David Borkowski (34 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket. First edition. Clean hardcover with minor shelf wear, tightly bound, book lays flat; free of markings; pages bright and clean. Light rubbing to dust jacket, clean; has paper label affixed to front panel "New in Paperback, September 2017!" unusual .

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Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 68 pp. Volume 4, number 2. Light rubbing on the corners. Cover art by David Fietze; interiors by Mark Spangenberg; Rick Hoberg; Corey Wolfe; David Gray; Groginski; Walt Davis; James A. Mitchell; Rita Terrell; Kim Corey-Chun; John Borkowski; Yam Chu; Marc Schirmeister. This issue contains: Black Eons - a novelette by Robert E. Howard and Robert M. Price; The Monk's Tale by Esther M. Friesner; The Death of Nimue by Esther M. Friesner; A Kind of Death, with Wings - verse by Ardath Mayhar; M'butu's God - a novella by Tom Smith; Coming of Age in the City of the Goddess - a novelette by Darrell Schweitzer; Burning Brand - a novelette by Jefferson P. Swycaffer; A Story Whose Name Is Forgot by Mark Baker; The Running Back from Yuggoth - a novelette by William R. Trotter; The Black Dwarf by Gerald Friedlander; The Seventh Dragon by Sheila Finch-Rayner; Thunder Pigeon by Bruce J. Balfour; and The Sorceress of the Silvered Wood - verse by Michael R. Collings. Size: 4to. David Fietze; Mark Spangenberg; Rick Hoberg; Corey Wolfe; David Gray; Groginski; Walt Davis; James A. Mitchell; Rita Terrell; Kim Corey-Chun; John Borkowski; Yam Chu; Marc Schirmeister; (illustrator). Book. …

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Hardback. Condition: New. The botched robbery didn't do it. Neither did the three gunshots. It wasn't until he was administered last rites that David Borkowski realized he was about to die, at age fifteen. A Shot Story: From Juvie to Ph.D. is a riveting account of how being shot saved his life and helped a juvenile delinquent become an esteemed English professor. Growing up in a working-class section of Staten Island, David and his friends thought they had all the answers: They knew where to hang out without being hassled, where to get high, and what to do if the cops showed up. But when David and his friend called in a pizza order so they could rob the delivery man, things didn't turn out as they'd planned. Staring down the barrel of a gun, David and his friend panicked and took off as the cop fired. Convinced the cop was shooting harmless "salt" bullets, David darted through lawns as the cop gave chase. Much later, when David was bleeding to death, did the cops realize they had hit one of their own-the son of a fellow cop. Borderline illiterate at the time of the shooting, David took his future into his own hands and found salvation in books. But his attempts to improve his life were stymied by lack of familial support. Bound on all sides by adults who had no faith in his ability to learn or to succeed, David persevered and earned his Ph.D. Funny and poignant, but always honest and reflective, A Shot Story tracks David Borkowski's life before and after the "accident" and tells how his having been a rather unremarkable student may have been a blessing in disguise. A wonderful addition to the working-class narrative genre, A Shot Story presents a gripping account of the silences of working-class culture as well as the male subculture of Staten Island. Through his heartfelt memoir, Borkowski explores the universal lesson of turning a wrong into a rite of passage.…

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Gebunden. Condition: New. David Borkowski was nearly shot to death during a botched robbery when he was 15. Soon before turning 40, he obtained a Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the CUNY Graduate School. He is now a Professor of English. A Shot Story describes that journey.

Hardback. Condition: New. The botched robbery didn't do it. Neither did the three gunshots. It wasn't until he was administered last rites that David Borkowski realized he was about to die, at age fifteen. A Shot Story: From Juvie to Ph.D. is a riveting account of how being shot saved his life and helped a juvenile delinquent become an esteemed English professor. Growing up in a working-class section of Staten Island, David and his friends thought they had all the answers: They knew where to hang out without being hassled, where to get high, and what to do if the cops showed up. But when David and his friend called in a pizza order so they could rob the delivery man, things didn't turn out as they'd planned. Staring down the barrel of a gun, David and his friend panicked and took off as the cop fired. Convinced the cop was shooting harmless "salt" bullets, David darted through lawns as the cop gave chase. Much later, when David was bleeding to death, did the cops realize they had hit one of their own-the son of a fellow cop. Borderline illiterate at the time of the shooting, David took his future into his own hands and found salvation in books. But his attempts to improve his life were stymied by lack of familial support. Bound on all sides by adults who had no faith in his ability to learn or to succeed, David persevered and earned his Ph.D. Funny and poignant, but always honest and reflective, A Shot Story tracks David Borkowski's life before and after the "accident" and tells how his having been a rather unremarkable student may have been a blessing in disguise. A wonderful addition to the working-class narrative genre, A Shot Story presents a gripping account of the silences of working-class culture as well as the male subculture of Staten Island. Through his heartfelt memoir, Borkowski explores the universal lesson of turning a wrong into a rite of passage.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Was heisst es, einen literarischen Text zu interpretieren? Wie koennen Interpretationen begruendet werden? Koennen wir mit Interpretationen Anspruch auf Erkenntnis erheben? Koennen Interpretationen wahr sein? In welcher Weise fliesst das Wissen von Interpreten in ihre Interpretationen ein? Aus der Perspektive verschiedener Disziplinen suchen die Beitraege dieses Bandes Antworten auf diese und andere fundamentale Fragen, die sich mit der Interpretation von Literatur verbinden. Der einleitende Beitrag gibt einen UEberblick ueber wichtige Themen und Probleme, die gegenwaertig im Hinblick auf die Theorie und Praxis der Literaturinterpretation diskutiert werden. Die in den folgenden vier Sektionen versammelten Studien widmen sich unter anderem Fragen nach dem Interpretationsbegriff, der Geltung und der methodisch geleiteten Begruendung von Interpretationen, den kognitiven Operationen beim Verstehen und Interpretieren von Literatur sowie den Problemen, die sich in der Praxis der Literaturinterpretation angesichts der spezifischen Beschaffenheit literarischer Texte ergeben. Vertreten sind die Fachgebiete der deutschsprachigen Literaturwissenschaft, Philosophie, Linguistik, Mediaevistik, Anglistik und Computerphilologie. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Perfect Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 407 pages. German language. 9.13x5.98x0.94 inches. In Stock.