Download or read book Pint Sized Ireland written by Evan McHugh and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man's tour of Ireland on tap; a rollicking travelogue in the tradition of Round Ireland with a Fridge and McCarthy's Bar. "Regret" is the word that best describes Evan McHugh's first taste of Guinness. For an Australian raised on Vegemite, Ireland's black brew is very much an acquired taste. But the travel-writer is committed to acquiring it. Determined to discover exactly what makes a pint of Guinness so legendary, he crosses the Emerald Isle in search of his answers. But in sampling pints as he goes, McHugh soon realizes that in each town, and at every pub, someone always says that the best glass of Guinness is to be found . . . . somewhere else. In his comedic and sentimental journey, McHugh and his companion, Twidkiwodm (the-woman-he-didn't-know-he-would-one-day-marry), hitch around Ireland, meeting unforgettable characters. He goes rowing with a German bagpiper on the lakes of Killarney, windsurfing with a one-armed man in Dingle, survives an encounter with poteen and even finds his own bar . . . but keeps searching for the perfect pint. As entertaining as it is informative, Pint-Sized Ireland is both a hilarious travelogue and thoughtful diary. McHugh's comedic voice swiftly moves in and out of pubs, peering into froth-rimmed pints, and leading readers to question: So does he ever find the perfect pot of black gold? Those who have rested upon the barstools of Ireland, who have sought the famed "perfect pint of Guinness," realize that perfection rests in more than just the taste. McHugh captures the visceral experience of Guinness and Ireland in a warm memoir that's perfect to savor. International Praise for Pint-Sized Ireland "McHugh's idea of traveling is one continuous pub crawl . . . an entertaining homage to the black brew." ---The Age (Australia) "McHugh's writing style is intelligent, quirky, and conversational. The result is a consummately easy to read book, amusing and engaging. It'll make you want to go in search of your own perfect pint." ---Adventure Travel "This is a lovely book, well written, full of humorous anecdotes and works both as a travelogue and as a guide to drinking in Ireland. One of the real joys of this book is the way that the author captures the nuances and syntax of the way the people speak (‘"Rooit", said the pub-landlord, ‘in ye coom"'). After a few pages you find yourself falling into this yourself and by the time you finish the book you will have developed a full-blown Irish accent."---www.bootsnall.com
Download or read book Pintsized Pioneers written by Preston Lewis and published by Bariso Press. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time explores how children up to age sixteen helped tame the Old West through their labor.
Download or read book The Circensiad written by M.E. Meegs and published by Lycophos Press. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Girls in Michigan History written by Patricia Majher and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For young readers, a diverse collection of biographical sketches of twenty notable young women with ties to Michigan. A deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights some of the girls from Michigan's past who did amazing things before they turned twenty years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of twenty girls with ties to Michigan, representing a variety of personal backgrounds and interests, locations across the state, and historical time periods. Majher introduces little-known stories, like those of female aviator Nancy Harkness (Love), pioneer Anna Howard Shaw, freedom seeker Dorothy Butler, professional baseball player Marilyn Jenkins, union leader Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang), and Native American writer Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft). She also includes figures that many readers will recognize—including First Lady Betty Bloomer (Ford), jockey Julie Krone, Motown star Diana Ross, and tennis champion Serena Williams. Majher shows that while life wasn't always easy for these girls, they were able to overcome any number of obstacles to achieve their goals. Great Girls in Michigan History includes a brief section on each girl's life after the age of twenty and a glossary of selected vocabulary words at the end of the book. With its depictions of young women who have not typically been represented in history texts, this book will be inspirational reading for upper elementary school students (ages 8 to 12) and welcomed by Michigan schools, bookstores, and public libraries.
Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1960-09-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Download or read book Selling Your Father s Bones written by Brian Schofield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part historical narrative, part travelogue, and part environmental plea, Selling Your Father's Bones recounts one of the most astonishing journeys in the history of the American West. The year 1877 bore witness to a broken promise. Joseph, chief of the peaceable Nez Perce band who made their home in Oregon's Wallowa Valley, had long sworn to uphold the dying words of his father: "This country holds your father's body. Never sell the bones of your mother and your father." Yet, as the U.S. government confined the tribe to ever smaller reservations in favor of miners and ranchers in their westward sprawl, the fateful decision of several young Nez Perce warriors to attack the settlers set in motion an exodus from Joseph's ancestral home. For the next eleven weeks, seven hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children traveled 1,700 miles across inhospitable wilderness, engaging the chasing army in six battles and many more skirmishes, as they drove on in search of peace and freedom. Just forty miles from the Canadian border, the tribe survived a calamitous five-day siege until Joseph could no longer bear his people's suffering and surrendered. It is said that when he died, in 1904, the cause was a broken heart. Populated with the heroes and villains of a classic conflict, Selling Your Father's Bones intercuts the Nez Perce's fight for survival with the author's own travels across this very same terrain, the mountains, forests, badlands, and prairies of modern-day Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. The imposing Bitterroot Mountains, the Lolo Pass (then and now among the toughest mountain crossings on the North American continent), and the great Montana buffalo plains retain their majesty. Yet, as Schofield reveals, ecological vandalism, unthinking corporate policies, and dubious political leadership have wrought scarred landscapes, battered communities, and toxic environments whose realities must be borne by the living descendants of both the Nez Perce warriors and the European settlers. As Schofield walks among the people who now occupy these sacred lands, he sees in the values of the Native American West—love for homeland, for ancestry, and for Mother Nature—a route to their, and our, salvation.
Download or read book Food Lit written by Melissa Brackney Stoeger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comestibles and cooking. Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food—a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diversity of reading experiences by covering everything from foodie memoirs and histories of food to extreme cuisine and food exposés. Author Melissa Stoeger has organized and described hundreds of nonfiction titles centered on the themes of food and eating, including life stories, history, science, and investigative nonfiction. The work emphasizes titles published in the past decade without overlooking significant benchmark and classic titles. It also provides lists of suggested read-alikes for those titles, and includes several helpful appendices of fiction titles featuring food, food magazines, and food blogs.
Download or read book The World Book Dictionary written by and published by World Book .com. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English language dictionary, in two volumes, that provides definitions, spellings, and pronunciations to more than 225,000 terms.
Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1960-09-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Download or read book Cracking The Toddler Code written by Dr Langham and published by Hannah Burnett. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you know how to speak your toddler’s language, you will discover a whole new child, and reap the benefits of a well behaved, loving toddler who LISTENS (not to mention you’ll enjoy stress free parenthood). Cracking The Toddler Code- Written by Hannah Jackson, author with 15 years' experience with young children, and Dr Langham- Child behavior expert and child psychologist. Parenting shouldn't be so difficult! No parent should ever feel so overwhelmed, mentally stressed and physically exhausted. Unfortunately, it's all too common to feel so under pressure these days. Cracking The Toddler Code was designed to cover all aspects of parenting, and answering all the big questions on every parent’s mind. This essential guide will show you how to overcome challenges with ease, so that you have the happiest toddler, all the while finding parenting so rewarding and EASY. Here is what you can expect to uncover in Cracking The Toddler Code: Chapter one: Tantrums. Understand what causes them, how to cope with them, and even better- how to PREVENT them from occurring (even those embarrassing ones in the grocery store!). Chapter two: Positive discipline and communicating with your toddler. Understand how to practice "Positive Parenting" and what the negative consequences are from "discipline". Learn how you can effectively communicate with your toddler, and how to build your toddler's self esteem. Chapter three: Sleep routines. In this chapter, we go into detail about establishing healthy routines for a great night's sleep. You will also know what to do with a toddler that just won't nap, and what to do when your wee one just won't stay in bed! Chapter four: Potty training. Is your little one ready for potty training? Thus chapter will tell you the signs to look for. You will also uncover some very important tips to make potty training easy, how to deal with accidents, and what to do if there is a potty training regression. Chapter five: Learning and developing. This chapter goes deep in the mind of your toddler. Here you will discover ways to help your child's brain grow and develop, and how to help them build on their skills and personality. Chapter six: Strengthening the relationship. It is so important to have a healthy relationship with your toddler. We will show you exactly how to do that, and how you can help your toddler to safely explore the world. Chapter seven: Dealing with transitions. Life events such as starting daycare or a new arrival to the family can have a strong effect on children. Discover how you can help them through any changes in life with ease. Cracking The Toddler Code takes the stress out of parenting. You will feel confident as a parent, and better yet see some amazing and positive changes in your toddler almost immediately. Stress free parenthood awaits you, so don’t delay, take your copy right now!
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Download or read book Dictionary of English Spelling written by Martin H. Manser and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wordsworth Dictionary of English Spelling is the only spelling dictionary to give concise meanings throughout, and the only full-size spelling dictionary to have boxed features on spelling rules. Quicker, clearer, and easier to use than a conventional dictionary, it includes the latest additions to the English language (for instance new words such as helpline, karaoke, synergy and teleworking). Comprehensive: 50,000 spellings at a glance Informative: concise meanings given throughout Helpful: 175 panels showing spelling rules and tips
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Download or read book The Silence written by Mark Alpert and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is as it seems... When Adam joined the Pioneer program, he became one of six teens to forfeit their bodies for a new, digital existence. Together, the Six were unstoppable, protecting the world from artificial-intelligence systems that threatened the human race. But they were more than a team—they were family. Until now. Adam has a complex power within his circuitry that defies the very laws of physics. He wasn't programmed to have this power, and he can barely control it or its consequences. Adam's never felt more alone. Amber, the newest Pioneer, knows what it is like to be an outsider. She gets him in a way the others don't. Except Amber's software has been corrupted, and until Adam figures out exactly what she's become, the Pioneers—and the world—are in mortal danger. "Questions of principle, power, and possibility keep this look at our modern, hardwired existence fresh and fascinating." —Booklist, STARRED review of The Six "An exciting action-story chock full of characters you'll love. The Six is full of big ideas, big questions, real science, and things that will make you think and wonder and lie awake late at night." —Michael Grant, author of the Gone series on The Six
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