Download or read book The Lincoln Highway written by Amor Towles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates

Download or read book The Devil s Highway written by Luis Alberto Urrea and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's Highway." Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. The result was a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a "book of the year" in multiple newspapers, and a work proclaimed as a modern American classic.

Download or read book Highway to Love written by Robert Hughes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cal Newton and Allison Klein have different ambitions. Cal has a Space Planet Exploration Company competing for a contract to participate in a landing on Mars. Allison is an elementary school teacher hoping to someday become an elementary school principal in her district. Cal has gone to Fairbanks, Alaska, to return his company's test vehicle to the laboratory in Philadelphia. Following her sister's accidental death in a boating accident, Allison had gone to Anchorage, Alaska to return her sister's children to their grandparents home in West Virginia. During Allison's bus trip back home she and the children are accidently left at a rest stop on the Alaska Highway. Allison accepts a ride and is robbed of her money and she and the children are left out in the cold on the highway. She eventually gets a ride to a tavern at a crossroad down the highway. While in the tavern, Allison is molested by some filthy men. She is rescued by Cal and accepts a ride in the test vehicle. A powerful blizzard causes Cal to stop and park while waiting for the blizzard to pass. The wait for the weather to improve takes several days and during the wait Cal and Allison fall in love. With completely different backgrounds and goals in life could their feelings toward one another bring about a change in their lives?

Download or read book Down the Highway written by Howard Sounes and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed biography—now updated and revised. “Many writers have tried to probe [Dylan’s] life, but never has it been done so well, so captivatingly” (The Boston Globe). Howard Sounes’s Down the Highway broke news about Dylan’s fiercely guarded personal life and set the standard as the most comprehensive and riveting biography on Bob Dylan. Now this edition continues to document the iconic songwriter’s life through new interviews and reporting, covering the release of Dylan’s first #1 album since the seventies, recognition from the Pulitzer Prize jury for his influence on popular culture, and the publication of his bestselling memoir, giving full appreciation to his artistic achievements and profound significance. Candid and refreshing, Down the Highway is a sincere tribute to Dylan’s seminal place in postwar American cultural history, and remains an essential book for the millions of people who have enjoyed Dylan’s music over the years. “Irresistible . . . Finally puts Dylan the human being in the rocket’s red glare.” —Detroit Free Press

Download or read book The Path to Enlightenment is not a Highway written by Baba Hari Dass and published by Sri Rama Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baba Hari Dass kept a vow of silence from 1952 and had the gift of teaching by writing in concise and simple phrases. Starting in the fall of 1994, in a small notebook entitled My Convictions, Babaji recorded these inspired thoughts as they came to him. For most of us, the spiritual path is not a highway; often it is a steep and rocky road. We hope that reading Babaji’s convictions, and reflecting on their universal truths will shed light on your path.

Download or read book Highway Disciple written by Dan Lee and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the tragic death of Lenny (Leopard) Richardson’s wife, the outlaw motorcycle club member was at his breaking point. Through a series of life-threatening events that transpired on his motorcycle journey from Phoenix, Arizona, to Treasure Valley, Idaho, a traveling minister at a roadside church in the desert helped Lenny discover a way to put his dreadful life and sinful past behind him and use his motorcycle as a tool to spread the Word of God to the rest of the world. But positive changes in his life would not come without resistance from the outlaw club Lost Rabbles, law enforcement, and the new people that he met, and not even his faith in Jesus would be able to stop the grave threat that continued to pursue him.

Download or read book Highway To Love written by Jeannine D Van Eperen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sight unseen, Jason Conrad hires a replacement truck driver during a blizzard in New Mexico. Dressed in her brother's heavy hunting jacket and cap, it doesn't take Billy Jo Jack but a few minutes to realize Mr. Conrad thinks he hired a man. When he discovers his mistake, will the blizzard become a spring thaw or will hell freeze over?

Download or read book The Highway of Holiness Or The Higher Christian Life written by Charles Graham (Baptist Minister.) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Highway of Life written by Hugh Thomson Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Highway Engineer written by Oregon. State Highway Department and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Highway Engineer Contractor written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway Beautification Hearing 89 1 July 20 Sept 7 1965 written by United States. Congress. House. Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book United States Highway 2 US Highway 85 to West of US Highway 52 Williams Mountrail and Ward Counties written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trunk Highway 23 Improvements Paynesville Minnesota Kandiyohi and Stearns Counties written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adventure Guide Alaska Highway written by Ed Readicker-Henderson and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most detailed, up-to-date guide to traveling the highway, from BC through the Yukon and Alaska to Prudhoe Bay. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Dawson City, Skagway, Denali National Park, Valdez--these are just some of the destinations covered. Also included are details on alternate highways, such as the Stewart-Cassiar, the Yellowhead, Top-of-the-World, the Richardson and Glenn Highways. The authors talk about where to find wildlife and how to get the best photos; they share their knowledge about the most coveted camping areas; they tell you which historic sites you should take in. An entire chapter is dedicated to the Alaska Marine Highway, a ferry service that serves as a lifeline to Alaska's coastal towns. 30+ maps, color photos.

Download or read book Greetings from the Lincoln Highway written by Brian Butko and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lincoln Highway was the first continuous road to connect the coasts, allowing newly motorized Americans to cross the country by car. This book allows readers to travel across 100 years of the highway, from New York City to San Francisco, with stops at historic landmarks, bridges, taverns, movie palaces, diners, gas stations, ice cream stands, tourist cabins, and roadside attractions. Color maps and stories of the highway take readers through 14 states, with excerpts from memoirs and old postcards giving a feel for what early motoring was like--the good, the bad, and the muddy. The book is organized by state, with narrative information on what the original Lincoln Highway crossed through. There are historical tidbits and nostalgic details, along with information on what remains. This book is a useful treasure for travel planning and armchair reading.

Download or read book The King s Highway written by Amelia E. Barr and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: