The Upright Piano Player
Title | The Upright Piano Player PDF eBook |
Author | David Abbott |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2011-03-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1849169691 |
Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies.
The Upright Piano Player
Title | The Upright Piano Player PDF eBook |
Author | David Abbott |
Publisher | Anchor |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2012-06-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307743322 |
Henry Cage seems to have it all: a successful career, money, a beautiful home, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. His ex-wife is ill, his relationship with his son is strained to the point of estrangement, and on the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random violent act which soon escalates into a prolonged and mysterious harassment. Who is doing this? And why? Full of exceptional grace and emotional power, The Upright Piano Player is a wise and acutely observed novel about the myriad ways in which life tests us—no matter how carefully we have constructed our own little fortresses.
The Upright Piano Player
Title | The Upright Piano Player PDF eBook |
Author | David Abbott |
Publisher | Anchor |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011-06-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385534434 |
An adroit first novel of exceptional grace and emotional power by a legendary British ad executive. “David Abbott’s The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows.” —John Burnham Schwartz, author of The Commoner and Reservation Road Henry Cage seems to have it all: a successful career, money, a beautiful home, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. His ex-wife is ill, his relationship with his son is strained to the point of estrangement, and on the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random violent act which soon escalates into a prolonged harassment. As his ex-wife's illness becomes grave, it is apparent that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. But the man stalking Henry remains at large. Who is doing this? And why? David Abbott brilliantly pulls this thread of tension ever tighter until the surprising and emotionally impactful conclusion. The Upright Piano Player is a wise and acutely observed novel about the myriad ways in which life tests us—no matter how carefully we have constructed our own little fortresses.
Player Piano
Title | Player Piano PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Total Pages | 353 |
Release | 2009-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307568083 |
“A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future.”—San Francisco Chronicle Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut—wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Praise for Player Piano “An exuberant, crackling style . . . Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma.”—Life “His black logic . . . gives us something to laugh about and much to fear.”—The New York Times Book Review
Pianos and Their Makers
Title | Pianos and Their Makers PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Dolge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 540 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Piano |
ISBN |
Pianos and Their Makers: A comprehensive history of the development of the piano from the monochord to the concert grand player piano
Title | Pianos and Their Makers: A comprehensive history of the development of the piano from the monochord to the concert grand player piano PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Dolge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 544 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Piano |
ISBN |
Player Piano
Title | Player Piano PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur A. Reblitz |
Publisher | Vestal Press |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1461664470 |
A treatise on how player pianos function, and how to get them back into top playing condition if they don't work. For beginners and experienced technicians alike.