Alice Martin

Maailman tunnetuin rakkausrunojen kokoelma.William Shakespeare kehitti Italian renessanssin synnyttämästä sonettirunoudesta englantilaisen vastineen 1500-luvulla. Sonetit ovat rakkausrunoja, jotka ylistävät rakkauden eri puolia, maallista ja henkistä rakkautta, siihen liittyvää mustasukkaisuutta, uskollisuutta ja leikkiä.Shakespearen Sonetit ilmestyi kokoelmana 1609. Runot lienee kirjoitettu pääosin 1590-luvulla, viimeiset seuraavan vuosisadan puolella. Shakespeare-suomentaja Paavo Cajanderilla oli aikomus näytelmien jälkeen suomentaa myös Sonetit, mutta hanke jäi kesken hänen kuollessaan 1913. Yli puoli vuosisataa myöhemmin, v. 1965 kokoelma ilmestyi ensimmäisen kerran suomen kielellä runoilija Aale Tynnin suomennoksena.William Shakespearen (1564-1616) ikuista rakkautta julistavat sonetit kietovat pauloihinsa uusia lukijoita aika ajan jälkeen kaikkialla maailmassa. Runoilija Aale Tynnin suomennokset tavoittavat noiden kuolemattomien säkeiden laulavuuden ja ajatussisällöt kristallinkirkkaasti, lyyrisyydestä ja ytimekkyydestä tinkimättä.

In the summer of 1973, a mysterious infection spurs women across the United States to leave their homes and migrate toward the Pacific Ocean. At a loss for what causes the infection, how it's spread, or what it may ultimately cause women to do, the public refers to the 700,000 women who go missing simply as 'the westward women'. Three women are caught in the infection's riptide. Cautious twenty-two-year-old Aimee goes in search of her enigmatic, newly infected childhood friend, only to find herself haunted by the voices of other westward women everywhere she goes. Meanwhile, Eve, an ambitious young journalist, is determined to prove her worth by writing a story about a man she hears is collecting infected women across the country. Finally, infected sixteen-year-old Teenie, still grieving from the loss of her sister, begins traveling with a man known only as the Piper, who claims to protect girls like her...

In the summer of 1973, a mysterious infection spurs women across the United States to leave their homes and migrate toward the Pacific Ocean. At a loss for what causes the infection, how it's spread, or what it may ultimately cause women to do, the public refers to the 700,000 women who go missing simply as 'the westward women'.Three women are caught in the infection's riptide. Cautious twenty-two-year-old Aimee goes in search of her enigmatic, newly infected childhood friend, only to find herself haunted by the voices of other westward women everywhere she goes. Meanwhile, Eve, an ambitious young journalist, is determined to prove her worth by writing a story about a man she hears is collecting infected women across the country. Finally, infected sixteen-year-old Teenie, still grieving from the loss of her sister, begins traveling with a man known only as the Piper, who claims to protect girls like her...

For fans of Emma Cline and Emily St. John Mandel, Westward Women is a breathtaking, prescient novel of speculative fiction set against the backdrop of rural Americana, destined to become an instant classic. "An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood." - Joyce Carol Oates It starts with an itch. In homes all across America, women first feel a burning, itching sensation in their arms. They become tired and sluggish. And then they are compelled to walk West toward the Pacific Ocean. Abandoning their families, jobs, lives, they become shells of their former selves, all while doctors and scientists halfheartedly search for a cure that can't be found. Once they reach their destination, they aren't heard from again. Aimee has just graduated college when her best friend, Ginny, leaves. Ginny was always the daredevil to Aimee's homebody, but now Aimee must decide between maintaining her safe life, or traversing the interstates to find Ginny. As her search leads to whispers of a man called The Piper, who helps the women travel West, she soon encounters more questions than answers. Teenie's symptoms are getting worse. Itchy and dazed, she can barely remember anything, staring out The Piper's van windows as the country rolls by. The only thing she can remember with clarity is the last day she saw her sister, before she disappeared without a trace. You know. The way some girls just do. When Eve hears a rumor about The Piper, she's determined to chase him down. Everyone knows about the Westward Women, but actually hearing their stories? Identifying The Piper? It's the scoop of a lifetime, the only thing that will put her journalist reputation back to rights. As Aimee, Teenie, and Eve crisscross the country, their quests will put them on a collision course with heart-rending, devastating consequences. A hypnotic, cataclysmic, and ultimately hopeful novel that spans 1970s America, Westward Women is the story of three ordinary yet unforgettable women in extraordinary circumstances.

Unions face a once in a generation opportunity for renewal. Decades of decline have been compounded by a global elite who increasingly generate profit from financial engineering in ways that side-step labour and undermine the power of organised workers. However, as this economic system begins to falter, there are signs of a renewed union movement emerging. Debt-laden firms – from supermarkets and nursery chains to outsourcing giants – are collapsing, and workers are organising to determine what comes next. Unionised bank cashiers are refusing to push predatory loans, teachers are striking against the exploitative housing market, and manufacturing workers are pooling redundancy pay to buy-out plants and become worker owners. Alice Martin and Annie Quick argue that these are seeds of union renewal. To be effective in an age of finance, the union movement must set its ambitions beyond narrow wage-bargaining, and towards the financial systems that have infiltrated workplaces and impoverished communities. By doing so, they can play a critical role in ushering in a new, democratic economy. No-one committed to economic justice can afford to miss this urgent, highly original book and its radical vision for unions.

Unions face a once in a generation opportunity for renewal. Decades of decline have been compounded by a global elite who increasingly generate profit from financial engineering in ways that side-step labour and undermine the power of organised workers. However, as this economic system begins to falter, there are signs of a renewed union movement emerging. Debt-laden firms – from supermarkets and nursery chains to outsourcing giants – are collapsing, and workers are organising to determine what comes next. Unionised bank cashiers are refusing to push predatory loans, teachers are striking against the exploitative housing market, and manufacturing workers are pooling redundancy pay to buy-out plants and become worker owners. Alice Martin and Annie Quick argue that these are seeds of union renewal. To be effective in an age of finance, the union movement must set its ambitions beyond narrow wage-bargaining, and towards the financial systems that have infiltrated workplaces and impoverished communities. By doing so, they can play a critical role in ushering in a new, democratic economy. No-one committed to economic justice can afford to miss this urgent, highly original book and its radical vision for unions.

Comment il faut prier / par Alice MartinDate de l'edition originale: 1910Sujet de l'ouvrage: Priere -- Enseignement biblique"Collection: Science et religion; nos 565-566"Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr