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Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780753199978
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Country Eccentrics written by Tom Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Haney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467148350
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon written by Bruce Haney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The town of Boring has seen more than its fair share of interesting events since its founding in 1903. From secretly hiring an up-and-coming boxer to fight the town bully to the time firecrackers were blamed for burning down half the town, memorable moments abound. Discover the story of the wild man who lived in the woods and the attempts of Prohibition-era moonshiners to evade the law. Uncover the true identity of the Wild West Gang and the real story of a runaway train loaded with potatoes. Join author Bruce Haney as he explores the peculiar tales of an exciting town.
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780715303474
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Country Eccentrics written by Tom Quinn and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of all that is quirky about the way the British live, told through the words of a range of living eccentrics and some examples from the past. Figures include the former nun who now collects Lego sets, the car salesman who races lawnmowers and the inventor who rides a penny farthing.
Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0786748990
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book The Teapots Are Out and Other Eccentric Tales from Ireland written by John B. Keane and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2004-02-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fitting tribute to John B. Keane, for decades Ireland's favorite storyteller, this winning short story collection typifies the late author's folkloric imagination and storytelling arts. These are congenial tales, too, as this literary legend views the foibles and fallibilities of Irish country folk with abundant compassion as well as a shrewd, sometimes sardonic eye. Add to that Keane's glorious sense of fun and roguery that will make readers relish all the more how and why, in "Fred Rimble," Jim Conlon kills the best friend he ever had. Or how Willie Ramley determines that his future wife will be "Guaranteed Pure." Or how, to tragic as well as comic effect, a gasp, garlic, and gossip undo Denny Bruder in "The Hanging." In all, Keane uncovers the folly in the romantic pangs, exalted aspirations, misguided mischief, and everyday shortcomings of the characters in the village of his storyteller's mind-and beyond the folly finds their humanity.
Author : Hal Rubenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781614285816
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Eccentrics 4510 written by Hal Rubenstein and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in collaboration with the Dallas-based luxury boutique Forty Five Ten, THE ECCENTRICS features exclusive interviews with such icons as Iris Apfel, Edward Bess, and Dita Von Teese. Coupled with original photography by internationally renowned photographer RUVEN AFANADOR that captures the idiosyncrasies, characteristics, and personas of each subject, legendary journalist HAL RUBENSTEIN defines what sets these individuals apart, and, most importantly, what makes them eccentrics.
Author : J. T. B.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Stray Leaves from the Road Side written by J. T. B. and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Schwartz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley written by Richard Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventeen stories Schwartz tells here remond us of an often-overlooked reality: that the face of humanity of the past is the same as our own. Although the world of these colorful characters inhabit is in so many ways different from ours, their spirit rings true to our modern sensibilities, Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cuttthroats of Old Berkeley shows how deeply we share the emotions and motivations of our ancestors...whetehr she's a Native American girl trapped as a Berkeley domestic, a Civil War veteran gossiping and reminiscing his way down Shattuck Avenue in a horse-drawn wagon, or an African American dairyman whose keen observations and inventive skill bring him riches in a community that embraced him as a town founder. Schwartz brings forth these long-forgotten people from their resting place, and does so with such skill as a storyteller that we can, for a time, straddle two worlds and sense their profound continuity.
Author : Tony Grumley-Grennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0953892247
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (538 download)
Download or read book Tales of English Eccentrics written by Tony Grumley-Grennan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the long history of England there have been eccentrics from all walks of life but none more so than those attached to the church. The aristocrat and squirarchy have also been strangely drawn to this calling. The sense of infallibility peculiar to the English has been the hallmark of their eccentricity.
Author : Edith Sitwell
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book English Eccentrics written by Edith Sitwell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "English Eccentrics" by Edith Sitwell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : John Bloom
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802192823
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Eccentric Orbits written by John Bloom and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Good corporate drama . . . an enlightening narrative of how new communications infrastructures often come about.” —The Economist, “A Book of the Year 2016” In the early 1990s, Motorola developed a revolutionary satellite system called Iridium that promised to be its crowning achievement. Its constellation of 66 satellites in polar orbit was a mind-boggling technical accomplishment, surely the future of communication. The only problem was that Iridium the company was a commercial disaster. Only months after launching service, it was $11 billion in debt, burning through $100 million a month and crippled by baroque rate plans and agreements that forced calls through Moscow, Beijing, Fucino, Italy, and elsewhere. Bankruptcy was inevitable—the largest to that point in American history. And when no real buyers seemed to materialize, it looked like Iridium would go down as just a “science experiment.” That is, until Dan Colussy got a wild idea. Colussy, a former head of Pan-Am now retired and working on his golf game in Palm Beach, heard about Motorola’s plans to “de-orbit” the system and decided he would buy Iridium and somehow turn around one of the biggest blunders in the history of business. Impeccably researched and wonderfully told, Eccentric Orbits is a rollicking, unforgettable tale of technological achievement, business failure, the military-industrial complex, and one of the greatest deals of all time. “Deep reporting put forward with epic intentions . . . a story that soars and jumps and dives and digresses . . . [A] big, gutsy, exciting book.” —The Wall Street Journal, “A Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2016” “Spellbinding . . . A tireless researcher, Bloom delivers a superlative history . . . A tour de force.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author : Bruce Haney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143967227X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon written by Bruce Haney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The town of Boring has seen more than its fair share of interesting events since its founding in 1903. From secretly hiring an up-and-coming boxer to fight the town bully to the time firecrackers were blamed for burning down half the town, memorable moments abound. Discover the story of the wild man who lived in the woods and the attempts of Prohibition-era moonshiners to evade the law. Uncover the true identity of the Wild West Gang and the real story of a runaway train loaded with potatoes. Join author Bruce Haney as he explores the peculiar tales of an exciting town.
Author : Louise Erdrich
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0792257197
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (922 download)
Download or read book Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country written by Louise Erdrich and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An account of Louise Erdrich's trip through the lakes and islands of southern Ontario with her 18-month old baby and the baby's father, an Ojibwe spiritual leader and guide"--
Author : Brian P. Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Old Villagers written by Brian P. Martin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1997, an illustrated collection of real life tales about traditional village communities and their inhabitants. It is written by the author of TALES OF THE OLD GAMEKEEPERS and is based on villagers encountered on travels throughout the British Isles.
Author : Will E Sanders
Publisher : Creators Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0984871349
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Exceptionally Curious Tales of a Particularly Eccentric Individual written by Will E Sanders and published by Creators Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationally syndicated humor columnist Will E (no period) Sanders chronicles his ridiculous adventures and outrageous observations in this hysterical e-book. Readers are sure to laugh from cover to cover. With the introduction of the book "written" by his cat, the reader is quickly sucked in by Will's not-so-serious style and wit. "...I have employed the assistance of my fellow four-legged compatriots of my personal feline army. I have amassed a platoon of like-minded house cats and whipped them into shape in the past years in order to satiate my lustful thirst for revenge for our unsanctioned imprisonment." The collection of short stories chronicles moments both big and small in Will's life. The vignettes can stand by themselves but are grouped together for one smooth, blazingly fast, entertaining read.
Author : David Bialock
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804767644
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (676 download)
Download or read book Eccentric Spaces, Hidden Histories written by David Bialock and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After The Tale of Genji (c. 1000), the greatest work of classical Japanese literature is the historical narrative The Tale of the Heike (13th-14th centuries). In addition to opening up fresh perspectives on the Heike narratives, this study also draws attention to a range of problems centered on the interrelationship between narrative, ritual space, and Japan's changing views of China as they bear on depictions of the emperor's authority, warriors, and marginal population going all the way back to the Nara period. By situating the Heike in this long temporal framework, the author sheds light on a hidden history of royal authority that was entangled in Daoist and yin-yang ideas in the Nara period, practices centered on defilement in the Heian period, and Buddhist doctrines pertaining to original enlightenment in the medieval period, all of which resurface and combine in Heike's narrative world. In introducing for the first time the full range of Heike narrative to students and scholars of Japanese literature, the author argues that we must also reexamine our understanding of the literature, ritual, and culture of the Heian and Nara periods.
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006207962X
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book The Men Who United the States written by Simon Winchester and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together.
Author : George Colman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Eccentric Tales written by George Colman and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
