Lisa Moore

"As the snowstorm of the century rages toward Newfoundland, twenty-one-year-old Xavier is beaten and stabbed in a vicious attack. His mother, Jules, must fight her way through the shuttered streets of St. John's to reach the hospital where Xavier lies unconscious. When a video of the attack surfaces, Jules struggles to make sense of what she sees in the footage -- and of what she can't quite make out. While Xavier's story unfolds, so, too, do the...

Lisa Moore's wickedly fresh first novel-a Canadian best seller, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canadian and Caribbean region), and a Globe and Mail Book of the Year-moves with the swiftness of an alligator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters mingling in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland. St. John's is a city whose spiritual location is somewhere in the heart of Flannery O'Connor country. Its...

Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house "like a rib cage around a lungful of sky" -- and the results linger long in the memory. The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore shows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come...

Lisa Moore's Open makes you believe three things unequivocally: that St. John's is the centre of the universe, that these stories are about absolutely everything, that the only certainty in life comes from the accumulation of moments which refuse to be contained. Love, mistakes, loss -- the fear of all of these, the joy of all of these. The interconnectedness of a bus ride in Nepal and a wedding on the shore of Quidi Vidi Lake; of the tension between...

"Internationally celebrated as one of writing's most gifted, unique stylists, Lisa Moore returns with her third story collection, a soaring chorus of voices, dreams, loves, and lives. Taking us from the Fjord of Eternity to the streets of St. John's and the swamps of Orlando, these stories show us the timeless, the tragic, and the miraculous hidden in the underbelly of our everyday lives. A missing rock god may have jumped a cruise ship - in the Arctic....

A childs departure for college can shake the strongest of parents. Without minimizing the anguish such separations bring, Lisa Moore shows how that turning point offers parents and their college-bound children a unique moment to deepen love, respect, and communication. Over five days, she conveys her bold message of self-transformation through a course of mindful practices including meditation, yoga, and directed journaling. This book will bring you...

In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland - and brought the British Army with him. A romantic comedy set behind the scenes of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975). Winner of Best Romantic Comedy at the **Underground Cinema Awards, Ireland**. Winner of Best Short Film at the **Waterford Film Festival**.

"The beloved Peanuts gang is all here in this brand-new collection of the acclaimed comic book series! With a mix of new stories and Charles Schulz Sunday strips, this book will remind you why Peanuts is cherished by millions the world over. From long-time fans to first-time young readers, everyone will find something to love about Snoopy, Woodstock, Linus, Lucy, Pigpen, Schroeder and, of course, good ol' Charlie Brown!"--Page 4 of cover.

The second edition contains updated resources, research institution information and a listing of treatment and care facilities in the United States. Additions to the encyclopedia section include advances in Alzheimers disease research, genetics, diagnostic procedures, treatment, alternative medicine, brain plasticity, risk factors, clinical trial information, nursing home safety, and preventive measures. In addition the book describes medical treatments...