Download or read book Irma Was Here written by Diandra Jones and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of Diandra and Adam who, barely three months after their wedding, awake in their home on Tortola, British Virgin Islands, to startling news. In less than 24 hours, Hurricane Irma has escalated from a Category 2 to a Category 5 Hurricane and will soon make a direct hit on their island paradise, leaving it unrecognizable and in desperate need of help. With airports closed and time running out, they board up their home and prepare for what no one has predicted: a passage through the eye of the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to strike land in the Caribbean. Just as the bricks and mortar of their home will be put to the test, so will their love and personal strength, the integrity of their community, the resilience of Mother Nature and the human spirit."Irma Was Here" unveils the personal side of climate change. A bellwether of super storms of the future due to global warming, Irma broke several world records. She was the longest lasting Category 5 hurricane and also the strongest recorded open Atlantic hurricane. Followed closely by Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane only two weeks later, Irma prompted climate scientists to suggest higher categories be added to the Saffir-Simpson Scale, due to her ferocious winds in excess of 178 mph, second only to the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. For the people of the Virgin Islands, whose homes she destroyed and whose lives she catapulted into chaos, Irma has left an indelible psychological scar. For the world, she leaves a warning.
Download or read book Mi Propio Cuartito written by Amada Irma Pérez and published by Children's Book Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of her family, a resourceful Mexican American girl realizes her dream of having a space of her own to read and to think.
Download or read book La Frontera written by Aldreda Alva Deborah and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll need all the resilience and courage they can muster to safely cross the border − la frontera − and to make a home for themselves in a new land.
Download or read book Irma s Passport written by Catherine Ehrlich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping family tale, Catherine Ehrlich explores her Austrian grandparents’ influential lives at the crossroads of German and Jewish national movements. Weaving her grandmother Irma’s spellbinding memoirs into her narrative, she profiles a charismatic woman who confronts history with courage and rebuilds lives—for herself and Europe’s dispossessed. Starting out in Bohemia’s picturesque countryside, Irma studies languages in Prague alongside Kafka and Einstein—and so joins Europe’s intelligentsia. Tension builds as World War I destroys that world, and Irma marries prominent Zionist, Jakob Ehrlich, bold advocate for Vienna’s 180,000 Jews. Irma’s direct words detail the weeks after Hitler’s arrival when Adolf Eichmann himself appears to liberate Irma and her son from Vienna. Irma’s stunning turnaround in London unfolds amidst a dazzling cohort of luminaries—Chaim and Vera Weizmann, and Viscountess Beatrice Samuel among them. Irma finds her voice as an activist, saving lives and resettling refugees, and ultimately moves on to New York where her work resumes among high-profile friends like Catskills hostess Jennie Grossinger. Along the way, Ehrlich queries her family’s fate: what was behind Eichmann's twisted role in her grandparents’ lives? How was Irma able to focus outwardly when her own life was in crisis? Part intimate memoir, part historical thriller, Irma’s Passport is an inspiring true story about remarkable women whose unsung courage restored the world we know. This is a book for fans of Edmund de Waal, Erik Larson, and Alexander Wolff.
Download or read book Making Design written by Cooper-Hewitt Museum and published by Cooper Hewitt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooper Hewitt possesses one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence, and is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Featuring more than 900 collection objects selected by its curatorial staff and renowned designer Irma Boom, 'Making Design' embodies the most important tenets of the institutions philosophy: transparency of design process, accessibility for all users in its physical and digital manifestations, and cross-discipline connections throughout the collection.
Download or read book The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri written by David Bajo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Left an extensive personal library when his long-time paramour disappears, genius mathematician Philip Mazyrk finds buried within the books puzzling clues about her disappearance, in a mystery that is further complicated by an enigmatic woman and his stepchildren's personal troubles. 25,000 first printing.
Download or read book Irma the Flying Bowling Ball written by Tom Ross and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A black and red bowling ball named Irma dreams of flying.
Download or read book Hell on Paradise a True Story written by Harland Hoffman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harland R. "Globetrotter" Hoffman enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces. After leaving the military he became a PADI and SSI dive master and an underwater videographer and photographer. he has traveled to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Timor, India, as well as Nepal, Belize, and Bali. But his most harrowing life experience was on the island of St. Maarten when Hurricane Irma struck in 2017. in this book Hoffman shares with the reader the intimate details of this life-changing experience which he has summarized as "Hell On Paradise."
Download or read book Every Thing Design written by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Christian Brandle, Verena Formanek. Text by Christian Brandle, Glenn Adamson.
Download or read book Boom written by Irma Boom and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irma Boom has become one of the most widely renowned and laureated book designers in the world today. Her often ingenious solutions to individual book productions have gained her international fame and her work is now collected by many leading museums suc
Download or read book Irma s Story written by and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Irma Boom Book Manifest written by Irma Boom and published by Walther Konig Verlag. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World renowned Dutch designer Irma Boom is known for her bold experimental approach to her projects, often challenging the convention of traditional books in both physical design and printed content.0In the book 'Book Manifest' Irma Boom presents her vision on the essence, meaning and relevance of the book. The basis for this book is formed by the in-depth research that Irma Boom carried out into the development of the book in the library of the Vatican. The knowledge she gained about this, and the inspiration it gave her, is shared with a selection of more than 350 books she designed, in which she extensively discusses the context and relationship with the old book. With this 1000-page, richly illustrated book, Irma Boom aims to inspire and encourage the new generation of designers to experiment, in order to ensure the book's position for the future.0Boom's books in the permanent collection of MoMA in New York, and Special Collectons of the University of Amsterdam (NL) collect her complete oeuvre: the Irma Boom Archive. 00Exhibition: Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (01.02.-25.09.2022).
Download or read book Where the Heart Is written by Irma Gold and published by EK Books. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, Dindim the Magellanic penguin, washed up on an island beach near Rio de Janeiro. He was rescued by a man called Joao, who nursed him back to health, and created a lifelong bond. Since then, Dindim has spent most of every year with Joao, leaving only to travel 8000 miles to the Patagonia coasts of Argentina and Chile. Where the Heart Is was inspired by this extraordinary true story. With beautiful prose and stunning illustrations, Dindim's story will capture the hearts of young readers and adults alike. His journey across the ocean highlights both the little penguin's intrepid nature and the variety of wildlife he meets along the way. From whales to albatross, children will discover the kaleidoscope of life that exists in the ocean. Where the Heart Is also offers a window into discussing big issues with young readers, such as the oil spill that almost killed Dindim, and the effects of climate change on animal habitats. Magellanic penguins are a near threatened species, and it is vitally important to increase our awareness of the dangers faced by these beautiful birds. Poignant, moving, funny and heartfelt, Dindim and Joao's story is a celebration of friendship and nature. It explores the deep bond that can form between humans and animals, and encourages children to think more about the incredible animals who share our world.
Download or read book Disappeared written by June Carolyn Erlick and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of Irma Flaquer chronicles the extraordinary life of a Guatamalan journalist who risked her life constantly to document the injustices of life in Central America, talking to presidents, politicians, and Church officials in the course of her career, which ended with her kidnapping and disappearance in 1980. Original.
Download or read book Phases of Life After Death Written in Automatic Writing written by Irma Slage and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book answers questions bout life after death: How do we visit with deceased loved ones while we are still on earth? Where does our soul go while we sleep? How spirits tell us they are with us? What is the reason we go through our experiences on earth? How spirit interact with those on earth? And other answered questions in short stories written through those who have passed on.
Download or read book Irma s Gun written by Monet Thompson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irma’s Gun is the story of a poor Indian woman who obtains a license to kill after saving the president’s life. This “license” is passed down through generations either fearful of the privilege or overly aggressive in wanting to use it. Bryce, Irma's descendant, becomes the main character who grapples to live with the license, not even realizing that she has it. Her whole life is stifled because everyone knows it but her. In the end, she is content to find a small piece of happiness.
Download or read book Kiri Chooses a Life written by Rosmarie Bogner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kiri knows how to ride a horse, play soccer, and dream big dreams--but she is surprised that she can fly without wings. She lands in a mysterious valley surrounded by mountains, where the stars shine all day, a foreboding river bites its tail, and children play around the clock. In a library without books, Kira and her new friends Yutta and Samson face mirrors and shadows, and an ancient treasure helps them choose their next life. By the time they cross the big river they know their destiny and who they truly are."--Back cover
