Download or read book Seven Thousand Islands written by Cornelia Spencer and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Philippines since 1899, written for young people.
Download or read book Wind Water Waves written by Tom French and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of nine short stories reflecting on various characters' relationships with "The River." Ranging in time from the early 20th century to the present, Wind Water Waves chronicles how a varied cast of characters' lives are tied to "The River." The collection begins with "The Last of the Old Timers," the story of four individuals pulling a boat in the fall and recollecting their lives together. Four of the stories, told from different points of view, revolve around a group of young adults grappling with the death of a friend while also realizing that their season of youthful play in a summer wonderland is ending as they are forced to limit their time at the river and test their relationships with each other. "With the River and In the Wind" recalls a harrowing trip across the winter ice when a horse-drawn sleigh crashes through, killing the horses and forcing young Ben into an abandoned cabin until the storm passes. Later, he must confront death again when he recovers the body of a close family friend. "The Midnight Lady" recounts the attempt of two brothers to rob a riverside bank by boat in a fog. "Mom Makes River a Garden" reflects a memory that has blossomed with time. The book ends with "River Murmurs," a glance back to an event in the lives of the characters from the first story.
Download or read book Of Time and an Island written by John Keats and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1987-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago, John Keats and his family purchased a two-acre island in the St. Lawrence River, at a time when boats were still lovingly crafted of wood and an island could be had for $4,000. Depending on the elements and on their own resourcefulness, the Keats family thrives in the rhythms of island life-fishing, learning to navigate the river and read the clouds for weather, acquiring an "Indian" view of time, maintaining a house, several boats, and three children on a windswept rock. But more than a book about a single family's adventures, this one is strong witness that we all need islands of our own in the midst of life. Originally published in 1974, Of Time and an Island was chosen as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection.
Download or read book Reflections written by Peter James Ford and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter James Ford, The Unlikely Messenger, is a unique individual with a broad understanding of life from having lived life from many lifestyles. Peter experienced the good, the bad, the ugly, and then an awakening and redemption. His younger years found him struggling with alcoholism and the drugs of the sixties, with having learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, and growing up in a violent environment. Peter turned to physical training and motorcycles and found much satisfaction in both. At an early age Peter crawled into the 12-step recovery program a broken man. This was the beginning of Peter’s spiritual journey. Over the years, Peter attained the promises of the program and began living a great life. Many years later, Peter was initiated into a yogic path that had begun thousands of years ago by an ancient lineage of Masters. Peter did not realize that his profound spiritual experience at that time was actually a powerful “Kundalini Awakening” within him. Shortly after his awakening, these mystic tales of past lives and powerful wisdom truths began flowing. Peter has just completed his seventh book about his life adventures and spiritual journey. Peter hopes people find something useful in his writings, or at least that they will bring a smile to your face when thinking about Peter, this “Unlikely Messenger.”
Download or read book The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America Ed by Richard Peters written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Congressional Globe written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tropical Island Cooking written by Jennifer Aranas and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Filipino-American Kitchen, Chicago-based chef and teacher Jennifer Aranas introduces the exotic flavors of her ancestral Filipino homeland, taking readers on a gastronomic tour -- from sweet and spicy to smoky and tangy -- while transforming delicious native recipes into easy-to-make meals. Even if you're an experienced Filipino cook, you will discover new favorites among this collection of over 100 recipes, which includes everything from appetizers to desserts. The recipes combine traditional Filipino cooking with New World variations, reflecting the author's Filipino-American roots. She offers innovative interpretations of native recipes as well as traditional favorits. Delicious Filipino recipes include: Duck Adobo Green Papaya and Jicama Salad Salmon Kilaw Lamb Casoy Ambrosia Shortcake Crispy Lumpia Egg Rolls Hearty Paella Pancit Noodles Sweet Halo-Halo Sundaes And many more! The "Basics" chapter introduces the building blocks of Filipino cuisine, showing you step-by-step how to create authentic Filipino food. A detailed buying guide leads you through the bustling Asian market, demystifying the flavor essentials -- such as coconut, palm vinegar, shrimp paste and calamansi lime -- that set the food of the Philippines apart from its Asian neighbors.
Download or read book Asian Maritime Strategies written by Bernard D Cole and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with both the national security concerns of Asian maritime nations and the security of the Asian maritime commons. These are defined as the Pacific and Indian Oceans and associated seas, bays, and gulfs, with their included sea lines of communication (SLOCs). The most useful geographical designation for maritime Asia is the “Indo-Pacific.” Bernard Cole provides both a survey of the maritime strategies of the primary nations of the Indo-Pacific region and an evaluation of the domestic and international politics that drive those strategies. The United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran, the smaller Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf states are all surveyed and analyzed. The United States, Japan, China, and India not surprisingly draw the most attention, given their large modern navies and distant strategic reach. The author concludes that the United States remains the dominant maritime power in this huge region, stretching from Canada to the Persian Gulf, despite its lack of a traditionally strong merchant marine. U.S. maritime power remains paramount, due primarily to its dominant navy. The Chinese naval modernization program deservedly receives a good deal of public attention, but Cole argues that on a day-to-day basis the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, as its navy is named, is the most powerful maritime force in Far Eastern waters, while the modernizing Indian Navy potentially dominates the Indian Ocean. In fact, a focus of this work is the exemplary description of all the region’s navies, with the author noting the naval arms race that is underway, particularly in the area of submarine acquisition. Cole is careful to couch this phenomenon in the regional concerns about Chinese naval expansion and the desire to ensure a continued, massive U.S. naval presence. The current naval developments in the region evince elements of a naval arms race, but lack the coherent maritime strategies to make naval developments dangerous to regional peace and security. Most telling will be whether United States power and focus remain on the region, while adjusting to continued Chinese maritime power in a way acceptable to both nations. No other current or recent work provides such a complete description of the Indo-Pacific region’s navies and maritime strategies, while analyzing the current and future impact of those forces.
Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Charles William Calhoun and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today.
Download or read book Cathrine s Homecoming written by Norbert Mercado and published by Norbert Mercado Novels. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I have always longed to come back to the Philippines. It is my home. Everything in my life started in my country,” Catherine told her seatmate, Laura Khristenson, in the plane on a long flight from Denmark to Manila. Laura was surprised. Her seatmate, a Caucasian from Denmark, was visiting the Philippines for the first time. She was with five other tourists from Denmark. They would visit the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore, before heading to Sydney, Australia. “How long have you been away from home?” her seatmate asked her. Catherine smiled and briefly looked through the window of the commercial plane. “More than a decade,” Catherine said...
Download or read book Asiatick Researches Or Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal for Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities the Arts Sciences and Literature of Asia written by Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 6-7, 12 contain the rules of the society.
Download or read book Asiatic Researches written by Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 6-7, 12 contain the rules of the society.
Download or read book Race Against Death The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II Scholastic Focus written by Deborah Hopkinson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling account of the most daring World War II rescue mission, liberating hundreds of American prisoners of war. Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered World War II, and a new theater of battle opened up in the Pacific. But US troops, along with thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought alongside them, were overtaken in the Philippines by a fiercely determined Japanese navy, and many Americans and Filipino fighters were killed or captured. These American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to endure the most horrific conditions on the deadly trek known as the Bataan Death March. Then, the American servicemen who were held captive by the Japanese military in Cabanatuan Camp and others in the Philippines, faced beatings, starvation, and tropical diseases, and lived constantly under the threat of death. Unable to forget their comrades’ fate and concerned that these POWs would be brutally murdered as the tides of war shifted in the Pacific, the US Army Rangers undertook one of the most daring and dangerous rescue missions of all time. Aided by the “Angels of the Underground,” the Sixth Ranger Battalion and courageous Filipino guerrilla soldiers set out on an uncertain and treacherous assignment.Often called the Great Raid, this remarkable story remains largely forgotten. Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson presents an extraordinary and unflinching look at the heroic servicemen and women who courageously weathered the worst of circumstances and conditions in service to their country, as well as those who answered the call to save their fellow soldiers.
Download or read book Weekend on the Moon written by Patricia McCune Irvine and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weekend on the Moon is a potpourri of travel essays by Patricia McCune Irvine. Thoughts and views, sights and memories, of both unique and familiar places, forever hold intact the beauty, nostalgia, sometimes heartbreak, but also fun and laughter from her many years of traveling the world. Life's passages do have endings but as long as memories can be recalled nothing truly ends.
Download or read book The Rules of Inheritance written by Claire Bidwell Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and searingly honest memoir about a young woman who loses her family but finds herself in the process. In this astonishing debut, Claire Bidwell Smith, an only child, is just fourteen years old when both of her charismatic parents are diagnosed with cancer. What follows is a coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. As Claire hurtles towards loss she throws herself at anything she thinks might help her cope with the weight of this harsh reality: boys, alcohol, traveling, and the anonymity of cities like New York and Los Angeles. By the time she is twenty-five years old they are both gone and Claire is very much alone in the world. Claire's story is less of a tragic tale and more of a remarkable lesson on how to overcome some of life's greatest hardships. Written with suspense and style, and bursting with love and adventure, The Rules of Inheritance vividly captures the deep grief and surprising light of a young woman forging ahead on a journey of loss that humbled, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.
Download or read book 2000 Core Words and Phrases English written by EnglishClass101.com and published by Innovative Language Learning. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to speak fluent English with confidence? Fact: The more English words you know, the better you can speak. But there is a right and wrong way to learn English words. The wrong way? Trying to learn every single word, including rarely used words. Many beginners waste months doing this and never get around to speaking. The right way? Focusing on a special set of words, or “core words.” And that’s where our 2000 Core Words and Phrases Book comes in. 2000 Core Words and Phrases teaches you the 2,000 most frequently used words and phrases in daily conversations, also known as Core Words. According to experts, you need to know 1,500 words for conversational fluency, and with this book, you get MORE than enough to achieve it in one place. All you have to do is read through it for a few minutes a day. You’ll learn words in the order best suited for beginners, rather than random words like “economics” and “xylophone.” You’ll understand how to use the words and phrases naturally, thanks to the sample sentences provided. You’ll be able to use these practical words in conversations… and speak more English! With 2000 Core Words and Phrases, you get: - 2,000 core words and phrases sorted by frequency of use. - Example sentences for each word. - 10+ chapters and 110+ pages in total. Chapters include: - How to Say “Hello,” “Thank You,” and More! - How to Say “Left,” “Right,” and More! - How to Say “Inch,” “Kilogram,” and More! - How to Say “Sweater,” “Jeans,” and More!
Download or read book 2000 Core Words and Phrases Afrikaans written by AfrikaansPod101.com and published by Innovative Language Learning. This book was released on with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to speak fluent Afrikaans with confidence? Fact: The more Afrikaans words you know, the better you can speak. But there is a right and wrong way to learn Afrikaans words. The wrong way? Trying to learn every single word, including rarely used words. Many beginners waste months doing this and never get around to speaking. The right way? Focusing on a special set of words, or “core words.” And that’s where our 2000 Core Words and Phrases Book comes in. 2000 Core Words and Phrases teaches you the 2,000 most frequently used words and phrases in daily conversations, also known as Core Words. According to experts, you need to know 1,500 words for conversational fluency, and with this book, you get MORE than enough to achieve it in one place. All you have to do is read through it for a few minutes a day. You’ll learn words in the order best suited for beginners, rather than random words like “economics” and “xylophone.” You’ll understand how to use the words and phrases naturally, thanks to the sample sentences provided. You’ll be able to use these practical words in conversations… and speak more Afrikaans! With 2000 Core Words and Phrases, you get: - 2,000 core words and phrases sorted by frequency of use. - Example sentences for each word. - 10+ chapters and 190+ pages in total. Chapters include: - How to Say “Hello,” “Thank You,” and More! - How to Say “Left,” “Right,” and More! - How to Say “Inch,” “Kilogram,” and More! - How to Say “Sweater,” “Jeans,” and More!
