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Author : Wanja Twan
Publisher : Kaslo, BC : W. Twan
ISBN 13 : 9780969993100
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (931 download)
Download or read book In the Light of a Distant Star : a Selection of Life Stories written by Wanja Twan and published by Kaslo, BC : W. Twan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shawn Smucker
Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 1493417738
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book Light from Distant Stars written by Shawn Smucker and published by Revell. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cohen Marah steps over his father's body in the basement embalming room of the family's funeral home, he has no idea that he is stepping into a labyrinth of memory. As the last one to see his father, Cohen is the primary suspect. Over the next week, Cohen's childhood memories come back in living color. The dramatic events that led to his father being asked to leave his pastoral position. The game of baseball that somehow kept them together. And the two children in the forest who became his friends--and enlisted him in a dark and dangerous undertaking. As the lines blur between what was real and what was imaginary, Cohen is faced with the question he's been avoiding: Did he kill his father? In Light from Distant Stars, master story weaver Shawn Smucker relays a tale both eerie and enchanting, one that will have you questioning reality and reaching out for what is true, good, and genuine.
Author : Mary McGarry Morris
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307451887
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Light from a Distant Star written by Mary McGarry Morris and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light from a Distant Star is a gripping coming-of-age story with a brutal murder at its heart and a heroine as unforgettable as Harper Lee’s "Scout." It is early summer and Nellie Peck is on the cusp of adolescence--gangly, awkward, full of questions, but keenly observant and wiser than many of the adults in her life. The person she most admires is her father, Benjamin, a man of great integrity. His family’s century old hardware store is failing and Nellie’s mother has had to go back to work. Nellie’s older half-sister has launched a disturbing search for her birth father. Often saddled through the long, hot days with her timid younger brother, Henry, Nellie is determined to toughen him up. And herself as well. Three strangers enter Nellie’s protected life. Brooding Max Devaney is an ex-con who works in her surly grandfather’s junkyard. Reckless Bucky Saltonstall has just arrived from New York City to live with his elderly grandparents. And pretty Dolly Bedelia is a young stripper who rents the family’s small, rear apartment and becomes the titillating focus of Nellie’s eavesdropping. When violence erupts in the lovely Peck house, the prime suspect seems obvious. Nellie knows who the real murderer is, but is soon silenced by fear and the threat of scandal. The truth, as she sees it, is shocking and unthinkable, and with everyone’s eyes riveted on her in the courtroom, Nellie finds herself seized with doubt. No one will listen. No one believes her, and a man’s life hangs in the balance. A stunning evocation of innocence lost, Light from a Distant Star stands as an incredibly moving and powerful novel from one of America's finest writers.
Author : Wendell B. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (532 download)
Download or read book In the Light of a Distant Star written by Wendell B. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gregory Saunders
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615207545
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)
Download or read book Light from a Distant Star written by Gregory Saunders and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-05-24 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Question Is Answered! We are not alone! "Execute!" A single voice and a single command setting in motion a vast war machine. One word signaling the destruction of a hundred worlds. The death of trillions. An order that was issued two thousand years ago, yet one that would reach across time and impact 21st Century humanity in a most devastating way. A command that will reset the path of destinies, both for an unsuspecting Earth, and a planet much nearer the galactic core. A world called Mith-Sul-Anroth, or, as the humans who come to know it, Myth! This is the story of events great and small, global and personal. Follow the radiant streams of light from distant and alien suns as they illuminate adventure in the new series, Unknown Country! Vist www.gregoryjsaunders.com
Author : Daniel Trilling
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1786632799
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)
Download or read book Lights in the Distance written by Daniel Trilling and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immersive, engrossing report on the European refugee crisis A mother puts her children into a refrigerator truck and asks, “What else could I do?” A runaway teenager comes of age on the streets, sleeping in abandoned buildings. A student leaves his war-ravaged country behind because he doesn’t want to kill. Everyone among the thousands of people who come to Europe in search of asylum each year possesses a unique story. But those stories don’t end as they cross into the West. In Lights in the Distance, acclaimed journalist Daniel Trilling draws on years of reporting to build a portrait of the refugee crisis as seen through the eyes of the people who experienced it firsthand. As the European Union has grown, so has a tangled and often violent system designed to filter out unwanted migrants. Visiting camps and hostels, sneaking into detention centers, and delving into his own family’s history of displacement, Trilling weaves together the stories of people he met and followed from country to country. In doing so, he shows that the terms commonly used to define them—“refugee” or “economic migrant,” “legal” or “illegal,” “deserving” or “undeserving”—fall woefully short of capturing the complex realities. The founding story of the EU is that it exists to ensure the horrors of the twentieth century are never repeated. Now, as it comes to terms with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, its declared values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights are being put to the test. Lights in the Distance is a uniquely powerful and illuminating exploration of the nature and human dimensions of the crisis.
Author : Samuel R. Delany
Publisher : iBooks
ISBN 13 : 9781596874886
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (748 download)
Download or read book DISTANT STARS written by Samuel R. Delany and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Delany has a grasp of the evolutionary nature of mythology, a subtle comic touch, and a lyric sense of the outsider making his unorthodox way in the world--or worlds--that give his work a dimension unusual..."
Author : Makoto Shinkai
Publisher : Kodansha Comics
ISBN 13 : 1642121495
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)
Download or read book Voices of a Distant Star written by Makoto Shinkai and published by Kodansha Comics. This book was released on 2020 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mikako Nagamine is recruited as a pilot to fight in the interstellar war against a force of alien invaders, leaving behind her one true love. Mikako’s only connection to Noboru Terao, who continues living the life of an ordinary student, is through cell phone text messages. As Mikako travels light years away, it takes longer and longer for Noboru to receive her messages, until finally one arrives eight years and seven months after she sent it…
Author : Primo Levi
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393064681
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (646 download)
Download or read book A Tranquil Star written by Primo Levi and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first English publication of 17 classic Primo Levi stories marks the 20thanniversary of his death.
Author : Tracy K. Smith
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 155597659X
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)
Download or read book Life on Mars written by Tracy K. Smith and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize * Poet Laureate of the United States * * A New York Times Notable Book of 2011 and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * * A New Yorker, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * New poetry by the award-winning poet Tracy K. Smith, whose "lyric brilliance and political impulses never falter" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) You lie there kicking like a baby, waiting for God himself To lift you past the rungs of your crib. What Would your life say if it could talk? —from "No Fly Zone" With allusions to David Bowie and interplanetary travel, Life on Mars imagines a soundtrack for the universe to accompany the discoveries, failures, and oddities of human existence. In these brilliant new poems, Tracy K. Smith envisions a sci-fi future sucked clean of any real dangers, contemplates the dark matter that keeps people both close and distant, and revisits the kitschy concepts like "love" and "illness" now relegated to the Museum of Obsolescence. These poems reveal the realities of life lived here, on the ground, where a daughter is imprisoned in the basement by her own father, where celebrities and pop stars walk among us, and where the poet herself loses her father, one of the engineers who worked on the Hubble Space Telescope. With this remarkable third collection, Smith establishes herself among the best poets of her generation.
Author : Erika Swyler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635573173
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Light from Other Stars written by Erika Swyler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Long Island Reads 2020 Selection * A Real Simple Best Book of 2019 From the bestselling author of The Book of Speculation, a “tender and ambitious” (Vulture) novel about time, loss, and the wonders of the universe. Eleven-year-old Nedda Papas is obsessed with becoming an astronaut. In 1986 in Easter, a small Florida Space Coast town, her dreams seem almost within reach--if she can just grow up fast enough. Theo, the scientist father she idolizes, is consumed by his own obsessions. Laid off from his job at NASA and still reeling from the loss of Nedda's newborn brother several years before, Theo turns to the dangerous dream of extending his daughter's childhood just a little longer. The result is an invention that alters the fabric of time. Decades later, Nedda has achieved her long-held dream and is traveling aboard the space ship Chawla, part of a small group hoping to colonize a distant planet. But as she floats in zero gravity, far from earth, she and her crewmates face a serious crisis. Nedda may hold the key to the solution, if she can come to terms with her past and the future that awaits her. For fans of The Age of Miracles and The Immortalists, Erika Swyler's Light from Other Stars is a masterful and ambitious novel about fathers and daughters, women and the forces that hold them back, and the true meaning of progress.
Author : Edith Nesbit
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book EDITH NESBIT Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 200+ Short Stories, Tales for Children & Poems (Illustrated) written by Edith Nesbit and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-14 with total page 4349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edith Nesbit's Ultimate Collection showcases her prolific talent through 20 novels, 200+ short stories, tales for children, and poems, all beautifully illustrated. Nesbit's exquisite writing style blends fantasy, adventure, and whimsy, captivating readers of all ages. Known for her imaginative storytelling and relatable characters, Nesbit's works have stood the test of time, influencing countless authors in children's literature. Her ability to seamlessly weave moral lessons into enchanting narratives makes her a timeless storyteller for generations to come. Edith Nesbit, a trailblazer in children's literature, drew inspiration from her own experiences and the magical essence of childhood. Her unconventional upbringing and deep understanding of youthful minds allowed her to craft stories that resonate with readers on a personal level. Nesbit's dedication to writing stories that both entertain and educate showcases her keen insight into the human experience, making her a beloved author among literary enthusiasts. I highly recommend Edith Nesbit's Ultimate Collection to anyone seeking enchanting tales that transport the imagination to distant lands. Whether you are a fan of children's literature or a scholar of classic fiction, this collection is a treasure trove of Nesbit's finest works that are sure to delight and inspire readers of all ages.
Author : Aleksandr Chakovskiĭ
Publisher : Moscow : Progress Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Light of a Distant Star written by Aleksandr Chakovskiĭ and published by Moscow : Progress Publishers. This book was released on 1965 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Vladimir Zavyalov, a young airman, and Olga, the girl he loves, who was reported missing in the war. Twelve years after the end of the war he comes across a picture of her in an illustrated magazine. In his efforts to find her, he encounters different people and becomes involved in various situations, and this search changes his entire life. "... I realised what that woman meant to you," says one of Zavyalov's friends. "She was your dream. Your love. A little island that you'd lost. You did everything to establish the whereabouts of that island, you were bent on finding it, on getting there at whatever the cost... You probably think that you started your search simply because you loved her... Of course, that was the reason. But perhaps there was something else too. Perhaps you wanted to make a fresh start, to enter a new phase in your life in which the main principle was fidelity to a cause you believed in. Honesty. Clarity of purpose..."
Author : William Walker Atkinson
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026848845
Total Pages : 7298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON Ultimate Collection – 58 Books in One Volume written by William Walker Atkinson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 7298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON Ultimate Collection – 58 Books in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Art of Logical Thinking The Crucible of Modern Thought Dynamic Thought How to Read Human Nature The Inner Consciousness The Law of the New Thought The Mastery of Being Memory Culture Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It The Art of Expression and The Principles of Discourse Mental Fascination Mind and Body; or Mental States and Physical Conditions Mind Power: The Secret of Mental Magic The New Psychology Its Message, Principles and Practice New Thought Nuggets of the New Thought Practical Mental Influence Practical Mind-Reading Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing The Psychology of Salesmanship Reincarnation and the Law of Karma The Secret of Mental Magic The Secret of Success Self-Healing by Thought Force The Subconscious and the Superconscious Planes of Mind Suggestion and Auto-Suggestion Telepathy: Its Theory, Facts, and Proof Thought-Culture - Practical Mental Training Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World Your Mind and How to Use It The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath Lessons in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism Hatha Yoga The Science of Psychic Healing Raja Yoga or Mental Development Gnani Yoga The Inner Teachings of the Philosophies and Religions of India Mystic Christianity The Life Beyond Death The Practical Water Cure The Spirit of the Upanishads or the Aphorisms of the Wise Bhagavad Gita The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism Master Mind Mental Therapeutics The Power of Concentration Genuine Mediumship Clairvoyance and Occult Powers The Human Aura The Secret Doctrines of the Rosicrucians Personal Power The Arcane Teachings The Arcane Formulas, or Mental Alchemy Vril, or Vital Magnetism The Solar Plexus Or Abdominal Brain ...
Author : Susan Hardy Aiken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dialogues written by Susan Hardy Aiken and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over the course of the last four years, a lot of (ex)es obviously had to be added to this comparative study of contemporary Soviet and American women writers. In each of the volume's major sections two stories, one by a contemporary (then)Soviet woman and one by a contemporary American woman, become the focus of two interpretive essays, one.
Author : Mary McGarry Morris
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307451887
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Light from a Distant Star written by Mary McGarry Morris and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light from a Distant Star is a gripping coming-of-age story with a brutal murder at its heart and a heroine as unforgettable as Harper Lee’s "Scout." It is early summer and Nellie Peck is on the cusp of adolescence--gangly, awkward, full of questions, but keenly observant and wiser than many of the adults in her life. The person she most admires is her father, Benjamin, a man of great integrity. His family’s century old hardware store is failing and Nellie’s mother has had to go back to work. Nellie’s older half-sister has launched a disturbing search for her birth father. Often saddled through the long, hot days with her timid younger brother, Henry, Nellie is determined to toughen him up. And herself as well. Three strangers enter Nellie’s protected life. Brooding Max Devaney is an ex-con who works in her surly grandfather’s junkyard. Reckless Bucky Saltonstall has just arrived from New York City to live with his elderly grandparents. And pretty Dolly Bedelia is a young stripper who rents the family’s small, rear apartment and becomes the titillating focus of Nellie’s eavesdropping. When violence erupts in the lovely Peck house, the prime suspect seems obvious. Nellie knows who the real murderer is, but is soon silenced by fear and the threat of scandal. The truth, as she sees it, is shocking and unthinkable, and with everyone’s eyes riveted on her in the courtroom, Nellie finds herself seized with doubt. No one will listen. No one believes her, and a man’s life hangs in the balance. A stunning evocation of innocence lost, Light from a Distant Star stands as an incredibly moving and powerful novel from one of America's finest writers.
Author : Valerie Babb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108210279
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book A History of the African American Novel written by Valerie Babb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the African American Novel offers an in-depth overview of the development of the novel and its major genres. In the first part of this book, Valerie Babb examines the evolution of the novel from the 1850s to the present, showing how the concept of black identity has transformed along with the art form. The second part of this History explores the prominent genres of African American novels, such as neoslave narratives, detective fiction, and speculative fiction, and considers how each one reflects changing understandings of blackness. This book builds on other literary histories by including early black print culture, African American graphic novels, pulp fiction, and the history of adaptation of black novels to film. By placing novels in conversation with other documents - early black newspapers and magazines, film, and authorial correspondence - A History of the African American Novel brings many voices to the table to broaden interpretations of the novel's development.
