Download or read book The Marvels written by Brian Selznick and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, which together with The Marvels, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.
Download or read book Vigilance written by Robert Jackson Bennett and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence. The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance," a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment," and the survivors get a cash prize. The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the camera. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book A bord du Normandie written by Blaise Cendrars and published by Le Passeur. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Des articles d'intellectuels français évoquant la traversée, le 29 mai 1935, du Normandie, qui fuit une France instable et une Europe déjà marquée par la puissance d'Hitler, afin de rejoindre New York.
Download or read book Normandie written by Frédéric Ollivier and published by Chasse-Marée. This book was released on 2005 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malgré une carrière tragiquement écourtée, Normandie a laissé une empreinte indélébile dans l'histoire maritime et la mémoire collective des Français. Il incarne l'expression la plus aboutie du navire de rêve : magnifiquement conçu, supérieurement élégant, doté d'emménagements d'un raffinement et d'un luxe incomparables, ce paquebot fut aussi le plus grand et le plus rapide de son temps. Construit au plus fort de la grande dépression, Normandie n'a navigué que quatre ans, de 1935 à 1939, traversant à 139 reprises l'Atlantique. Sa genèse, sa construction et son exploitation, son terrible destin et les lourdes conséquences de sa perte pour la Compagnie Générale Transatlantique sont soigneusement ancrés dans le contexte économique et social de l'époque, Cette édition, qui coïncide avec le 70e anniversaire de l'entrée en service de Normandie, annonce une collection consacrée aux paquebots du monde par les Éditions du Chasse-Marée. Elle est préfacée par Jean-François Deniau, ancien ministre, écrivain, académicien, et surtout marin.