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Author : Robert Lewis Taylor
Publisher : New York : Avon Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Journey to Matecumbe written by Robert Lewis Taylor and published by New York : Avon Books. This book was released on 1961 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James A Michener
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813047005
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Matecumbe written by James A Michener and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2007-09-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener was in his sixties when he began traveling frequently to the Florida Keys. One result of those visits was the novel Matecumbe, named after two of the islands that comprise the town of Islamorada, located approximately half way between Miami and Key West. Never before published, Matecumbe features many of the hallmarks of Michener's best work, including detailed descriptions of place. However, the plot is much more intimate than that found in most of his large-scale, epic historical novels. Focusing on the parallel lives of a woman and her mother, both divorced, Michener spent his creative energy on character development and allegorical storytelling. Random House, his publisher, wasn't pleased, and wanted the mega-best-selling author to concentrate on producing "heavyweight" books like Hawaii and Centennial. Matecumbe seemed too much in the vein of his earlier romance novel, Sayonara. So it sat in a drawer until, eventually, Michener gifted it--including the copyright--to Joe Avenick, his friend and former ghostwriter. Avenick played a key role in the research and writing of Sports in America and Chesapeake, and introduced Michener to Melissa (Missy) DeMaio, who soon became the primary reason for Michener's increasingly frequent visits to the Keys. Biographers and critics have long agreed that Michener's personality and his characters were both affected by his relationship with DeMaio. As perhaps his most encompassing autobiographical novel, and the one written in the midst of these changes, Matecumbe provides what may be tantalizing glimpses into Michener's life.
Author : Alexis Castellanos
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534469230
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Isla to Island written by Alexis Castellanos and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime."--
Author : Chanel Cleeton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451490886
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)
Download or read book The Last Train to Key West written by Chanel Cleeton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant New York Times bestseller One of Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 “The perfect riveting summer read!”—BookBub In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person’s paradise can be another’s prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape. After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life. Elizabeth Preston's trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own. Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women’s paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys.
Author : Claude Walker
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491781769
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)
Download or read book Drone Dogs written by Claude Walker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autumn, 2017. Chicagos skies are clogged with drones. Drones which deliver tacos, tasers or terror. The Super Cyclops facial-recognition drone, incendiary Vulcan Twister and tiny Mosquito, which can inoculate, inject or irk. Due to the popular Drone-O-LimpX reality show, everyones droning: TV crews, oppo researchers, drone-peepers, gang-bangers, dronie-snapping tweens. But when a drone graphically kills a beloved giraffe, the public turns against the unrestricted industry. Big Drone battles SAFE (Skies Are For Everyone), which would ban armed drones and impose drone taxes. Epic rumbles rage in the Halls of Congress and Skies of Chicago, where a local cop and FBI agent take to the sky to end a gang drone war. Drone Dogs is a parable about technology in the hands of idiots and call for public debate about new technologies.
Author : Robert Lewis Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
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Author : James A. Michener
Publisher : Dial Press
ISBN 13 : 0804151571
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Recessional written by James A. Michener and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable novel, Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener draws on his unparalleled gift for storytelling, his deep understanding of American society, and his own life experiences to illuminate the challenges of aging and the folly of youth. As the new director of a Florida retirement home known as the Palms, Andy Zorn suffers no shortage of loving support from his “elders,” a group of five passionate, outspoken residents. Still, Andy’s shortcomings tear him apart. But when he meets an extraordinary young woman who has been forced to rebuild her life after suffering crippling injuries, he finds himself falling in love. And with a few gentle jabs from his more mature friends, he discovers a wonderful new purpose in life. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Recessional “The best moments in the novel occur when the characters disclose what’s in their hearts and minds with rueful, snappy humor.”—The New York Times Book Review “Michener hooks you with wonderfully humorous scenes. These are then interwoven between the moments of pain and heartache brought about by life choices we all must make.”—Tulsa World “Engaging . . . One will be drawn into the novelist’s world. . . . The lush natural setting provides James Michener plenty to show and tell.”—The Washington Times
Author : Seth H. Bramson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625844530
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told written by Seth H. Bramson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All aboard for the history of one of the most audacious and innovative railroad engineering feats in history from the celebrated Floridian author. Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler made the decision to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to “the nearest deepwater American port.” In this book, renowned Florida historian Seth H. Bramson reveals how the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned FEC became the greatest railroad engineering and construction feat in United States, and possibly world, history, an accomplishment that would cement Flagler’s fame and legend for all time. Join Bramson as he recounts the years of operation of this great railroad, what it did for the Florida Keys and what it meant to the resident conchs. Includes photos
Author : James A. Michener
Publisher : Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN 13 : 0804151628
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Miracle in Seville written by James A. Michener and published by Dial Press Trade Paperback. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved Spain with this magical novel of Seville at Easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep piety—and the possibility of miracles. An American sports journalist has come to the city to report on efforts by the rancher Don Cayetano Mota to revive his once-proud line of bulls. Not only does Mota pray to the Virgin Mary, but he takes on herculean acts of devotion during the solemn celebrations of Holy Week. With treacherous enemies waiting in the ring, Mota’s struggle taps deeply into life’s mysteries, shaking the newspaperman’s skepticism and opening his eyes to the wonder of faith. Featuring illustrations by the American bullfighter John Fulton, Miracle in Seville is Michener at his most dazzling. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener’s Hawaii. Praise for Miracle in Seville “Eloquent . . . a vintage demonstration of Michener storytelling . . . What emerges most strongly is the real admiration and awe that lovers of bullfighting feel for the toro bravo.”—The New York Times Book Review “Compelling . . . told with an understanding of and appreciation for a culture where matadors are artists and miracles are possible.”—Chicago Tribune
Author : Brad Stone
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316219258
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book The Everything Store written by Brad Stone and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative account of the rise of Amazon and its intensely driven founder, Jeff Bezos, praised by the Seattle Times as "the definitive account of how a tech icon came to life." Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. Until now. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. Compared to tech's other elite innovators -- Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg -- Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing. The Everything Store is the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read.
Author : James A. Michener
Publisher : Dial Press
ISBN 13 : 0804151539
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Caribbean written by James A. Michener and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan’s notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Caribbean packs seven hundred dramatic years into a tale teeming with revolution and romance, authentic characters and thunderous destinies. Through absorbing, magnificent prose, Michener captures the essence of the islands in all of their awe-inspiring scope and wonder. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Caribbean “Michener is a master.”—Boston Herald “A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region’s most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity.”—The Plain Dealer “Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging.”—The Washington Post Book World “Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In Caribbean, there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling.”—The New York Times
Author : James Albert Michener
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Eagle and the Raven written by James Albert Michener and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historical narrative that recalls the Revolution of 1836 which Sam Houston helped lead making the free nation of Texas.
Author : John H. Culp
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786258048
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Born Of The Sun written by John H. Culp and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set shortly after the Civil War, this distinguished novel tells the story of a boy starting a new life in the Concho country of Northwest Texas. “An epic novel of frontier life—‘BORN OF THE SUN’ is...continuously dramatic and entertaining. It belongs on the same shelf with the novels of Alan Le May and A. B. Guthrie, Jr.”—New York Times “A book any red-blooded American should be proud to read, and we guarantee he’ll be well entertained.”—NEW HAVEN REGISTER “True Americana, filled with the exuberance and hardy spirit of the pioneers.”—ROANOKE TIMES “A magnificent book.”—Dorothy M. Johnson “Strong adult fiction...superb reading...authentic story.”—DENVER SUNDAY POST “One of the most vivid and refreshing novels of the southwest to come along in recent years.”—TULSA SUNDAY WORLD “A permanent addition to enduring Texas fiction.”—DALLAS TIMES HERALD
Author : James A. Michener
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781546436379
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Islam written by James A. Michener and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam represents more than 1.6 billion believers worldwide. Thereby it is the second largest religion behind Christians. But there are many reservations and prejudices with regard to this belief in particular in the western world. Because of that the famous author James A. Michener (1907-1997) wrote the following text already in 1955. Trying to understand the characteristics of Islam is today more topical than ever. This booklet, getting for yourself or giving as a present, is suitable to start in this way, that you will be able to know the origin and nature of Islam.
Author : Tanya Hackney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781989059753
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Leaving the Safe Harbor written by Tanya Hackney and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A couple from middle-class America get married and pursue the American Dream. When they become boxed in by life, they decide to revisit the dreams of youth, leave the safety of suburbia to live aboard a sailboat with their five children.
Author : Christopher Bunn
Publisher : Christopher Bunn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Hawk and His Boy written by Christopher Bunn and published by Christopher Bunn. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night in the city of Hearne, a young thief named Jute breaks into a wizard's house and steals an old wooden box. It should've been a straightforward job. Climb down the chimney, creep through the house, find the thing and get out fast. Unbeknownst to the boy, however, the box contains the knife that killed the Wind. Overcome with curiosity, Jute opens the box. It was the worst thing he could've done. Soon, he's on the run from the wizard, his old masters in the Thieves Guild, and their client, who happens to be the Lord of Darkness himself. On his odyssey of escape, Jute is aided by an unlikely assortment of friends, including a guilt-ridden assassin, a reluctant wizard, and a hawk who just might be able to teach him how to fly. But the Darkness will do anything to find Jute, even if it means plunging the whole land into war. The Hawk And His Boy is the first book of The Tormay Trilogy. The trilogy continues with The Shadow At The Gate, and concludes with The Wicked Day.
Author : Tessa Bridal
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781571310231
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Tree of Red Stars written by Tessa Bridal and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magda, a young woman of privilege, is drawn into unexpected danger when she joins the underground struggle against the government of Uruguay.
