Download or read book Bridge s Strangest Hands written by Andrew Ward and published by Portico. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of oddities shows how Contract Bridge has played its part in embezzlement, murder, suicide, kidnapping, imprisonment and battle. The stories feature similar hands to those of bridge – the complete misfit, the two-way slam and men against women – while others, like ‘Thirteen Spades’ and ‘The Raspberry Jam Conundrum’, are closer to fantasy. Adaptations of the game, such as Nullo Bridge and Egdirb, are also included. Every hand in this book is a winner. Unless, of course, you were the player who was dealt thirteen hearts but bid diamonds by mistake.
Download or read book Gleanings in Buddha Fields Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East" by Lafcadio Hearn. 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 The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book London s Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn and published by Portico. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London’s Strangest Tales takes a walk on London’s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world’s greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn’t know about Britain’s capital, like the fact that it’s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in the Burlington Arcade, and the fat lamppost at the corner of Trafalgar Square that is secretly a tiny prison cell. And did you know that the entrance to Buckingham Palace you see from the Mall is actually the back door and not the front? The stories within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of London-lovers, this book is a brilliant alternative guide to the city, whether you’re a visitor, a daily commuter or one of its 8 million inhabitants. Word count: 45,000
Download or read book The Bridges of Constantine written by Ahlem Mosteghanemi and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An artist and former revolutionary in Algeria lives in Paris out of frustration with the corruption in his own country, until the daughter of his former commander unexpectedly enters his life and returns his thoughts to Algeria.
Download or read book Broken Bridges written by Sid Gardner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken Bridge is about a baby, a drug dealer, and all the forces that swept them both toward a tragedy. More than half a million babies are born each year in the U.S. who were exposed to drugs or alcohol before they were born. This book tells the story of one of them, and what happens when the drug dealer who sold drugs to her mother has a change of heart. From a hospital in a large city to the emptiest reaches of the California desert , Broken Bridges traces the connections among the agencies that could have made a diff erence--but didnt--and the people who came into Baby Isabels life as a result.
Download or read book Stay Out of the Woods Strange Encounters Volume 3 written by Tom Lyons and published by Tom Lyons Books. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The woods have fascinated outdoor enthusiasts for millennia. Thousands seek solace in the beauty of nature while exploring the lush forests of our planet. But sometimes, folks find something that doesn’t want to be found—dangers that should only lurk in the corner of your eye. If you buy this book, prepare to be shocked, scared, and even terrified. These are your survival stories, your terrifying encounters, your impossible tales with the most frightening creatures on Earth no one wants to believe because they’re too terrifying—and they don’t like us. The Stay Out of the Woods series offers readers a uniquely different, chilling, and unfiltered perspective about the most bizarre, dangerous, and unexpected encounters with nature’s most elusive creatures. Get it now.
Download or read book Alexander s Bridges written by Willa Cather and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blowing Our Bridges written by Tony Younger and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2004-01-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action packed military memoir tells of the exploits of a young Sapper officer during both the Second World War and in Korea. Tony Younger was in the thick of the action during the German Blitzkrieg of 1940 seeing desperate fighting as the beleaguered British Expeditionary Force struggled to escape at Dunkirk. He then became closely involved in anthrax experiments, before playing a full role in the Normandy Campaign and the conquest of Germany. After a period in Burma, he was sent to Korea, where in bitter fighting against hordes of Chinese and North Korean troops he was extremely lucky to escape with his life.
Download or read book Robert Bridges and Contemporary Poets written by Robert Bridges and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mines Bombs Bullets and Bridges written by Michael Moss and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldiers’ first-hand accounts of Second World War active service invariably make inspiring and exciting reading but Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges is exceptional for several reasons. First, Brian Moss’s role as a bomb disposal specialist was especially hazardous. Secondly, he was in the thick of the action from the start, dealing with unexploded ordnance during the London blitz. He was then deployed as a frontline sapper to North Africa and onto Sicily before landing on Gold Beach on D-Day. Despite many close calls he was relatively unscathed until taken out by a butterfly bomb at Nijmegen. Fortunately, despite serious injury he lived, quite literally, to tell the tale but his war was over. While the author’s graphic account compares favorably with the very best wartime memoirs, it also has a unique element, namely examples of his outstanding artistic skill. It is truly remarkable that he not only managed to produce so many fine works under combat conditions and that he was able to draw such accurate maps from memory. His sketches and paintings bring a special dimension to this story. What a privilege it is to feast on the words and images created by this exceptionally brave and talented man.
Download or read book The Bridges We Will Build written by Kacie LeCompte Renfro and published by Modern History Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We hear a lot about refugees in the news, but how many of us really know their stories? The Bridges We Will Build, follows four women of various countries of origin and drastically different life experiences, refugees and Americans, as they come together at The Unity School, a charter school for refugee and American children. Here, they rediscover the hope and inspiration that seemed lost to them before. But when one of them is killed in a violent hate crime, their new-found hope for the future is tested. The Bridges We Will Build provides a vision of the possibility of true solidarity. It compels us to believe that communities can transcend socially constructed barriers towards a recognition of our common humanity. "The Bridges We Will Build reminds us of the ways women negotiate the inter-sections of their lives. It is accessible even as it crosses into important complications in the lives of its main characters. Enjoy!" --Dr. amina wadud, American Muslim theologian, Professor Emeritus of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University "Renfro creates characters that bring the reader closer to becoming compassionate and understanding of refugees struggling to assimilate into a new culture. This story is a reminder that we have the power to end this hatred and that power resides in our actions to confront racism and injustice themselves." --Matilde Simas, Founder of Capture Humanity, Visual Journalist "The Bridges We Will Build is an insightful, well-written book about finding friendship in a world of conflict, misunderstanding, displacement and intolerance. This book renewed my faith that love and human connection can overcome even the most destructive forms of trauma and prejudice." --Christopher White, Professor of Religion, Vassar From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
Download or read book Islands Bridges and American Vice Presidents written by Mary Kitt-Neel and published by Kittenheel Press. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martine Wexler is a writer who runs a secret bookmaking operation on the side, with the help of her son’s best friend. Martine, her son Tingo and her daughter Amelie (“Email”) are all in various stages of figuring out that life in an ordinary American city is only as ordinary as you make it. The world of this little family crosses orbits with a middle-aged Russian graffiti artist, a hopelessly smitten road musician, a heavily-tattooed foot fetishist, a psychic conversant in gear ratios, an atheist youth minister, and a longtime family friend who carries a lucky spray-painted quarter in her purse. It takes awhile, but Martine finally figures out that no matter when you hear the music, that's when it's time to dance.
Download or read book The Lone Hand written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stolen Tomorrow written by Ikechukwu Joseph and published by IKECHUKWU JOSEPH. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This particular morning following public outcry a police raid was carried out and strange discoveries were made. The strangest was a man who walked on his hands and knees like animals. The television showed a long bearded man with overgrown grey tousled hair, bulging eyes like the protruding eyes of bush baby, dry peeling skin and a vulgar voice. The onlookers caught by television cameras showed gloomy faces with some of them having their hands over their heads, some with mouth agape in astonishment and some other faces covered in tears. That was not the strangest but human flesh and bones were found in this strange man’s abode - the abandoned maintenance house. He was not a ritualist but was described as a cannibal. He ate any flesh, fresh or rotten. Much more than a cannibal. They never took time earlier to decode his language. The police could pick things he said like: “I built this place. I am not a criminal. You have taken all from me but you cannot take this place or take me from this place...” The baffling truth was that he was speaking fluent and articulated queen's English. "They said I would climb mountains and hills, cross rivers and valleys and eat like animals," the strange man echoed. The story of Nebuchadnezzar came to mind, hearing his story. "I served them good and they served me bad. My family abandoned me because of them. I studied in Cambridge that is why I cannot leave this bridge. ‘London bridge is falling down, falling down...’" he reverberated in-between speeches as if imitating or singing our childhood song or poem. But more ominous was that top government white papers, official reports setting out government policy on issues to be voted on by the country's legislature and other secret documents were found in his custody... Stolen Tomorrow (Political Scavengers Series Book Two) is about a love story, a family puzzle, is about Cafia Autonomous Community and the oppressive government and a call for the young people to fight for their rights and position in the scheme of things to preserve their future. A speculative fiction and dystopian state, a totalitarian government's abuse of power, a police state that must be rescued from the stale politicians and the junta regime.Aaron Bo suffered a lot of persecutions for standing for the truth and fighting for the Masses.
Download or read book Burning Bridges written by Maurice Leitch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1989 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonny and Hazel, two exiles from Ulster, meet at the London funeral of a friend. Sonny dreams of becoming a country singer in the mould of his idol Hank Williams and persuades Hazel to accompany him on a summer odyssey through the West Country, where the two innocents confront disturbing realities.
Download or read book Haunted Texas written by Alan N. Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulder ... let your imagination run wild as you read about Texas's most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts. You may know of Crazy Man's Tower or San Antonio's haunted railroad crossing, but perhaps you haven't heard about: the White Sanitarium, an abandoned mental institution in Wichita Falls plagued by ghostly forms and spectral noises; the Lady in Green of the McGloin house, who floats persistently over the lake, spurned from unrequited love; and Lake Worth's monster, a mysterious creature inhabiting the area that looks half-human but acts like a feral animal.
