Junte-se a nós em uma viagem ao mundo dos livros!
Adicionar este livro à prateleira
Grey
Deixe um novo comentário Default profile 50px
Grey
Assine para ler o livro completo ou leia as primeiras páginas de graça!
All characters reduced
Once We Sang Like Other Men - cover
LER

Once We Sang Like Other Men

John MacKenna

Editora: New Island

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Sinopse

'I'm not an impulsive person. Twice in my life I've done impulsive things. The first time was when I packed a bag, walked out on my wife and kids, left my job and hit the road to follow the Captain. Goodbye was all she wrote.' These wide-ranging stories follow the disparate disciples of the Captain – a mysterious, powerful and magnetic figure whose violent and chaotic death at the hands of the army radically alters their lives in myriad ways. From rural North American farms and dive bars to the suburbs of Ireland and the sands of Palestine, we witness their struggles to find a place, a peace, in a world that is fractured and incomplete. Once We Sang Like Other Men is a surprising, mysterious, lyrical and affecting collection with a stunning range of voice from a recognised master of the form.
Disponível desde: 31/01/2017.
Comprimento de impressão: 232 páginas.

Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

  • The Van in My Mind - A collection of short stories - cover

    The Van in My Mind - A...

    Anthony Vano

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    'The Van In My Mind' presents four short stories featuring desperate people at a crossroads--grappling for meaning, purpose, and second chances.  In "Angel In Vegas," a burned-out, numbed-out, mid-career advertising exec named Gus meets a mysteriously congenial soul at a Las Vegas casino. Can the old man persuade Gus to recover his spark--before it's too late? Motivational speaker and guru "Frank the Tank" peddles self-help and business advice to sold out arenas. If audiences understood Frankie's dubious past, would they still flock to his books and seminars?A mainstay supermarket chain goes bankrupt, plunging a former employee into reflection and introspection. Meet the mostly-dysfunctional employees and customers who shaped the protagonist's formative years in "A&P: A Eulogy."In "Samurai Deadhead," a late-career kickboxer meets a rock 'n' roll legend who draws him a map to a buried treasure. After the musician's death, the martial artist sets out on a transformative quest to recover the goods. But is there any treasure to be found? Or was it all just a cruel joke?    Touching on themes of failure and success, despair and hope, darkness and light, 'The Van In My Mind' will remind you the greatest obstacles are often the ones we create.
    Ver livro
  • Singapore Siu Dai: The SG Conversation In A Cup - cover

    Singapore Siu Dai: The SG...

    Felix Cheong

    • 0
    • 1
    • 0
    Life in Singapore is good, sometimes even — dare we say it? — absurd. In Singapore Siu Dai, Felix Cheong, with a little help from illustrator PMan, finds humour in the everyday. From our kiasu behaviour to weird geographical boundaries called GRCs and OB markers, no quirk is left unturned. 
     
    These 50 short stories, praised by Singapore’s top humorists for their brew of wit and snappy storytelling, will raise the so-called SG Conversation to a new, satirical pitch. So laugh along as we look forward to Singapore’s 50th birthday! 
     
    “Read Felix’s twisted but funny stories about life, love, school, men, women, stupidity and some more subjects as well. These stories are fresh material. Instead of thinking that life is great and spend time yanking a nose hair, you should sit back, relax and enjoy Singapore Siu Dai.” 
    - Moe Alkaff, comedian
    Ver livro
  • Success of a Mission - cover

    Success of a Mission

    Dennis Lynds

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this nostalgic Thriller Short, which is relevant today in both its triumph and tragedy, bestselling author Dennis Lynds shares a highly respected story with a new generation.Critical data must be obtained within three days or many lives could be lost. It’s up to Captain Paul Hareet and Lieutenant Greta Frank to pose as a husband and wife from America in order to infiltrate the depot housing the vital information. When they arrive in Athens, Greece, they immediately realize they are being watched and that the mission is already in jeopardy. Success will be tough, and it might come at a price.Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:James Penney’s New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski’s in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle LyndsDisfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel PalmerThe Abelard Sanction by David MorrellFalling by Chris MooneySuccess of a Mission by Dennis LyndsThe Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. RoseThe Double Dealer by David LissDirty Weather by Gregg HurwitzSpirit Walker by David DunAt the Drop of a Hat by Denise HamiltonThe Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van LustbaderMan Catch by Christopher RiceGoodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex KavaSacrificial Lion by Grant BlackwoodInterlude at Duane’s by F. Paul WilsonThe Powder Monkey by Ted BellSurviving Toronto by M. Diane VogtAssassins by Christopher ReichThe Athens Solution by Brad ThorDiplomatic Constraints by Raelynn HillhouseKill Zone by Robert LiparuloThe Devils’ Due by Steve BerryThe Tuesday Club by Katherine NevilleGone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
    Ver livro
  • Lifted Masks - cover

    Lifted Masks

    Susan Glaspell

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose)
    Ver livro
  • The Moabite Cypher - cover

    The Moabite Cypher

    R. Austin Freeman

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Coming to the aid of a man kicked by a rearing police horse, R. Austin Freeman's famous forsensic investigator, Dr. John Thorndyke, stumbles upon an anarchist plot to assassinate a visiting Russian grand duke. The key appears to be a cryptogram written in ancient Moabite found on the man's body.
    Ver livro
  • The Ransom of Red Chief - cover

    The Ransom of Red Chief

    O. Henry

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    In the first tale, we follow two workmen on an intriguing journey to Coney Island, where the heartsick and disgruntled Tobin has his palm read. Who knew that palmistry could be so unpredictable? Secondly, a tale of kidnapping gone awry.A little boy, self proclaimed "Red Chief", is taken from his home, and has so much fun he never wants to go back, much to the chagrin of the kidnappers.A B. J. Harrison audio production.
    Ver livro