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Murphy, John

 
9780595387144: Stories From A Favored Clime: (Mostly for fun, Told in Rhyme)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595387144 ISBN 13 : 9780595387144
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Each story is complete in itself, so you can begin to read at any place in the book. Some are: GARDENING, Mother Eve objects in The Garden; THE AWKWARD PRINCE. Does love always win out? A WIFE'S APPRECIATION, perhaps not what you would expect; ON THE HUSTINGS, an entrenched member of Congress gives a lesson; HUMILITY, A lady, with jaundiced eye, looks at fellow parishioners; MEMO FROM MOTHER, upper class advice to the family about to take a cruise; SHUT OUT, an unusual environmental spokesman is heard. DOGS GONE, canines in charge. GIRLS, raising three in a row; WHY THE IRISH CELEBRATE, St. Patrick wins. FORE! pre-historic workout; TIME AND AGAIN, a long-gone beatnik returns. CELL PHONE, a look at present uses and what might have been. There are many more to interest and amuse you, all in a variety of lively rhyme schemes. Employed for centuries in the telling of stories, rhyme is concise and is stimulating to the ear and the brain. No special training required to enjoy these stories. Thank you for purchasing this book.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Each story is complete in itself, so you can begin to read at any place in the book. Some are: GARDENING, Mother Eve objects in The Garden; THE AWKWARD PRINCE. Does love always win out? A WIFE'S APPRECIATION, perhaps not what you would expect; ON THE HUSTINGS, an entrenched member of Congress gives a lesson; HUMILITY, A lady, with jaundiced eye, looks at fellow parishioners; MEMO FROM MOTHER, upper class advice to the family about to take a cruise; SHUT OUT, an unusual environmental spokesman is heard. DOGS GONE, canines in charge. GIRLS, raising three in a row; WHY THE IRISH CELEBRATE, St. Patrick wins. FORE! pre-historic workout; TIME AND AGAIN, a long-gone beatnik returns. CELL PHONE, a look at present uses and what might have been. There are many more to interest and amuse you, all in a variety of lively rhyme schemes. Employed for centuries in the telling of stories, rhyme is concise and is stimulating to the ear and the brain. No special training required to enjoy these stories. Thank you for purchasing this book.

Biographie de l'auteur

John W. Murphy was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Fordham College, in New York. He served as principal in the U.S. Forces Schools in Germany, Greece and Italy. He and wife, Rita, live in Southern California. Their nine children live in three U.S. States, and Europe.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595387144
ISBN 13 
9780595387144
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
146
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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