Download or read book Saluting Grandpa written by Gary Metivier and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew wants nothing more than to see his great-grandfather honored for World War II. He learns about Honor Flights, a program that flies veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit a memorial dedicated to them, but his great-grandfather refuses to go. Andrew becomes determined to inspire him to celebrate his bravery and dedication to his country. Children and adults will appreciate this patriotic, endearing tale.

Download or read book Grandpa s Book written by Raymond Fuller and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally, Grandpa's Book was written as an attempt to leave a legacy for his children and grandchildren. The stories were just to good to keep inside the family unit and the book(s) were soon passed around to friends. Shortly, strangers were calling for copies, many demanding that the book be published, so that they too might own a copy. Comments from some delighted readers "I couldn't put the book down. My wife couldn't understand why I wouldn't come to bed. She read the book and said that she absolutely understands why. She remarked that she laughed at the punch lines and eagerly anticipated the next scrape that Grandpa Ray might get into." "Grandpa Ray is a master storyteller!" "Pacing and cadence are effectively employed to make readers laugh at the punch lines." "Well-written, fun and easy-to-read, Grandp's memoir brims with love, humor and warmth. He masterfully employs the techniques of anecdotes to create an invaluable legacy for his children." "Grandpa Ray fill his personal memoir with amusing, instructive, and loving anecdotes as a legacy for his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren."

Download or read book The Adventures of Grandpa written by Walter Ben Hare and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mask of the Fufura written by Steve Carter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mask of The Fufura. the sotsee invasion, is a gripping action packed adventure story for the whole family. The Mask of the Fufura is a gateway to another dimension. Ted’s life is a mess. He feels that the whole world is against him. Harassed by his older brother on a daily basis, his troubles get worse when the local school bully also starts picking on him. Deep in the woods one day, while hiding from his brother and the bully, Ted finds an ancient tribal mask. The wooden treasure is a portal to another dimension... This book takes a fresh look at fantasy and adventure. No flying dragons or witches in this book. All the creatures are the real deal, and the action never stops, nor do the twists. So move over Harry Potter, here comes Ted and his band of warriors.

Download or read book The Rich Little Poor Boy written by Eleanor Gates and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Grandpa s Mountain written by Carolyn Reeder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Depression, eleven-year-old Carrie makes her annual summer visit to her relatives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and watches her determined grandfather fight against the government's attempt to take his farm land for a new national park.

Download or read book Grandpa s Hook written by Scott Degelman and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "America already has a tomb for the unknown soldier," Lawyer Blake Nepper told reporters. "Can we not have one obituary for the unknown fetus?" Ward Brown's daughter, Mindy, is newly pregnant. It's Thanksgiving of Mindy's senior year of high school. She has already been granted a college academic scholarship. She is no longer involved with her baby's father. Ward Brown fears the dastardly inevitable; he needs a miracle, will try anything to stop his daughter from aborting her baby. With help of a shrewd insurance CEO and his troubled lawyer, Ward Brown takes out a controversial life insurance policy on his unborn grandchild. As his daughter Mindy Brown endures her senior year, delaying an inevitable abortion, the world awaits a civil trial which could topple Roe v. Wade. "A Grisham-like thriller, Grandpa's Hook engages legalized abortion much like Uncle Tom's Cabin engaged, and helped end, legalized slavery." -Jedd Hafer. Scott Degelman came to know Jesus in 1998 at 29 years old. He then transferred his lifelong passion for writing into serving God through the arts. A published poet, speaker, novelist and songwriter, Scott is Director at a Colorado Boys' Home where he has counseled for eight years. He is married with four children the last five years. He will attend a final year of Bible College after he stops having kids. Scott has recently initiated a pro-life ministry entitled Save One Soul, its purpose to unify all pro-life sites, and to propagate art for the pro-life cause. Scott came to know that, born in 1969, he would have been aborted had abortion been legal at that time. His subsequent passion for seeing abortion once again outlawed, and his obedience to God, created this novel. Scott and his family reside in the beautiful mountain town of Woodland Park, Colorado.

Download or read book A Nickel s Worth of Time written by Linda J. Crider and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an adult's novel of nostalgia and childhood adventure. It revolves around a boy named Joey, his best friends; Harland and Jimmy, and his family. The setting is Southern Appalachia in the 1950's. Joey's family consist of Mama and Papa, Aunt May and Uncle Ed. There's also Uncle Luther, who moves to Alaska to get rich working on the pipe line, and his super special companion and confidant, Grandpa. Then there's the Damn Yankee side of the family. They consist of Uncle Harve and his wife Judy, Uncle Fred and his floozie friend Ruby, better known as, "Sweet Thing". Joey is especially drawn to Harland and Jimmy and they find themselves in and out of mischief almost daily after Joey and his parents move to town.

Download or read book A Flower That s Free written by Sarah Harrison and published by Orion. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequel to the international bestseller, THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD, this is an epic novel set amid the turbulence of the Second World War. 'This is the second in the trilogy and, like the first, I cannot put it down. Sarah Harrison is such a good writer' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars Kate Kingsley remembers little of her early childhood, other than the devastation of being torn away from everything she knew in France and sent to live as the adopted daughter of Jack and Thea in Kenya. Now 20, she leaves for a new life in London. But this is 1936 - a time of decadence, but also turmoil. Kate finds an unexpected ally in her Aunt Dulcie, whose own life is anything but straightforward. When Kate falls in love she believes she has found a soul mate. But this is just the start of a journey during which Kate confronts personal danger, faces conflicting loyalties, and must make a heart-breaking choice. 'Harrison is a writer with a gift for mixing candour [and] compassion' You magazine

Download or read book CEO s Wife is Hard to Please written by Ling Xiao and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having lost her memories from falling into the water, her personality had changed drastically. From then on, the white rabbit had become a tiger. Inexplicably pregnant, she was sold by her father and reduced to being the CEO's lover. Qiao Shiyin said that she was not just being bullied. She was punching dregs, stepping on treacherous relatives and friends, and relying on her strength, she was slapping everyone in the face. "It's too bad that there is an evil CEO by my side. Qiao Shiyin is helpless." "Meng Chengchen, don't go too far. Be careful, I am not going to be polite." "Is that so?" "" Meng Chengchen smiled, and threw himself at him. " Come be rude to me. " A chaotic and unfamiliar memory recovered. Her life emerged on the surface, and a game of transformation began.

Download or read book Hey Fatso written by Alfred L. Frisbie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this montage of sharply focused and often amusing observations, former Omaha World-Herald columnist Al Frisbie takes you on an entertaining, humorous and sometimes heart-tugging journey as he reconstructs the trials and tribulations we all experience as we stumble through everyday life. From his days as a leatherneck and his rise to journalistic mediocrity...to the joys and heartaches of marriage and raising a family...to his on-again, off-again relationship with a black-hearted, black-furred feline named Pepper, Al Frisbie has masterly captured all those universally embarrassing, painful and wonderful moments that make life worth living. Through "HEY, FATSO!" Frisbie has penned a collection of memories and experiences that contain all the warmth, humor and down-home wisdom that made him one of the area's most popular and well-read columnists.

Download or read book Venom In My Veinz written by Rumont Tekay and published by WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter the effort that Bromise Balducci put forth early on to undermine his passion to kill, he d fall weak to the seducer of power over again. Initially, it was only his mentor and grandpa, Brisco, that basked in the joy of Bromises frequent killing sprees. Then something changed. He began to feel the urge to kill . . . to feel his adrenaline rush through his bloodstream as his pulse beat in sync with the rapid blasts of his banger. With each job, he became more addicted to the power of controlling life or death. His signature style trigger-finger placed him in a class of his own. He chased the rush like a clucker chased a fix with only one objective in mind . . . to take back the crown that was wrongfully stripped from Brisco . . . The King of Chiraq! And nothing or no one will stop him.

Download or read book The World Can Break Your Heart written by Daniel Curzon and published by IGNA Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in the closet in the not-too-distant past

Download or read book A Luminous Future written by Teodor Flonta and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1946 ominous clouds are gathering on the narrow horizon of Lupoaia (Valley of the Wolves), a little village in Transylvania, where traditions, steeped in prejudice and superstition, have endured over many generations. The Second World War is over but the lives of the villagers are thrown into turmoil with the imposition of drastic, senseless changes by a new regime, intent on creating a new man for a new society. The newly-installed totalitarian government threatens to eliminate the Flonta family by declaring Teodor's father, Pavel, a chiabur – an 'enemy of the people'. Pavel is arrested, imprisoned and tortured. When the wave of persecutions reaches its peak, he is forced to live in hiding. A trade, learned by Pavel in his youth, unexpectedly becomes his salvation – the Russians, who are extracting uranium in the Carpathians for their atomic bomb, hire him. There, at the mine, the tentacles of the Securitate – the secret police – cannot reach him. Stalin is still alive when Teodor starts school. Torn between two opposite worlds – home, where traditional values are preserved and love abounds – and school, where indoctrination and inequity prevail, he constantly questions and ponders the twisted logic behind events, sometimes with cheekiness and humour, as only a child is capable of doing under the circumstances. Events, however, affect Teodor deeply from an early age, as in the communist system the sins of the father – imaginary as they might be – are made to fall on his young son's shoulders. *** 'A Luminous Future offers a unique insight into one of the most disturbing periods of modern European history. By turns amusing, terrifying and confronting, the story of Teodor Flonta, his father, his family and his community, is both a valuable social document and an intriguing read.' Chris McLeod, Man of Water, Fremantle Arts Centre Press 'The author does a wonderful job combining the historical and the personal. The images and themes surrounding the wolves – both animal and human – are brilliant. One of the greatest things about this memoir is how the author balances the darkness and cruelty with pitch perfect humor. It is such a triumphant story in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and I think readers will love this family and the spirit they show. It's funny and warm and heartbreaking – as life so often is.' Jayne Pupek, The Tomato Girl, Algonquin 'This is a charming and sometimes shocking portrait of growing up in a remote village in Romania during the Communist era. It is an intriguing portrayal of the customs and traditions that lingered on from the pre-Communist days, humorous and brutal as they were, and their destruction at the hands of what seems a madness that gripped the country during the 1940s and 50s. It is also a testament to the resilience of the author's father who endured unimaginable pressures, humiliations and imprisonments for committing no crime other than employing a couple of men. Personally I find the story quite gripping, and clearly and vividly told, with a mass of illuminating detail. The characters come to life well, the author makes a good guide to this – to us – strange world, and conveys the politics in a lively but understated way.' Helena Drysdale, Looking for George, Picador

Download or read book The Lattimer Legend written by Ann Hebson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern West Virginian discovers in an ancestor's Civil War diaries new direction in his own way of life.

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