This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK. With its spare, colloquial narration and razor-sharp sense of how people really communicate, the collection was to become one of the most influential literary works of the 1980s.

This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK. With its spare, colloquial narration and razor-sharp sense of how people really communicate, the collection was to become one of the most influential literary works of the 1980s.

The short story that inspired the play at the heart of BIRDMAN starring Michael Keaton, Ed Norton and Emma Stone This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK. With its spare, colloquial narration and razor-sharp sense of how people really communicate, the collection was to become one of the most influential literary works of the 1980s.

Where I'm Calling From, with the author's original introduction, is the essential Raymond Carver story collection. Shortly before he died, America's laureate of the dispossessed made his own choice of his short stories, revised the texts and published them in this authoritative edition. The stories in Where I'm Calling From are selected from the full range of the author's work, including Furious Seasons, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, What We Talk about When We Talk about Love and Cathedral and include all seven stories from his last collection, Elephant.

To talk about getting better - about wanting to change in ways that we might choose and prefer - is to talk about pursuing the life we want; in the full knowledge that our pictures of the life we want, of our version of a good life, come from or come out of what we have already experienced. (We write the sentences we write because of the sentences we have read.) How can we talk differently about how we might want to change, knowing that all change precipitates us into an uncertain future? In this companion book to On Wanting to Change, Adam Phillips explores how we might get better at talking about what it is to get better.

фI sit with the Rat in J's Bar. We smoke, we drink, we eat peanuts, we talk about writing, we talk about women. Maybe those really were the good old days...

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is Carver's most famous collection of short stories and remians one of the most influential pieces of modern literature to date. But the original, unedited manuscript, Beginners – published here for the first time, was almost fifty per cent longer than the published collection. This restored version of Carver's stories reveals what was previously unsaid, filling in the narrative silences that have both inspired and mystified readers for so long. Beginners is a fascinating insight into the aesthetic of a literary great and, in the questions it raises, may just spark off one of the great cultural debates of our times.

Old 97's - Fight Songs. . Side A - , 1 Jagged - , 2 Lonely Holiday - , 3 Oppenheimer - , 4 Indefinitely - , 5 What We Talk About - , 6 Crash On The Barrelhead - , - , Side B - , 1 Murder (Or A Heart Attack) - , 2 Alone So Far - , 3 Busted Afternoon - , 4 Nineteen - , 5 Let The Idiot Speak - , 6 Valentine - , - , Side C + - , 1 Jagged - , 2 Lonely Holiday - , 3 Oppenheimer - , 4 Indefinitely - , 5 What We Talk About - , 6 Crash On The Barrelhead - , - , Side D + - , 1 Murder (Or A Heart Attack) - , 2 Alone So Far - , 3 Busted Afternoon - , 4 Nineteen - , 5 Let The Idiot Speak - , 6 Valentine - , - , Side E $ - , 1 Lonely Holiday - , 2 Oppenheimer - , 3 What We Talk About - , 4 Jagged - , 5 Weightless - , - , Side F $ - , 1 Indefinitely - , 2 Singular Girl - , 3 Busted Afternoon - , 4 Nineteen - , 5 Alone So Far - , - , Original 1999 Album - , + 2021 Vance Powell Remix - , $ 1998 Demos - , Previously Unreleased -

We need to rethink the conversation around mental health - psychologist Lucy Foulkes explores how and why. How do mental health problems arise? How do we distinguish between the 'normal' challenges of modern life and actual illness? Is society really experiencing a new mental health crisis? In this urgently needed book, psychologist Lucy Foulkes investigates what we know about mental illness - and shines a light on what we don't. It offers a profound new approach to how we think, talk and help when it comes to mental health.

Now more than ever, we need to talk about getting older. Many of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, long lives that are as happy and healthy as possible? Dr Lucy's book gives us answers to the questions we can voice - and those that we can't. This essential guide will guide you through those important conversations around growing older, answering every question you might have, including: · How do we start the conversation? · How do we ask whether it's worth taking seven different medicines? · Is it normal to find you're falling out of love with someone, as they disappear into dementia? · Should Dad be driving, and if not, who can stop him? · What are the secrets of the best care homes? · When does fierce independence become bad behaviour? · How do you navigate near-impossible discussions around resuscitation and intensity of treatments? · And who decides what happens when we become ill? Serious, funny, kind and knowledgeable, this readable book helps guide us through essential conversations about getting older that go straight to the heart of what matters most.

Трек-лист: A1. Jagged A2. Lonely Holiday A3. Oppenheimer A4. Indefinitely A5. What We Talk About A6. Crash On The Barrelhead B1. Murder (Or A Heart Attack) B2. Alone So Far B3. Busted Afternoon B4. Nineteen B5. Let The Idiot Speak B6. Valentine C1. Jagged C2. Lonely Holiday C3. Oppenheimer C4. Indefinitely C5. What We Talk About C6. Crash On The Barrelhead D1. Murder (Or A Heart Attack) D2. Alone So Far D3. Busted Afternoon D4. Nineteen D5. Let The Idiot Speak D6. Valentine E1. Lonely Holiday E2. Oppenheimer E3. What We Talk About E4. Jagged E5. Weightless F1. Indefinitely F2. Singular Girl F3. Busted Afternoon F4. Nineteen F5. Alone So Far

We talk about our physical health - but not so much about how we're feeling. With lots of practical advice, this lively, accessible guide explains why we have emotions, and what can influence them. Covering everything from friendships, social media and bullying to divorce, depression and eating disorders, this is an essential book for young people.

Треклист: 1. Hustlers Ambition 2. What If 3. Things Change 4. You Already Know 5. When Death Becomes You 6. Have A Party 7. We Both Think Alike 8. Don't Need No Help 9. Get Low 10. Fake Love 11. Window Shopper 12. Born Alone, Die Alone 13. You A Shooter 14. I Don't Know Officer 15. Talk About Me 16. When It Rains It Pours Bonus Tracks From Motion Picture 17. Best Friend 18. I'll Whip Ya Head Boy

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and settings ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical.

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'Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional' A compelling mediation on the power of running and a fascinating insight into the life of this internationally bestselling writer. A perfect reading companion for runners. In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and settings ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, this is a must-read for fans of this masterful yet private writer as well as for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.