saves lives; writing has saved her life.Acclaim for How to Write a Suicide Note "How to Write a Suicide Note is a haunting portrait of the daughter of an African mother and a Chinese father. Sherry dares to be who she isn't supposed to be, feel what she isn't supposed to feel, and destroys racial and gender myths as she integrates her bi-racial identity into all that she is. Through her raw honesty and vulnerability, Sherry captures a range of emotions most people are afraid to confront, or even share. Her work is a gift to the mental health community." --Beth Kyong Lo, M.A., Clinical Psychologist "Sherry Quan Lee offers us, in How to Write a Suicide Note, a deep breathing meditation on how love is under continuous revision. And like all the best Blues singers, Quan Lee voices the lowdown, dirty paces that living puts us through, but without regret or surrender." Wesley Brown, author of Darktown Strutters and Tragic Magic "I love the female aspects, the sex, and the strong voice Sherry Quan Lee uses to share her private life in How To Write A Suicide Note. I love the wit, the tongue-in-cheek, the trippiness of it all. I love the metaphors, especially the lover and suicide ones. I love the free-associations, the 'raving, ravenous, relentless' back and forth. Quan Lee breaks the rules and finds her genius. How to Write a Suicide Note is a passionate, risk-taking, outrageous, life-affirming book and love letter." Sharon Doubiago, author of Body and Soul, Hard Country; and other works Learn more about the author at www.SherryQuanLee.com Book #2 in the Reflections of History Series from Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com Modern History Press is an imprint of Loving Healing Press
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare
¥40.79
The comedy begins with an induction in which we follow a drunken tinker being tricked into believing he is a nobleman. He then watches a play depicting nobleman Petruchio's marriage with an outspoken, intelligent and bad-tempered shrew named Katherine. Petruchio manipulates and tames her until she is obedient to his will. The main subplot features the courting of Katherine’s more conventional sister Bianca by numerous suitors. The content has become the subject of considerable controversy.
Odd Craft and Other Stories
Odd Craft and Other Stories
W. W. Jacobs
¥40.79
An exciting collection of stories from W.W. Jacobs, a London based novelist famous for his humour, horror and travel stories. This volume includes some of his iconic work: The Money-box, The Castaway, Blundell's Improvement, Bill's Lapse, Lawyer Quince, Breaking A Spell, Establishing Relations, The Changing Numbers, The Persecution of Bob Pretty, Dixon's Return, A Spirit of Avarice, The Third String, Odd Charges, Admiral Peters.
Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault
¥40.79
An iconic collection of fairy tales from the master of storytelling Charles Perrault including some of his best work: Little Red Riding-Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Little Thumb, Cinderella, Blue Beard.
The Essential Poetry
The Essential Poetry
Marina Tsvetaeva
¥90.03
Marina Tsvetaeva: The Essential Poetry includes translations by Michael M. Naydan and Slava I. Yastremski of lyric poetry from all of great Modernist Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva’s published collections and from all periods of her life. It also includes a translation of two of Tsvetaeva’s masterpieces in the genre of the long poem, “Poem of the End” and “Poem of the Mountain.” The collection strives to present the best of Tsvetaeva’s poetry in a small single volume and to give a representative overview of Tsvetaeva’s high art and development of different poetic styles over the course of her creative lifetime. Also included in the volume are a guest introduction by eminent American poet Tess Gallagher, a translator’s introduction and extensive endnotes. Naydan and Yastremski have previously published a well-received annotated translation of Tsvetaeva’s collection After Russia with Ardis Publishers. The fourteen previously published translations from the After Russia collection have been revised for this volume.
The Complete Correspondence of Hryhory Skovoroda:Philosopher And Poet
The Complete Correspondence of Hryhory Skovoroda:Philosopher And Poet
Hryhory Skovoroda
¥90.03
The religious philosopher and poet Hryhory Skovoroda (1722-1794) is described by many as the Ukrainian Socrates and was one of the most learned men of his time. He was a polyglot who knew the Bible virtually by heart, as well as the writings of the Church Fathers and the literature of Greek and Roman antiquity. The eminent literary critic Ivan Dziuba considers Skovoroda the greatest Ukrainian mind ever. And Yuri Andrukhovych, one of the most prominent Ukrainian writers of today, calls him “the first Ukrainian hippie” on account of his itinerant lifestyle and rejection of worldly life. The impact of Skovoroda’s life and works has been well documented on major writers in future generations, such as Leo Tolstoy, Andrei Bely and Pavlo Tychyna, to name but a few. None of Skovoroda’s works appeared during his lifetime – they were first published in 1837 in Moscow. The texts of Skovoroda’s writings were preserved mostly by Skovoroda’s lifelong friend Mykhailo Kovalynsky, to whom he had given the manuscripts. Skovoroda’s extant writings consist of a collection of thirty poems entitled The Garden of Divine Songs along with other occasional poems, a collection of fables entitled Kharkiv Fables, which was published in 1990, and seventeen philosophical treatises. Most of the treatises were composed during the latter part of his life. The letters of Skovoroda are appearing in their entirety here in English for the first time, accompanied by a guest introduction by Leonid Rudnytzky. This title has been realised by a team of the following dedicated professionals: Translated by Eleonora Adams and Michael M. Naydan, Edited by Liliana M. Naydan, The cover shows a detail from Blessing of the Road, by Mykola Kumanovsky from the Woskob Private Collection, Interior Design by Dmytro Podolyanchuck, Guest Introduction by Leonid Rudnytzky, Maxim Hodak - Максим Ходак (Publisher), Max Mendor - Макс Мендор (Director), Ksenia Papazova.
Men of Achievement Inventors
Men of Achievement Inventors
Phlilip G. Hubert Jr.
¥56.82
In Men of Achievement Phillip Hubert writes about inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Elias Howe, Samuel Morse, Charles Goodyear, Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as many others. He reviews their inventions and also examines the inventor: their origins, hopes, aims, principles, disappointments, trials and triumphs ,and their daily life and personal character. With over forty-five illustrations, Men of Achievement discusses the value of their work – the invention of steam power, electricity, the telegraph, the telephone, phonograph, the camera, and Goodyear’s vulcanized rubber. With the patent laws of the time it also highlights how these men contributed thousands of millions of dollars to the nation’s wealth and, in some cases, received comparatively little in return.
Creating a Local Historical Book:Fiction and Non-Fiction Genres
Creating a Local Historical Book:Fiction and Non-Fiction Genres
Tyler R. Tichelaar
¥32.62
Does Your City or Region Have a Fascinating Story that needs to be told before it's forgotten? Yes, it does, and you can be the person to write it! In this short text, Tyler Tichelaar, author of My Marquette and The Marquette Trilogy, talks in a conversational format about how he became interested in writing both local history and regional and historical fiction and his research and writing process to bring his books to fruition. Readers of "Creating a Local Historical Book" will learn: ·What kind of research is required ·What counts as research ·Where to do research ·How to organize that research into a book ·How not to go overboard with details ·Finding images and gaining usage permission ·How to make your book stand out from others ·Tips on marketing your history book Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and seventh generation Marquette resident, was raised on tales of his hometown's past. His other interests include literary studies ranging from King Arthur to Gothic texts. He is also a professional editor and writing coach who has guided dozens of authors through the treacherous seas of composition. "Our committee would like to honor Tyler with this award in honor of his meticulous research, his enlightened and personal testimony about Marquette and his educational contributions to the preservation of Marquette's history." --The Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee, presenting Tyler with the Barbara H. Kelly Historic Preservation Award "Tyler Tichelaar speaks from the heart about his love affair with the town of his birth. Join him on a nostalgic tour of one of the great small cities of America." --Karl Bohnak, author of So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather Stories Learn more at www.MarquetteFiction.com From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
The Trouble with Asian Men
The Trouble with Asian Men
Sudha Bhuchar, Kristine Landon-Smith, Louise Wallinger
¥38.62
Macho men or metrosexual guys? Mummy’s boys or blokes under their missus’ thumbs? Self-made entrepreneurs, pukka professionals and successful executives with their Mercedes Benz lives and designer-clad wives; husbands, sons, uncles, brothers and fathers – these successful, soulful and spirited Asian men have come a long way from their origins but they’ve all got roots! The Trouble with Asian Men is a vital, tender and hilarious insight into lives that surround us every day. From the award-winning theatre company that brought us East is East, a revealing verbatim comedy that has played to sell-out houses internationally.
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
Alexandre Dumas
¥40.79
In this sequel to The Three Musketeers, we continue following adventured of a young man named d'Artagnan. This story follows events in France during La Fronde, during the childhood reign of Louis XIV, and in England near the end of the English Civil War, leading up to the victory of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Jules Verne
¥40.79
A scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African with the help of a balloon filled with hydrogen. The balloon itself ultimately fails before the end, but makes it far enough across to get the protagonists to friendly lands, and eventually back to England, therefore succeeding in the expedition.
Short Stories of Various Types
Short Stories of Various Types
J M Barrie
¥8.09
You will find that the stories in this collection are of different types with settings that take you in imagination all over our own country and into foreign lands. Try writing a story with a surprise ending like "The Gift of the Magi," a character story with the theme of unselfish love, and its setting in a big city. Again, "John G," the story of adventure with an animal for the hero, might suggest to you an adventuresome incident in your own experience. If you have a vivid imagination, it might be interesting to write a fanciful story like "Feathertop." All of you have heard of true and thrilling incidents of the recent Great War. Try to weave one into a good war story as did Daudet or Mrs. Andrews. Almost every young person loves nature or the open country. After you have read Mr. Garland's, "The Camping Trip," see how well you can tell a story of your own experience in the out-of-doors. Or, best of all, see if you can equal the great Conan Doyle in a detective story.
Mental Endurance: How to develop mental toughness from the world's elite forces
Mental Endurance: How to develop mental toughness from the world's elite forces
Chris McNab
¥61.83
You can train all you like, but when it comes to the crunch, do you have the mental endurance to see yourself through combat situations, being held hostage or finding yourself at the mercy of the elements? SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance examines what it takes to be as mentally fit as a special forces soldier. It is equally important to focus on diet, rest patterns and mental discipline as it is to concentrate on push-ups, sit-ups and other physical exercises. Using simple steps, the book shows the reader how they can build up their endurance over a matter of weeks and months, and how their quality of life will benefit. SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance demonstrates how you can gain the psychological edge over your opponent. Whether you are competing in unarmed combat sports, running a marathon or just looking to get ahead, the book will have helpful and practical advice for you. Exercises such as positive thinking and visualisations and memory games are explored as ways of dealing with solitude, depression, anger management and torture when in crisis situations. Using 300 instructive artworks, SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance shows you how special forces units such as the SAS and Delta Force stretch themselves mentally.
Delphi Complete Works of Radclyffe Hall (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Radclyffe Hall (Illustrated)
Radclyffe Hall
¥20.36
Radclyffe Hall’s 1928 novel “The Well of Loneliness” caused a publishing scandal in 1928 and is now recognised as the first overt lesbian novel in English literature. Hall was also awarded prestigious literary prizes for the novel “Adam’s Breed” and she produced a large body of accomplished verse. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Hall’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hall’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The rare short story collection MISS OGILVY FINDS HERSELF, first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scarce poetry collections, available in no other edition * A bonus biography - discover Hall’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles Please note: no known copies of the posthumous Italian poetry collection RHYMES AND RHYTHMS are available at the time of publication. Once the text becomes available, it will be added to the collection as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels THE FORGE THE UNLIT LAMP A SATURDAY LIFE ADAM’S BREED THE WELL OF LONELINESS THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE THE SIXTH BEATITUDE The Short Story Collection MISS OGILVY FINDS HERSELF The Poetry Collections INTRODUCTION TO THE POETRY OF RADCLYFFE HALL TWIXT EARTH AND STARS A SHEAF OF VERSES POEMS OF THE PAST & PRESENT SONGS OF THREE COUNTIES AND OTHER POEMS THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Biography A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF RADCLYFFE HALL by Gill Rossini Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥40.79
Kidnapped is a historical adventure novel set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the Appin Murder, which occurred near Ballachulish in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising. Many of the characters, and one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart, were real people.
The Lost World
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle
¥40.79
We follow Professor Challenger to a South American plateau in the Amazon basin where dinosaurs and other extinct creatures still survive. A legendary work of science fiction which sparked the Lost World genre.
Four Faultless Felons
Four Faultless Felons
G. K. Chesterton
¥40.79
Four Faultless Felons includes The Moderate Murderer, The Honest Quack, The Ecstatic Thief, and The Loyal Traitor. Chesterton's protagonist's faultless crimes include: murder, fraud, theft, and treason. They are motivated by good intentions of course, by altruism and virtues.
Ποιητικ? Αυτογνωσ?α
Ποιητικ? Αυτογνωσ?α
Ελευθέριος Ζερβός
¥42.10
Το συγγραφικ? αυτ? ?ργο ε?ναι απ?σταγμα των ιδια?τερων συναισθηματικ?ν δεσμ?ν του συγγραφ?α με το εσ?τερο κομμ?τι τη? ψυχ?? του και τον αν?τερο φ?λακα ?γγελ? του, ?που ο ?διο? ο ?γγελο? μιλ? με σαφ?νεια και απαρ?μιλλη αγ?πη προ? αυτ?ν, μεταφ?ροντα? την ευλογ?α που συναντ? κανε?? στα κρυμμ?να καταπρ?σινα λιβ?δια του καρδιακο? πεδ?ου, ?που επ?ση? τα ροζ λουλο?δια επικρατο?ν. Ε?ναι πρ?γματι μια προσωπικ? μελ?τη γεμ?τη με πλο?σια συναισθ?ματα, ?που τι? ιερ?? στιγμ?? τη? σιωπ?? αναδ?ονται τα στοιχε?α του πυρ?να τη? ?παρξη? και αυτ? αντιμ?χονται την κ?λπικη προσωπικ?τητα, με νικηφ?ρα πορε?α την υπ?ρμαχο αγ?πη και τη συμπ?νια για κ?θε τι που υπ?ρχει σ?μερα. ?Μπορε? το σ?μερα να νικ?σει την εμμον? στο παρελθ?ν και το φευγι? στο μ?λλον?? ... Μα δεν υπ?ρχει τ?ποτε ?λλο παρ? μ?νο αυτ? η στιγμ? που διαβ?ζει? αυτ? την απλ? φρ?ση!!!... Υπ?ρχει? τ?ρα!!!...
Elon Musk: Moviendo el Mundo con Una Tecnología a la Vez
Elon Musk: Moviendo el Mundo con Una Tecnología a la Vez
JR MacGregor
¥24.44
Deja de lado lo que estás leyendo en la web sobre Elon Musk. Hay una cantidad de información más significativa que no se limita a hablar solo sobre su genio y sus logros. Este libro expone la vida que tuvo antes de llegar a los Estados Unidos y mira al ni?o que se encuentra en su interior, quien se abrió camino por sí solo, y literalmente pasó por los fuegos del infierno antes de obtener las oportunidades que deseaba.No cayó en la riqueza y no trabajó dentro de la escalera corporativa, sino que Elon conformó cada parte de su vida que puedes ver hoy. Algunas de las historias que encontrarás en este libro te sorprenderán, asombrarán y cambiarán la forma en que consideras tus propios desafíos. De llegar a un nuevo país con pocos dólares y no conocer a nadie, trabajar en granjas y limpiar los animales, hasta trabajar en el fuego de un horno tóxico. Lee sobre el hombre que está a punto de hacer que este planeta sea un lugar más seguro para vivir.Elon Musk es una inspiración para una generación porque representa muchos de los valores que definen a los Millennials de hoy y a los de la Generación X. Desde PayPal hasta Tesla, la fuerza impulsora que construyó estos íconos de la imaginación fue el deseo de hacer del mundo un lugar mejor para todos: y nunca se trató sobre el dinero. Este libro te da una mirada y un análisis más profundo de un hombre que desafía el molde tradicional de lo que es ser industrial, emprendedor y triunfador.
The Grey Woman and other Tales
The Grey Woman and other Tales
Elizabeth Gaskell
¥40.79
A collection of gothic tales from one of the finest Victorian writers featuring: The Grey Woman, Curious if True, Six Weeks at Heppenheim, Libbie Marsh's Three Eras, Christmas Storms and Sunshine, Hand and Heart, Bessy's Troubles at Home, Disappearances.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
¥40.79
A sequel to Daniel Defoe's legendary Robinson Crusoe story of his adventures and survival on a remote tropical island. In this volume we follow Crusoe's return to his island, his voyages to Brazil, Southeast Asia, China, Madagascar, Siberia, and his adventures with the local tribes.