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We Were a Handful

Author : Poláček, Karel
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
ISBN 13 : 8024632853
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book We Were a Handful written by Poláček, Karel and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed novel We Were a Handful is the humorous story of five small-town boys. In 1943 during one of the lowest points of his life – as he awaited his deportation to Theresienstadt – Karel Poláček recalled his youth, inviting readers to see the world through the eyes of a child. Written as a first-person narrative from one of the boys, the natural humor of the material is intensified by the language of the narrator as he attempts a grandiose tone to satirize and celebrate the people of his town. Poláček masterfully avoids the clichés of childhood naïveté as he weaves his tales of adventures, battles with the boys from a neighboring village, and first love – as well as the clash between the fantastic world of children and the prosaic world of adults. With We Were a Handful Karel Poláček beautifully portrays the world of a child from a Jewish family on the eve of tragedy. „Conveys how humour can deal with tragedy… There is actually a lot of humanity in it.” —David Vaughan, www.radio.cz

A Handful of Dust

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Dust written by Evelyn Waugh and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Were a Handful

Author : Karel Poláček
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788024638782
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book We Were a Handful written by Karel Poláček and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A favorite work of Czech humor, We Were a Handful depicts the adventures of five boys from a small Czech town through the diary of Petr Bajza, the grocer's son. Written by Karel Polácek at the height of World War II before his deportation to Auschwitz in 1944, this book draws on the happier years of Polácek's own childhood as inspiration. As we look upon the world through Petr's eyes, we, too, marvel at the incomprehensible world of grownups; join in fights between gangs of neighborhood kids; and laugh at the charming language of boys, a major source of the book's humor. This translation at last offers English-language readers the opportunity to share in Petr's (and Polácek's) childhood and reminds us that joy and laughter are possible even in the darkest times"--

A Handful of Stars

Author : Cynthia Lord
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545700299
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Stars written by Cynthia Lord and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.

Love is a Handful of Honey

Author : Giles Andreae
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781589258181
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book Love is a Handful of Honey written by Giles Andreae and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little bear spends a fun-filled day picnicking, splashing in puddles, and cuddling with his parents in this rhyming look at some of the different things that love can mean.

A Handful of Hard Men

Author : Hannes Wessels
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612003451
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Hard Men written by Hannes Wessels and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the WestÕs great transition into the post-Colonial age, the country of Rhodesia refused to succumb quietly, and throughout the 1970s fought back almost alone against Communist-supported elements that it did not believe would deliver proper governance. During this long war many heroes emerged, but none more skillful and courageous than Captain Darrell Watt of the Rhodesian SAS, who placed himself at the tip of the spear in the deadly battle to resist the forces of Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo. It is difficult to find another soldierÕs story to equal WattÕs in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. Even by the lofty standards of the SAS and Special Forces, one has to look far to find anyone who can match his record of resilience and valor in the face of such daunting odds and with resources so paltry. In the fight he showed himself to be a military maestro. A bush-lore genius, blessed with uncanny instincts and an unbridled determination to close with the enemy, he had no peers as a combat-tracker (and there was plenty of competition). But the Rhodesian theater was a fluid and volatile one in which he performed in almost every imaginable fighting role; as an airborne shock-trooper leading camp attacks, long range reconnaissance operator, covert urban operator, sniper, saboteur, seek-and-strike expert, and in the final stages as a key figure in mobilizing an allied army in neighboring Mozambique. After 12 years in the cauldron of war his cause slipped from beneath him, however, and Rhodesia gave way to Zimbabwe. When the guns went quiet Watt had won all his battles but lost the war. In this fascinating biography we learn that in his twilight years he is now concerned with saving wildlife on a continent where they are in continued danger, devoting himself to both the fauna and African people he has cared so deeply about.

A Handful of Magic

Author : Stephen Elboz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192751348
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Magic written by Stephen Elboz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a series of books about the adventures of Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry. Kit has a magic carpet. He and his best friend, Prince Henry, spend wonderful nights flying across London looking for adventure. And they find it! Among the werewolves in the Tower of London. But Prince Henry falls into terrible danger and Kit must rescue his friend, and brave the horrors ofthe tunnels beneath London . . . * An author to recommend to readers who've enjoyed the Harry Potter books. * This book is being published in mass market format with a new cover to coincide with the launch, in trade paperback, of the second in the series, "A Land Without Magic". * This book has sold well in trade paperback and was the Guardian's book of the month. * Exciting OUP author with a growing reputation. * More titles to come in this series.

The Invention of Wings

Author : Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698175247
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book The Invention of Wings written by Sue Monk Kidd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection: this special eBook edition of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd features exclusive content, including Oprah’s personal notes highlighted within the text, and a reading group guide. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women. Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years, as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other’s destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. Sarah will experience crushed hopes, betrayal, unrequited love, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find her place alongside her fearless younger sister, Angelina, as one of the early pioneers in the abolition and women’s rights movements. Inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her characters, both real and invented, including Handful’s cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better. This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved. Please note there is another digital edition available without Oprah’s notes. Go to Oprah.com/bookclub for more OBC 2.0 content

A Handful of Quiet

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1937006263
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Quiet written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2008-09-13 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Handful of Quiet presents one of the best known and most innovative meditation practices developed by Thich Nhat Hanh as part of the Plum Village community's practice with children. Pebble meditation is a playful and fun activity that parents and educators can do with their children to introduce them to meditation. It is designed to involve children in a hands-on and creative way that touches on their interconnection with nature. Practicing pebble meditation can help relieve stress, increase concentration, nourish gratitude, and can help children deal with difficult emotions. A Handful of Quiet is a concrete activity that parents and educators can introduce to children in school settings, in their local communities or at home, in a way that is meaningful and inviting. Any adult wishing to plant seeds of peace, relaxation, and awareness in children will find this unique meditation guide helpful. Children can also enjoy doing pebble meditation on their own. Beautiful color illustrations by Wietske Vriezen, illustrator of Planting Seeds (ISBN-13: 978-1-935209-80-5) and Mindful Movements (978-1-888375-79-4).

In a Handful of Dust

Author : Mindy McGinnis
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062198556
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book In a Handful of Dust written by Mindy McGinnis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story about an epic cross-country journey. In a Handful of Dust is set ten years after the first novel, Not a Drop to Drink, as a dangerous disease strikes the community where teenage Lucy lives. When her adoptive mother, Lynn, takes Lucy away from their home and friends in order to protect her, Lucy struggles to figure out what home means. During their journey west to find a new life, the two face nature’s challenges, including hunger, mountains, and deserts. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut “not to be missed,” and this companion title is full of Mindy McGinnis’s evocative, spare language matched with incredible drama and danger. In a Handful of Dust is perfect for fans of the Partials, Enclave, and Legend series.

A Handful of Honey

Author : Annie Hawes
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0330464973
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Honey written by Annie Hawes and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming to track down a small oasis town deep in the Sahara, some of whose generous inhabitants came to her rescue on a black day in her adolescence, Annie Hawes leaves her home in the olive groves of Italy and sets off along the south coast of the Mediterranean. Travelling through Morocco and Algeria she eats pigeon pie with a family of cannabis farmers, and learns about the habits of djinns; she encounters citizens whose protest against the tyrannical King Hassan takes the form of attaching colanders to their television aerials - a practice he soon outlaws - and comes across a stone-age method of making olive-oil, still going strong. She allows a ten-year-old to lead her into the fundamentalist strongholds of the suburbs of Algiers - where she makes a good friend. Plunging southwards, regardless, into the desert, she at last shares a lunch of salt-cured Saharan haggis with her old friends, in a green and pleasant palm grove perfumed by flowering henna: once, it seems, the favourite scent of the Prophet Mohammed. She discovers at journey's end that life in a date-farming oasis, haunting though its songs may be, is not so simple and uncomplicated as she has imagined. Annie Hawes has legions of fans. Her writing has the well-built flow of fiction and the self-effacing honesty of a journal.

A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky

Author : Lynell George
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1626400636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky written by Lynell George and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part biography, part tribute, offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and "MacArthur Genius" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe--how to be in the world. George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she also explores the very specific processes through which Butler shaped herself--her unique process of self-making. It's about creating a life with what little you have--hand-me-down books, repurposed diaries, journals, stealing time to write in the middle of the night, making a small check stretch--bit by bit by bit. Includes photographs of Butler's ephemera (personal notes, library call slips, etc.) taken by George from hundreds of boxes of Butler's personal items.

Practicing Presence

Author : Lisa Lucas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003843352
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Practicing Presence written by Lisa Lucas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most teachers enter the field of education to make a difference in children's lives. But many end up, as author Dr. Lisa Lucas puts it, tired, wired, and running in circles. This leads to many new teachers abandoning the profession or to burnout among veteran teachers.In Practicing Presence: Simple Self-Care Strategies for Teachers, Dr. Lucas invites the reader to learn how to fully inhabit the present moment. Written in an informal and conversational tone, Practicing Presence is filled with ideas, exercises, checklists, personal anecdotes, and practices you can use to reframe and establish a mindset that will enhance your focus and engagement in the classroom.With approximately 50% of new teachers leaving the education field before the 5-year mark, it is more important than ever for educators to prioritize self-care. Each chapter of Practicing Presence includes self-care strategies that explore how to self-regulate, nurture self-acceptance, and promote compassion. Inside you'll find: Quotes and affirmations throughout the texts Scientific research and reflections on how these theories and practices can apply to your own life Paths to Mindful Teaching and how to integrate into your daily life Additional resources and online content to further support your practice When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives'stheir students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom.

A Handful of Beans

Author : Jeanne Steig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481440586
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Beans written by Jeanne Steig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved children’s book duo, Jeanne and William Steig, comes six classic fairy tales retold with a refreshing twist that will keep you laughing from beginning to end! “Is it Crumple or Blister, or Guggle or Nank? Williwaw, Flimflam, or Hiccup or Clank?” Says the Queen to Rumplestiltskin, of course! In this delightfully odd and sublime collection of six classic fairy tales, Jeanne and William Steig put a quirky twist on “Rumplestiltskin,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Frog Prince,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Retold in illustrated verse, A Handful of Beans is a wry and highly amusing take on the tales you thought you knew.

A Handful of Stars: Texts That Have Moved Great Minds

Author : Frank Boreham
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book A Handful of Stars: Texts That Have Moved Great Minds written by Frank Boreham and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Handful of Stars' by F.W. Boreham is a collection of inspiring stories about British Christian heroes and the Bible verses that transformed their lives. The book's earnest tones come from a genuine place of ardency and conviction for the gospel, making it an infectious read. The book features 22 chapters on historical figures such as William Penn, Robinson Crusoe, and Catherine Booth and their life-changing texts. Whether read for personal inspiration or as part of a study, 'A Handful of Stars' is a Christian book that will leave a lasting impression on readers.

Infiltration

Author : Colin McLaren
Publisher : Victory Books
ISBN 13 : 0522856799
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Infiltration written by Colin McLaren and published by Victory Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A blistering tale of the only undercover cop to infiltrate the Griffith Mafia--the biggest undercover sting in Australia's history."--Back cover.

Not a Drop to Drink

Author : Mindy McGinnis
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062198521
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Not a Drop to Drink written by Mindy McGinnis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut "not to be missed." With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own. Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty—or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it. . . . For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.