Download or read book Along Deep Lonely Alleys written by Sudhīra Cakrabartī and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anecdotal stories revolving around the life and musical traditions of Bauls, the mystical minstrels.
Download or read book Vampire Alley written by Celia Roman and published by Bone Diggers Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When my mama gets kidnapped from prison, it don't take too long for the culprit to come forward. Seems Atlanta's head vampire's got a little problem with her vampires up and dying on her, and she's fingered me as the very body what can figure out what's going on. Me? I ain't got no problem watching the monster population die off a little at a time. But that vampire? She's determined to save her fledglings, and she ain't afraid to hurt my family and friends to guarantee my help. Normally I aim to kill monsters. This time, though, I gotta figure out how to save 'em, else Mama and me both might end up worse than dead. Don't miss this exciting conclusion to the Sunshine Walkingstick Series.
Download or read book Bowling Alone Revised and Updated written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America. Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolized a significant social change that became the basis of the acclaimed bestseller, Bowling Alone, which The Washington Post called “a very important book” and Putnam, “the de Tocqueville of our generation.” Bowling Alone surveyed in detail Americans’ changing behavior over the decades, showing how we had become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures, whether it’s with the PTA, church, clubs, political parties, or bowling leagues. In the revised edition of his classic work, Putnam shows how our shrinking access to the “social capital” that is the reward of communal activity and community sharing still poses a serious threat to our civic and personal health, and how these consequences have a new resonance for our divided country today. He includes critical new material on the pervasive influence of social media and the internet, which has introduced previously unthinkable opportunities for social connection—as well as unprecedented levels of alienation and isolation. At the time of its publication, Putnam’s then-groundbreaking work showed how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction, and how the loss of social capital is felt in critical ways, acting as a strong predictor of crime rates and other measures of neighborhood quality of life, and affecting our health in other ways. While the ways in which we connect, or become disconnected, have changed over the decades, his central argument remains as powerful and urgent as ever: mending our frayed social capital is key to preserving the very fabric of our society.
Download or read book An Alley of Flashing Spears and other stories written by Donn Byrne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short stories showcases a sharp psychological penetration, pure romance, and a unique portrayal of life. Some stories featured in this volume are "An Alley of Flashing Spears," the story of an Irish labor head torn between love and public duty, "Treachery," the tale of the puzzle in which a murderer's wife was placed, "The Master of Raymond Lully," wherein a reporter remarkably unravels the mystery of a fake "prophet," "Executive Session," in which a rebel clerk threatens his boss with a gun, "The Happy Townland," the ironic story of a businessman who had forever desired of living in the country, and other delightful stories.
Download or read book Glory Alley and the Star Riders written by C. Deanna Verhoff and published by Deanna Verhoff. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO LONGER AVAILABLE. Reprinted under the title: THE WISH THIEF.A young spelunker hatches a dangerous plan to save her seriously messed up family. A tale of loss, courage and redemption with a fantasy twist. Classmates make fun of Glory Alley's hand-me-down clothes. Her siblings are in trouble with the law. A foreclosure notice hangs on the front door. Dad is drinking again and seems to have given up on the entire family. Life is officially out of control, but Glory has a plan, she'll strike it rich in Queen's Mesa, saving the house and her reputation. Then one fateful morning it actually happens, she finds a rock beyond compare, but otherworldly beings arrive to take it away. Desperate to fix her broken family, Glory resists, sparking a battle of wits versus magic. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Download or read book The Chautauquan written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alley Sheridan and Other Stories written by William Carleton and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The White Alley written by Carolyn Wells and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guests gather at White Birches, the upper New York mansion of millionaire scion Justin Arnold. The weekend's festivities are cut short when the host inexplicably goes missing, presumed to be hiding or unwell somewhere within the grounds of the heavily protected, fortress-like estate. With the amateur sleuths unable to solve the mystery, they call in Detective Fleming Stone. What starts as a missing person thriller becomes a murder mystery in this clever locked-room puzzler from Carolyn Wells, author of The Clue.
Download or read book Tracked written by Margaret Anne Curtois and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alley Urchin written by Josephine Cox and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a “born storyteller,” a historical saga of a wrongly imprisoned woman’s reunion with her child and the man she loves (Times & Citizen). It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honor and friendship. Emma’s loyalty to her kind and gentle employer Roland Thomas, and her unwillingness to desert fellow convict and beloved friend Nelly, prevent her from leaving. Yet Emma lives for the days when she will return to England, to face those who cheated and betrayed her. And to Marlow Tanner, the man she loves, and whose tragic child she lost. As Emma battles against adversity, she is unaware that in England the child she has given up for dead is being lovingly raised by Marlow’s sister Old Sal. Will Emma ever be reunited with Marlow? And even if she finds him, will he still love her? Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, her love can never be denied, or forgotten. The breathtaking second novel of The Emma Grady Sagas Praise for the writing of Josephine Cox: “Hailed quite rightly as a gifted writer in the tradition of Catherine Cookson” —Manchester Evening News “Cox’s talent as a storyteller never lets you escape.” —Daily Mail “Driven and passionate.” —The Sunday Times
Download or read book Bomb Alley written by David Yates and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. It is a no-holds-barred account as seen through the eyes of a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Then HMS Antrim lead the first attack into the North Falklands Sound where she destroyed enemy defences and later became part of the main force anti-aircraft defences in the infamous 'Bomb Alley' or San Carlos Water. During one of the many air attacks the ship was struck by a bomb that destroyed her defensive missile system, but through pure chance the bomb did not explode and remained aboard wedged in the aft 'heads'. All around the stricken ship other RN vessels were taking extreme punishment from the almost continuous onslaught from low-flying Argentinean jets. HMS Antelope, HMS Coventry and the Atlantic Conveyer were all lost within a short period whilst the army was trying to establish a bridgehead.
Download or read book Blind Alley written by Iris Johansen and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2005 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan meets her greatest challenge yet: a killer who leaves his victims faceless and with burned fingerprints.
Download or read book Catfish Alley written by Lynne Bryant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving debut novel about female friendship, endurance, and hope in the South. Roxanne Reeves defines her life by the committees she heads and the social status she cultivates. But she is keeping secrets that make her an outsider in her own town, always in search of acceptance. And when she is given a job none of the other white women want-researching the town's African-American history for a tour of local sites-she feels she can't say no. Elderly Grace Clark, a retired black schoolteacher, reluctantly agrees to become Roxanne's guide. Grace takes Roxanne to Catfish Alley, whose undistinguished structures are nonetheless sacred places to the black community because of what happened there. As Roxanne listens to Grace's stories, and meets her friends, she begins to see differently. She is transported back to the past, especially to 1931, when a racist's hatred for Grace's brother leads to events that continue to change lives decades later. And as Roxanne gains an appreciation of the dreams, courage, and endurance of those she had so easily dismissed, her own life opens up in new and unexpected ways.
Download or read book Shameless written by Steve Geyer and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you plagued with memories of past failures? Do you ever feel like everything that goes badly is your fault? Do words like worthless and unacceptable describe how you feel about yourself? You’re not alone. Millions of people struggle with these same thoughts, including people who might surprise you. These thoughts and feelings cause people to put on a variety of masks to cover up the dark and hidden places inside that they are terrified others may see. This book seeks to shed light on shame—the shadowy force that has controlled people’s thoughts, actions, and lives for centuries. Comedian and pastor Steve Geyer will take you on a personal and poignant journey as he peels back his own mask and shares insights, life lessons, and a few well-timed laughs along the way. Reading Shameless will help you reader feel the weight of shame less and less. “Steve, I’m sitting in a questionable carwash in a less than desirable neighborhood and reading your book for the third time. The ‘ugly cry’ that happened with the first two readings has surfaced again and is scaring my fellow patrons. Thank you for your candor and transparency.” —Cameron Winton, Pastor of Discipleship Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Panama City, FL
Download or read book MiG Alley to Mu Ghia Pass written by Cecil G. Foster and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cecil G. Foster was born in Midland County, Michigan, on August 30, 1925. He endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth, living in a poor environment, losing his mother before he was six, and being separated from his brothers, sisters, and father. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private at the height of the World War II buildup and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. During his 32 years with the Air Force, Foster served in several different capacities--pilot, celestial navigator, radar-navigator-bombardier, intercept director, and squadron commander. A major focus of this work is Foster's Air Force career in the Korean War where he was one of the highest-scoring aces of the air war. His record of nine MiGs destroyed places him twelfth on a list of 38 aces. Every one of the aircraft he destroyed was shot down in the area known as "MiG Alley," a small section of airspace along the Yalu River, which separated North Korea from China.
Download or read book An Alley in Chicago written by Margerie Frisbie and published by Sheed & Ward. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Besides recounting the exemplary life of Monsignor John Joseph Egan, An Alley in Chicago briefs us on the firebrand priests and lay people who radiated the power and élan that made Catholics across the country look to the heartland, to Chicago’s Catholic moment. They sought leadership in marriage education, in neighborhood empowerment, in urban ministries, in ecuminism, in race relations, in community organizing, from these indefatigable Chicago leaders—and they got it.
Download or read book Dark Deeds Down Under written by Craig Sisterson and published by Clan Destine Press. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant southern constellation of crime writers. Dark Deeds Down Under features the very best of modern Australian and New Zealand crime and mystery writing. Spend time with some of your favourite Aussie and Kiwi cops, sleuths and accidental heroes, and meet some edgy new investigators. A crew of beloved series characters - Corinna Chapman, Hirsch, Sam Shephard, Rowly Sinclair, Nick Chester, Murray Whelan - will lead you down dark alleys to meet our newer heroes - the Nancys, Penny Yee and Matiu, Alex Clayton, Kate Miles - and the stars of some cracking standalone tales. Travel the criminal trails of two countries. From the dusty Outback to South Island glaciers, from ocean-carved coastlines and craggy mountains to sultry rainforests or Middle Earth valleys, and via sleepy towns to the seething underbellies of our cosmopolitan cities. The 19 dark deeds herein are perpetrated by: Alan Carter - Nikki Crutchley - Aoife Clifford - Garry Disher - Helen Vivienne Fletcher - Lisa Fuller - Sulari Gentill - Kerry Greenwood - Narrelle M. Harris - Katherine Kovacic - Shane Maloney - R.W.R. McDonald - Dinuka McKenzie - Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray - Renee - Stephen Ross - Fiona Sussman - Vanda Symon - David Whish-Wilson 'Punchy plotlines, contemporary themes, and familiar settings - you can't go wrong with this eclectic mix. Dip in and discover some new favourite writers.' - Michael Robotham 'A perfect showcase for the brilliant new wave of Antipodean crime writing.' - Val McDermid
