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Author | : William Saroyan |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2015-01-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1448214815 |
In his touching and amusing memoir Chance Meetings, William Saroyan gives us a glimpse of the characters that have left an indelible impression on his mind for years to come. From the Armenian neighbourhood of his childhood to the Parisian streets of his formative years, we meet the people that have inspired, perplexed, angered and enamoured him. We meet finely drawn personalities like the Armenian Cabinet maker, that planed wood whilst his mind composed beautiful poems, who would call him into his shop and embarrass Saroyan with his recitations. We visit the tiny desk of the only famous writer in San Francisco, who kindly replied to Saroyan's letter and invited him into his office. And the playful image of his mother, who would caricature everyone from the postman to the president with hilarious precision. First published in 1978, Chance Meetings builds a picture of the author through the people that surrounded him throughout his life, who shaped and formed a great writer, and were immortalised by his words.
Author | : Tim Razzall |
Publisher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2014-10-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 184954820X |
"I met Frank Sinatra through Robert Maxwell. That's if you can be said to have met someone who was on a private jet with you for fourteen hours and never spoke to you." So begins Chance Encounters, a charming insight into the extraordinary people, places and politics experienced in one varied and fascinating life. Over the last fifty years, Tim Razzall has forged successful careers in law, business and politics, rising to become both a CBE and a life peer. From his time representing the biggest names in rock music to his sortie among the big hitters of the City takeover mania in the fifties, Razzall has rubbed shoulders with the Beatles, Bill Clinton and Bertrand Russell, among many, many others. Throughout all this, he has had a key role in the rise of the Liberal Democrats from fringe party to partner in government. As an adviser to Paddy Ashdown, Razzall was a major player in the Lib Dems' covert relationship with Tony Blair. As party treasurer for twelve years, he had a front-row view of the pleasures and perils of political fundraising. Having been an adviser to Charles Kennedy - and best man at his wedding - Razzall divulges frank details of the problems that led to the former leader's resignation, as well as speaking candidly and astutely about the personalities in the House of Lords. No traditional, dry autobiography, Chance Encounters is a brisk, high-spirited romp through the worlds of business, entertainment and politics, dispensing insight and humour in equal measure.
Author | : Peter Milligan |
Publisher | : Titan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Assassins |
ISBN | : 9781848566378 |
When a routinr assignment turns bad, Christopher Chance is caught between a lethal assassin and a vicious gang war. When it emerges that it is Chance himself with a price on his head, the only way he can survive is to solve this deadly mystery.
Author | : Rachel Cohen |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2010-09-30 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1409002187 |
Each chapter in this remarkable consideration of American culture evokes an actual meeting between two historical figures. In 1854, as a boy, Henry James has his daguerreotype made by Mathew Brady. We encounter Brady again as he photographs Walt Whitman and then Ulysses Grant. Meanwhile, Henry James begins a lasting friendship with William Dean Howells, and also meets Sarah Orne Jewett, who in turn is a mentor to Willa Cather... Cohen brilliantly reanimates these unforgettable pairings and those of Edward Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz; Carl Van Vechten and Gertrude Stein; Hart Crane and Charlie Chaplin; Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston; Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore; Richard Avedon and James Baldwin; and John Cage and Marcel Duchamp; Norman Mailer and Robert Lowell. Ultimately, Cohen reveals and long chain of friendship, rebellion and influence stretching from the moment before the Civil War through a century that had a profound effect on our own time. A Chance Meeting is an intimate and original act of biography and cultural history that makes its own contribution to the tradition about which Cohen writes.
Author | : Laura Moore |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2002-03-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0743421639 |
Growing up trapped by her father's wealth, awkward Ty Stannard found freedom on horseback. A talented equestrian, she yearned to ride as well as her idol, champion Steve Sheppard. Worshiping the handsome Kentuckian, she treasures the lucky medallion he gives her the day they chance to meet. But then a nasty fall changes everything, and Ty is forced to leave her dreams behind. Now a beautiful woman, determined to live life on her own terms, Ty learns that Steve stands on the brink of ruin. Moved by memories of his kindness to her, she offers him financial backing, but Steve perceives only a selfish socialite amusing herself at his expense. In a daring move, he challenges Ty to be not only a financial partner -- but a full-time farmhand as well, expecting she'll tire of the hardships of a working stable. To Steve's surprise, Ty takes up his challenge. As they rebuild Southwind, Steve's beloved stable, they find unexpected strength and comfort in each other -- and a passion neither can deny. But their fragile love will be tested by not only those who seek to destroy what they have built, but also the insecurities and doubts that shadow their own very vulnerable hearts.
Author | : Alexey Tolstoy |
Publisher | : TSK Group LLC |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 2024-04-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
An aristocrat, an exile, a contradiction, and a tortured soul, Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy offers a series of strange and unusual meetings at various points in space and in time. This collection includes the following works: - Marie Antoinette's Tapestry - Smoke - Foggy Day - Viper - Mrs. Brisley - Afanasy Ivanovich's Will - Out Fishing - Housemate - Meeting
Author | : Patrick M. Lencioni |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2010-06-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0470893877 |
A straightforward framework for creating engaging and exciting business meetings Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life. In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would forever be known, would begin. Casey had every reason to believe that his performance over the next two hours would determine the fate of his career, his financial future, and the company he had built from scratch. “How could my life have unraveled so quickly?” he wondered. In his latest page-turning work of business fiction, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides readers with another powerful and thought-provoking book, this one centered around a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. And what he suggests is both simple and revolutionary. Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software, is in the midst of a problem he created, but one he doesn’t know how to solve. And he doesn’t know where or who to turn to for advice. His staff can’t help him; they’re as dumbfounded as he is by their tortuous meetings. Then an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, enters Casey’s world. When he proposes an unconventional, even radical, approach to solving the meeting problem, Casey is just desperate enough to listen. As in his other books, Lencioni provides a framework for his groundbreaking model, and makes it applicable to the real world. Death by Meeting is nothing short of a blueprint for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams and create environments of engagement and passion.
Author | : Rodney Castleden |
Publisher | : Canary Press eBooks |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2020-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1908698403 |
This e-book is an extract from Encounters that Changed the World and is also available as part of that complete publication. He didn’t realize it at the time, but in the late 1860s, David Livingstone had disappeared and was presumed dead. He had been in Central Africa and out of touch with the world for 5 years. In November 1871, Henry Morton Stanley mounted an expedition to find him. Read about the famous encounter between Stanley and Livingstone along with other famous chance encounters that changed the world.
Author | : M. J. Benson |
Publisher | : WestBow Press |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2021-03-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 166421996X |
The good-looking and beloved Fr. Alexander Vanos has served his church and community well. But, he’s no ordinary priest. Bored to death with the mundane rituals and routines of priestly life, he studies centuries old church policies and doctrines and asks the question....do they line up with biblical doctrine? Thus begins his quest for truth, leading to a life-changing decision that threatens to destroy close and supportive relationships. As if that wasn’t enough, a chance encounter with an African American Protestant female with her own issues, will dramatically reshape the course of their lives and set them on a collision course with their respective families. Will he choose love, or devotion to God? Can he have both? Will she do the unthinkable? But his decision to accept the challenge to spearhead an organization of ex-priests explodes into an international initiative and proves to be his boldest move yet. Described as a ‘modern day Martin Luther’ by some, Fr. Vanos and this organization embarks on an extraordinary journey, one that threatens the boundaries of family relations, and ultimately...challenges Rome on an international platform, continuing in the sequel The Silent Majority, (available now at on-line book stores, and www.westbowpress.com.)
Author | : Helen McCabe |
Publisher | : EndeavorMedia.ORIM |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2014-04-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1839010533 |
A travel writer finds herself caught between passion and danger in this romantic thriller set in the French Riviera— “A delightful summer read” (Holly Kinsella). Researching travel books is a dream job for Lauren James—apart from the constant, unwelcome advances from her boss, Gary. Then a chance encounter on the way to St Tropez changes everything. She catches the eye of Jean-Luc and instantly feels butterflies in her stomach. But when Gary bustles her off to the holiday villa, she is certain she will never see Jean-Luc again. As Lauren explores the local markets, she has the uncanny feeling of being watched . . . before two men appear out of nowhere and try to kidnap her. Luckily Jean-Luc sees the crime in progress and rushes to her rescue. But why was Lauren targeted? And was Jean-Luc’s arrival on the scene just a fortunate coincidence—or something more sinister? Now Lauren must work out who she can trust, and who she should fear. Because chance encounters can be wonderful . . . or deadly.