Bøger af Jon Peirce

When strong but socially awkward WASP boy meets gorgeous, socially assured Italian girl at a summer tennis camp, what do you think will happen? At first, nothing, as he lacks the courage to ask her to play. But once he screws up the necessary courage, they start to have some amazing matches, some lasting longer than the average Wimbledon men's final. Fred and Gloria's passion for tennis is just beginning to evolve into a passion for each other when tragedy strikes Gloria's family, and she breaks off with him. Eventually they lose track of each other. But in full middle age, they meet up again, when Fred, now an aspiring novelist, takes his book to Dalton's Literary Agency and Gloria, Dalton's star agent, is assigned to sell it. She winds up selling both it and two later novels, earning fame and fortune both for Fred and for Dalton's. But do the two ever manage to get back together again? You'll have to read the novella to find out!

Shorter work hours are likely to lead to a happier, healthier, and more productive work force, as well as to reduced stress on the health-care system, since overwork is a key cause of mental and physical illness. Work Less proposes various ways for organizations to achieve shorter hours and offers policy options for use by governments.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in so much pain, suffering, and sadness around the world, has nonetheless proven to be an extraordinarily rich source of material for writers. This collection of works by and about elders-people over the age of 60-contains something for readers of all ages and of almost every conceivable literary taste. Here you will find poems (including a performance poem), short stories, plays, memoirs, and essays. You will find works written in French as well as in English, and you will find works written by Americans as well as by Canadians. And you will experience the full gamut of moods, from despondency to defiance, and from stoic acceptance to sly cynicism. As you read, you will almost certainly shed a few tears. But you will also laugh out loud more than once, and experience moments of sheer awe at the insight and inspiration provided by our more than 50 authors. Here is a COVID collection unlike any other, a book to keep on your shelves and treasure for years after the pandemic is finally over.