Modern Classics The Cunning Man

Author : Robertson Davies
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143194135
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Classics the Cunning Man written by Robertson Davies and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this perceptive and entertaining memoir of a doctor’s life, we encounter at least one miraculous cure, a bad breath contest of Olympian standards, tales of cannibals and Tsarist bordellos, medical solutions to literary mysteries—and startling insights into the secrets of a doctor’s consulting room.

Author : Robertson Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140248302
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cunning Man written by Robertson Davies and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A delight, a novel that travels 70 years of history on its own swift feet, a book of love and wisdom, loss and irony"--The Boston Sunday Globe When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high alter on Good Friday, Dr. Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic work has earned him the label "Cunning Man" (for the wizard of folk tradition) - wants to know why. The physician-cum-diagnostician's search for answers compels him to look back over his own long life. He conjures vivid memories of the dazzling, intellectual high jinks and compassionate philosophies of himself and his circle, including flamboyant, mystical curate Charlie Ireda≤ cynical, quixotic professor Brocky Gilmartin; outrageous banker Darcy Dwyer; and jocular, muscular artist Pansy Todhunter. In compelling and hilarious scenes from the divine comedy of life, The Cunning Man reveals profound truth about being human. The crowning achievement of "one of the most learned, amusing... accomplished novelists of our time and... of our century." - The New York Times Book Review

Author : D.J. Butler
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 1625797427
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cunning Man written by D.J. Butler and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the depths of the Depression, and a mining town in Utah is shut down. Something has awakened underground, and now a monster roams the tunnels. Along comes Hiram Woolley. Hiram is a man with mystical abilities derived from the commonsense application of Scot-Irish folk wisdom and German Braucher magic. He possesses an arcane Bloodstone that allows him to see a lie the moment it is spoken. Behind the played-out farms and failed businesses are demons, curses, sorcerers, and unatoned wrongs. Bags of groceries and carpentry won’t be enough this time.The job will take a man who has known sorrow. A man who has known war. A man of wisdom. A man of magic. The job will take a Cunning Man. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About The Cunning Man: “An attempt at charity during the Great Depression turns into a protracted fight against supernatural forces in this admirable paranormal mystery. . . . the richly imagined magic system and glimpses of Mormon culture create a fully realized world. Historical fantasy fans will delight in the zigzagging plot of this mystery.”—Publishers Weekly "An amazing tale that grabs you by the throat and won’t let go! Butler & Ritchey are a literary force to be reckoned with! Hit that download button and grab your copy now! The Cunning Man will never let you go!"—Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Author : Robertson Davies
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780795352584
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cunning Man written by Robertson Davies and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An amazing coup . . . a brilliant, never less than engaging work of fiction which is also a philosophical meditation on the business of living."-Financial Times When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high alter on Good Friday, Dr. Jonathan Hullah-whose holistic work has earned him the label "Cunning Man" (for the wizard of folk tradition)-wants to know why. The physician-cum-diagnostician's search for answers compels him to look back over his own long life. He conjures vivid memories of the dazzling, intellectual high-jinks and compassionate philosophies of himself and his circle, including flamboyant, mystical curate Charlie Iredale; cynical, quixotic professor Brocky Gilmartin; outrageous banker Darcy Dwyer; and jocular, muscular artist Pansy Todhunter. In compelling and hilarious scenes from the divine comedy of life, The Cunning Man reveals profound truths about being human. "Wise, humane and consistently entertaining . . . Robertson Davies's skill and curiosity are as agile as ever, and his store of incidental knowledge is a constant pleasure."-The New York Times Book Review "The sparkling history of [the] erudite and amusing Dr. Hullah, who knows the souls of his patients as well as he knows their bodies . . . never fails to enlighten and delight."-The London Free Press "Davies is a good companion. Settling into The Cunning Man is like taking a comfortable chair opposite a favorite uncle who has seen and done everything."-Maclean's "Irresistible, unflaggingly vital. A wholehearted and sharp-minded celebration of the Great Theatre of Life."-The Sunday Times "A novel brimming with themes of music, poetry, beauty, philosophy, death and the deep recesses of the mind."-The Observer

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026874358
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE CONFIDENCE-MAN (Modern Classics Series) written by Herman Melville and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: “THE CONFIDENCE-MAN (Modern Classics Series)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Confidence-Man is an ambiguous figure who sneaks aboard a Mississippi steamboat on April Fool's Day. This stranger attempts to test the confidence of the several steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. The novel is written as cultural satire, allegory, and metaphysical treatise, dealing with themes of sincerity, identity, morality, religiosity, economic materialism, irony, and cynicism. Herman Melville's writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. His best known works include Typee, a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, its sequel Omoo, and the great classic Moby-Dick.

Author : Robert Mundle
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784508292
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be an Even Better Listener written by Robert Mundle and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing guidance and advice on the challenging art of listening, this book responds directly to the expressed learning needs of hospice and palliative care volunteers regarding their communication skills in end-of-life care. Listening can be mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting, often highlighted in books about hospice and palliative care but never taking the spotlight. This accessible companion provides hospice and palliative care workers with a variety of helpful insights and suggestions drawn from a solid base of current theoretical concepts and clinical research. With personal reflections on being listened to, the guide includes strategies for becoming a more effective listener, as well as exploring the challenges of listening, the need for self-care and spiritual and ethical considerations. By expanding their own capacity for empathy, compassion and understanding the wider narrative of illness, hospice and palliative care volunteers will become even better listeners in their essential roles.

Author : Stephen Skinner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738760728
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cunning Man's Grimoire written by Stephen Skinner and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dr. Stephen Skinner and the Golden Hoard Press comes a historical grimoire that features a fascinating blend of high magic and local village magic. Originally a handbook for a working sorcerer, this book includes a wealth of magical workings in addition to a treasure trove of critical astrological information, including a unique set of astrological tables that are generally absent from other grimoires. Going beyond the planetary days and hours, A Cunning Man's Grimoire reveals detailed aspects of timing and magical operations connected with the 28 Mansions of the Moon and image magic, which rarely appear in Solomonic grimoires. This practical manual of magic is strongly influence by Arabic and Indian roots, placing it at the crossroads of several powerful magical streams.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Classics, Containing The Man Without a Country written by and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466859512
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Classics of Science Fiction written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Aldiss William Gibson R.A. Lafferty Ursula K. Le Guin Lucius Shepard Bruce Sterling Theodore Sturgeon Howard Waldrop Connie Willis Gene Wolfe Roger Zelazny "The best stories are timeless. Long years from now the stories here may still touch someone, cause that person to blink, and put the book down for a second, and stare off through the hallow air, and shirver in wonder."

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143037286
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Man's Head written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspector Maigret makes his way from Paris's luxury hotels through the seedy and squalid streets and alleys of Paris as he tracks a killer on the run. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.