New Releases by Peter Cameron

"This leading text is essential reading for all those working in the paediatric emergency medicine setting who require concise, highly practical guidance that incorporates the latest best practice and evidence-based guidelines. The Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine provides clear, concise and comprehensive information to support clinicians in what can be a challenging area to provide care. It not only covers diagnosis and management of all common presentations, but it also includes practical tips on communicating with both patients and their families. As a companion book to Cameron’s Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine, this volume is specifically tailored to the educational needs of emergency medicine trainees, but is also expected to benefit others working in the emergency setting including paramedics and emergency nurse specialists"--

Ein New Yorker Ehepaar reist mit dem Zug in eine abgeschiedene, schneeverwehte Kleinstadt im Norden Europas, um im örtlichen Waisenhaus ein Kind abzuholen, das sie adoptieren wollen. Er hofft, durch das Kind seiner Frau wieder näherzukommen. Sie, gezeichnet vom Kampf gegen eine tödliche Krankheit, will ihn nach ihrem Tode nicht allein zurücklassen. Am Ziel ihrer Reise angelangt, quartieren sich die beiden im Grand Imperial Hotel ein, das von der Pracht längst vergangener Tage zeugt und in dem eine Handvoll skurriler Gäste logiert. Am nächsten Morgen setzt das Taxi sie fälschlicherweise nicht beim Waisenhaus ab, sondern vor dem Haus von Bruder Emmanuel, einem mysteriösen Heiler. Dies löst eine Reihe von Verwicklungen aus, die den Plan, das Kind abzuholen, nach und nach in den Hintergrund treten lassen. In diesem Buch darf nichts für bare Münze genommen werden – und nie weiß man, was als Nächstes geschieht. Peter Cameron stört empfindlich unsere Gewissheiten über den natürlichen Ablauf der Welt und liefert dabei einen Roman ab, dessen eigenartige Spannung und grotesker Humor ihresgleichen suchen.

La esperadísima nueva novela de Peter Cameron. Un matrimonio estadounidense viaja a una fría y remota ciudad europea para adoptar a un niño. Aunque su relación está muy deteriorada a causa de la grave enfermedad de ella, llevan años soñando con ese momento y creen que un hijo les ayudará a recuperar la alegría. Mientras esperan noticias del orfanato en el decadente gran hotel donde se alojan, de atmósfera misteriosa y poblado por unos pocos y excéntricos huéspedes, la pareja se verá envuelta en unos sorprendentes sucesos que les empujarán a reconsiderar sus certezas. A través de unos personajes llevados al límite en un entorno tan inquietante como singular, Cameron perfila con delicadeza los sueños rotos y las frágiles esperanzas de un matrimonio. Una absorbente novela sobre nuestras incertidumbres y deseos ocultos que indaga en la complejidad del amor y los poderosos vínculos que establecemos con los demás. Lo que pasa de noche es sin duda la novela más fascinante del autor y para muchos su mejor obra hasta la fecha. «Desde sus primeros relatos, Cameron demostró una sensible versatilidad y una voluntad de mirar un poco más allá (...) Uno de esos "escritor de escritores", admirado tanto por Lorrie Moore como por Nick Hornby, que de tanto en tanto se acerca a nuestras órbitas para iluminar el amanecer de un final magistral como el de "Lo que pasa de noche".» Rodrigo Fresán (ABC Cultural) «Una historia desgarradora sobre el amor y la mortalidad. No recuerdo haber leído nada igual.» Michael Cunningham «Creo que nunca he leído un libro tan exquisitamente construido. Es una historia tan intensa, una reducción tan fina de la enormidad de los sueños del matrimonio, de sus responsabilidades, de la vida, del amor y de las formas en las que, involuntariamente o no, nos fallamos el uno al otro y a nosotros mismos.» A. M. Homes «En esta misteriosa novela magníficamente escrita no siempre sabemos si estamos en el reino de lo real o de lo alucinante.» Sigrid Nunez «La novela es muy Peter Cameron. Un escritor que produce pequeñas obras de arte como mecanismos perfectos en los que todo encaja.» Marta del Riego (Zenda) «Cualquiera que haya leído a Peter Cameron lo sabe capacitado para partir de material radioactivo -duelos, corazones rotos... de cara a despojarlo de toda viscosidad, avanzando con sutileza por estructuras narrativas pensadas como se piensan los planos de una cámara acorazada.» Antonio Lozano (Cultura/s - La Vanguardia)

Un couple d’Américains entreprend un long voyage, dans des paysages de neige et de brume, pour adopter un enfant dans une ville froide d’Europe. À son arrivée, le couple s’installe au Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel, où flotte une inquiétante étrangeté. Le bar y est toujours ouvert, et le lobby peuplé d’une galerie de personnages énigmatiques, allant d’une ex-chanteuse flamboyante à un businessman débauché, en passant par un curieux guérisseur, et un barman stoïque. Dans ce lieu déconcertant cerné par le froid, les apparences sont souvent trompeuses, et plus le couple lutte pour adopter l’enfant tant désiré, plus leur mariage – tout comme leurs certitudes – semblent vaciller. Peter Cameron réussit à explorer avec finesse la façon dont nous nous perdons et nous retrouvons, entre rêve et réalité.

All’inizio della carriera, Peter Cameron era uno scrittore di commedie brillantissime, feroci, tutte sull’orlo della surrealtà – o, se si preferisce, tutte dentro quella realtà suru00advoltata che era New York sullo scorcio degli anni Ottanta. Se ne ricordano di sicuro i lettori che hanno amato «Un giorno questo dou00adlore ti sarà utile», e che qui ritroveranno la Soho delle gallerie, delle palestre esclusive e delle ancor più elitarie banche del seme; parteciperanno al rapimento più sgangheu00adrato del secolo, e a un tentato omicidio non meno improbabile; e finiranno per farsi trau00adscinare, felici, in tutti gli altri disastri conu00adnessi al più lungo, accidentato e imperdibiu00adle divorzio fin qui raccontato.

In un passaggio apparentemente marginale del racconto che dà il titolo a questa raccolta, la protagonista offre al suo professore di matematica, passato a trovarla, un bicchier d’acqua. Poi, mentre lo guarda, la ragazza è colpita dall’assoluta naturalezza di quel gesto, che l’uomo compie «come se in vita sua non avesse fatto altro che venire da me in cucina a bere acqua». È un tocco inconfondibile, che condensa in una riga tutta l’atmosfera di cui abbiamo bisogno. Ma è anche di più: è la conferma che qualsiasi vicenda ci narri – si tratti di un ragazzo che in casa decide di non dire più una parola, mentre intrattiene una fitta corrispondenza con i carcerati; di un adolescente che, alla morte del suo cane, si convince che nelle formule dell’algebra si annida il segreto della felicità; o di una coppia di ragazzi gay in visita presso una nonna eccentrica e molto amata –, Cameron sembra appunto non aver mai fatto altro che scrivere storie per noi. E come nei suoi ammiratissimi romanzi, ci offre qui, con la sua voce fresca e generosa, storie di giovinezza, inquietudine e nostalgia, di amori e famiglie e vita quotidiana che non dimenticheremo facilmente.

Questo libro è fatto di buio e di neve. Di un treno nella notte, e di una coppia senza nome che scende in una stazione deserta del Grande Nord. Di un immenso, lussuoso albergo nel cuore di una foresta. Delle sue stanze chiuse, dei suoi infiniti corridoi, dell’isola di luce del suo bar. Dei suoi ambigui ospiti – una vecchia cantante che tutto ha visto, e un losco uomo d’affari con un suo crudele disegno. E ancora, di un sinistro orfanotrofio, e di un enigmatico guaritore. Non tutti gli scrittori avrebbero saputo trasformare questa materia in un avvincente, misterioso romanzo. Ma Peter Cameron, questo nel tempo lo abbiamo imparato, è uno scrittore a parte.

A couple find themselves at a fading, grand European hotel full of eccentric and sometimes unsettling patrons in this "faultlessly elegant and quietly menacing" allegorical story that examines the significance of shifting desires and the uncertainty of reality (Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness). An American couple travel to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby, who they hope will resurrect their failing marriage. This difficult journey leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her apparent illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child. The couple check into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar is always open and the restaurant serves thirteen–course dinners from centuries past. Their attempt to claim their baby is both helped and hampered by the people they encounter: an ancient, flamboyant chanteuse, a debauched businessman, an enigmatic faith healer, and a stoic bartender who dispenses an addictive, lichen–flavored schnapps. Nothing is as it seems in this mysterious, frozen world, and the longer the couple endure the punishing cold the less they seem to know about their marriage, themselves, and life itself. What Happens at Night is a "masterpiece" (Edmund White) poised on the cusp of reality, told by "an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer" (Richard Eder, The Boston Globe).

James ha 18 anni e vive a New York. Finita la scuola, lavoricchia nella galleria d’arte della madre, dove non entra mai nessuno: sarebbe arduo, d’altra parte, suscitare clamore intorno a opere di tendenza come le pattumiere dell’artista giapponese che vuole restare Senza Nome. Per ingannare il tempo, e nella speranza di trovare un’alternativa all’università («Ho passato tutta la vita con i miei coetanei e non mi piacciono granché»), James cerca in rete una casa nel Midwest dove coltivare in pace le sue attività preferite – la lettura e la solitudine –, ma per sua fortuna gli incauti agenti immobiliari gli riveleranno alcuni allarmanti inconvenienti della vita di provincia. Finché un giorno James entra in una chat di cuori solitari e, sotto falso nome, propone a John, il gestore della galleria che ne è un utente compulsivo, un appuntamento al buio... I puntini di sospensione sono un espediente abusato, ma in questo caso procedere oltre farebbe torto a uno dei pochi scrittori sulla scena che, come sa bene chi ha amato «Quella sera dorata», chiedono solo di essere letti. Anticipare le avventure e i pensieri di James rischierebbe di mettere in ombra la singolare grazia che pervade questo libro, e da cui ci si lascia avvolgere molto prima di riconoscere, nella sua ironia inquieta e malinconica, qualcosa che pochi sanno raccontare: l’aria del tempo. «Cameron disegna un mirabile affresco di un mondo, il nostro, incapace di prendersi cura di se stesso, alla rincorsa di cose futili e banali. Lo fa attraverso una prosa densa come fosse verseggiata, con dialoghi perfetti e un personaggio che resterà nella memoria. Un libro bellissimo, già dal titolo e fino all’ultima pagina». VALERIA PARRELLA

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Un fin de semana de verano, en una casa en el campo, tres amigos se reúnen en el primer aniversario de la muerte de Tony. Son su hermano, John, su cuñada, Marian, y su antiguo compañero, Lyle. El apacible reencuentro se ve perturbado por la presencia de un extraño, el joven pintor que ahora sale con Lyle. Lo quieran o no, los rituales del verano —un baño en el río, una cena al fresco con invitados o un paseo nocturno— estarán marcados por la figura del amigo ausente y cada uno de los tres deberá buscar su manera de encajar la pérdida. Peter Cameron combina como pocos autores la sátira social con la intimidad y la ternura, y lleva al lector a reflexionar sobre la propia experiencia, la dificultad de conocer verdaderamente a alguien o lo ambiguo de las relaciones sociales. Publicada originalmente en 1994, Un fin de semana sigue siendo, sin duda, una de las mejores novelas de su autor. «"Un fin de semana" plantea lo difícil que resulta aceptar que el cónyuge de un amigo tuyo que ha fallecido vuelva a tener otra pareja. (...) Y ciertamente Cameron lo estudia con detalle y acierto.» Núria Escur (La Vanguardia) «Peter Cameron es un excelente constructor de historias. No solo es que estas discurran con fluidez, sino que dejan en el ánimo, sin sentirlo, rastros de melancolía y un mundo simbólico construido desde la normalidad y no desde la retórica.» César Prieto (Efe Eme) «Peter Cameron es muchos escritores en uno, porque destila lo mejor de los grandes maestros y los transforma, con elegancia, en algo propio.» Rodrigo Fresán (ABC Cultural) «Cameron demuestra en "Un fin de semana" su habilidad para desplegar, a partir de historias más o menos mínimas, los conflictos que se suscitan por equívocos y ambigüedades no resueltos. Al final, como en sus obras anteriores, "Un fin de semana" es una suerte de prospección en las dificultades de la expresión amorosa, los lastres de la incomunicación y las confusiones que alimentan las relaciones sociales.» Iñigo Urrutia (El Diario Vasco) «Peter Cameron vuelve a hablar en este libro de esas grietas que se abren en la vida cotidiana. Grietas por las que se cuela el dolor de forma sutil aunque insistente. Y lo hace, como en otras ocasiones, de una manera magistral.» Sagrario Fdez.-Prieto (La Razón) «El escenario da pie a diálogos brillantes y a un ambiente tensión que se advierte en cada página. Los pequeños roces son el bisturí que abre viejas heridas y miedos y que dejan las expectativas frente al espejo de la realidad.» Leire Escalada (Navarra.com) «Una novela tan emocionante que, al terminarla, estamos convencidos de que algo importante acaba de suceder; nos deja conmovidos y despojados.» Francine Prose (The Yale Review) «Repleta de observaciones que suenan como campanillas y parpadean como luciérnagas, evanescente pero imborrable.» The New Yorker «Fascinante y adictiva (...). Cerramos la novela conociendo mejor la complejidad de cada personaje, pero también más conocedores de la intrincada trama que subyace tras todas las convenciones sociales.» Michael Dorris (Los Angeles Times) «Ecos de Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence, y F. Scott Fitzgerald, cuyas brillantes narrativas críticas con la cultura materialista se abren, una y otra vez, a lo metafísico. La tierna elegía de Cameron tiene tanto de canción de amor como de lamento, tanto de plegaria como de réquiem.» Joyce Reiser Kornblatt (The New York Times Book Review)

A History of Loudon, Massachusetts located in the Berkshires, current day Otis, Massachusetts based on the lives of the residents of its oldest cemetery Norton Cemetery. The Book tracks the founding fathers of this town and their families from Europe to the colonies to Loudon in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It traces the town''s history, through it''s people from its inception and formation in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, through the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars to a new nation. It describes the area''s part in Shays Rebellion which sparked the writing of our Constitution through the 1800 and 1900''s to the 21st century. All of this is based around those families that wrote the towns history and are buried in Norton Cemetery. This offers a chance to combine political and social histories offering a unique historical perspective. The history itself highlights several trends that our contrary to contemporary historical outlooks.

Omar Razaghi posts a letter on September 13, 1995 that will change his life forever. A doctoral student in Kansas, he writes to the estate of the Latin American author Jules Gund, requesting permission to write Gund''s authorized biography. His request is refused, but Omar has already accepted a fellowship from the University and with his girlfriend''s encouragement, he goes in person to Uruguay to petition to Gund''s three executors. Although Jules'' wife, mistress and mother of his child are initially opposed to the idea of a biography, Omar has the support of Jules'' older brother, and hopes to be able to persuade the two women. Omar''s unexpected arrival in Uruguay reverberates through this odd and isolated little family group, and his stay in the dreamy Ochos Rios makes him question his former life in Kansas, and his ability to write an "authorized" life.

James Sveck, el narrador de esta novela, es un adolescente inteligente y precoz, ha terminado el colegio y durante el verano trabaja en la galería de arte que su madre tiene en Manhattan y en la que casi nunca entra a nadie. Pese a haber sido admitido en la prestigiosa Universidad e Brown no está seguro de querer ir; lo que de verdad le gustaría es comprarse una casa en el campo y pasarse el día leyendo, sin ser molestado; detesta relacionarse con gente de su edad, a la que evita y con la que piensa que no tiene nada en común. -- La narración de James nos ofrece una sarcástica y divertida mirada sobre su confusa vida, sobre cómo su desestructurada familia y su psiquiatra tratan en vano de ayudarle, o sobre cómo intenta, torpemente, aclararse y salir de su aislamiento. Considerada por la crítica estadounidense como una de las mejores novelas que se han publicado en los últimos años sobre Nueva York, Algún día este dolor te será útil es una aguda y emotiva novela sobre un joven capaz de cuestionarse a sí mismo, a su familia y al tiempo que le ha tocado vivir.

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Quando qualcuno si accinge a scrivere una biografia, parenti e amici del biografato cercano quasi sempre di ostacolare l’iniziativa, nel terrore di trovarsi di fronte, in un futuro minacciosamente vicino, alla solita compilazione intessuta di svarioni, congetture e voli di fantasia non autorizzati. È quindi ovvio che né la moglie, né il fratello, né l’amante del defunto Jules Gund, autore di un solo e venerato libro, desiderano che il giovane Omar Razaghi si rechi nella tenuta di famiglia in Uruguay e si impicci di faccende – piuttosto scabrose, fra l’altro – che non lo riguardano. Ma Omar ha una fidanzata che ripone in lui consistenti aspettative e lo mette, di fatto, sul primo aereo per il Sudamerica – ignorando di consegnarlo così, nel ruolo di amoroso, a tre consumati professionisti della dissimulazione. È solo l’inizio di una commedia brillante e feroce, dove nessuna combinazione di fatti, sentimenti o rivelazioni è esclusa in partenza; e l’impeccabile regia stilistica di Peter Cameron si mette al servizio di una storia che, senza parere, molto dice su una delle perversioni collettive più grottesche e contagiose: la smania di guardare la vita altrui dal buco della serratura.

Nursing an elderly cancer patient in an isolated English countryside manse in 1950, Coral interacts with a disgruntled housekeeper and her charge''s sexually torn and war-ravaged son until a series of random events culminates in a complicated marriage.

A major postgraduate textbook in emergency medicine, covering all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department. A comprehensive textbook of adult emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department. Chapters are short and concise, with key point boxes (called "Essentials") at the beginning. Also has boxes featuring controversial areas of treatment. Practical and clinically orientated. Major changes to resuscitation guidelines. Complete rewriting of ENT section. Significant updating of following topics - acute coronary syndrome management, trauma, sepsis management, imaging, arrhythmias. Expansion of administration section - especially patient safety. Changes to drug overdose sections in toxicology section.

When you are looking for reassurance of God''s love in your life but can''t find the words to fit your need, Blessing Prayers is an ideal guide. Features 43 blessings divided into 3 sections. 22 blessings for living the graces of the liturgical seasons; 12 blessings for spiritual growth, and 9 blessings for spiritual needs.

As Japan''s pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure.

The City of Your Final Destination is a touching, clever and wonderfully comic novel from Peter Cameron, now a major motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Omar Razaghi posts a letter on September 13, 1995 that will change the course of his life forever. A doctoral student at the University of Kansas, he writes to the estate of the Latin American author Jules Gund, requesting permission to write Gund''s authorized biography. His request is refused, but Omar has already accepted a fellowship from the university, and with his girlfriend''s vehement encouragement, he goes in person to Uruguay to petition to Gund''s three executors. Although Caroline Gund, Jules'' wife, and Arden Langdon, Jules'' mistress and mother of his child, are initially opposed to the idea of a biography, Omar has the support of Adam, Jules'' older brother, and hopes to be able to persuade the two women. Omar''s unexpected arrival in Uruguay reverberates through this odd and isolated little family group, and his stay in the languid, dreamy Ochos Rios makes him question his former life in Kansas, and his ability-even his desire-to write an "authorized" life.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a resource for EMS services worldwide edited by an international team of experts. It helps EMS professionals plan and prepare for their role in saving lives.

James Sveck, jeune New-Yorkais de dix-huit ans, ne se sent en phase ni avec son époque ni avec son âge et refuse catégoriquement d’entrer à l’université. À l’en croire, il n’est compris que de son chien et de son exquise grand-mère et l’idée d’acheter une maison au beau milieu de nulle part pour y vivre avec ses livres lui semble la meilleure qui soit.Sa mère, abonnée au divorce, son père, débordé d’importance et sa sœur, préoccupée par son amant, tentent de le raisonner. En vain. James est donc sommé de se rendre chez un psychiatre.Heureusement, l’été à New York est agréable, la galerie d’art ultra-contemporain que tient sa mère vivable et le collègue qui y travaille extrêmement séduisant. In fine, aux termes de quelques péripéties délicieusement emberlificotées, James va réussir à mettre un nom sur ses tourments et enfin les exprimer.