Download or read book Bolo the Brave written by Jim Jones and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten year old Charlie lost his parents to pneumonia when he was nine and has been living with his Grandpa Will ever since. Grandpa Will has a chuck wagon and hires on to wagon trains to cook for them. Right now, Charlie and Grandpa Will are waiting out on the windy Texas Plains for the wagon train Grandpa Will contracted with to show up. It's been days with no sign of the wagon train. Grandpa Will has ridden out every day to look for the group, leaving Charlie at camp to do chores. To his surprise, a funny looking crooked nosed dog shows up one day. Charlie feeds him scraps and plays with him and soon they become friends. When Grandpa Will finds out, he is not pleased that this odd critter is taking food from their larder. Charlie convinces him that the dog is his friend though. Grandpa Will realizes the boy is lonely and in need of companionship so he grudgingly allows him to stay. One morning as he is leaving, Grandpa Will tells Charlie that he's seen signs of a mountain lion. He warns him to stay close to camp and keep his rifle handy. Charlie tells him that Bolo, whom he has named for the unusual white pattern on his chest that resembles a bolo tie, will protect him. Grandpa tells Charlie not to count on it and once again goes out in search of the lost wagon train.Late in the afternoon, Bolo begins making a noise that is different from any that Charlie has heard him make before. It's a low growl, like a steady rumble. The hair stands up on his back and he looks directly at a stand of trees about thirty feet away from the wagon. Quickly, Charlie grabs his rifle and stares intently at the trees. He is terrified by the sight he sees ... a full grown mountain lion. The lion begins walking slowly towards the wagon and emits a petrifying scream that makes a chill run up his spine. He aims his rifle at the animal but has difficulty controlling the trembling in his hands. Suddenly, Bolo rushes toward the mountain lion and begins barking ferociously at it. Charlie realizes that if he doesn't shoot the animal, his friend will most likely die. He manages to settle his nerves enough to aim but before he can get a shot off, he hears a commotion. He turns and sees his Grandpa Will riding like the wind toward the mountain lion. Grandpa fires several shots at the animal which scares it off. It spins and races off into the brush.Charlie tells Grandpa Will how Bolo ran over to challenge the mountain lion and how he realized that if he didn't shoot the animal, his friend would die. He confesses that he'd been terribly afraid and wonders if he is a coward. Grandpa Will reassures him that being afraid in the face of a threat is a natural feeling and that standing up to the dangerous animal was very brave of him. He comforts Charlie and gives Bolo extra table scraps and a good belly rub. He also tells Charlie that he found the wagon train and they will be there by the next day. They settle down for the night and prepare for the adventures that the next day will bring.
Download or read book The Subanu written by John P. Finley and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Law of the Bolo written by Stanley Portal Hyatt and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Law of the Bolo" by Stanley Portal Hyatt. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Bolo Whistler written by Sir John George Smyth (bart.) and published by London : Muller. This book was released on 1967 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Adventurer s Glossary written by Joshua Glenn and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure is always escapist and often utopian, yet we find solidarity with others and Kafkaesque existential rabbit holes within the words we use to celebrate high-flying escapades. Even when adventures are small in the cosmic scope, the terminology of thrilling exploits promotes a life lived at a high pitch. This go-to glossary for the philosophical explorer delves into these contradictions and insights through more than five hundred terms, from A-OK to zoom. Semiotician Joshua Glenn sourced terms from Shakespeare, military and biker jargon, hip hop and surfer slang, survivalist and gamer subcultures, comic books, extreme sports, and beyond to ask questions about meaning and selfhood. This diverting survey, paired with copious illustrations by the acclaimed cartoonist Seth, is introduced by Mark Kingwell in a thought-provoking essay. The Adventurer’s Glossary extends the entertaining and incisive critique found in the trio’s previous books, The Idler’s Glossary and The Wage Slave’s Glossary. This third instalment turns its lens to the language of risk, excitement, and journeying into the unknown, taking readers on their own semantic adventure.
Download or read book Bolo the Monkey written by Jonathan Burke and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Subanu Studies of a Sub Visayan Mountain Folk of Mindanao written by William Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Bolos Barishynas written by G. R. Singleton-Gates and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book By Bolo and Krag written by Chauncey M'Govern and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sebastian Shepherd and the Mystery of the Dead Water written by Jamey A. Gilliland and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep and black curse has fallen over the land of Crespin. No longer does the great lake fill with pure life-giving water. The once great city of Falls Lake is now empty of inhabitantsa "all but a few. Born on the eve of the terrible dead water's appearance, thirteen-year-old Sebastian now finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime. Only a handful of others join Sebastian and the great and beloved Elder Jeanine on their quest to follow the Great Mai's calling. They, and they alone, must cleanse the source of the dark water or die trying. Hounded by terrible creatures driven mad by the cursed waters, Sebastian, Jeanine, and their small company press on to find the ultimate goal and discover that only Sebastian can lead the way to their final objective."
Download or read book Bolos Their Finest Hour written by Keith Laumer and published by Baen. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction giant Keith Laumer along with New York Times bestsellers David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, and S.M. Stirling recount the exploits of Laumer’s dauntless, hard-fighting creations in this outstanding collection. It’s the legendary saga of the Bolos—artificially intelligent tanks with courage and moral sense often better than that of their human masters. Controlled by tireless electronic brains, programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos are almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences is designed to make them selfless servants and protector of humanity throughout the galaxy and to make each Bolo the moral epitome of a brave and upright knight of yore—and often far more noble than the humans who give them their orders. Created by Keith Laumer, the saga of the Bolos has now been extended by some of the best writers in science fiction, all of whom were profoundly inspired in their own work by Laumer’s original Bolo tales. Now, the best stories of this legendary saga of creation and collaboration are collected in one volume, including work by New York Times best-selling writers David Weber, Mercedes Lackey and S. M. Stirling, military science fiction grand master David Drake, and Laumer himself, who recount the exploits of the dauntless Bolos in three classic novellas. About Bolo creator Keith Laumer: “Laumer is a master ...” —Seattle Times. About the Bolo series: “…manages to combine hardware and humanity…a collection to reread and enjoy.”—Washington Times “. . .splendid…Laumer may rest easy. . .his creation is in good hands.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Black Flags and Windmills written by scott crow and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When both levees and governments failed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the anarchist-inspired Common Ground Collective was created to fill the void. With the motto of “Solidarity Not Charity,” they worked to create power from below—building autonomous projects, programs, and spaces of self-sufficiency like health clinics and neighborhood assemblies, while also supporting communities defending themselves from white militias and police brutality, illegal home demolitions, and evictions. Black Flags and Windmills—equal parts memoir, history, and organizing philosophy—vividly intertwines Common Ground cofounder scott crow’s experiences and ideas with Katrina’s reality, illustrating how people can build local grassroots power for collective liberation. It is a story of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain to create better worlds. The expanded second edition includes up-to-date interviews and discussions between crow and some of today’s most articulate and influential activists and organizers on topics ranging from grassroots disaster relief efforts (both economic and environmental); dealing with infiltration, interrogation, and surveillance from the State; and a new photo section that vividly portrays scott’s experiences as an anarchist, activist, and movement organizer in today’s world.
Download or read book The Road to Damascus written by John Ringo and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOL-0045, a bolo on a mission that would end the civil war, finds himself caught in a moral dilemma when a young boy stands in his way and SOL begins to question whether or not bolos have souls.
Download or read book The Literary Digest written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wine of Astonishment written by Earl Lovelace and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the history of a Spiritual Baptist community from the passing of the Prohibition Ordinance in 1917 until the lifting of the ban in 1951.
