Bad Imaginings

Bad Imaginings
Author: Caroline Adderson
Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780889841727

Caroline Adderson's imaginings are about as far from bad as imaginings can get. The stories in her debut collection are powerfully conceived, subtly constructed, and amazingly diverse in tone. Adopting the perspectives of a wildly eclectic group of characters, her prose is always fresh: Adderson is as comfortable in the boots of a 19th-century gold miner as she is in the crocheted slippers of a sad and embittered grandmother. And despite some very poignant moments, she is never sentimental. ... A finalist for the Governor General's Award, "Bad Imaginings" is the work of a young writer with confidence and style.'

Collective Imaginings

Collective Imaginings
Author: Moira Gatens
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2002-01-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134708165

Why would the work of the 17th century philosopher Benedict de Spinoza concern us today? How can Spinoza shed any light on contemporary thought? In this intriguing book, Moira Gatens and Genevieve Lloyd show us that in spite of or rather because of Spinoza's apparent strangeness, his philosophy can be a rich resource for cultural self-understanding in the present. Collective Imaginings draws on recent re-assessments of the philosophy of Spinoza to develop new ways of conceptualising issues of freedom and difference. This ground-breaking study will be invaluable reading to anyone wishing to gain a fresh perspective on Spinoza's thought.

Horrible Imaginings

Horrible Imaginings
Author: Fritz Leiber
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1497616670

A collection of fifteen tales of horror by the award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy and author of the Lankhmar series. In Horrible Imaginings, buckle up for a disturbing ride. Meet a mysterious woman in black, a gun with a score to settle, a man who seeks eternal life, a peculiar painting of a dead woman, and more . . . Assembled from magazine submissions, fanzines, and even “lost” manuscripts discovered among the author’s personal papers, this book features two Nebula Award finalists: “Horrible Imaginings” and “Answering Service,” as well as the stories “The Automatic Pistol,” “Crazy Annaoj,” “The Hound,” “Alice and the Allergy,” “Skinny’s Wonderful,” “Scream Wolf,” “Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum,” “When Brahma Wakes,” “The Glove,” “The Girl With the Hungry Eyes,” “While Set Fled,” “Diary in the Snow,” and “The Ghost Light.” Find out why Fritz Leiber is a must-read for any fan of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Suspense, surprise, wit, and weirdness—they’re all here for fans both old and new. Praise for Fritz Leiber “For anyone who loves great literature, Fritz Leiber walked on water.” —Harlan Ellison, author of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream “A master . . . The prose should be savored.” —Locus “High quality.” —The New York Times

Fiction

Fiction
Author: Catharine Abell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2020
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0198831528

Catharine Abell provides a unified solution to a wide range of philosophical problems raised by works of fiction. Drawing particular attention to the epistemology of fiction, she provides new accounts of the nature of fictive utterances, the process by which fictional entities are created, and the norms governing their interpretation.

Off the Record

Off the Record
Author: John Metcalf
Publisher: Biblioasis
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2023-12-05
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1771965460

Editor John Metcalf has inspired, challenged, and championed countless writers over his long career. In Off the Record, he encourages six to reveal what one rarely discusses in polite society: how they became writers instead of radio announcers or cabinet makers. The essays collected here, each accompanied by a short story, offer fascinating insight into the relationships between writers, their editors, and their fiction. Off the Record brings together work by six noted Canadian writers, among them the winners of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Butler Book Prize, and the Marian Engel Award: Caroline Adderson, Kristyn Dunnion, Cynthia Flood, Shaena Lambert, Elise Levine, and Kathy Page. Their essays are candid, moving, and surprisingly relatable—providing plenty of inspiration for those among us who want to write.

Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker
Author: Carol A Senf
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 178316431X

This study of Bram Stoker focuses on Stoker as a Gothic writer. Identified with Dracula, Stoker is largely responsible for taking the Gothic away from medieval castles and placing it at the center of modern life. The study examines Stoker's contribution to the modern notion of Gothic and thus to the history of popular culture and demonstrates that the excess generally associated with the Gothic is Stoker's way of examining the social, economic, and political problems. His relevance today is his depiction of problems that continue to haunt us at the beginning of the twenty first century. What makes the current study unique is that it privileges Stoker's use of the Gothic but also addresses that Stoker wrote seventeen other books plus numerous articles and short stories. Since a number of these works are decidedly not Gothic, the study puts his Gothic novels and short stories into the perspective of everything that he wrote. The creator of Dracula also wrote The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland, a standard reference work for clerks in the Irish civil service, as well as The Man and Lady Athlyne, two delightful romances. Furthermore, Stoker was fascinated with technological development and racial and gender development at the end of the century as well as in supernatural mystery. Indeed the study demonstrates that the tension between the things that can be explained rationally and the things that cannot is important to our understanding of Stoker as a Gothic writer.

Making Sense of Macbeth! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)

Making Sense of Macbeth! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2013-09-10
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1621075648

How can you appreciate Shakespeare when you have no idea what he’s saying?! If you’ve ever sat down with the Bard and found yourself scratching your head at words like Quondam, Younker, or Ebon then this bundled book is just for you! Inside you will find a comprehensive study guide, a biography about the life and times of Shakespeare, and a modern retelling (along with the original text) of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Each section of this book may also be purchased individually.

Macbeth In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation)

Macbeth In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation)
Author: BookCaps
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2011
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1610427076

Murder? Witchcraft? Ghost? It's all in Macbeth. But if your like many people, you just don't get it! If you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Macbeth. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Do Worries Annoy You

Do Worries Annoy You
Author: Baldev Bhatia
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 3743876531

ABOUT THE BOOK Do Worries Annoy You - Discard Them Be Happy is very unique book specially written for those who tend to create unnecessary problems without any reason and often get depressed and disheartened lead a unhappy life. Forgetting that the feeling of happiness or sadness is within us. Yes, problems can surely destroy you. The only way out is to be careful bold and be strong. It is said that worry is purely our own matter. Though it has got something to do with our external circumstances. But there are certainly some positive factors within us that keep us happy and there is something negative within us also which keep us unhappy. Happy living through positive and good thoughts, is nothing more than that of living a normal life free from undue pressures, problems and tensions. If we want to live a good and happy life then we need to get rid of the negativity within us which makes us unhappy. Negative approach always complicates the problems and increases unhappiness. Most of us do the fatal mistake of looking outwards for happiness rather than looking inwards. Be positive, be strong, be bold and be courageous you are sure to find the feeling of happiness within you. Even if we are having a bad day, think of some good things that may come our way, either later that day, tomorrow, next week, or next moment. When everything seems to be beyond our control, it's almost too easy for us to slip into the grasp of negativity and unhappiness. To avoid sadness, we must strive to abolish this sort of thinking through the power of thinking positively and generate the feeling of happiness within us. The art of sweet living is not a complicated kind of art difficult to learn rather a simple art of happy living feeling well, eating well, and thinking well.

What Do You Get Out of Worrying

What Do You Get Out of Worrying
Author: Baldev Bhatia
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2015-10-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1329645413

WHAT DO YOU GETOUT OF WORRYING FOR GOD SAKE STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE BOOK What Do You Get Out of Worrying- For God Sake Stop Worrying is a very unique book and a thought of penning down the wonders of this mystic book, has lured the astrologer to bring it to the knowledge of the millions of readers who have been striving hard to get the Real Knowledge, to know about themselves and to live happily with no worries no tension and no depression It is hoped that this book would be a guide to their destiny and would assist them in all walks of lives. The knowledge gathered through this book will be a morale booster to each and every one that nothing is in their hands except to work hard and harder. That one's life is predestined and gathered to move in the direction where the planets are positioned and their movement carry specific influence on their lives.