Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, How I Became Stupid?a modern day Candide with a Darwin Award?like sensibility. A twenty-five-year-old Aramaic scholar, Antoine has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware in today's culture. So tortured is he by the depth of his perception and understanding of himself and the world around him that he vows to denounce his intelligence by any means necessary?in order to become ?stupid? enough to be a happy, functioning member of society. What follows is a dark and hilarious...
Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, How I Became Stupid?a modern day Candide w...
On April 30, 1980, Genevieve Jurgensen found herself facing that question when she lost her four- and seven-year-old daughters to a drunk driver. Here she presents her search for an answer.
On April 30, 1980, Genevieve Jurgensen found herself facing that question when she lost her four- and seven-year-old daughters to a drunk driver. Here...
Now in paperback "The New York Times" and national bestseller hailed as "brilliantly literate, utterly unabashed . . . consistently provocative" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer") was the controversial sleeper hit of the year--a candid, powerful, and deeply intelligent depiction of unfettered sexuality.
Now in paperback "The New York Times" and national bestseller hailed as "brilliantly literate, utterly unabashed . . . consistently provocative" ("The...
At forty-three, Myriam has been a wife, mother, and lover--but never a restauranteur. When she opens Chez Moi in a quiet neighborhood in Paris, she has no idea how to run a business, but armed only with her love of cooking, she is determined to try. Barely able to pay the rent, Myriam secretly sleeps in the dining room and bathes in the kitchen sink, while struggling to come to terms with the painful memories of her past. But soon enough her delectable cuisine brings her many neighbors to Chez Moi, and Myriam finds that she may get a second chance at life and love. Redolent with the sights,...
At forty-three, Myriam has been a wife, mother, and lover--but never a restauranteur. When she opens Chez Moi in a quiet neighborhood in Paris, she ha...
A practical, sympathetic guide to having a baby - from conception to delivery - this text is written in association with Britain's leading maternity hospital, and draws on the wide experience of the Queen Charlotte's Hospital doctors and midwives.
A practical, sympathetic guide to having a baby - from conception to delivery - this text is written in association with Britain's leading maternity h...
"The surgeon dropped what he thought would be a bombshell: 'We will have to remove almost half of the mobile part of your tongue.' My lack of reaction must have surprised him. Not only had his Swiss counterpart already warned me, but after being told in Zurich that it would be two thirds, I had the distinct impression I was getting a bargain. Perhaps I should have gone back to Switzerland to barter a bit more: 'Your colleague in France is offering me fifty percent. Can you make me a better offer?'"
"The surgeon dropped what he thought would be a bombshell: 'We will have to remove almost half of the mobile part of your tongue.' My lack of reaction...
