Download or read book A Boy Amidst the Rubble written by George W. Porter-Young and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Boy Amidst the Rubble is a tale of war as seen through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the heart of the London Blitz. The author weaves his tale by relating events he experienced during this tragic time in history. The story begins with our main character, Barry, who, along with his family, hears Neville Chamberlain declare over the airwaves that England is now at war with Germany. While young Barry does not completely understand the implications of his country engaging in war with Germany, he soon learns the seriousness of the situation through first-hand experiences. From erecting a pre-fabricated air raid shelter with his father to hiding out in the shelter during the raids, Barry learns that war is much more than just a game of "us versus them." Throughout the book, one sees how war affects not only young Barry, but every aspect of his once normal life, including his home, neighborhood, friends, family and country. The death and destruction that the Nazis brought upon England during this time was immense, and this book offers the rare chance to relive this moment through the eyes of an innocent child. Although Barry manages to have a somewhat normal life of a young boy, exploring and playing with his friends, collecting fragments of bombs and shrapnel, and engaging in childhood mischief, he must also learn to deal with situations that many adults do not have to experience until much later in life. After one particularly heavy bombing, Barry ventures down his street only to find the body of his young friend lying dead in front of the vacant lot where his house once stood. Because his father is away much of the time, one can see how Barry grows closer to his mother and otherfamily members for emotional and moral support. It is not just the nightly air raids endured by Barry and his family that are relived in this book, however. The reader is immersed in the cultural nuances of living in the British countryside in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lacking an indoor water closet, like many homes from that era, Barry's experiences in the unheated outhouse mirror many a young person's experiences in such a situation. The minimal plumbing in the house also allows one to see just how people survived in this time of history, boiling water for everything from the revered English Tea to heating large kettles for bathing and washing clothes. There is also the rationing of food, which makes such simple things as a chocolate bar a rare luxury for the characters in the book. The inconvenience of food rationing also hits home when young Barry helps himself to large helpings of such restricted items as marmalade and butter. In spite of the fact that this book was written to allow the reader to see the horrors of war, there is also a softer side to the narrative. The loyalty and respect given to one's elders and family members in this book are often missing in the modern family. The book allows the reader to see that normal corporal punishment, given in moderation, was an accepted practice for disciplining children. Given the state of affairs in the world today, one could argue that this book is also a proposal to return to some of the former child-rearing practices that helped to not only build character, but also to teach the children respect for rules and authority. As with any remembrance of war, the book gives the reader a rare glimpse into what it is like to live in acountry under siege. The nightly air raids, the mornings after cleaning up the destruction, and living in constant fear and uncertainty are just a few of the aspects of living in a country at war that the reader will experience through this book. While Hitler's invasion of England is the main focus of this book, The Boy Amidst the Rubble could also be described as an anti-war book in general. By focusing on the experiences of a young boy like Barry, one gets to see the negative impact war has on everything it touches without pulling any punches.
Download or read book Afghan Boy written by Paul Gait and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohammed has been orphaned in a suicide bombing and rescued from the debris of his family home by his Scout Leader, a British Army soldier and his search dog. However, the soldier, the only person that seems to care for him, leaves shortly after the rescue, at the end of his posting. Undeterred, the boy travels half way around the world to find the soldier, in the hope that he will adopt him. The journey is fraught with danger and the boy confronts many gruelling challenges; walking thousands of miles on foot, often through sandstorms, braves armed gangs and overloaded trucks, as well as a sinking dinghy and a menacing refugee camp in Calais. His many attempts to cross the channel are frustrated by the Border force. Can he beat the odds of getting to the UK and then, if he does, can he find the soldier. Will being a Scout help him? This is Mo's story, his 'IMPOSSIBLE DREAM'
Download or read book Gaza written by Vittorio Arrigoni and published by Kube Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is first and foremost an eyewitness account of an everyman and a true humanist. He was there during the Operation 'Cast Lead' and so his daily dispatches came directly from the killing fields of Gaza, and are therefore free of any media distortion or manipulation." Ilan Pappé, professor of history, University of Exeter An authoritative and deeply moving eyewitness account of the terrible twenty-two-day Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip in December 2008 and January 2009. These daily dispatches were written in precarious conditions, between bombing raids and intermittent Internet access. Vittorio Arrigoni ends his dispatches with the plea "stay human," which became the motto of the peace protests in his native Italy. This English translation is updated with new entries reflecting on life in Gaza after the offensive and also features an introduction by famous Israeli historian Ilan Pappé. Vittorio Arrigoni was an internationally renowned human rights activist who served as a volunteer with the pacifist International Solidarity Movement and worked closely with fishermen and farmers in Gaza. During the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip in 2008-9, Arrigoni acted as a human shield while working with the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances. Working as a freelance journalist for the Italian daily Il Manifesto, Arrigoni’s daily dispatches, written between bombing raids and patchy internet access, ended with the plea, "stay human," which became the motto of the anti-Israeli peace protests in his native Italy. His authoritative and deeply moving eyewitness account was later published in 2010 in Italian, French, German, and English, which the historian Ilan Pappé described as the "account of an everyman and a true humanist." On April 14, 2011, Arrigoni was kidnapped and brutally murdered by militants in Gaza, which caused an international outcry and was unanimously condemned by Hamas and the Palestinian National Authority.
Download or read book Bomber Boys written by Mel Rolfe and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2004-09-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Expertly researched . . . 20 different narratives in which these heroes venture out night after night on sorties throughout World War II Europe.” —Plane and Pilot Three weeks after Stirling air gunner Doug Fry was reported missing over Germany his mother was still clinging to the vain hope that he was alive. Then a neighbor said she had seen him in the cinema just down the road. The airman and his crew had been filmed for a Bomber Command documentary shortly before they took off from Mildenhall to attack Remscheid. Three hours later four of the crew were killed, but it was another two months after she had also seen the poignant film that widowed mother of eight Winnie Fry knew her nineteen-year-old son, though wounded, was still alive. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood’s aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force was miles behind. His 12 Squadron bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. An engine was on fire, the unconscious mid-upper gunner, slumped in his turret, was being sprayed with petrol and their bomb-load had been struck by shrapnel. Could Vic Wood get his crew back to base safely? These are just two of twenty dramatic Bomber Command stories in Bomber Boys. Night after night, the young men, some just out of school, went off on sorties, having pushed to the back of their minds the unpalatable awareness that they might never see another dawn. If death did not find them on the first few terrifying sorties they grew up very quickly in order to fight another day.
Download or read book The Spirit Engineer written by A. J. West and published by Prelude Books. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belfast, 1914. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic, high society has become obsessed with spiritualism. In their collective grief they are attempting to reach their departed through séances. William Jackson Crawford is a man of science and a sceptic, but one night with everyone sitting around the circle, voices come to him seemingly from beyond the veil, placing doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his mind. Could the spirits truly be communicating with him or is this one of Kathleen's parlour tricks gone too far? Based on the true story of William Jackson Crawford and famed medium Kathleen Goligher, and with a cast of characters that includes Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini, West conjures a haunting tale that will keep you guessing until the end.
Download or read book Girls V Boys written by Ryan Woodwind Wan and published by Ryan Woodwind Wan. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rayne, a girl seeking adventure, meets the Tracker, a boy out for redemption. When a new evil rises to steal the most powerful weapon in the universe, the unlikely duo must hunt down this foe. Either by challenging each other or teaming up together. As the two learn more about one another, will their feelings develop and lead to a confession, or will they tread separate paths? Or worse－ become lifelong enemies? Enter their worlds filled with danger and chaos at every turn. Choose your side, play their matches, and uncover three different endings in the battle of a lifetime－ Girls V Boys!
Download or read book Lily s War written by Shirley Mann and published by Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An uplifting and inspiring World War II saga for readers of Nancy Revell and Annie Groves. 1942, Manchester World War Two is in full swing and Lily Mullins is determined to do her bit for the war effort. Her friends and sweetheart have all joined up and Lily's sure there must be a role for her that goes further than knitting socks for the troops! When she decides to volunteer for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Lily soon discovers that she has a talent as a wireless operator. Helped along the way by a special gang of girls, she finds strengths she didn't know she had and realises that the safety of the country might just be in her hands . . . Meanwhile, Danny is determined to marry Lily, but his letters home become more and more distant. Will a long separation mean the end of their love story? An uplifting and inspiring novel of women on the home front. Don't miss Bobby's War and Hannah's War, available now. - - - - - '[The story] read so true to me and I really didn't want to put it down . . . It may be fiction but those things could, and did, happen.' Vera Morgan, wartime WAAF 'An impeccably researched and uplifting story of love, loss and courage: a heartwarming read that will captivate all those who love a good war story.' Clare Harvey, author of The Gunner Girl 'A wonderful, inspiring story. I can't wait to read more from Shirley Mann.' Sheila Newberry
Download or read book The Phoenix Child written by Henry Southern and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphaned by a World War II bombing raid, 11-year-old Jimmy finds himself alone in the world with no family to support him. Reading Oliver Twist in school taught him what happens to children in his situation. He is determined to go it alone and avoid being sent to the workhouse or the orphanage. But it isn't going to be easy. In the days of food and clothing rationing, air raids, blackout restrictions and fears of invasion, he has to keep food in his mouth and a roof over his head in addition to avoiding the authorities. A gripping tale of determination, courage and friendship set in the harshest of circumstances, The Phoenix Child takes hold of readers and doesn't let go until the last page.
Download or read book The Psychology of Joss Whedon written by Joy Davidson and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2007-11-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First there was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; then its spin-off “Angel"; then the cult hit “Firefly"; and its follow-up film, “Serenity." They all had two things in common: their creator, Joss Whedon … and their surprising psychological depth. Revisit the worlds of Joss Whedon … with trained psychologists at your side. What are the psychological effects of constantly fighting for your life? Why is neuroscience the Whedonverse's most terrifying villain? How can watching Joss's shows help you take on your own psychological issues? It's all the best parts of Psych 101—without Professor Walsh. * Robert Kurzban explains how Mal's morals are a form of evolutionary pornography, and why we like to watch * Thomas Flamson explores free will in the Whedonverse—with prophecies, sacred duties and the long arm of the Alliance, does anyone actually have any? * Carole Poole demonstrates how Buffy and Spike's season six relationship could be considered metaphor for narcissistic personality disorder—and concludes that Buffy may have been better off continuing it * Bradley J. Daniels looks at River's Alliance-altered brain, and the real effects of “stripping" the amygdala * Mikhail Lyubansky shows why, psychologically, death really is Buffy's gift * And editor Joy Davidson takes on Angel's mommy issues—how the course of his whole extraordinary existence can be traced back to the woman who made him a vampire
Download or read book My Beloved Child Daily Devotional written by Erin Thiele and published by Narrow Road Publishing House. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Beloved Child Come Away! Day 1: Beloved child of the King, come away with Him whenever He whispers your name in the dark. Seek Him early as you awake while He may be found and will be with you all day. Erin Thiele, who is now a grandmother, began requesting her My Beloved book to be revised for children—so mothers or fathers can use the same morning devotional—allowing the entire family to begin their day as One with Him. Erin, who is a God-lover and a Bride to His Son, now is helping children to DAILY come into the presence of the Father and Brother—the “Lover of Our Soul.” Keeping your eyes on the One, you will learn to run to when trials hit, learn to sit quietly, promote healing, and begin each day by experiencing His love is His perfect plan for your family’s life. Day 366: Come, join the Lord with me! Let us show Who is the One who is closest to us! Let’s begin the New Year together!!
Download or read book Against a Crimson Sky The Poland Trilogy Book Two written by James Conroy Martin and published by Hussar Quill Press. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An IPPI GOLD MEDAL WINNER! (Best Regional E-book Series 2018) What happens when Napoleon comes calling on a Russian dominated Poland, suggesting that he will win back their independence if only the famed Polish lancers accompany him on his infamous drive to take Moscow and all of Russia? A magnificent epic, AGAINST A CRIMSON SKY is an unforgettable tale of love, valor, and the enduring strength of the human spirit, set against the backdrop of war-torn Poland at the cusp of the nineteenth century. The year is 1794, and the beautiful and resilient Countess Anna Maria Berezowska has narrowly escaped death amidst the chaos caused by the violent dissolution of Poland. Anna is soon reunited with her longtime love, Lord Jan Stelnicki, and the two lovers marry even as their beloved country is ripped apart. As the couple struggles to raise a family in the face of an uncertain future, Anna's capricious cousin Zofia returns with a surprise of her own. Although Zofia's past schemes still resonate, Anna's doubts turn to fear as Jan's patriotism draws him to the battlefield. Offering new hope for a conquered Poland, Napoléon Bonaparte arrives in all of his pomp and glory. With the aid of new Polish legions~Anna's friends and family among them~Napoléon battles his way across Europe, an effort that culminates in the march into Moscow and the subsequent doomed winter retreat. Against this backdrop, Anna and Jan valiantly fight to hold on to a tenuous happiness, their country, and their very lives.
Download or read book The Necklace of Stones written by Philip J. Carraher and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Morgan is alone in his hiding place, the basement of an abandoned building on Manhattan's Lower East Side, when he witnesses a strange unearthly event
Download or read book Billionaire Bad Boys written by Michelle Love and published by Blessings For All SC. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this bad boy billionaire romance collection. Settle in for these three full-length standalone romances full of men who take charge in the boardroom and the bedroom! Don't miss this set of hot billionaire bad boys waiting to be found out! Featuring the following books: Book one - Under Her Skin: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance Arrogant Italian billionaire, Arturo Bachi, is outraged when the final apartment in the building he plans to turn into a hotel is bought at an exclusive auction by someone who outbids him at the last minute. His ire fades after he meets a gorgeous young woman with whom he spends a passionate, life-altering one-night stand. Arturo is immediately enchanted; it doesn’t hurt that she’s the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, even if she won’t tell him her real name. Book two - Dark Masquerade: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance When I took the job, I had no idea what it would bring. I didn't expect love, sex ...and terror. These two men have a history. I know that. But where do I fit into that, I don't know. All I know is that, for me, one of them is the love of my life ... I just don't know if he loves me or wants to kill me. Somebody does. Someone is watching me. It could be Aldo, or it could be Indio ... Both of them are gorgeous, sexy, and rich as hell-not that money matters to me ... Both of them are pursuing me ...and it should be every girl's dream, but ... I'm in too deep. If I follow my heart, I could be living a life of love, incredible sex, and happiness ... or I could be dead within days. What do I do? Book three - The Assistant: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance Lust. Lies. Power. For Brock Gordon, the biggest playboy billionaire in the entire country, it's just another day. When he sees something he wants, he gets it, no matter what--or who--it is. Life has always been one big game for Brock, and he knows he can have anything in the world if he waits for it. Until he meets a young girl who is fresh out of college. She is everything Brock never knew he wanted. She is young, she is fresh, she is so innocent to the ways of the world of men. And she has a spirit. From the moment he lays his eyes on her, he knows that he has to have her. But this prey is proving much harder to catch and for the first time in his life, Brock must come to terms that he doesn't get everything he wants. Or does he? Keywords: Billionaire romance, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, sweet romance, romantic novels, love, action, adventure, sexually romantic books, hot, alpha hero, contemporary romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, sweet romance, love books, love stories.
Download or read book The Poland Trilogy Push Not the River Against a Crimson Sky The Warsaw Conspiracy The Complete Historical Saga Box Set written by James Conroyd Martin and published by Hussar Quill Press. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An IPPI GOLD MEDAL WINNER, Best Regional E-book (Box Set) Based on the diary of a Polish countess who lived through the rise and fall of the Third of May Constitution years, 1791-94, PUSH NOT THE RIVER paints a vivid picture of a tumultuous and unforgettable metamorphosis of a nation--and of Anna, a proud and resilient woman. AGAINST A CRIMSON SKY continues Anna's saga as Napoleon comes calling, implying independence from her neighbors would follow if only Polish lancers would accompany him on his fateful 1812 march into Russia. Anna's family fights valiantly to hold on to a tenuous happiness, their country, and their very lives. Set against the November Rising (1830-31), THE WARSAW CONSPIRACY depicts partitioned Poland's daring challenge to the Russian Empire. Brilliantly illustrating the psyche of a people determined to reclaim independence in the face of monumental odds, the story features Anna's sons and their fates in love and war.
Download or read book Trials Of Impending Night written by Joseph E. Green and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years have passed since Greenwick woke up with no memory of his past. Alongside his guardian bear Moon, his life has been difficult - being cursed with deadly voodoo and dragged into a world-threatening conflict by the dreadful Yewki. Since thwarting evil to the best of their abilities, Wick and Moon’s new life was granted to them by the Wizard Seffry and the fierce archer Lumni, and they've lived together out of harm’s way ever since. But evil doesn't sleep, and after an old friend returns to tell them that the fate he’d been told to disregard is in fact crucial to the next step in the mad Warlock Yewnin’s plans. There is more than one dangerous relic that Yewki’s brother intends to use, and retrieving said device will not only force Wick to don burdens he never asked for, but also bring newcomers from both sides into the ever-worsening fray. Trials Of Impending Night is the next chapter in Greenwick’s story of self-discovery. Kingdoms will fall, morals will be questioned, and death will come in abundance. And in the end, wills are brought to their breaking points, as the world prepares to change forever at the hands of hellish entities.
Download or read book John Wayne written by Richard D. McGhee and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of Marion Morrison, known as John Wayne, in 1979, President Jimmy Carter said that Wayne "was bigger than life. In an age of few heroes, he was the genuine article. But he was more than a hero; he was a symbol of many of the qualities that made America great." The first section of this study concentrates on Wayne's style of work and sphere of action as an actor: The man who works for a living and is concerned with his audience and the constraints of his immediate environment. The second section examines the artist: the man who lives in his art, who disappears into his character as an archetype of human fears and desires. Analyses of films that have made Wayne a hero are presented in the third section. A comprehensive filmography and numerous photographs are included.
Download or read book Mother and Child written by Carole Maso and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2012-06-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary mediation on life and death, being and non–being, and the intense mystery and beauty of existence between a mother and child. “Heartbreakingly perfect” (San Francisco Chronicle), Maso’s moving, dreamlike novel follows a mother and child as they roam through wondrous and increasingly dangerous psychic and physical terrain. A great wind comes, an ancient tree splits in half, and a bat, or possibly an angel, enters the house where the mother and child sleep, and in an instant a world of relentless change, of spectacular consequences, of submerged memory, and uncanny intimations is set into motion. What was once hidden is now in plain sight in all its splendor and terror as the mother and child are asked to bear enormous transformations and a terrible wisdom almost impossible to fathom. As the outside can no longer be separated from the inside, nor dream from reality, the mother and child continue, encountering along the way all kinds of characters and creatures as they move through a surreal world of grace and dread to the end. “The tough–mindedness, originality and wit of her perceptions are intoxicating.”—Publisher Weekly “By giving the conflicts in her life a fictional context, she tries to bring order and beauty—and some degree of understanding—to chaos.”—Library Journal “Fully coherent, moving and elegiac, a genuine consolation.” —The New York Times Book Review
