Download or read book Jonah Lomu A Giant Among Men written by Niall Edworthy and published by Canelo + ORM. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise biography of Jonah Lomu, the international icon who changed rugby Jonah Lomu, A Giant Among Men profiles New Zealand’s greatest sportsman, and one of the finest players in the history of rugby. His combination of pace and power was unprecedented, enthralling fans from around the world. Lomu burst onto the international scene in 1994, joining the All Blacks as their youngest-ever member. With a string of exceptional performances he came to dominate the Rugby World Cup the following year. His ebullient personality, frightening athleticism and passionate pride in wearing the shirt captured the public imagination, and made Lomu the game’s first truly global superstar. His tragic death in November 2015, aged just 40, left the rugby community in shock. This biography pays tribute to a life cut short, but one marked by such achievement and impact that it will never be forgotten.
Download or read book A Giant Among Men written by Moa King and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And if you think to take a drink, From Mímisbrunnr, wait and think; For blood spilled here will cost you dear; The Middle Realm lies very near." When Prince Býleistr finds a human in the forest, he isn't certain of exactly what he should do with her. It's been many centuries since any mortals have stumbled across the Realm of Giants, and Hrothwyn of Miðgarðr isn't at all what he expected. With his plans to keep Wynn as a pet thwarted by members of his father's war-thirsty court, who believe that a human sacrifice might be just what they need to open a doorway to the mortal realm, Býleistr decides that the only way to keep the intriguing little captive alive is to return her to her realm. But Miðgarðr is a much more complicated world than Býleistr has been led to believe. A dark force sweeps through the mortal realm, leaving burned villages in its wake. Wynn is determined to see an end to the cruel warlord behind the devastation, and if Býleistr hopes to ever find a way back to his own world, he has no choice but to join her on her quest.
Download or read book Boys Among Men written by Jonathan P. D. Abrams and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the trend of teenage basketball stars skipping college and making the transition to playing professionally, resulting in the 2005 age limit instituted by the NBA, mandating that all players must attend college or another developmental program for at least a year.
Download or read book Fall of Giants written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln A Giant Among Presidents Townsend Library written by Tanya Savory and published by Townsend Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abraham Lincoln grew up with little more than a second-grade education. His father thought school was a waste of time and wanted young Abe to learn carpentry and farming instead. Even so, Lincoln developed a love of reading so great that he would often walk five miles just to borrow a book. In time, his reading would help to shape a sharp mind, a keen sense of humor, and a kind heart. Lincoln carried these qualities with him from a dirt-floor cabin in Kentucky all the way to the White House. As President, he would fight to keep our country from breaking apart, and he would ultimately free 4,000,000 slaves. However, there would be a price to pay for these triumphs--a very high price, indeed."--Publisher
Download or read book My Daddy is a Giant written by Carl Norac and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy's father seems so large to him that he needs a ladder to cuddle him and birds nest in his father's hair.
Download or read book The Buried Giant written by Kazuo Ishiguro and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory. In post-Arthurian Britain, the wars that once raged between the Saxons and the Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven't seen in years. And, because a strange mist has caused mass amnesia throughout the land, they can scarcely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphan charge, and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share. By turns savage, suspenseful, and intensely moving, The Buried Giant is a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory.
Download or read book Here I Stand written by Norris Kelly Smith and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.
Download or read book Mahatma Gandhi written by S. Radhakrishnan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1939, this work was presented to Mahatma Gandhi on his 70th birthday, October 22nd, 1939. This work is not only a remarkable tribute from notable men and women of diverse views, but an important estimate of the life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Fast and Loose written by Fern Michaels and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A secret organization seeks justice in Vegas in this romantic thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author… The Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting the wrongs of the world… With the women of the Sisterhood away on a covert assignment, their significant others could be expected to kick back and enjoy a little drama-free downtime. But that’s not the way Jack, Ted, Harry, Charles, and the rest of their comrades roll. An urgent call has come to the headquarters of their organization, BOLO Consultants. Bert Navarro, head of security for Countess Anna de Silva, suspects that Annie’s deluxe casino, Babylon, is being stealthily and expertly robbed. But figuring out who’s hacking into Babylon’s security system proves more difficult than expected—and may have implications for one of BOLO’s own. The security expert working for them has unlocked one hard fact—that there are more than enough suspects to investigate. But the men of BOLO will do what it takes to prove that, even in Vegas, there’s no gambling with justice . . . Praise for Fern Michaels and her Men of the Sisterhood Series “Michaels listens to fans and delivers one hell of a punch in this book.” --RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars, on Double Down
Download or read book Genesis and the Wrath of God written by Sabrowny Rae and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past eighteen years, exspecial agent Roman Allen of the FBI had been raising his daughter in peace and harmony. Genesis, his daughter with notorious serial killer Lipstick, believed that her mother had died in a car accident when she was six months old. Her father never wanted her to know that she was the product of a murderer. All was well until Lipstick returned on Genesiss eighteenth birthday, determined to create havoc and kill her father, the one who got away. Join us as we find out if Lipstick will win the game of death or if Roman will be able to save their daughter from her evil mother. Like the rest of the Lipstick series, this one wont let you down. Take a moment and return to earth after the Lipstick series, then open up to another thriller that will take you on a rough ride and will not let you go. Mercy . . . Etienne LeClaire, the granddaughter of a rich New Orleans family, is caught up in a love triangle that will change the world as we know it. Being a descendant of Noah and the last female of her clan, she finds herself the object of the giants of old, who were kicked off the earth after mating with the daughters of man. The Nephilim giants need her to give birth to their new nation. Once done, they will then control heaven, hell, and the earth. As with all her novels, SaBrowny Rae will have your emotions in the wind until you crash and burn at the very end. SaBrowny Rae is a vivid storyteller who will entertain you in the same way she grew up, when on any given summer night, one would find the neighborhood children on the back porch intensely listening to the latest story. She weaves two fast-paced novels that will leave you wanting more.
Download or read book Exclusive written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times-Bestselling Author: A Southern lady’s new Hollywood mansion may be haunted, in a novel filled with “lots of fun, intrigue, and excitement” (Booklist). When Toots Loudenberry relocated to Los Angeles from South Carolina to be near her daughter, Abby, she expected to bump into the occasional celebrity. She just never expected them to be dead. Meanwhile, Toots and her friends Sophie and Mavis are concerned that the prestigious Dr. Sameer's budding romance with fellow Godmother Ida may have something to do with his ailing bank balance. And Abby's attempted makeover of the celebrity magazine The Informer into the most talked-about tabloid in town could end more than just her career. But the Godmothers wouldn't be the Godmothers if they weren't pulling a few behind-the-scenes strings, and Abby's hopes of changing the fortunes of The Informer are still alive. Yet it'll take an assist from a source no one could have predicted, let alone see, to secure a story that will shake Tinseltown to its very core… “These four childhood chums prove that life is a gift no matter what age you are." --RT Reviews "Delightful. . .Witty, charming, and complicated, these four childhood chums prove that life is a gift no matter what age you are." --RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars "There's a reason Fern Michaels has published nearly 100 books: she's got a talent for churning out page-turners. Readers will finish this one in a single sitting." --Charleston Magazine
Download or read book M O V E written by Linda T. Regan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to address the issues men are facing today, this bible study is packed with inspiring Scriptures and thought-provoking questions. The topics of study range from male generalizations, silent screams and becoming your brothers keeper to taking the lead role in the home, church and community. If you are seeking to surrender yourself to God, M.O.V.E. is the bible study for you.
Download or read book Congressional Giants written by J. Michael Martinez and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congress of the United States operates in the shadow of the American presidency, which can make the legislative branch appear less important than the executive in our constitutional system of government. And yet Congress is a co-equal branch of government, deriving its powers from Article I of the United States Constitution. Love it or hate it, the institution is a source of incredible power. It behooves all Americans to learn more about Congress. Although a single slender volume cannot provide information on all there is to know about Congress, it can begin the journey. In Congressional Giants, political scientist J. Michael Martinez explores the careers and achievements of 14 influential leaders of Congress—men who either held formal positions within the chambers of Congress, such as speaker of the House of Representatives or Senate majority leader, or who served on important committees--to determine how they shaped the course of American history.
Download or read book The Fictional Encyclopaedia Routledge Revivals written by Hilary Clark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990, this work offers an analysis of the phenomenon of encyclopaedism in literature. Hilary Clark develops the theory of an encyclopaedic form in the interests of making clear distinctions between the realist narrative form and that of the encyclopaedic-parodic or fictional encyclopaedia. She makes clear the special links that non-realist, parodic fictions have with the forms of essay, Menippean satire and epic, and indeed with the encyclopaedia itself. The study pays particular attention to the way in which literary encyclopaedism has flourished in the twentieth century, with special reference to the works of James Joyce, Ezra Pound and Philippe Sollers.
Download or read book Mahatma Gandhi written by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The entire collection is a veritable depository of the greatness of a man who has influenced the modern world. This book will impress upon you the fundamental unity between Gandhiji s theory and practice which is his challenge and message to the contemporary world. Some of Gandhiji s most distinct and famous speeches are brought together in an appendix in this volume.
