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Author : Michael A. Crane
Publisher : Boot Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 9780974591407
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)
Download or read book A Fistful of Thorns written by Michael A. Crane and published by Boot Hill Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Desmond Carter
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1915853532
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (158 download)
Download or read book The Adventures of Isaac and George written by Desmond Carter and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac is a twelve-year-old human, George is a talking pig, and together they’ve been on many outlandish adventures, most of which have been given to them by the Queen. This time, she’s sent them to kill the deity Thunder. Why? I don’t know. They don’t know either. They’re just trying to have a fun day trip.
Author : Rosemund J Handler
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 0143027220
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Tsamma Season written by Rosemund J Handler and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the longest time, our home defined who I was. The moods of the Kalahari ... the river of my being rising and dwindling, yet always finely in tune with the undertow, the ebb and flow of the desert.' So writes Emma, daughter of Deirdre and Alf Johannsen. Captivated by the remoteness and beauty of the Kalahari Desert after a chance visit in 1884, Emma's father makes the decision to leave his home in Europe and return to settle in Africa. On his journey back, he meets the woman who will become his wife. Together they take on the challenge of making their home in the vast desert wilderness. During the first fourteen years of her life, Emma develops her father's passion for the Kalahari and the singular people who become part of their lives. The desert and its creatures fulfil her; she is at ease. But when a profound and tragic difference arises between her parents, her serenity is shattered, her life disrupted. Tsamma Season is a moving, beautifully written novel of passionate love and the loss of love; of challenge and betrayal. Most of all it is about the Kalahari - its moods, its limitless horizons and rugged beauty. But the desert deals harshly with those who have the courage to live on its terms: ultimately, it is uncompromising and unforgiving ... and this is something that Emma has no power to change.
Author : Eustacia Tan
Publisher : Eustacia Tan
ISBN 13 : 9811108579
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (111 download)
Download or read book Beauty's Daughter written by Eustacia Tan and published by Eustacia Tan. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when your ‘Happily Ever After’ is a lie? Queen Beauty and King Charming lived happily ever after. At least, until the birth of their daughter. Despite their invitations, none of the fairies show up to give the princess a name-blessing, something Beauty is determined her daughter should receive. Rashly, she decrees that her daughter will either have a name-blessing or no name at all. With that one decision, she unwittingly casts a dark shadow over the land. Growing up, the princess shared her mother's dream of getting a name-blessing, but that's the only thing that they have in common. For everything else, there's the Lady in the Mirror. The Lady listens to her, and unlike her father, isn't afraid to criticise her mother, Beauty. After many years of waiting, the fairies are finally coming, and the princess will do anything to get her name-blessing. Anything
Author : Fadumo Korn
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 1558615784
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (586 download)
Download or read book Born in the Big Rains written by Fadumo Korn and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes her life, from her childhood living with a nomadic tribe in Somalia to her position as a spokesperson against female genital mutiliation.
Author : Kristen Brand
Publisher : Kristen Brand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Sting of Thorns written by Kristen Brand and published by Kristen Brand. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victory always has a cost. The fight is over, and Leigh Morgan won. After spending months spying in Otherworld as a servant, she’s rescued the humans who were abducted by the Others and sent them safely home. She had to stay behind to destroy the gateway between worlds and keep them safe, but tough luck. She’s prepared to pay the price. But she didn’t expect the curse that the queen of Otherworld lays on her: a thorny vine growing under Leigh’s skin that will kill her when it reaches her heart. The queen will lift the curse… if Leigh uses her connections in the human realm to locate a magical weapon lost hundreds of years ago. To ensure she succeeds, the queen sends her son, Dredarion Rath, the cunning prince Leigh had to betray to save her people. With anger and hurt still fresh, they can barely stand to be in the same room together, much less cooperate on such a dangerous mission. But as Leigh’s friends risk everything to help her, she’ll have to find a way to reconcile with Dredarion before their quest gets her and everyone she cares about killed. The Dark and Otherworldly series continues with deadlier threats, darker romance, and deeper secrets. Return to Otherworld and buy it now.
Author : Alain Peyrefitte
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0345803949
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)
Download or read book The Immobile Empire written by Alain Peyrefitte and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1793, Lord George Macartney and an enormous delegation—including diplomats, doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers, and aristocrats—entered Beijing on a mission to open China to British trade. But Macartney’s famous refusal to perform the traditional kowtow before the Chinese Emperor was just one sign that the two empires would not see eye to eye, and the trade talks failed. The inability to develop a trade relation would have enormous consequences for future relations between China and the West. Peyrefitte’s vivid narrative of this fascinating encounter is based on extraordinary source materials from each side—including the charming and candid diary of Thomas Staunton, the son of one of Macartney’s aides. An example of history at its finest, The Immobile Empire recaptures the extraordinary experience of two great empires in collision, sizing each other up for the first time.
Author : James Ogle
Publisher : GeneralStore PublishingHouse
ISBN 13 : 9781897113394
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (133 download)
Download or read book What Manner of Man written by James Ogle and published by GeneralStore PublishingHouse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Various authors
Publisher : MacLehose Press
ISBN 13 : 152943193X
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (294 download)
Download or read book A Fistful of Moonlight written by Various authors and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tender, terrifying, and heart-rending . . . A must read" GEETANJALI SHREE, author of International Booker Prize-winning Tomb of Sand A Fistful of Moonlight is a collection of fourteen stories that explore love, identity, politics, fantasy and a fresh take on an age-old fairy tale, transporting readers into the heart of contemporary writing from Assam. A man is so fascinated by shoes that he sees the world through the lens of footwear. A daughter's forced death sparks generations of trauma until the family confront their curse. A young girl is liberated when she chops away her long tresses and along with them the pain of several identities. The oilfield disaster at Baghjan claims a life and a community struggles to make sense of their loss. Social taboos prevent a love match leaving emotional wounds that will last forever. A family's future is at risk when they are forced to leave their home yet again. UNTOLD is a writer development programme for marginalised writers in areas of conflict and post-conflict. These stories are the culmination of a literary project led by Untold and BEE Books in Kolkata, and include four stories by more established Assamese writers. A companion volume to My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women, it introduces new and diverse voices to audiences worldwide.
Author : Ian Neligh
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513262440
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Spurred West written by Ian Neligh and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I can’t imagine a better guide to the Old West and the contemporary Wild West than Ian Neligh. This book is a hoot.” —C.J. Box, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of LONG RANGE A collection of true stories revealing the spellbinding world of the Old West’s greatest and most infamous characters past and present, including bullfighters, treasure seekers, bounty hunters, detectives, gunslingers, rustlers, even the legendary showman Buffalo Bill Cody, and many more. Just how wild was the "Wild West"—and what’s left of it? A time of legend, adventure, and unspeakable tragedy, America’s Western frontier in the latter half of the nineteenth century helped forge the United States into the country it would become and left an enduring legacy for its people. By the author of Gold! Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies, Spurred West reveals the unusual history behind Colorado’s birth and the cultural formation of the Wild West of the Rocky Mountains. Written with historical accuracy and research in a compelling, gripping voice, this book examines Colorado’s state heritage while telling colorful stories of historic and modern-day figures, from the bondsmen and gunslingers of old to the buffalo wranglers today. Discover the incredible stories of America’s Wild West and the lasting spirit it has emboldened to carry in Colorado still to this day. Includes stories based in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming and of interest to anyone who loves the West.
Author : Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780441011773
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (117 download)
Download or read book A Fistful of Sky written by Nina Kiriki Hoffman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gypsum LaZelle waited twenty years for her magical abilities to manifest themselves—and now she isnÂ't ready for them at all.
Author : S. Jae-Jones
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250129133
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Shadowsong written by S. Jae-Jones and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoting herself to her musical career six months after the events of Wintersong, Liesl struggles with her brother's cold withdrawal and her own inability to forget the austere young man who inspired her efforts.
Author : Liesl Shurtliff
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 030797796X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin written by Liesl Shurtliff and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]." In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Author : Liesl Shurtliff
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307977935
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin written by Liesl Shurtliff and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]." In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Author : Enrique Jaramillo Levi
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292740303
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Contemporary Short Stories from Central America written by Enrique Jaramillo Levi and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Metaphors," Samuel Rovinski (Costa Rica) shows how a writer's superficial attempt to interpret experience metaphorically cripples him in social circumstances, while, in "Gloria Wouldn't Wait," Panamanian Jaime Garcia Saucedo focuses on the egotism of the writer's imagination as it tries to convert the tragedies of everyday life into some kind of literary document whose artistic qualities would belie their actual reality." "Human - and humane - values in the face of adversity are celebrated throughout, even when seemingly futile in the midst of overwhelming odds. Contemporary Short Stories from Central America embraces every aspect of the human condition addressed by the literature of the Western world and demonstrates the cultural vitality of our Central American neighbors."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Vidya Subramaniam
Publisher : StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9387269442
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)
Download or read book A Fistful of Salt written by Vidya Subramaniam and published by StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The participation of the South, especially Tamilnadu, in the Freedom Movement and allied protests under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi has not been much documented. The 'Salt satyagraha' shook the conscience of the British rulers that it led to the Round Table Conference in the capital of the British Empire. The fact that Tamilnadu played a significant role in this unique kind of protest led by Rajaji has now been brought out in the form of a fictionalized narrative by the eminent writer Vidya Subramaniam. Although ''idealism' as against 'realism' has now become unfashionable in the field of letters, I hold the author in great respect for her daring to portray her characters in conformity with her own convictions. The 'period aspect' of the novel has come off beautifully in the atmospheric description and dialogues between the characters. This novel is a befitting tribute to those who participated in the freedom struggle.
Author : Jennifer Felicia Abadi
Publisher : Harvard Common Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558322189
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (221 download)
Download or read book A Fistful of Lentils written by Jennifer Felicia Abadi and published by Harvard Common Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intimate culinary food album features 125 Syrian-Jewish recipes, warm family anecdotes, and little-known stories of Syrian-Jewish culture. Syrian-Jewish cooking features meats simmered with cumin, allspice or cinnamon; savory vegetables stuffed or roasted; sweet and sour sauces; and lemony dressings.
