Letters to a Young Madman

2012
Letters to a Young Madman

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  • Author: Paul Gruchow
  • Publisher: Levins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780985397234
  • Category : Authors, American
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

In Letters to a Young Madman, a man of genius, of uncanny writing ability, and of profound empathy for the mentally ill, recounts his “spectacular plunge from competency into official madness.” Paul Gruchow’s account of the mental illness, which eventually claimed his life, explores the double injury inflicted on the mentally ill. First, there is the illness itself, with its often debilitating symptoms. But then there is the more insidious injury made by society, stigmatization: “We no longer believe, as we did 250 years ago, that the mentally ill are animals, but we are not ready to grant that they are fully human, either.” In a voice remarkably clear, eloquent, and calm, Gruchow shows us why he came to regard the mentally ill as “his heroes.”

The Madman of Piney Woods

2014-09-30
The Madman of Piney Woods

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  • Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
  • ISBN: 0545633761
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 291

In this poignant companion to Elijah of Buxton, two boys united by tragedy find friendship and adventure in the Canadian woods. Benji and Red couldn’t be more different. They aren’t friends. They don’t even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart—and expand it, too. This critically acclaimed story by National Book Award finalist Christopher Paul Curtis joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes extra bonus content! Praise for The Madman of Piney Woods “Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Heady stuff. Funny stuff. Smart stuff. Good stuff. Better get your hands on this stuff.” —School Library Journal “So suspenseful . . . Curtis deftly makes what might have been simply heart-rending hopeful and redeeming instead . . . A thrill ride of a plot.” —TheNew York Times

The Bradys at Madman's Roost; Or, A Clew from the Golden Gate

1904
The Bradys at Madman's Roost; Or, A Clew from the Golden Gate

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  • Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

Letters from a Young Poet

2014-03-21
Letters from a Young Poet

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  • Author: Rosinka Chaudhuri
  • Publisher: Penguin UK
  • ISBN: 9351186369
  • Category : Literary Collections
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 702

As a young man, Rabindranath Tagore wrote a series of letters to his niece during what he described as the most productive period of his life. By turns contemplative and playful, gentle and impassioned, Tagore’s letters abound in incredible insights—from sharply comical portrayals of English sahibs to lively anecdotes about family life, from thoughts on the nature of poetry to spiritual contemplation and inner feeling. And coursing through all these letters, like a ceaseless heartbeat, is Tagore’s deep love for the natural splendour of Bengal. In this manner, this volume also serves as a prose companion to his magnificent work Gitanjali. Letters from a Young Poet shimmers with wit and warmth, and offers unforgettable vignettes of the young poet in those happy days before extraordinary fame found him.

A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines

2009-02-19
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines

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  • Author: Janna Levin
  • Publisher: Anchor
  • ISBN: 0307538036
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 242

Kurt Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems sent shivers through Vienna’s intellectual circles and directly challenged Ludwig Wittgenstein’s dominant philosophy. Alan Turing’s mathematical genius helped him break the Nazi Enigma Code during WWII. Though they never met, their lives strangely mirrored one another—both were brilliant, and both met with tragic ends. Here, a mysterious narrator intertwines these parallel lives into a double helix of genius and anguish, wonderfully capturing not only two radiant, fragile minds but also the zeitgeist of the era.

A Madman's Defense

1981
A Madman's Defense

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  • Author: August Strindberg
  • Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 330

Letters from Russia

2012-04-25
Letters from Russia

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  • Author: Astolphe de Custine
  • Publisher: New York Review of Books
  • ISBN: 1590175344
  • Category : Travel
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 676

The Marquis de Custine’s record of his trip to Russia in 1839 is a brilliantly perceptive, even prophetic, account of one of the world’s most fascinating and troubled countries. It is also a wonderful piece of travel writing. Custine, who met with people in all walks of life, including the Czar himself, offers vivid descriptions of St. Petersburg and Moscow, of life at court and on the street, and of the impoverished Russian countryside. But together with a wealth of sharply delineated incident and detail, Custine’s great work also presents an indelible picture—roundly denounced by both Czarist and Communist regimes—of a country crushed by despotism and “intoxicated with slavery.” Letters from Russia, here published in a new edition prepared by Anka Muhlstein, the author of the Goncourt Prize-winning biography of Custine, stands with Tocqueville’s Democracy in America as a profound and passionate encounter with historical forces that are still very much at work in the world today.

The Epistles of Erasmus, from His Earliest Letters to His Fifty-first Year, Arranged in Order of Time

1917
The Epistles of Erasmus, from His Earliest Letters to His Fifty-first Year, Arranged in Order of Time

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  • Author: Desiderius Erasmus
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Humanists
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 508

The Madman's Library

2021-07-21
The Madman's Library

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  • Author: Edward Brooke-Hitching
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • ISBN: 1797212052
  • Category : Reference
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 258

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history. From the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a unique and beautifully illustrated journey through the history of literature. The Madman's Library delves into its darkest territories to hunt down the oddest books and manuscripts ever written, uncovering the intriguing stories behind their creation. From the Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein, to the gorgeously decorated fifteenth-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the most enormous book ever created, The Madman's Library features many long forgotten, eccentric, and extraordinary volumes gathered from around the world. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle and books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered. Spell books, alchemist scrolls, wearable books, edible books, books to summon demons, books written by ghosts, and more all come together in the most curiously strange library imaginable. Featuring hundreds of remarkable images and packed with entertaining facts and stories to discover, The Madman’s Library is a captivating compendium perfect for bibliophiles, literature enthusiasts, and collectors intrigued by bizarre oddities, obscure history, and the macabre. • MUST-HAVE FOR BOOKLOVERS: Anyone who appreciates a good read will love delving into this weird world of books and adding this collection to their own bookshelf. • DISCOVER SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE: The Madman's Library will let you in on the secret and obscure histories of the strangest books ever made. • EXPERT AUTHOR: Edward Brooke-Hitching is the son of an antiquarian book dealer, a lifelong rare book collector, and a master of taking visual deep dives into unusual historical subjects, such as the maps of imaginary geography in The Phantom Atlas or ancient pathways through the stars in The Sky Atlas.

Persian Letters

1901
Persian Letters

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  • Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
  • Publisher: Dissertations-G
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 366