The Importance of Being Earnest
Title | The Importance of Being Earnest PDF eBook |
Author | Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | First Avenue Editions ™ |
Total Pages | 86 |
Release | 2014-08-01 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1467756547 |
Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.
The Privileged Poor
Title | The Privileged Poor PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Abraham Jack |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 464 |
Release | 2019-03-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0674239660 |
An NPR Favorite Book of the Year Winner of the Critics’ Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association Winner of the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award Winner of the CEP–Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship “Eye-opening...Brings home the pain and reality of on-campus poverty and puts the blame squarely on elite institutions.” —Washington Post “Jack’s investigation redirects attention from the matter of access to the matter of inclusion...His book challenges universities to support the diversity they indulge in advertising.” —New Yorker “The lesson is plain—simply admitting low-income students is just the start of a university’s obligations. Once they’re on campus, colleges must show them that they are full-fledged citizen.” —David Kirp, American Prospect “This book should be studied closely by anyone interested in improving diversity and inclusion in higher education and provides a moving call to action for us all.” —Raj Chetty, Harvard University The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors—and their coffers—to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit these students? In this bracing exposé, Anthony Jack shows that many students’ struggles continue long after they’ve settled in their dorms. Admission, they quickly learn, is not the same as acceptance. This powerfully argued book documents how university policies and campus culture can exacerbate preexisting inequalities and reveals why some students are harder hit than others.
Wait for Me, Jack
Title | Wait for Me, Jack PDF eBook |
Author | Addison Jones |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 341 |
Release | 2024-05-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504094883 |
“Spanning 60 years, Jones’s deceptively casual, episodic novel is a warm-hearted dissection of a dysfunctional marriage. . . . Uplifting and astute.” —The Sunday Times Married in 1952, Jack and Milly meant to live the American Dream—but over six decades, the dream has changed for their country and for them. Wait for Me, Jack takes us from the aches and indignities of old age back to the exhilarating early days of a new relationship. An insightful, funny and, at times, devastating dissection of marriage, exploring what makes people stay together—despite everything. “A frank, earthy and drily amusing portrait of a marriage.” —The Herald “Brilliantly observed and often very funny.” —Morag Joss, award-winning author of Half Broken Things “Uplifting and astute, this book should save marriages.” —Tim Pears, The Sunday Times (A Top Summer Read) “Most moving novel of the year.” —Andrew Greig, author of John Macnab
What Are You Waiting For?
Title | What Are You Waiting For? PDF eBook |
Author | Kristen Moeller |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2013-11-12 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1936740613 |
What are you waiting for? Do you find yourself waiting for the right moment? The ideal relationship? The perfect job? Are you waiting for your “real” life to begin? Do think that the gifts of life are right around the corner? That one day you will arrive and everything will be okay? Do you endlessly search, yet never seem to find? Through the sharing of authentic personal stories and profound life lessons, Kristen Moeller explores our pervasive human tendency to wait for life and to look outside ourselves for answers. So we don’t try; we give up. We sell out and we forget who we are. We are afraid to succeed, afraid to fail, and afraid to say we are afraid. But as Wayne Gretzky said, “You'll always miss one-hundred percent of the shots you don't take!” Kristen Moeller's mission in life is to inspire you to get on the path, move forward and take the shot.
A Devil is Waiting (Sean Dillon Series, Book 19)
Title | A Devil is Waiting (Sean Dillon Series, Book 19) PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Higgins |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 229 |
Release | 2012-06-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007452225 |
THE NEW HIGGINS HAS LANDED! The mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
The Death of Jack and Jill
Title | The Death of Jack and Jill PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Dowdy |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | 141 |
Release | 2011-09-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1452019673 |
This book, remind me on what a true friend should be, for all what Jack and Kevin went through while they were growing up. And down to they last year in college, is so funny when it involve two best and one girl, here is where friendship it put the test. It shows you what true love is and one thing you have to be carefull of your friend around your girl."
Jack Taggart Mysteries 12-Book Bundle
Title | Jack Taggart Mysteries 12-Book Bundle PDF eBook |
Author | Don Easton |
Publisher | Dundurn |
Total Pages | 4398 |
Release | 2018-10-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1459744837 |
This ebook bundle contains the twelve-novel the Jack Taggart Mysteries series by Don Easton. Includes Easton’s latest novel, An Element of Risk. “Easton, an ex-Mountie, knows his police work.” — The Globe and Mail