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新しい本, フィクション, 文学, 英語で予約する, 洋書Dallergut Dream Department Store (Original) - Miye Lee (Hanover Square Press) 【紙書籍】 9781335081179

タイトル: Dallergut Dream Department Store (Original)著者: Miye Lee出版社: Hanover Square Press出版日: 2024年07月09日新しい本新古品・未使用品。出版社からの新着。WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD, THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SENSATION ARRIVES IN AMERICAWhat if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow, and dream to flourish.A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Memory Thief Streets of Nox Valar Book 1【電子書籍】[ C.D. Corrigan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Cypress Monroe: shapeshifter, spymaster, dearly departed.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cypress went to her grave having discovered a plot to overthrow her queen-and her paramour. Now, her soul scours the realm between life and death for a way to get word to her beloved before it's too late.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dimereial, an angel of redemption, has an offer for Cypress. If she can relieve a few fellow souls of their worst memories before they shuffle on, Cypress will have an audience with the right people in time to save her lover. Memory theft is a heinous crime in Nox Valar, but if it's done to save the living and dead alike, what's the harm?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rasa's first memory, her only memory, is crashing in the Ashen Fields, a flash of screaming soulfire and momentous impact. Then she was fighting, beset by tattered shadows that clawed and scratched and wailed as she tore their essence from them. Secan, a shepherd of lost souls, found her there. Amidst a mound of sundered undead, he's inherited his hardest task yet: trying to guide a soul that doesn't know itself.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Memory Thief: Streets of Nox Valar Book 1 Chronicles of the Crossing, #3【電子書籍】[ C.D. Corrigan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Cypress Monroe: shapeshifter, spymaster, dearly departed.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cypress went to her grave having discovered a plot to overthrow her queenーand her paramour. Now, her soul scours the realm between life and death for a way to get word to her beloved before it's too late.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dimereial, an angel of redemption, has an offer for Cypress. If she can relieve a few fellow souls of their worst memories before they shuffle on, Cypress will have an audience with the right people in time to save her lover. Memory theft is a heinous crime in Nox Valar, but if it's done to save the living and dead alike, what's the harm?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rasa's first memory, her only memory, is crashing in the Ashen Fields, a flash of screaming soulfire and momentous impact. Then she was fighting, beset by tattered shadows that clawed and scratched and wailed as she tore their essence from them. Secan, a shepherd of lost souls, found her there. Amidst a mound of sundered undead, he's inherited his hardest task yet: trying to guide a soul that doesn't know itself.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Performing Pippin Pearmain 1 Performing Pippin Pearmain, #1【電子書籍】[ Lark Westerly ]

＜p＞Eccentricity is Pippin Pearmain's lifelong stock-in-trade. She used to be a niche-market performer, but at sixty-six, she hasn't worked in a decade. That doesn't matter to Pip. She has her cosy life at Lemonwood Cottage, an interesting friendship with Mister Clancy next door, walks on the beach and occasional stoushes with the officious and the annoying. She enjoys her regular ballet practice, and her daily battle with the bad-tempered lemon tree in the garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Pip has two cat companions, and if they choose to communicate with her in Cat-Morse about things no cat should be concerned with, wellーno one else needs to know. Above all, she has her green-penned bucket list. That is unique.＜/p＞ ＜p＞An impulsive trip to her old hometown stirs memories for Pip when she meets her cousins Juniper and Lupin at the Delmsford Flower Show. Over a nostalgic afternoon tea provided by the Lilac Ladies in their retro-pinnies, Pip shares a long-held secret with her cousins and is given their secrets in return. Jan's secret is fun. Lupin's secret will be turning Pip's life upside down…but not quite yet.＜/p＞ ＜p＞First, she has to negotiate the flower show… shuffle her place in the family pack and accept the unexpected gift of Lupin's cat.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Playing GIN RUMMY Simplified Quick Beginners Stepped Guide From Basics To Advanced Techniques To Learn, Master, Perfect Your Ability and Play Like A Pro【電子書籍】[ Ansel stellan ]

＜p＞"Mastering Gin Rummy: Your Path to Victory"＜/p＞ ＜p＞Welcome to the ultimate guide to becoming a Gin Rummy champion! If you're seeking to elevate your card-playing skills, look no further. "Mastering Gin Rummy" is your ticket to mastering one of the most exciting and rewarding card games ever created.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Why do you need this book?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn the Game Quickly: Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player looking to sharpen your skills, our book provides a simplified, step-by-step approach that will have you playing like a pro in no time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Win More Games: Discover winning strategies, tactics, and secret tips from seasoned Gin Rummy experts that will give you the competitive edge. Your opponents won't stand a chance!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Boost Your Confidence: Gain the confidence you need to challenge anyone at the Gin Rummy table. Impress your friends and family with your newfound expertise.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Avoid Costly Mistakes: Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and costly errors that can ruin your chances of victory. Maximize your chances of success with our proven techniques.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enjoy Hours of Fun: Gin Rummy is a game that brings people together. By mastering it, you'll enhance your social life and create lasting memories with friends and loved ones.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Don't miss out! You'll miss out on a world of fun, camaraderie, and victory if you pass up this opportunity. "Mastering Gin Rummy" is your passport to becoming the player everyone wants on their team.＜/p＞ ＜p＞So, why wait? Grab your copy now and start your journey towards Gin Rummy mastery. Let's shuffle the deck, deal the cards, and play to win! Buy the book today and deal yourself into the excitement of Gin Rummy like never before. Your victory is just a click away!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Dallergut Dream Department Store A Novel【電子書籍】[ Miye Lee ]

＜p＞＜strong＞THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞For fans of magical realism and the ＜em＞Before the Coffee Gets Cold＜/em＞ series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow, and dream to flourish.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】DallerGut Dream Department Store Grab your PJs and enter a magical world where healing is just a dream away【電子書籍】[ Miye Lee ]

＜p＞＜strong＞*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES #2 BESTSELLER*＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' ＜em＞The Sun＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'F****illed to the brim with joy'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' ＜em＞Daily Mail＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜h5＞＜strong＞|| THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ||＜/strong＞＜/h5＞ ＜p＞In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at the store is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including DallerGut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow, and dream to flourish.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞WATERSTONES SFF BOTM - AUGUST 2024＜/p＞ ＜p＞FOYLES TRANSLATED BOOK OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER 2023＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞DALLERGUT IN THE PRESS:＜/strong＞＜br /＞ 'A fantastical narrative' ＜em＞＜strong＞CNN＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ 'It makes the world around us come alive and the imagination sing' *＜strong＞Reactor Mag＜/strong＞＜br /＞ '*A deep exploration of human nature' ＜em＞＜strong＞Washington Post＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'What a ride! I DEVOURED this book in one sitting!'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'There were so many more layers to this book. It's totally cute, but also clever [and] insightful!'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞ ＜p＞**'**＜strong＞I cannot wait to read the sequel, and I hope it is translated soon!'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'It was wholesome, gentle and made me smile the whole time'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'I absolutely adored this. It's the kind of book I could read over and over again'＜/strong＞ ? ? ? ? ?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Honor of the Fallen【電子書籍】[ R.G. Taark ]

＜p＞A lone man who carries the name of the Empire's ultimate shame and anonymity, 'John Smith.' Stripped of everything from his past, cast out and stumbling through the world, he sees everything he grew up believing with new eyes. The harsh realities of his world nip at his flanks and heels every day of his new life, while memories and painful traumas of his old life plague his days and even nights.＜/p＞ ＜p＞~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kazimir Chroynos fiercely drove his hands through his hair yet again.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The interminable trip from the Cursed Citadel to his building had frayed his last nerve. Landing on the 'highest authorized pad' for the public cab had been infuriating. 'Walking' to the elevator had set his blood to boil. His barked rebuke to the assholes and dumb bitches, who had tried to join him in the car, was mildly satisfying.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The forty-five floors the infernal elevator car had to travel were bad enough, but the moron engineer who had crafted the car to travel slower with every floor needed to die screaming with his skin stripped off, and intestines pulled out slowly into a bucket while he watched. Maybe hung from the ceiling upside down for hours so he had to piss over his dangling guts and into his face and nose.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kicking the frame of the elevator door while pushing his disheveled, ear length hair, back from his eyes again, then a second time, Kazimir fumed with inaction. The now greasy black mess held nothing of its perfect styling that his personal stylist had added at the beginning of the day. Now the oils and hair products 'what's-his-name' used every morning were white flakes of broken goo and sticky residue in Kazimir's fingernails. Smudging his filed nails, and marring their perfectly rounded shape.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Like a common peon, he was forced to use his 'building cash card' of all things! He had almost forgotten that he had that thing at all, let alone that he'd needed it for this menial transaction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It only added to his frustration and rage that his own building was so primitive and inert that they didn't even have proper scanners to identify him and pass him without hassle as it should.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There was a reason he paid people to handle those transactions. Kazimir didn't need to be troubled; he had more important things to do.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Like ruling an Empire ... And not this! This absurdity! This ... usurpation of order!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stepping back and slamming his foot into the elevator door, his right ankle and toes hurt fiercely. But he left a satisfying dent in the finely finished stainless steel door. The injustice after all the years of planning, patience, sacrifice, and work was ... somewhere light-years beyond frustrating.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There was no blood shared between the CEO of city's founder corporation, whose offspring incompetently managed their empire straight into Chroynos hands, and the current Chroynos Dynasty. It was all a paperwork shuffle and an illusion to keep the plebs inline, while wrapping their feeble minds in the warm blanket of the lie that there was continuity and stability in their lives.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kazimir scoffed at the insipid legend and its accompanying deceptions.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Performing Pippin Pearmain 1【電子書籍】[ Lark Westerly ]

＜p＞Eccentricity is Pippin Pearmain’s lifelong stock-in-trade. She used to be a niche-market performer, but at sixty-six, she hasn’t worked in a decade. That doesn’t matter to Pip. She has her cosy life at Lemonwood Cottage, an interesting friendship with Mister Clancy next door, walks on the beach and occasional stoushes with the officious and the annoying. She enjoys her regular ballet practice, and her daily battle with the bad-tempered lemon tree in the garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Pip has two cat companions, and if they choose to communicate with her in Cat-Morse about things no cat should be concerned with, wellーno one else needs to know. Above all, she has her green-penned bucket list. That is unique.＜/p＞ ＜p＞An impulsive trip to her old hometown stirs memories for Pip when she meets her cousins Juniper and Lupin at the Delmsford Flower Show. Over a nostalgic afternoon tea provided by the Lilac Ladies in their retro-pinnies, Pip shares a long-held secret with her cousins and is given their secrets in return. Jan’s secret is fun. Lupin’s secret will be turning Pip’s life upside down…but not quite yet.＜/p＞ ＜p＞First, she has to negotiate the flower show… shuffle her place in the family pack and accept the unexpected gift of Lupin’s cat.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Capsule Stories Autumn 2022 Edition Falling Leaves【電子書籍】

＜p＞Featuring poetry and prose, ＜em＞Capsule Stories Autumn 2022 Edition＜/em＞ explores the theme Falling Leaves through melancholy yet hopeful writing about falling, leaving, and letting go. These stories and poems reflect on a season of change in life. Read about grieving a loved one, leaving the only place you've ever known as home, falling out of love, and learning to let go of something you once thought would last forever. ＜em＞Capsule Stories Autumn 2022 Edition: Falling Leaves＜/em＞ is the perfect book to read on a crisp autumn day as leaves fall outside your window.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Falling Leaves＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞As you walk home, the leaves swirl around your feet, crunching beneath your shoes with each step. Reds, oranges, yellows, and browns color the street so vibrantly that you stop and take a photo. For a brief moment, you want to send her the photo, to share this beauty with her, and then you remember that she's gone. You put your phone back in your jacket pocket and shuffle down the sidewalk, lost in memories. You don't look up until you're home. The big oak tree in the front yard welcomes you, its yellow-sleeved branches rustling in the wind and waving hello.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The oak is dying. The arborist said it wouldn't last much longer and that he would come back before spring to cut it down. You agreed and set up the appointment, though the thought of losing the tree stung your eyes with tears. The oak shades half the house, dapples the wood floors with patterned sunlight in the late afternoon, covers the sky in a canopy of green half the year, blankets the ground in color each fall. It's part of your home, a constant in your life, the way you tell the seasons. Its whispering branches lull you to sleep each night. But the oak, too, will leave you sooner than you'd expected-at least you have time to say goodbye.＜/p＞ ＜p＞You make a cup of tea and sit on the window seat in the living room facing the oak. A squirrel scurries up the thick trunk to some unseen hiding place to store its food for the winter. Does it know the tree is dying, that its days are numbered? Next year, the front yard will look empty without the oak. Maybe you'll plant a new tree, full of hope and promise. But for now, you're content to sit and watch the tree unclench its tight fists and let go, golden leaves floating from tree to ground.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Meanwhile, In Italy【電子書籍】[ Pierce Nahigyan ]

＜p＞Eleanor Stills is a music journalist working out of Washington, D.C. She's divorced, on the declining side of her twenties, and wondering if her career is really the dream she always hoped it would be. Amidst this quarter-life crisis, Reginald Sly falls back into her life. He's now the frontman for a bizarre indy band, and seeing him reignites Eleanor's memories of a long summer spent in Italy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Even if most of it has disappeared.” It is a Venetian proverb. No citizen of Venice can ever find his way with ease. That is the nature of the city. It has risen and fallen so many times over the centuries to accommodate its sole tenant, water, that what remains of its canals and bridges and cobblestones cannot service human beings in any way. Only birds, it is said, understand Venice. And most of them don’t speak the language.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is considered a throwback to their Roman ancestry that Italians will settle where they please. No one ever says, “I live in Venice.” They say, “I live with Venice.” Rather than be embarrassed to lose themselves in their own canals, Venetians have learned to lie with a style beyond reckoning. Lying is highly fashionable in Venezia, much like concrete is in Milano. A man cannot be judged by his car or his house (since anything one owns is forfeit to memory in this town), so he must be judged by his wealth of dissimulation. If a Venetian man attends a party he was not invited to and, by way of excuse, takes the hostess by the arm and proclaims that she is his wife, he is applauded for his boldness of action. Unless of course the same maneuver was already executed earlier in the evening, or afterwards by a more debonair rogue.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lies make history here, and everyone remembers a good one. Poor liars are eventually weeded out and seeded somewhere else to grow roots of honesty. Frequently in my travels I heard it said that there is nothing so honest as a Venetian abroad. Whether that springs from an honest relief (or simple lack) of professional competition remains a mystery.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Houses in Venice are seldom permanent homes. Venetians walk until they are tired and then occupy the nearest crooked tower. This would be a hygienic nightmare if cleanliness and coziness were not preeminent virtues. Mind you, no house in Venice is neat, but few are misused. Poor housekeepers do not last long, and they are always found out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this transitory world, most everyone will be someone’s guest in their life, and generosity is the city’s currency.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That sense of kinship is strong in Venice. Families cannot exist without it. Siblings and uncles are lost in the endless shuffle to be raised by other parents, other couples, or even other children. Grandparents are switched and spouses are rearranged to lie and wait for new love and solace that lasts in the knowledge that Venice changes forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Maybe it’s the lies, maybe it’s that the cityscape is rewritten by the moment or that each night grants them new families and lovers to entertain, but Venetians are widely regarded as the nation’s best storytellers. It is how they communicate with their city. They tell stories about themselves. They tell stories about stories. These stories pass on to new homes and canals. After several years of spending evenings this way, a keen Venetian has an ear for who has said what, when, but rarely where. And because lying is so stylish, the protagonist of these stories is an eternal variable. But sometimes a yarn is so fresh it must have an author. Proud friends will know their companions survive somewhere in the city by the fables that return to them.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Meanwhile, in Italy: A Parallel Romance【電子書籍】[ Pierce Nahigyan ]

＜p＞In Italy, Eleanor and Reginald fell in love a dozen different ways over wines and adventures. In Washington, D.C., they've long since broken up and disappointed themselves and each other.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Eleanor Stills is a music journalist working out of Washington, D.C. She's divorced, on the declining side of her twenties, and wondering if her career is really the dream she always thought it would be. Amidst this quarter-life crisis, Reginald Sly falls back into her life. He's now the frontman for a bizarre indy band, and seeing him reignites Eleanor's memories of a long summer spent in Italy. But Reg's memories of that summer are very different, cobbled together from truth and myth, like whimsical fairytales from a country that never was. As Eleanor writes about the band and Reg spins his tall tales, parallel yearnings are uncovered, and the two discover that they're both striving to make peace with how they live now.＜/p＞ ＜p＞~~~ Excerpt ~~~＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Even if most of it has disappeared.” It is a Venetian proverb. No citizen of Venice can ever find his way with ease. That is the nature of the city. It has risen and fallen so many times over the centuries to accommodate its sole tenant, water, that what remains of its canals and bridges and cobblestones cannot service human beings in any way. Only birds, it is said, understand Venice. And most of them don’t speak the language.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is considered a throwback to their Roman ancestry that Italians will settle where they please. No one ever says, “I live in Venice.” They say, “I live with Venice.” Rather than be embarrassed to lose themselves in their own canals, Venetians have learned to lie with a style beyond reckoning. Lying is highly fashionable in Venezia, much like concrete is in Milano. A man cannot be judged by his car or his house (since anything one owns is forfeit to memory in this town), so he must be judged by his wealth of dissimulation. If a Venetian man attends a party he was not invited to and, by way of excuse, takes the hostess by the arm and proclaims that she is his wife, he is applauded for his boldness of action. Unless of course the same maneuver was already executed earlier in the evening, or afterwards by a more debonair rogue.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lies make history here, and everyone remembers a good one. Poor liars are eventually weeded out and seeded somewhere else to grow roots of honesty. Frequently in my travels I heard it said that there is nothing so honest as a Venetian abroad. Whether that springs from an honest relief (or simple lack) of professional competition remains a mystery.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Houses in Venice are seldom permanent homes. Venetians walk until they are tired and then occupy the nearest crooked tower. This would be a hygienic nightmare if cleanliness and coziness were not preeminent virtues. Mind you, no house in Venice is neat, but few are misused. Poor housekeepers do not last long, and they are always found out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this transitory world, most everyone will be someone’s guest in their life, and generosity is the city’s currency.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That sense of kinship is strong in Venice. Families cannot exist without it. Siblings and uncles are lost in the endless shuffle to be raised by other parents, other couples, or even other children. Grandparents are switched and spouses are rearranged to lie and wait for new love and solace that lasts in the knowledge that Venice changes forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Maybe it’s the lies, maybe it’s that the cityscape is rewritten by the moment or that each night grants them new families and lovers to entertain, but Venetians are widely regarded as the nation’s best storytellers. It is how they communicate with their city. They tell stories about themselves. They tell stories about stories. These stories pass on to new homes and canals. After several years of spending evenings this way, a keen Venetian has an ear for who has said what, when, but rarely where.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dreamers and Deviants - The First Three Dreamers and Deviants, #1【電子書籍】[ TK Charles ]

＜p＞Dreamers and Deviants is a series of short stories with two arcs. The first being TK Charles' struggle to transition from a meathead Division One jock to write and publish a novel. During time spent reflecting on the present he works through personal issues like meeting women and scrounging for food and income.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The second arc revolves around memories spurned by his observations of everyday life. These memories include stories from his years working for Fortune 500 companies, running at a major Division One university and past love and heartbreak.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dreamers and Deviants is an apt title as TK Charles and his crew living at "The Compound" struggle with their life paths. They debate whether to continue their banking, teaching and engineering jobs and shuffle along with the queue of The American Dream or throw it all away to pursue their personal dreams of developing iPhone apps, writing novels and becoming photographers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This series of factual short stories will be published in groups of three with a future release of the memoir in entirety. Be sure to check TK Charles' page for additional Dreamers and Deviants releases.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dreamers and Deviants - The Second Three Dreamers and Deviants, #2【電子書籍】[ TK Charles ]

＜p＞Dreamers and Deviants is a series of short stories with two arcs. The first being TK Charles' struggle to transition from a meathead Division One jock to write and publish a novel. During time spent reflecting on the present he works through personal issues like meeting women and scrounging for food and income.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The second arc revolves around memories spurned by his observations of everyday life. These memories include stories from his years working for Fortune 500 companies, running at a major Division One university and past love and heartbreak.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dreamers and Deviants is an apt title as TK Charles and his crew living at "The Compound" struggle with their life paths. They debate whether to continue their banking, teaching and engineering jobs and shuffle along with the queue of The American Dream or throw it all away to pursue their personal dreams of developing iPhone apps, writing novels and becoming photographers. The stories will be released every two weeks on a Monday in groups of three or four.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dreamers and Deviants - The Second Three consist of stories about TK's move to Miami after graduation, his return to Des Moines and his dependency on drugs and alcohol to survive his budding corporate career. He eventually quits it all in the final story and moves to New Zealand to pursue his passion of writing. It begins, though, with a mind opening trip that TK didn't see coming. The trip allowed him to see the next progression to his writing and revealed some valuable personal demons and saints along the way.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Watch for The Third Three of Dreamers and Deviants to be released on August 26, 2013.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。