Bernard Willis was an archivist at work in a residency at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts when he mysteriously disappeared. Two unnamed people, lovers, find Willis's manuscript-in-progress and decide to prepare it for publication. The editors aver that Willis was attempting to live, and write, in a perpetual state of bewilderment. They invite the reader to consider the mystery of his sudden disappearance.
Part novel, part meditation on the role of reading and language in culture, The Bewilderments of Bernard Willis considers how each of us tries to make sense and meaning in a bewildering world. Aaron Peck's innovative style employs those of a number of genres, from short stories and anecdotes, scholarship and belles lettres, to etymologies and digressions, with little or no paragraph breaks, engaging in topics ranging from contemporary art and architectural theory to politics, friendship, belief and love. Characters--friends, lovers, even the protagonist himself--come and go, quivering, as Flaubert once said of sentences, "like leaves in a forest, all dissimilar in their similarity."
The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became judges and associates of the court. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society and government, as well as practicing attorneys. This book contains copies of all known US Supreme Court filings related to this case including any transcripts of record, briefs, petitions, motions, jurisdictional statements, and memorandum filed. This book does not contain the Court's opinion. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping ensure edition identification: In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPetition / AARON M SARGENT / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 7-9-1959In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityBrief in Opposition (P) / ROBERT MINGE BROWN / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 8-6-1959In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityReply Brief (P) / AARON M SARGENT / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 9-17-1959In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPetition for Rehearing / AARON M SARGENT / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 11-6-1959In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityMotion / AARON M SARGENT / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 11-6-1959In the Matter of the Estate of Janet M. Peck, Deceased, Aaron M. Sargent et al., Petitioners, v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityAppendix / AARON M SARGENT / 1959 / 200 / 361 U.S. 826 / 80 S.Ct. 74 / 4 L.Ed.2d 69 / 7-9-1959
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: DSM-5 (R) Selections is crafted around a specific disorder cited in DSM-5 (R). This selection provides a comprehensive overview of the process of diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders while serving as a reference guide to assist in the diagnosis of individual patients. The disorder-specific resource is an invaluable addition to the DSM-5 (R) collection and an important contribution to the mental health profession.
This book contains the critical disorder-specific content from these four titles: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5 (R)) DSM-5 (R) Clinical Cases DSM-5 (R) Self-Exam Questions DSM-5 (R) Guidebook
Nine short stories and a novella make up this latest offering by Alaa Al Aswany, author of "The Yacoubian Building". As in that novel, Al Aswany dissects modern Egyptian society and reveals with skill and detachment the hypocrisy, violence, and abuse of power characteristic of a world in moral crisis. Here, though, the focus has shifted from the broad historical canvas to the minute stitches of pain that hold together an individual, a family, a school classroom, or the relationship between a man and a woman. Can a man so alienated from his society that he regards all its members as no better than microbes wriggling under a microscope survive within it? Can cynical religiosity triumph over human decency? Can a man put the thought of a delicious dish of beans behind him long enough to mourn his father's death? Alongside these wry questions, other, less mordant perspectives also have their place: an aging cabaret dancer bestows the blessing of a vanished world on her lover's son; a crippled boy wins subjective victory from objective disaster. In "Friendly Fire", readers will find again the vivid, passionate characters of today's Cairo, clamoring to be heard.
Opposites attract and repel, but can opposites gel forever? Love Moonjay is an expert in business and knows her stuff. Her love life, on the other hand, is nonexistent. Maxwell, a popular singer and songwriter, is highly thought of by his screaming, panting, mostly female fans. He may be constantly publicly linked to beautiful women, but he guards his personal life as well as, if not better than, Fort Knox. Love needs to shake things up, and step outside her comfort zone, if she is going to change her boring way of life. A girls' retreat to New Orleans and her first secular concert is a step in the right direction. Love is excited about the adventures that await her until she sets eyes on Maxwell. Max, while uncomfortable with the attention his fame brings, is accustomed to certain responses from the opposite sex. His reaction to seeing Love in the audience in New Orleans puts him in unfamiliar territory. Max can't help himself, he singles her out. Once Max grips Love's hand no one else exist in the crowd arena. Max wants Love; therefore, she must desire him. Love finds himself falling under the sensual spell of Max. What Max knows for sure is that Love will be in his bed tonight. Love knows seduction and its Max'z hypnotic eyes, intoxicating kisses, powerful hands and magical fingers. Love and Max both regret the night before but for different reasons. Fate and desire bring Love and Maxwell together. They want each other desperately but fear and secrets threaten to tear them apart. Love wants marriage and children. Most importantly she wants real love. Does Max desire the same things? Or is he a smooth lothario and is Love his latest conquest? Time will reveal all truths, especially in love.
Now a Major Motion Picture starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives.
When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company's modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can't believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
Vacation Rental Mastery is a book for the age of the sharing economy.
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Using real life examples and stories, this practical handbook shows vacation rental owners how to take the least effort path to high occupancy, i.e. Vacation Rental Mastery.
