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Author : Marion G. Turk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Quiet Adventures in America written by Marion G. Turk and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Anderson
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385540469
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)
Download or read book The Quiet Americans written by Scott Anderson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia—the gripping story of four CIA agents during the early days of the Cold War—and how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world. “Enthralling … captivating reading.” —The New York Times Book Review At the end of World War II, the United States was considered the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear—to some—that the Soviet Union was already seeking to expand and foment revolution around the world, and the American government’s strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly formed CIA. Chronicling the fascinating lives of four agents, Scott Anderson follows the exploits of four spies: Michael Burke, who organized parachute commandos from an Italian villa; Frank Wisner, an ingenious spymaster who directed actions around the world; Peter Sichel, a German Jew who outwitted the ruthless KGB in Berlin; and Edward Lansdale, a mastermind of psychological warfare in the Far East. But despite their lofty ambitions, time and again their efforts went awry, thwarted by a combination of ham-fisted politicking and ideological rigidity at the highest levels of the government.
Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504052544
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Quiet American written by Graham Greene and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “masterful . . . brilliantly constructed novel” of love and chaos in 1950s Vietnam (Zadie Smith, The Guardian). It’s 1955 and British journalist Thomas Fowler has been in Vietnam for two years covering the insurgency against French colonial rule. But it’s not just a political tangle that’s kept him tethered to the country. There’s also his lover, Phuong, a young Vietnamese woman who clings to Fowler for protection. Then comes Alden Pyle, an idealistic American working in service of the CIA. Devotedly, disastrously patriotic, he believes neither communism nor colonialism is what’s best for Southeast Asia, but rather a “Third Force”: American democracy by any means necessary. His ideas of conquest include Phuong, to whom he promises a sweet life in the states. But as Pyle’s blind moral conviction wreaks havoc upon innocent lives, it’s ultimately his romantic compulsions that will play a role in his own undoing. Although criticized upon publication as anti-American, Graham Greene’s “complex but compelling story of intrigue and counter-intrigue” would, in a few short years, prove prescient in its own condemnation of American interventionism (The New York Times).
Author : Caroline Van Hemert
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316414433
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book The Sun Is a Compass written by Caroline Van Hemert and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012, she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, The Sun is a Compass explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of the creatures who make their homes in the wildest places left in North America. Inspiring and beautifully written, this love letter to nature is a lyrical testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition: Adventure Travel
Author : Rachel Sykes
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526108895
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The quiet contemporary American novel written by Rachel Sykes and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the concept of ‘quiet’ – an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles – and argues for the term’s application to the study of contemporary American fiction. In doing so, it makes two critical interventions. Firstly, it maps the neglected history of quiet fictions, arguing that from Hester Prynne to Clarissa Dalloway, from Bartleby to William Stoner, the Western tradition is filled with quiet characters. Secondly, it asks what it means for a novel to be quiet and how we might read for quiet in an American literary tradition that critics so often describe as noisy. Examining recent works by Marilynne Robinson, Teju Cole and Ben Lerner, among others, the book argues that quiet can be a multi-faceted state of existence, one that is communicative and expressive in as many ways as noise but filled with potential for radical discourse by its marginalisation as a mode of expression.
Author : Marion G. Turk
Publisher : Heritage Books
ISBN 13 : 1556136188
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (561 download)
Download or read book The Quiet Adventurers in North America written by Marion G. Turk and published by Heritage Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bulk of the work is a genealogical dictionary which identifies thousands of known (or probable) Channel Island immigrants to America, and some of their descendants.
Author : David Saville Muzzey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The American Adventure ... written by David Saville Muzzey and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emerson Hough
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027220254
Total Pages : 4815 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book THE UNTAMED AMERICAN SPIRIT: Historical Novels & Western Adventures written by Emerson Hough and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 4815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door The Magnificent Adventure The Broken Gate The Way Out The Sagebrusher The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.
Author : Rockwell Kent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wilderness written by Rockwell Kent and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn – The Great American Adventure (Illustrated) written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain's 'Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn The Great American Adventure (Illustrated)' is a timeless classic that showcases Twain's unique ability to capture the essence of American literature. The book follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as they navigate through the Mississippi River and encounter various obstacles and challenges along the way. Written in Twain's signature witty and satirical style, the novel provides a window into the social and cultural context of the 19th century American South. The detailed illustrations included in this edition enhance the reader's experience by bringing the characters and settings to life. Twain's use of vernacular language and dialect adds authenticity to the narrative, making it a genuine representation of the time period. This novel serves as a crucial piece of American literary history, highlighting the complexities of friendship, morality, and identity in a rapidly changing society. Fans of classic literature and adventure stories will undoubtedly appreciate the enduring charm of 'Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn'.
Author : Brady Carlson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039324394X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation’s Leaders written by Brady Carlson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Entertaining…Carlson shifts deftly among sombre, macabre, and playful stories and shows how the death-tourism industry reveals more than amusing trivia." —The New Yorker In Dead Presidents, public radio host and reporter Brady Carlson takes readers on an epic trip to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials from sea to shining sea. With an engaging mix of history and contemporary reporting, Carlson explores the death stories of our greatest leaders, and shows that the ways we memorialize our presidents reveal as much about us as they do about the men themselves.
Author : Tom McCarthy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493030000
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Great American Adventure Stories written by Tom McCarthy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created for adventure addicts A carefully curated collection of adventure classics A Lyons American classic Fresh, new series design There has never been a more exciting collection of stories that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American character. These accounts all have one thing in common: They capture the grit and spirit of adventure that made America what it is today.
Author : Dan Yaccarino
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375987231
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)
Download or read book All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel written by Dan Yaccarino and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
Author : James Patterson
Publisher : jimmy patterson
ISBN 13 : 0316417440
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book Treasure Hunters: All-American Adventure written by James Patterson and published by jimmy patterson. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S.A. is in danger... Only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it! Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C. without any priceless antiques to hunt--BORING! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights! Now they're crisscrossing the country in a race to prove the document is a forgery. But the key to exposing the conspiracy may have been under their noses the whole time. And if they don't find it soon, the U.S.A. as we know it could be gone forever...
Author : Mike Keenan
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 153205565X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Casey and Kiley’S Native American Adventure written by Mike Keenan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brother and sister Casey and Kiley go back in time again. In this adventure, they travel back in time to North America before it was discovered by European explorers. They face fierce, wild animals and help a Native American boy who is injured. History comes alive as they explore a world without pollution, learn about Native American culture, and learn the origins of lacrosse. The two children work together as a team, show respect for the environment, and do the right thing despite the dangers.
Author : James P. Stobaugh
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1614582661
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (145 download)
Download or read book American Literature-Student written by James P. Stobaugh and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy beloved classics while developing vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills! Each literature book in the series is a one-year course Each chapter has five lessons with daily concept-building exercises, warm-up questions, and guided readings Easy-to-use with suggested reading schedules and daily calendar Equips students to think critically about philosophy and trends in culture, and articulate their views through writing A well-crafted presentation of whole-book or whole-work selections from the major genres of classic literature (prose, poetry, and drama), each course has 34 chapters representing 34 weeks of study, with an overview of narrative background material on the writers, their historical settings, and worldview. The rich curriculum’s content is infused with critical thinking skills, and an easy-to-use teacher’s guide outlines student objectives with each chapter, providing the answers to the assignments and weekly exercises. The final lesson of the week includes both the exam, covering insights on the week’s chapter, as well as essays developed through the course of that week’s study, chosen by the educator and student to personalize the coursework for the individual learner.
Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Our American Adventure written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
