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Author : Tony Aspler
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Ryerson
ISBN 13 : 9780075600114
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Travels with My Corkscrew written by Tony Aspler and published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry Schappert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440584737
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book A Guide to Improvised Weaponry written by Terry Schappert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defend yourself with salad tongs, hairbrushes--and even a dirty diaper! A sidewalk thief tries to steal your wallet, but you are unarmed. What do you do? With A Guide to Improvised Weaponry, you'll know how to protect yourself--even if all you have are your car keys and a candy bar. Written by Green Beret and combat expert Terry Schappert, this book teaches you how to turn your lipstick, your wristwatch--even the shoes on your feet--into strategic self-defense tools. Traditional weapons can be expensive, dangerous, and in the blur of an attack, easily turned against you, but with his life-saving advice, you can avoid these risks and defend yourself by deploying the hidden tactical uses of 100 ordinary items. Whether you're out grocery shopping, riding in an elevator, or enjoying a stroll through the park, A Guide to Improvised Weaponry shows you how to control your environment and become your own bodyguard--ready and able to act when you need to.
Author : PETER. STAFFORD-BOW
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786080660
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Corkscrew written by PETER. STAFFORD-BOW and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comic crime thriller, sitting somewhere between Christopher Brookmyre and Lucky Jim. This is the debut novel from Peter Stafford-Bow, a pen-name for a major UK wine executive.
Author : Steven Laine
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 : 9781684422593
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Root Cause written by Steven Laine and published by Turner. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine a world without wine? Corvina Guerra is a flying winemaker who dreams of one day settling down in her native Italy on her family's vineyard. On a visit to a vineyard in Italy, Corvina makes a startling discovery: Phylloxera, a menacing plant louse that devastated vineyards in Europe more than a hundred years ago, has infested the vines. The deeper Corvina and Brian search, the more they become convinced that Universal Wines holds the answer to everything, and the harder they pursue their investigation the more surprises pile up for both of them. In spite of devastating consequences, Corvina and Brian vow to continue their investigation and do what they can to contain the spread of the infestation - but time is running short and they always seem to be a step behind. Unless they can find a way to stop the Philomena - vineyards around the world will be ruined for decades; potentially causing the collapse of the wine industry. Can Corvina and Brian get to the root cause and save the international wine industry from ruin?
Author : Nicholas Murray
Publisher : Abacus
ISBN 13 : 0748111506
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)
Download or read book A Corkscrew Is Most Useful written by Nicholas Murray and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 19th century there was a huge surge forward in travel of all kinds. Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 came barely a year after John Murray's first guidebook was published. Then in 1838 Bradshaw's famous portable railway timetable appeared. In 1841 Thomas Cook, the world's first travel agent, organised its first tour (from London to Leicester and back by train). The age of mass tourism had arrived. Side by side with it another phenomenom began to develop: exploration to wilder shores and uncharted lands. This is the focus of Nicholas Murray's fascinating book which draws upon the extraordinary stories of Livingstone's journey across Africa; Burton and Speke reaching Lake Tanganyika; John Stuart crossing Australia from south to north; Livingstone reaching the Zambezi; Richard Burton's travels across Arabia, and countless others' extraordinary and brave expeditions.
Author : Gary Shteyngart
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 067960359X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)
Download or read book Super Sad True Love Story written by Gary Shteyngart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deliciously dark tale of America’s dysfunctional coming years—and the timeless and tender feelings that just might bring us back from the brink. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • The Seattle Times • O: The Oprah Magazine • Maureen Corrigan, NPR • Salon • Slate • Minneapolis Star Tribune • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Kansas City Star • Charlotte Observer • The Globe and Mail • Vancouver Sun • Montreal Gazette • Kirkus Reviews In the near future, America is crushed by a financial crisis and our patient Chinese creditors may just be ready to foreclose on the whole mess. Then Lenny Abramov, son of an Russian immigrant janitor and ardent fan of “printed, bound media artifacts” (aka books), meets Eunice Park, an impossibly cute Korean American woman with a major in Images and a minor in Assertiveness. Could falling in love redeem a planet falling apart?
Author : Jacqueline Rose
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374715858
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)
Download or read book On Violence and On Violence Against Women written by Jacqueline Rose and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic. Why has violence, and especially violence against women, become so much more prominent and visible across the world? To explore this question, Jacqueline Rose tracks the multiple forms of today’s violence – historic and intimate, public and private – as they spread throughout our social fabric, offering a new, provocative account of violence in our time. From trans rights and #MeToo to the sexual harassment of migrant women, from the trial of Oscar Pistorius to domestic violence in lockdown, from the writing of Roxanne Gay to Hisham Mitar and Han Kang, she casts her net wide. What obscene pleasure in violence do so many male leaders of the Western world unleash in their supporters? Is violence always gendered and if so, always in the same way? What is required of the human mind when it grants itself permission to do violence? On Violence and On Violence Against Women is a timely and urgent agitation against injustice, a challenge to radical feminism and a meaningful call to action.
Author : Anthony Trollope
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30768 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Articles, Essays, Travel Sketches and Memoirs written by Anthony Trollope and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 30768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Trollope's 'The Complete Works' is a monumental collection encompassing his prolific output of novels, short stories, plays, articles, essays, travel sketches, and memoirs. Trollope's literary style is characterized by his keen observations of Victorian society, intricate plot structures, and nuanced character developments. His works often explore themes of social class, politics, and morality, set against the backdrop of 19th century England. Trollope's ability to create vivid and relatable characters makes his narratives engaging and thought-provoking. This comprehensive collection offers readers a deep dive into the diverse and compelling literary world of one of the most influential Victorian authors. Anthony Trollope, a contemporary of Charles Dickens and George Eliot, drew inspiration from his career in the British Civil Service and his extensive travels throughout Europe. His firsthand experiences provided him with a unique perspective on the societal issues he explores in his writings. Trollope's dedication to his craft and his commitment to portraying the complexities of human nature continue to captivate readers worldwide. For readers interested in Victorian literature, social commentary, and masterful storytelling, 'The Complete Works' by Anthony Trollope is a must-read. This comprehensive collection showcases the breadth and depth of Trollope's literary genius, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that remain relevant and engaging to this day.
Author : Jason Wilson
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1683352106
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Godforsaken Grapes written by Jason Wilson and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler—but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Stemming from his own growing obsession, Wilson moves far beyond the “noble grapes,” hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, and beyond. In the process, he looks at why these wines fell out of favor (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, and how geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink. A combination of travel memoir and epicurean adventure, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.
Author : Brad Leithauser
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525564128
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Promise of Elsewhere written by Brad Leithauser and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comic novel about a Midwestern professor who tries to prop up his failing prospects for happiness by setting out on the Journey of a Lifetime. Louie Hake is forty-three and teaches architectural history at a third-rate college in Michigan. His second marriage is collapsing, and he's facing a potentially disastrous medical diagnosis. In an attempt to fend off what has become a soul-crushing existential crisis, he decides to treat himself to a tour of the world's most breathtaking architectural sites. Perhaps not surprisingly, Louie gets waylaid on his very first stop in Rome--ludicrously, spectacularly so--and fails to reach most of his other destinations. He embarks on a doomed romance with a jilted bride celebrating her ruined marriage plans alone in London. And in the Arctic he finds that turf houses and aluminum sheds don't amount to much of an architectural tradition. But it turns out that there's another sort of architecture there: icebergs the size of cathedrals, bobbing beside a strange and wondrous landscape. It soon becomes clear that Louie's grand journey is less about where his wanderings have taken him and more about where his past encounters with romance have not. Whether pursuing his first wife, or his estranged current wife, or the older woman he kissed just once a quarter-century ago, Louie reveals himself to be endearing, deeply touching, wonderfully ridiculous . . . and destined to find love in all the wrong places.
Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 1578568463
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (785 download)
Download or read book Long Journey Home written by Os Guinness and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2003-11-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you woken up to the journey of life? Have you reached a point where you long for “something more”? Have the things you have striven to achieve turned out to be far less than enough? Do you desire to unriddle life’s mystery and pursue a life rich with significance? Long Journey Home is a seeker’s road map to the quest for meaning. Rich in stories and profoundly personal as well as practical, it explores the great philosophies of life and charts the road toward meaning taken by countless thoughtful seekers over the centuries. Written for those who care and those who are open, “it assumes no faith in the reader, only the recognition that the humanness of life as a journey is something we should all care about enough to seek to make sense of it and to make up our minds for ourselves.”
Author : Lynne Bodry Shuman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467076309
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Travels with Time Share written by Lynne Bodry Shuman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years of memorable vacations with family and friends in America and abroad have led to the compelling stories in this book. It is really a love story full of passion, action, delight and disappointment, happiness and heartache, angst and intrigue. It is the unfolding of a life of unforeseen adventures that started out to be simple, routine vacations, but turned into the stuff of which great memories are made. Each chapter is a trip. Each trip has many stories. Each story is an adventure. Just right to read on the plane, in the waiting room, catching rays or just because.
Author : Mary Roberts Rinehart
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026893808
Total Pages : 4945 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Ultimate Collection: Murder Mysteries, Thriller Novels, Travel Books, Essays & Autobiography written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-05-20 with total page 4945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Rinehart collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Series: The Circular Staircase The Bat Tish Carberry Series: The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Three Pirates of Penzance That Awful Night Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions Mind over Motor Like a Wolf on the Fold The Simple Lifers Tish's Spy My Country Tish of Thee— More Tish The Cave on Thundercloud Tish Does Her Bit Salvage Novels: The Man in Lower Ten The Window at the White Cat When a Man Marries Where There's a Will The Case of Jennie Brice The Street of Seven Stars The After House K. Bab, a Sub-Deb Long Live the King! The Amazing Interlude The Breaking Point Dangerous Days A Poor Wise Man Short Stories: Love Stories Twenty-Two Jane In the Pavilion God's Fool The Miracle "Are We Downhearted? No!" The Game Affinities and Other Stories Affinities The Family Friend Clara's Little Escapade The Borrowed House Sauce for the Gander Locked Doors Sight Unseen The Confession The Truce of God The Valley of Oblivion Travelogues: Through Glacier Park in 1915 Tenting Tonight Essays: Oh Well You Know How Women Are – Isn't That Just Like a Man! Why I Believe in Scouting for Girls Kings, Queens, and Pawns – Autobiography
Author : Kevin Wilson
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297858238
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Journey's End written by Kevin Wilson and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A brilliant insight into life in the air and on the ground' Observer In February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, killing an estimated 25,000 people and destroying one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards, and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events of the bomber war, and blighted the memory of the young men who gave their lives to fight in the skies over Germany. Journey's End neither condemns nor condones the bombing of Dresden, but puts it in its proper context as part of a much larger campaign. To the young men who flew over Germany night after night there were other much more pressing worries: the V2 rockets that threatened their loved ones at home; the brand new German jet fighters that could strike them at speeds of over 600mph. They lived life at a heightened tempo during these final unforgiving months of the bomber war when no quarter was given on either side. As the climactic volume in Kevin Wilson's acclaimed bomber war trilogy, Journey's End chronicles the brutal endgame of a conflict that caused such devastation and tragedy on both sides.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Travel Sketches & Anecdotes written by Mark Twain and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 3266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though best known for his adventure novels and humorous stories, Twain was a passionate world traveler and he recorded his journeys in several travel books which were all very popular at the time: "The Innocents Abroad" humorously chronicles Twain's "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land in 1867. "Roughing It" follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. The book illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation and a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii. "Old Times on the Mississippi" is a short account of Twain's experiences as a cub pilot, learning the Mississippi river. "A Tramp Abroad" details Twain's journey through central and southern Europe with his friend. As the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. "Life on the Mississippi" is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans after the War. "Following the Equator" – In an attempt to extricate himself from debt, Twain undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English. The book is a social commentary, critical of racism towards Blacks, Asians, and Indigenous groups. "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" presents a series of stories about a trip that Twain and some friends took to Bermuda from New York City. "Chapters from my Autobiography" comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations of Mark Twain, assembled during his life. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
Author : Warington Baden Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Canoe Travelling written by Warington Baden Powell and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7927 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated) written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 7927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain's collection, 'MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated),' showcases the breadth and depth of his literary genius. Known for his witty humor and social commentary, Twain's works span various genres, from adventure novels like 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' to satirical essays like 'The Awful German Language.' His use of vernacular language captures the essence of American culture in the 19th century, making his writing both entertaining and thought-provoking. Twain's works continue to be studied and enjoyed for their timeless relevance and rich storytelling. Mark Twain's personal experiences as a riverboat pilot, gold miner, and world traveler heavily influenced his writing. His keen observations of human nature and society are reflected in his works, making them resonate with readers of all ages. 'MARK TWAIN' is a must-read for anyone interested in American literature, humor, or social commentary. Twain's unique perspective and literary talent make this collection a literary treasure that should not be missed.
