This study examines James Herriot's five major books as carefully crafted volumes of autobiography based on the building block of the short story. In each of these works Herriot explores the fundamental choice of values underlying a happy and successful life. In his vision the bonds of affection and mutual dependence between all creatures, human and animal, form an enduring theme that lies at the heart of the choices he makes in his personal and professional life. This study will help the reader to understand the relationship between Herriot's stories and each book as a whole and to...
This study examines James Herriot's five major books as carefully crafted volumes of autobiography based on the building block of the short story. ...
This workbook contains additional exercises to supplement each chapter of Latin Via Ovid, a Latin textbook for classroom use. It features exercises consisting of fill-ins, sentence completion, declining verbs, translation in and out of Latin, and crossword puzzles.
This workbook contains additional exercises to supplement each chapter of Latin Via Ovid, a Latin textbook for classroom use. It features exercises co...
Equal parts shocking and moving, Off the Reservation: Stories I Almost Took to the Grave and Probably Should Have is an absurdist confessional memoir, accurately detailing the reckless hijinks of a bipolar alcoholic with borderline personality disorder. This stranger-than-fiction true story spans over three decades, as Michael recounts his tales with wincing honesty. Eventually, the maniacal nights of booze, drugs, and sex give way to rude awakenings in empty rooms, jail cells, and beds of snow from a failed suicide by Mother Nature. Rossi learns most of his lessons--gradually, reluctantly,...
Equal parts shocking and moving, Off the Reservation: Stories I Almost Took to the Grave and Probably Should Have is an absurdist confessional memoir,...
