[PDF] The Little Virtues eBook

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1628729023

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In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic mid-century authors. Whether she writes of the loss of a friend, Cesare Pavese; or what is inexpugnable of World War II; or the Abruzzi, where she and her first husband lived in forced residence under Fascist rule; or the importance of silence in our society; or her vocation as a writer; or even a pair of worn-out shoes, Ginzburg brings to her reflections the wisdom of a survivor and the spare, wry, and poetically resonant style her readers have come to recognize. "A glowing light of modern Italian literature . . . Ginzburg's magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning streak of a plain phrase. . . . As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart.' — The New York Times Book Review

Author : Rose Stanek
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1532684606

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“There once was a girl with a hole in her heart. Little Love was her name, where was she to start? It was not of her doing. She was not to blame. But the hole in her heart was there just the same.” So begins the story of Little Love as she sets out on a journey to heal her broken heart. Join her on her path to self-discovery where she meets Beauty and Fame, and learns the true value of her self-worth. Written for children, but with a timeless message for the child in all of us, Little Love reaffirms the importance of self-acceptance in life’s journey toward love, joy, and friendship.

Author : Rose Sprinkle
Publisher : Resource Publications (CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781725276260

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"Join Little Envy on her journey to find self-acceptance and overcome her envy of other mermaids. May her journey of self-discovery help ignite your own."--Back cover.

Author : André Comte-Sponville
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 2002-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780805045567

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Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind.

Author : Elizabeth George
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736950354

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Sugar and spice and everything nice—that's what little girls are made of...and so much more! In her first children's book, bestselling author Elizabeth George draws from the wisdom of the book of Proverbs to encourage young girls to apply the positive traits and qualities illustrated in each verse. Judy Luenebrink's charming illustrations complement the text, which emphasizes that there is more to being a girl than simply being sweet and nice. God desires for them to be helpful, confident, thoughtful, eager, prayerful, creative, cheerful, and kind—one of His little girls! A wonderful read-aloud book and perfect gift for parents or grandparents to give to their favorite little girl!

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1609800303

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Arguably one of Italy’s greatest contemporary writers, Natalia Ginzburg has been best known in America as a writer’s writer, quiet beloved of her fellow wordsmiths. This collection of personal essays chosen by the eminent American writer Lynne Sharon Schwartz from four of Ginzburg’s books written over the course of Ginzburg’s lifetime was a many-years long project for Schwartz. These essays are deeply felt, but also disarmingly accessible. Full of self-doubt and searing insight, Ginzburg is merciless in her attempts to describe herself and her world—and yet paradoxically, her self-deprecating remarks reveal her deeper confidence in her own eye and writing ability, as well as the weight and nuance of her exploration of the conflict between humane values and bureaucratic rigidity.

Author : William John Bennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,8 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 068481353X

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A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811228002

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The hauntingly beautiful epistolary novel from “a glowing light of modern Italian literature” (New York Times Book Review) Longlisted for the PEN Translation Award At the heart of Happiness, as Such is an absence—an abyss that pulls everyone to its brink—created by a family’s only son, Michele, who has fled from Italy to England to escape the dangers and threats of his radical political ties. This novel is part epistolary: his mother writes letters to him, nagging him; his sister Angelica writes, missing him; so does Mara, his former lover, telling him about the birth of her son who may be his own. Left to clean up Michele’s mess, his family and friends complain, commiserate, tease, and grieve, struggling valiantly with the small and large calamities of their interconnected lives. Natalia Ginzburg's most beloved book in Italy and one of her finest achievements, Happiness, as Such is an original, wise, raw, comic novel that cuts to the bone.