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Book Synopsis When Snow Turned Black by : William T Walraven
Download or read book When Snow Turned Black written by William T Walraven and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a young girl born in the Ukraine (USSR ) who lived during the brutal years and the massacre of millions of people in Ukraine by the Stalin regime. She lost her father and mother and was saved by her uncle, who became not only her protector but also her true love. She witnessed the change in the Germans, from friends before WWII to the cruelty during the invasion and occupation of Russia and their defeat. After her uncle’s death, she married a young Red Army lieutenant who, after his promotion to captain, was sent with her and her daughter to northern Siberia to be one of the managing officials of a gulag (concentration camp). There she witnessed the barbarism and murder of the prisoners by the camp guards. After three years, they divorced, and with her daughter, she traveled to Moscow where she worked as a nurse for several years. She met an American businessman and, after her daughter became a world-famous opera singer, married him and immigrated to the USA. Upon his death many years later, she returned to her homeland, Ukraine.
Download or read book Out of Nihility written by Wu ZiQi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the birth of the Yinyang Continent, the two races of Yin and Yang had been born and bred. The Yang Race possessed the attribute of 'goodness', and possessed all sorts of superpowers to defend their 'goodness'. The attribute of the Yin Clan was' evil '. Demons, demons, ghosts, and other creatures belonged to it. They wanted to enslave the Yang Clan and control the entire continent. A youth who had comprehended 'creating from nothing' from the 'Classic of Virtue' was not tolerated by the current Heavenly Dao and had his body destroyed. His soul, by chance and coincidence, was taken in by the Yinyang Continent and reborn into the body of an ordinary Yang Clan youth. None: "The Yang race is good, forsaken by the Evil God; the Yin race is evil, born of the Good God. Tell me what is evil and what is good? " Close]
Download or read book Hard Winter written by Johnny D. Boggs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weather and creaking joints permitting, Jim Hawkins could be found every weekend sitting in that rocker right outside the Manix Store in Augusta, whittling and spitting. But Jim Hawkins didn’t say much. Few knew what age Jim Hawkins might own up to, but Big Clem Ellis said he’d heard that Jim Hawkins was fifty years old, which might explain why his hair was so gray, or why he needed a scarred hickory cane to push himself out of that rocking chair, especially when it got cold, and it got bitter cold in Augusta. Especially the past winter. Folks figured the Chinooks would never get there, and the warm winds didn’t arrive in time for many farmers. Come spring, homesteaders by the score gave up, saying good-bye to their mortgages, the unforgiving wind, and forlorn dreams. Still, Jim Hawkins said hardly anything. Ever. That’s how Henry Lancaster felt. That all changed when Jim Hawkins took Henry along on a scouting trip. The man who so rarely talked told his grandson how it was during that winter he could so clearly remember, the winter of 1866. Now that was a hard winter, harder than anyone living could remember, and harder than any winter since
Book Synopsis The Left Side of History by : Kristen Ghodsee
Download or read book The Left Side of History written by Kristen Ghodsee and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Left Side of History Kristen Ghodsee tells the stories of partisans fighting behind the lines in Nazi-allied Bulgaria during World War II: British officer Frank Thompson, brother of the great historian E.P. Thompson, and fourteen-year-old Elena Lagadinova, the youngest female member of the armed anti-fascist resistance. But these people were not merely anti-fascist; they were pro-communist, idealists moved by their socialist principles to fight and sometimes die for a cause they believed to be right. Victory brought forty years of communist dictatorship followed by unbridled capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Today in democratic Eastern Europe there is ever-increasing despair, disenchantment with the post-communist present, and growing nostalgia for the communist past. These phenomena are difficult to understand in the West, where “communism” is a dirty word that is quickly equated with Stalin and Soviet labor camps. By starting with the stories of people like Thompson and Lagadinova, Ghodsee provides a more nuanced understanding of how communist ideals could inspire ordinary people to make extraordinary sacrifices.
Book Synopsis Analytic Philosophy by : John-Michael Kuczynski
Download or read book Analytic Philosophy written by John-Michael Kuczynski and published by John-Michael Kuczynski. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy is the science of the science and therefore the analysis of the assumptions underlying empirical inquiry. Given that these assumptions cannot possibly be examined or even identified on the basis of empirical data, it follows that philosophy is a non-empirical discipline. And given that our linguistic and cultural practices cannot possibly be examined or even identified except on the basis of empirical data, it follows that philosophical questions are not linguistic questions and do not otherwise concern our conventions or our cultural practices. This entails that philosophical truths are not tautologous or otherwise trivial. It also entails that empiricism is false and, therefore, that Platonism is correct. Given a clear understanding of why Platonism is correct and of what this implies, a number of shibboleths of contemporary analytic philosophy are speedily demolished and are no less speedily replaced with independently corroborated and intuitively plausible alternatives. New answers are given to age-old questions concerning scientific explanation, causal and logical dependence, linguistic meaning, personal identity, the structure of the psyche, and the nature of personal responsibility. Existing answers to these question are thoroughly considered and duly extended, modified, or replaced. Every technical term is defined; every philosophy-specific concept is explained; and the positions defended are consistent with commonsense, so far as their being consistent with the relevant data allows them to be. Therefore, this book is intelligible to philosophically minded laymen. At the same time, it is appropriate for advanced scholars, given that it defends original viewpoints and given also that, even though it discusses old viewpoints, it does so in new ways. Because it is clearly written, it is intelligible to neophytes; but it is not an introductory text and it is not a textbook. There are two appendices: the first, a thorough exposition of the rudiments of formal logic, along with the conceptual underpinnings of that discipline; the second, a definition and analytic discussion of each technical term that occurs in the text.
Download or read book Cloaked in Shadows written by Andrew Kuo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falmaria seems like a peaceful land, one not much unlike our own. It's people are prosperous, it's countries are powerful, and it's culture is thriving. But they have something that we lack, a guardian. The Company of Shadows watches from afar, guiding the people of Falmaria with every turn, and defending their kith with their very lives. But an old danger approaches, one bent on sole destruction of all of Falmaria. Now Karos, a formidable Shadow Guard of the Company of Shadows must race to discover what it will take to stop this monstrosity. With the help of some unlikely heroes, Falmaria place's it's survival in the hands of the Company of Shadows.
Download or read book Swede Hollow written by Ola Larsmo and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting family saga immersed in the gritty, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in America in the early twentieth century When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in 1897, they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over is nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just as they arrive, and then the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city make it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. An unexpected gift allows the Klars to make one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow. Their new home is a cluster of rough-hewn shacks in a deep, wooded ravine on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Irish, Italian, and Swedish immigrants who live here are a hardscrabble lot usually absent from the familiar stories of Swedish American history. The men hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow as unsanitary and rife with disease, but the Klar family and their neighbors persevere in this neglected corner of the city—and consider it home. Extensively researched and beautifully written, Ola Larsmo’s award-winning novel vividly portrays a family and a community determined to survive. There are hardships, indignities, accidents, and harrowing encounters, but also acts of loyalty and kindness and moments of joy. This haunting story of a real place echoes the larger challenges of immigration in the twentieth century and today.
Book Synopsis Mind, Meaning and Scientific Explanation by : John-Michael Kuczynski
Download or read book Mind, Meaning and Scientific Explanation written by John-Michael Kuczynski and published by John-Michael Kuczynski. This book was released on with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive treatise on analytic philosophy, with special attention paid to the theoretical basis of psychopathology.
Download or read book Encounter written by Joseph W. Ulmer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a cold winter day in 1839 as Dark Cloud, a wife of the great Cheyenne hunter Antelope-Dances-in Fire, works to flesh a deer hide before certain snowfall. It is only a few hours later when Dark Cloud gives birth to Snow, her overdue son. As her baby grows into a Cheyenne boy and word spreads that white people are coming, the Cheyenne and Arapaho prepare to meet the Kiowa and Comanche to make peace. But as a spotted sickness lurks in the shadows, the tribes must weather the winter with thin hides and little fat. Their troubles have just begun. In Ohio, a few years later, George Custer attends school, graduates, and begins teaching school. At the same time, as Dark Cloud's belly swells again and the Native American warriors grow angrier with every unjust raid, Snow has grown into a strong and brave warrior named Bear of the Cheyenne. In this captivating historical novel, two parallel lives intertwine during an intense conflict between cultures-one focused on the future and the other clinging to a remembered yesterday. "Obviously written from the heart, this is a story that had to be written ..." -Terry Wilson, PhD, dean emeritus of Native American Studies, UC-Berkeley
Book Synopsis Kingdom of Rainbows and Unicorns,Or Polina’s New Year’s Adventure by : Katya Romanoff
Download or read book Kingdom of Rainbows and Unicorns,Or Polina’s New Year’s Adventure written by Katya Romanoff and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Year’s Eve is truly a magical time. It is when the old year departs, and a new year arrives, and Father Frost, also known as Santa Claus, pays a visit to children who have been good, bringing wonderful gifts. It is at this magical moment that little Polina finds herself in the Kingdom of Rainbows and Unicorns. There she meets her “twin” – Princess Alina and her little helpers, unikittens, and a creature of her dreams, a unicorn named Prince Rainbow. Together with Alina and Prince Rainbow, Polina explores the fairy-take kingdom and encounters alicorns – the flying unicorns and a rainbow “bubblefall.” Polina’s amazing adventure would be completely fantastic, if the next morning, she wouldn’t wake up to realize that all that has happened to her was only a beautiful dream.
Book Synopsis The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by : Shokoofeh Azar
Download or read book The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree written by Shokoofeh Azar and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grieving family flees Tehran after the Islamic Revolution in this novel of “magical realism with a Persian twist” translated from Farsi (The Guardian, UK). When their home in Tehran is burned to the ground by zealots, killing their thirteen-year-old daughter Bahar, a once-prominent family flees to a small village. There, they hope to preserve both their intellectual freedom and their lives. But they soon find themselves caught up in the post-revolutionary chaos that sweeps across their ancient land and its people. Bahar’s mother, after a tragic loss, will embark on a long, eventful journey in search of meaning in a world swept up in the post-revolutionary madness. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree speaks of the power of imagination when confronted with cruelty, and of our human need to make sense of trauma through the ritual of storytelling itself. Through her unforgettable characters, Iranian novelist Shokoofeh Azar weaves a timely and timeless story that juxtaposes the beauty of an ancient, vibrant culture with the brutality of an oppressive political regime. “[Azar’s] book is a great journey. It moves places and it moves us as readers, in an emotional and intellectual sense.” —Robert Wood, The Los Angeles Review of Books
Book Synopsis Mason Jars in the Flood & Other Stories by : Gary Carden
Download or read book Mason Jars in the Flood & Other Stories written by Gary Carden and published by Parkway Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gary Carden is a folklorist and storyteller. He was raised by his grandparents in a house filled with the past. He grew up listening to Grady Cole and Renfro Valley on the radio while his grandfather tuned musical instruments with a tuning fork and sang hymns from a shape-note songbook. He grew up with cows, June apple trees, comic books, the Farmers' Federation, and Saturday movies. He told his first stories to 150 white leghorn chickens in a dark chicken-house when he was six years old. His audience wasn't terribly attentive and tended to get hysterical during the dramatic parts."--
Book Synopsis Bleeding into Winter by : Tom Fowler
Download or read book Bleeding into Winter written by Tom Fowler and published by Tom Fowler. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the snow falls across Baltimore, the bodies of local women fall along with it. Winter dawns in Charm City, and the police are puzzled by the seemingly random murder of a young woman. Her family hires PI C.T. Ferguson to investigate. But as the freeze deepens, the killings continue with no apparent rhyme or reason. The crimes garner local and national attention while C.T. and the police remain stymied. C.T.’s assistant T.J. offers to go undercover as bait—a plan he immediately rejects. But she’s seen this kind of violence against women before and may decide to risk it all and act on her own. In the middle of a harsh winter, can C.T. identify the killer and save his intrepid secretary? Bleeding into Winter is the gripping sixteenth mystery in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Each story can be enjoyed in whatever order you happen upon them.
Download or read book Port Alberni written by Jan Peterson and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any community that has ever been labelled a “mill town” carries both the promise of prosperity and the constant threat of collapse, its fortune hinging on a single industry whose performance is as much related to the whims of a global economy as it is to the abundance of a key natural resource. The people of Port Alberni, located deep in Vancouver Island’s Alberni Valley, know all too well the highs and lows that come with such a label. Jan Peterson, who lived in Port Alberni for two of the town’s most tumultuous decades and worked as a reporter for the Alberni Valley Times, describes how the town’s people persevered through three decades of boom and bust, developed a vibrant arts and sporting community, and strived to make life better under any circumstances. From the prosperous 1970s, when Port Alberni earned the reputation of “forestry capital of Canada,” to the decline of the industry in the 1980s, when economic uncertainty signalled a need for diversification, to the environmental protests in nearby Clayoquot Sound, which polarized the community, Port Alberni tells the town's story from a perspective that is rarely heard. Through fascinating interviews and meticulous historical research, Peterson captures the heart and soul of a town so often defined by dollars and cents.
Book Synopsis A Day on the Farm by : Allison Romney
Download or read book A Day on the Farm written by Allison Romney and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true story chronicles life on a sheep and alpaca farm through a season of dramatic change. From the deepest, darkest, coldest days of a severe Midwestern winter to the warm summer days that bring unexpected visitors, you can experience the real-life happenings as told by a retired stockbroker who never dreamed she suddenly would be alone on a farm. The shocking reason her life changed becomes the start of an incredible faith journey where she learns firsthand about Gods promises, His faithfulness and the miracles He provides. Meet the animals, the knitting ladies who jump in to help, and the people who step forward to unselfishly offer hope in what seems to be a hopeless situation. Follow the journey that sent a riptide through a small town but ended up pulling a community together. Learn about the ultimate hope that God provides with forgiveness and victory over evil in todays world through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the amazing power of the Holy Spirit to make the impossible become real.
Book Synopsis The Collected Works of James Oliver Curwood (Illustrated Edition) by : James Oliver Curwood
Download or read book The Collected Works of James Oliver Curwood (Illustrated Edition) written by James Oliver Curwood and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 4130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collected Works of James Oliver Curwood (Illustrated Edition) showcases the captivating storytelling of James Oliver Curwood, a prolific author known for his adventure novels set in the rugged wilderness of North America. This collection not only provides readers with thrilling tales of survival and the clash between man and nature, but also offers insight into Curwood's intricate literary style, characterized by vivid descriptions of the natural landscape and the human spirit. True to the romanticism of the early 20th century, Curwood's works transport readers to a world of danger, courage, and untamed beauty, making them a must-read for fans of adventure literature. The illustrated edition enhances the reading experience by bringing Curwood's evocative settings to life through visual artistry, further immersing readers in his vivid storytelling. Recommended for those who seek a blend of action, romance, and the splendor of the great outdoors in their reading material.
Book Synopsis JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD: 20 Western Classics & Adventure Novels, Including Short Stories, Historical Works & Memoirs (Illustrated) by : James Oliver Curwood
Download or read book JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD: 20 Western Classics & Adventure Novels, Including Short Stories, Historical Works & Memoirs (Illustrated) written by James Oliver Curwood and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 4129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Oliver Curwood's collection of 20 Western classics and adventure novels, including short stories, historical works, and memoirs, showcases the author's masterful storytelling and deep exploration of the American frontier. Curwood's literary style is characterized by vivid descriptions of nature, gripping action sequences, and themes of survival and justice. His works are set against the backdrop of the rugged wilderness, where characters are tested both physically and morally, creating a rich tapestry of the human experience in the untamed landscape of the West. The collection also features illustrations that enhance the reader's immersion into Curwood's captivating world. James Oliver Curwood, a prolific writer and adventurer, drew inspiration from his own experiences exploring the Great Lakes region and the Canadian wilderness. His passion for nature and the outdoors is evident in his writings, which often reflect his deep respect for the natural world and the ways in which it shapes human lives. I highly recommend this collection to readers who enjoy thrilling adventures, rich historical settings, and powerful narratives that delve into the complexities of human nature. Curwood's work is a timeless contribution to the Western genre and a testament to the enduring allure of the frontier.
