Thomas King: Green Grass, Running Water

Green Grass, Running Water


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When Medicine River was published in 1990, the New York Times said of Thomas King, "He knows his territory. His first novel is economical, precise, and elegant." Now King returns with his totally fresh voice - carefully controlled, yet without artifice - to present a complex web of character, myth, folklore, and contemporary and universal experience. Green Grass, Running Water is the story of five Blackfoot Indians in the town of Blossom and its nearby reserve, whose very different lives nevertheless continually cross. Alberta, a university professor who wants a child but not a marriage, is involved with two men who seem to represent opposite possibilities: Charlie, a flashy lawyer, and Lionel, a self-effacing TV salesman. Latisha, Lionel's sister, runs the Dead Dog Cafe, a local hangout and tourist trap. And then there's Eli, who moved to the city and its white man's establishment, never intending to look back to Blossom or the reservation's ancient way of life. All the while, four old Indians, escapees from a mental institution, drift mysteriously and hilariously in and out of time, from the beginnings of the universe to its undecided future. Wildly combining Native American and Western spiritual traditions in the stories they tell, they attempt to recreate and reorder the world. And the trickster Coyote follows along, wreaking havoc as he prowls through the novel. This is a rich tale, weaving subtle, magical humor, revisionist history, muted nostalgia, and sacred humanity into one bright, whole cloth.

Contributors include: * Adam Warren's work on "The Dirty Pair" is well known to U.S. comics readers. ""I'd been carrying around the ring with me....I would not let it go. You hear a lot of ""horror stories about proposing and things go horribly wrong, but it went really, really well." "--HRH, Prince William of Wales The Beijing Olympics focused the world's eyes on China. But despite increased tourism and rampant foreign investment, the cultural distance between China and the West remains as vast as the oceans that separate them. This little book is a visual tribute to the People's Republic of China, with an ardent emphasis on the People. Do you Green Grass, Running Water download ebook sometimes reduce the price of your treatments in your head because you feel your patients cannot afford them? Does talking of money in your surgery make you feel uncomfortable? Are you worried about quoting a price due to the fear you might get a negative response from your patient? Do you feel your services are worth more than you get paid for them? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then I promise you will enjoy reading this book. This book reveals information on exactly how to deal with this problem. As far as I am aware, the contents are not taught at any dentistry school. While certain elements of pricing may have been touched on by dental coaches, they'll have barely scratched the surface of what I do in this book. I'll be looking at this complex issue in depth, delving into the psychology of what you do in those awkward situations and even why you do it! I will alter your thought process, your beliefs, and most significantly, your behavioural pattern. You will never improve your results until you change your entire approach. This book will enable you to smash through all the restrictions that you've placed upon yourself when it comes to the fees that you charge your patients. I guarantee that once you've broken your own barriers down, the methods described in this book will provide you with the confidence necessary to deal with every pricing issue which arises. After all, you are worth it.


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Author: Thomas King
Number of Pages: 469 pages
Published Date: 25 Sep 2008
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780553373684
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