Download or read book Margarita and the Beautiful Gifts written by Janet Garman and published by Sawdust Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margarita and Jimmy needed a home. A farmer took them into her farm family and took goodcare of them. Margarita plans to thank the farmer in the way only she can do. But then the giftsgo missing! What ensues is a romp around the farmyard, and a search party, as the ducks try tokeep the surprise a secret from the farmer, who is the only one who can help solve the mystery.A ?read to me? level book for ages 1 to 8. Includes Duck Facts along the way, as the story unfolds.
Download or read book The Master Margarita written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan, Judas, a Soviet writer, and a talking black cat named Behemoth populate this satire, “a classic of twentieth-century fiction” (The New York Times). In 1930s Moscow, Satan decides to pay the good people of the Soviet Union a visit. In old Jerusalem, the fateful meeting of Pilate and Yeshua and the murder of Judas in the garden of Gethsemane unfold. At the intersection of fantasy and realism, satire and unflinching emotional truths, Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic The Master and Margarita eloquently lampoons every aspect of Soviet life under Stalin’s regime, from politics to art to religion, while interrogating the complexities between good and evil, innocence and guilt, and freedom and oppression. Spanning from Moscow to Biblical Jerusalem, a vibrant cast of characters—a “magician” who is actually the devil in disguise, a giant cat, a witch, a fanged assassin—sow mayhem and madness wherever they go, mocking artists, intellectuals, and politicians alike. In and out of the fray weaves a man known only as the Master, a writer demoralized by government censorship, and his mysterious lover, Margarita. Burned in 1928 by the author and restarted in 1930, The Master and Margarita was Bulgakov’s last completed creative work before his death. It remained unpublished until 1966—and went on to become one of the most well-regarded works of Russian literature of the twentieth century, adapted or referenced in film, television, radio, comic strips, theater productions, music, and opera.
Download or read book The Wild Book written by Margarita Engle and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early twentieth-century Cuba, bandits terrorize the countryside as a young farm girl struggles with dyslexia. Based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Download or read book Manuscripts Don t Burn written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume of the renowned Russian author’s letters and diary entries: “an evocative chronicle of [his] life, beginning with the 1917 revolution” (The Guardian, UK). Mikhail Bulgakov was one of the most important literary voices of Soviet Russia. Yet his books were banned in his own country and his greatest novel, The Master and Margarita, was only published more than twenty years after his death. In Manuscripts Don't Burn—the title, a line from his famous novel—J.A. E. Curtis presents a gripping and intimate chronicle of Bulgakov's life, drawn from his own personal writings. Among other documents, Curtis draws on a partial copy of one of Bulgakov’s diaries which was presumed lost until it was uncovered in the KGB’s archives. That diary and those of the author’s third wife record the nightmarish precariousness of life during the Stalinist purges. Also included are letters to Stalin, in which Bulgakov pleads to be allowed to emigrate; letters to his siblings; intimate notes to his second and third wives; and letters to and from other writers such as Gorky and Zamyatin.
Download or read book The Master and Margarita written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature. The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin’s time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov’s masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. In The Master and Margarita, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. The Master and Margarita combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged “brilliant” by Publishers Weekly. Praise for The Master and Margarita “A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous.” —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News “Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative.” —Saul Maloff, Newsweek “A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment.” —The New York Times “The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work.” —Chicago Tribune “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It’s literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Margarita Wednesdays written by Deborah Rodriguez and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring follow-up memoir about leaving Afghanistan and starting over in Mexico from the author of the international bestseller Kabul Beauty School that Entertainment Weekly called “bighearted and entertaining.” Irreverent, blatantly honest, and touching, Margarita Wednesdays is the story of Deborah Rodriguez’s intimate and often hilarious journey of self-discovery and renewal after she is forced to flee Afghanistan in 2007. She first lands in California where she feels like a misfit and teeters on the edge of a nervous breakdown while suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. From being told to commune with glowworms to fishing with a weed-smoking Indian on a reservation and working out with strippers, at the age of fifty Rodriguez decides to focus for the first time on who she really is and who, and where, she’s meant to be. Despite having no plan, no friends, and no Spanish, a perplexed Rodriguez soon finds herself swept up in a world where the music never stops and a new life can begin. She packs her life into her Mini Cooper and moves to a seaside town in Mexico. There she learns Spanish, finds new friends, new love, and new family. She opens Tippy Toes, an overnight salon sensation, and in the magic of Mexico, she builds the life she never knew was possible—a life on her own terms. Just like Rodriguez’s Kabul Beauty School, Margarita Wednesdays is destined to live on in the hearts and minds of readers everywhere.
Download or read book Gifts Cooks Love written by Diane Morgan and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully presented book, Sur La Table and Diane Morgan offer something for every level of cook, providing 40 accessible recipes delivered with helpful kitchen tips and ingredient notes, as well as guidance for artfully wrapping and presenting these edible gifts.
Download or read book Migrants written by Roger Mendoza and published by Romen Graphics. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book follows the story of the lives of three families: Longoria, Garza, and Mendoza, each living in different regions of Mexico, and strangers to each other. The Mexican Revolution rages on during this time. In Tamaulipas, Mexico the Longoria family migrate across the border to Brownsville, Texas to keep their family safe and search for a better life. Meanwhile, in Monterrey, Mexico, a chance encounter between Margarita Garza and Encarnacion Mendoza leads to a union of the happy couple and they raise their family together. Although, somewhat insulated from the Mexican Revolution, they thrive in General Teran, Mexico until Plutarco Elias Calles becomes the president of Mexico and begins an anti-Catholic campaign. Encarnacion and Margarita are devout Catholics and are friends with the Calles family, including his son, Aco who acquired a large plantation nearby. A deadly conflict develops between Encarnacion and the Calles family. The Mendoza family flees to the safety of Texas. Eventually in McAllen, Texas, Encarnacion Mendoza and his wife Margarita Garza befriend Anselmo Longoria and they all continue their journey of assimilating into the United States culture. Their story continues as they struggle and succeed to protect their families, to become model citizens, and, in some cases, give up their lives to achieve their dreams.
Download or read book Raising Happy Rabbits written by May Brittany and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and information-packed guide for purchasing and raising pet rabbits So, you’re thinking about buying or adopting a pet rabbit. Wonderful! Or maybe you’ve already brought a fuzzy bundle of joy home and you’re realizing you could use a little guidance. Rabbits are adorable and soft and fun, but they also require a fair amount of work and knowledge to make sure they’re living a happy, healthy life. With the right approach, you will soon discover that your new pet rabbit can become your best pet ever. With time, attention, and patience, a deep bond can develop and you will be friends “furever.” Raising Happy Rabbits will help you choose the right kind of rabbit for your home (if you haven’t already picked one), and answer your questions about housing, litter training, proper feeding, exercise, freedom, grooming, potential illnesses, playtime activities, what is normal/abnormal behavior, and much more. Learn all about: Finding a vet Choosing an appropriate cage Pellets, hay, and fresh foods Growing herbs and lettuces for your bunny Toys to keep your rabbit engaged Illnesses to watch for And more! Make your first year with your bunny a fun and fulfilling experience that will bond you and your new rabbit for life.
Download or read book The Fatal Gift of Beauty The Italies of British Travellers written by Manfred Pfister and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-04-12 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first anthology of British travel writing on Italy which traces the development of the genre and the history of the British perception of Italy from the Renaissance to the present. As an anthologie raissonnée it presents the texts in thematic clusters and chronological order, providing commentary and annotations for each of them and their nearly hundred authors (some of them, like Smollett, Byron, Dickens or Huxley, well-known, others virtually unknown, amongst them many unduly neglected women writers). Further features are a substantial introduction to the travelogue and the writing of Italy, more than thirty illustrations visualizing the British experience of Italy, and an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Download or read book Valentino the Love Bunny and How He Came to Be written by Margarita Fairbanks and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this introductory tale, Valentino learns the meaning of his name and his purpose in life, which is to spread love, comfort, joy and wisdom to people and animals alike. This is the first volume of a ten- book Valentino The Love Bunny series. The stories are designed to create an oasis for children where they can learn essential, universal messages about love, kindness, tolerance, charity, hope, learning ones purpose in life, confidence, good manners, accountability and respect for the Earth.
Download or read book Beautiful Booze Stylish Cocktails to Make at Home written by Natalie Migliarini and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgeous cocktails that taste as good as they look Shaken, stirred, clarified, layered, floral, and more—these stunning recipes are made for every cocktail lover. Natalie Migliarini’s self-taught cocktail skills and James Stevenson’s industry know-how form the powerful partnership that is Beautiful Booze. Their mixology wizardry and worldly expertise will have you twisting cocktail classics with ease—from sours and tropical tipples to beverages with more unique ingredients (Martinis made with butterfly pea gin, anyone?). With vibrantly photographed recipes like the Limoncello Negroni, Prickly Pear and Pineapple Clarified Margarita, Lavender Fizz, and more, you’ll be just as thrilled to show this book off as you will be to mix its drinks.
Download or read book Margaritas written by Mamie Fennimore and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add a citrusy twist to your gatherings and parties with this collection of recipes to shake up your margarita game! Frozen, neat, or on-the-rocks, Margaritas is the ultimate margarita handbook that will help you step up your cocktail game and features: Over 101 recipes for making perfect margaritas A guide to all types of tequila A history of this citrusy cocktail’s Mexican origins and its journey to the United States and the rest of the world Necessary glasses and tools for every home bar Full-color photography enhances the experience of this book This cocktail book features creative garnishes that provide plenty of ways to serve this party favorite as well as recipes for delicious mocktails to satisfy the taste of everyone. Margaritas is the perfect addition to any cocktail lover's collection.
Download or read book Margarita written by Elegant Tango Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOOKING FOR MORE NAMES? TYPE IN ELEGANT TANGO PUBLISHING PLUS THE NAME YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE SEARCH BOX (OVER 2,000 AVAILABLE) Beautiful burgundy and white mums against a gold dust background fill the cover of this journal. It's an elegant (yet inexpensive) idea for any woman on your gift lift. And for any occasion, too, be it Christmas, birthday, anniversary, graduation or Mother's day. It's a great gift ideas for yourself, as well. 100 lined pages inside a black and white line drawings of mums on cream paper.
Download or read book Drinking with Chickens written by Kate E. Richards and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's drinks, it's chickens: It's the cocktail book you didn't know you needed! To add some extra happy to your happy hour , invite a chicken and pour yourself a drink. Author Kate Richards serves up cocktails made for Instagram with the spoils of her Southern California garden, chicken friends by her side. Enjoy any (or all) of the 60+ deliciously drinkable garden-to-glass beverages, such as: Lilac Apricot Rum Sour Meyer Lemon + Rosemary Old Fashioned Rhubarb Rose Cobbler Blackberry Sage Spritz Cantaloupe Mint Rum Punch Cocktails are arranged seasonally, and are 100% accessible for those of us without perpetually sunny backyard gardens at our disposal. Drinking with Chickens will quickly become a boozy favorite, perfect for gifting or for hoarding all for yourself. You don't need chickens to enjoy these drinks or the colorful photos, but be careful, because you may even find yourself aspiring to be, as Kate is, a home chixologist overrun by gorgeous, loud, early-rising egg-laying ladies, and in need of a very strong drink.
Download or read book The Fatal Gift of Beauty written by Nina Burleigh and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author and journalist Nina Burleigh’s mesmerizing literary investigation of the murder of Meredith Kercher, the controversial prosecution, the conviction and twenty-six-year sentence of Amanda Knox, the machinations of Italian justice, and the underground depravity and clash of cultures in one of central Italy’s most beloved cities. The sexually violent murder of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, on the night of November 1, 2007, became an international sensation when one of Kercher’s housemates, twenty-year-old Seattle native Amanda Knox, as well as her Italian boyfriend and a troubled local man Knox said she “vaguely” knew, was arrested and charged with the murder. When Perugia authorities concluded that the murder was part of a dark, twisted rite—a “sex game”—led by the American with an uncanny resemblance to Perugia’s Madonna, they unleashed a media frenzy from Rome to London to New York and Seattle. The story drew an international cult obsessed with “Foxy Knoxy,” a pretty honor student on a junior year abroad, who either woke up one morning into a nightmare of superstition and misogyny—the dark side of Italy—or participated in something unspeakable. The investigation begins in the old stone cottage overlooking bucolic olive groves where Kercher’s body was found in her locked bedroom. It winds through the shadowy, arched alleys of Perugia, a city of art that is also a magnet for tens of thousands of students who frequent its bars, clubs, and drug bazaar on the steps of the Duomo. It climaxes in an up-close account of Italy’s dysfunctional legal system, as the trial slowly unfolds at the town’s Tribunale, and the prosecution’s thunderous final appeal to God before the quivering girl defendant resembles a scene from the Inquisition. To reveal what actually happened on that terrible night after Halloween, Nina Burleigh lived in Perugia, attended the trial, and corresponded with the incarcerated defendants. She also delved deeply into the history, secrets, and customs of Perugia, renowned equally for its Etruscan tunnels, early Christian art, medieval sorcerers, and pagan roots. A New York Times bestseller, The Fatal Gift of Beauty is the thoughtful, compelling examination of an enduring mystery, an ancient, storied place, and a disquieting facet of Italian culture: an obsession with female eroticism. By including the real story of Rudy Guede, it is also an acute window into the minds and personalities of the accused killers and of the conservative Italian magistrate striving to make sense of an inexplicable act of evil. But at its core is an indelible portrait of Amanda Knox, the strangely childlike, enigmatic beauty, whose photogenic face became the focal point of international speculation about the shadow side of youth and freedom.
Download or read book Quito empress the delicate gift from Lusitania that alarmed New Granada written by Rashid Dossett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wife of Danilo (the head of the Álvarez cartel) left him for a Brazilian lover. She also robbed half of the cartel's money before she vanished! Vincente, to both console his father-in-law and to bring closure for the family, searched for someone to replace Danilo's ex-wife. The cartel's financial woes caused the collapse of the economy. Civil unrest, riots and lootings followed within days. The viceroy of New Granada threatened to annex the colony if the (local) politicians failed to solve the crisis. At the yearly vice-regal beauty pageant, Vincente selected Giovana--who won the beauty contest of the Margarita province earlier that year. As the 'trophy wife' and new 'lady of the house' of society's ruling family, she enjoyed many privileges and a life of ease. At least, that is what it seemed unto outsiders...
