The Man Who Couldnt Die

Author : Olga Slavnikova
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780231185950
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Die written by Olga Slavnikova and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the chaos of early 199s Russia, a paralyzed veteran's wife and stepdaughter conceal the Soviet Union's collapse from him in order to keep him--and his pension--alive, until it turns out the tough old man has other plans. Olga Slavnikova's The Man Who Couldn't Die is an instant classic of post-Soviet Russian literature.

Author : David Adam
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374223955
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Stop written by David Adam and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our siege mentality -- Bad thoughts -- The mademoiselle and the rat man -- An emerging obsession -- The OCD family -- Cruel to be kind -- The God obsession -- Animals and other relatives -- Man hands on misery to man -- The runaway brain -- Daddy's little helper -- The helicopter view -- Long live lobotomy -- Politics and prejudice -- A new dimension -- Final thoughts.

Author : Jon Reiner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439192472
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Eat written by Jon Reiner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the author's struggle with chronic illness.

Author : Olga Slavnikova
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231546416
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Die written by Olga Slavnikova and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1990s Russia, the wife and stepdaughter of a paralyzed veteran conceal the Soviet Union’s collapse from him in order to keep him—and his pension—alive. Olga Slavnikova’s The Man Who Couldn’t Die tells the story of how two women try to prolong a life—and the means and meaning of their own lives—by creating a world that doesn’t change, a Soviet Union that never crumbled. After her stepfather’s stroke, Marina hangs Brezhnev’s portrait on the wall, edits the Pravda articles read to him, and uses her media connections to cobble together entire newscasts of events that never happened. Meanwhile, her mother, Nina Alexandrovna, can barely navigate the bewildering new world outside, especially in comparison to the blunt reality of her uncommunicative husband. As Marina is caught up in a local election campaign that gets out of hand, Nina discovers that her husband is conspiring as well—to kill himself and put an end to the charade. Masterfully translated by Marian Schwartz, The Man Who Couldn’t Die is a darkly playful vision of the lost Soviet past and the madness of the post-Soviet world that uses Russia’s modern history as a backdrop for an inquiry into larger metaphysical questions. “Darkly sardonic…oddly timely, for there are all sorts of understated hints about voter fraud, graft, payoffs, and the endless promises of politicians who have no intention of keeping them…. Slavnikova is a writer American readers will want to have more of.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A funhouse mirror worth looking into, especially in today’s United States with its alternative facts, unpoetic assertions, and morbid relationship with the past.”—Leeore Schnairsohn, Los Angeles Review of Books

Author : Ron Haggin
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1977258905
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Die written by Ron Haggin and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of a genetic mutation, Joshua is able to live an extraordinarily long life. He wanders through time and civilizations, ending up in a bar in Portland, Oregon, where he encounters clinical psychologist Robert Call. Robert observes a severely depressed and taciturn man, but his professional instincts and empathetic nature draw him to the mysterious patron, and after several attempts, he finally succeeds in sustaining a reluctant conversation. The interlocutor drops several hints of his longevity, suggesting that he is as old as an ancient coin drawn from his pocket and spun lazily on the bar. Intrigued, Robert convinces Joshua to visit his office, where the wanderer narrates an amazing story that closely parallels the ministry and passion of Christ. But during his long life, Joshua has created a separate persona—one that has evolved as antisocial, aggressive, and misogynistic. Robert becomes acquainted with both personalities, setting up a moral dilemma: Should he alert law enforcement to the dangers of the aggressive one, or seek the truth of the story told by the docile Joshua?

Author : Stanley M. Maxwell
Publisher : Pacific PressPub Assn
ISBN 13 : 9780816312351
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man who Couldn't be Killed written by Stanley M. Maxwell and published by Pacific PressPub Assn. This book was released on 1995 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man Who ouldn't Be Killed is an unforgettable story of faith and miraculous deliverance in Communist China at the height of the ultural Revolution. Mr. Wong's unflinching courage for the Savior and the miracles that saved his life will inspire you to believe in a _God who is greater than any problem or circumstance.

Author : William Sleator
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417675678
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy Who Couldn't Die written by William Sleator and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. When his best friend dies in a plane crash, 16-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid to lock his soul away.

Author : Arthur Stringer
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Sleep written by Arthur Stringer and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Man Who Couldn't Sleep" by Arthur Stringer. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : David Handler
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062412876
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Couldn't Miss written by David Handler and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the next novel in David Handler’s Edgar award-winning series, Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag and his beloved basset hound, Lulu, investigate a murder in a fabled Connecticut summer playhouse Hollywood ghostwriter Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag has chronicled the rise, fall, and triumphant return of many a celebrity. At last he’s enjoying his own, very welcome second act. After hitting a creative slump following the success of his debut novel, Hoagy has found inspiration again. Ensconced with his faithful but cowardly basset hound, Lulu, on a Connecticut farm belonging to his ex-wife, Oscar-winning actress Merilee Nash, he’s busy working on a new novel. He’s even holding out hope that he and Merilee might get together again. Life is simple and fulfilling—which of course means it’s time for complications to set in…. When the police call to ask if he knows the whereabouts of a man named R.J. Romero, Hoagy learns of a dark secret from his ex-wife’s past. It’s already a stressful time for Merilee, who’s directing a gala benefit production of PrivateLives to rescue the famed but dilapidated Sherbourne Playhouse, where the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Marlon Brando and Merilee herself made their professional stage debuts. Her reputation, as well as the playhouse’s future, is at stake. The cast features three of Merilee’s equally famous Oscar-winning classmates from the Yale School of Drama. But it turns out that there’s more linking them to each other—and to their fellow Yale alum, R.J.—than their alma mater. When one of the cast is found murdered, it will take Hoagy’s sleuthing skills and Lulu’s infallible nose to sniff out the truth…before someone else faces the final curtain call.

Author : Kari Ferguson
Publisher : Cfi
ISBN 13 : 9781462121038
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ocd Mormon written by Kari Ferguson and published by Cfi. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental illness is not a sin. Getting help shows courage, not weakness. These are just a couple of the messages Kari Ferguson has shared on her popular blog. After years of suffering herself, she's teaching others to combat the stigmas surrounding mental illness, invite an open gospel dialogue, and keep fighting. Learn how to help yourself and those you love return to faith, service, and advocacy in this much-needed book.