About That Life

2023-04-06 Literary Criticism

Author : MATTHEW. CHENEY
Release : 2023-04-06
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 727/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis About That Life by : MATTHEW. CHENEY

Download or read book About That Life written by MATTHEW. CHENEY. This book was released on 2023-04-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why write? Why ask a reader to give their time and attention to your words? How can writing be more than narcissism and self-aggrandizement? These questions were ones that the writer and naturalist Barry Lopez asked at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in the summer of 2000, and they are questions at the heart of About That Life, a meditation on matters of living, making, and seeking. While Lopez is best known for such works of nonfiction as the National Book Award-winning Arctic Dreams, Matthew Cheney brings our attention to the many works of short fiction that Lopez published throughout his life, demonstrating how they fit within Lopez’s sense of ethical aesthetics. That sense is then set alongside the work of San Francisco’s New Narrative writers, insights from David Hinton’s translations of Tu Fu, the story of community arising around a pottery kiln in western Oregon, the beauties and contradictions of Sōetsu Yanagi’s The Unknown Craftsman, and the implications of the right-wing mob attack on the U.S. Capitol – an event that occurred on what would have been Barry Lopez’s 76th birthday. Through a collage of memoir, history, literary criticism, philosophy, aesthetic theory, and creative writing exercises, About That Life wonders how we might live and dream in a world that seems ever more cruel and destructive.

Bout That Life

2016-09-06

Author : Rahshib Thomas
Release : 2016-09-06
Genre :
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Book Rating : 415/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bout That Life written by Rahshib Thomas. This book was released on 2016-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember those life lessons that you learned from your mother or your grandmother? What about the elders of the neighborhood whom you looked up to? They always knew the right things to say, and they always knew exactly what you needed to do in any situation. Even the fellas on the block had valuable words of wisdom to offer. This book is about spreading the Rahshib-isms that were derived by applying those invaluable and unconventional lessons learned to his professional life. "Bout That Life” will challenge you to rely on the scolding words the elders so that you may become a resilient success in the work place. It reveals how you can utilize your unique skills to execute victorious strategies throughout all facets of your career. This book of lessons will teach you to sing a song...a spiritual hymn that will always allow you to 'get over’ when the going gets rough! "Bout That Life” will speak to your soul with affirmations that you can acquire happiness right where you are. It will teach you how you can use what you already know to become a better you!

Designing Your Life

2016-09-20 Self-Help

Author : Bill Burnett
Release : 2016-09-20
Genre : Self-Help
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Book Rating : 33X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Designing Your Life written by Bill Burnett. This book was released on 2016-09-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage • “Life has questions. They have answers.” —The New York Times Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

That's Life!

2020-03-31 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Ame Dyckman
Release : 2020-03-31
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book That's Life! written by Ame Dyckman. This book was released on 2020-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Wolfie the Bunny comes a witty send-up of inspirational greeting card wisdom that reminds readers of life's unpredictability and messiness--and beauty. After Life literally knocks on their door, one kid discovers that Life is truly what you make it. It's weird and may not always cooperate, but Life's beauty becomes apparent when it's embraced for all of its quirks. This story is filled with tongue-in-cheek idioms that will appeal to readers of all ages and will impart deeper wisdoms about the many milestones and stages of life.

The Last Lecture

2010 Cancer

Author : Randy Pausch
Release : 2010
Genre : Cancer
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Book Rating : 504/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

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