Download or read book Silent River written by C. M. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Secret River written by Kate Grenville and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a de...

Download or read book The Silent River written by Christopher C Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Silent River written by Robert Sulivan and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Searching for the Secret River written by Kate Grenville and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Searching for the Secret River is the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel, The Secret River. It all began with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life who later became a wealthy man and built his colonial mansion on the Hawkesbury. Increasingly obse...

Download or read book The Silent Spirit written by Margaret Coel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiki Wallowingbull went to Hollywood to uncover the truth behind why his great-grandfather disappeared back in 1923. But after Kiki's frozen body is discovered on the reservation, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley must find the connection between the two violent deaths separated by nearly a century.

Download or read book Silent River Empty Night written by Ralph Salimpour MD Dch Faap and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a full moon and high tide, a sea of glittering little waves strutting towards the Gulf, only to be swallowed by bigger waves. A shaky silver reflection of the moon brightened the dark river, broken every now and then by a man's dark shadow in the middle of a little canoe sliding to an unknown destination, like a sea bird, singing a popular song in the sweet local dialect, "I would ask if I could reach the heavens, why you bless some with all the luxuries and a loaf of bread tainted with blood for others?" And then from as far away as one could see, deep in the dark, beyond all the old tall palm trees touching the clouds, kissing the moon, a muffled voice chanted, hard to hear, fading from-time-to-time, interrupted by the oars gently cutting through the river's warm water and a cool breeze going from cheek to cheek chanted: "Why do you come to my dream every night if you don't love me?" The river was silent, the night empty, the voices heavenly.

Download or read book Social Environmental Conflicts in Mexico written by Darcy Tetreault and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the political economic conditions that have given rise to increasing numbers of social environmental conflicts in Mexico? Why do these conflicts arise in some local and regional contexts and not in others? How are social environmental movements constructed and sustained? And what are the alternatives? These are the questions that this book seeks to address. It is organized into three parts. The first provides a panoramic view of social environmental conflicts in Mexico and of alternatives that are being constructed from below in rural areas. It also provides an analysis of the recent reforms to open the country’s energy sector to private and foreign investment. The second is comprised of local-level case studies of conflict (and no conflict) in diverse geographic locations and cultural settings, particularly in relation to the construction of wind farms, hydraulic infrastructure, industrial water pollution, and groundwater overdraft. The third explores alternatives from below in the form of community-based ecotourism and traditional mezcal production. A concluding chapter engages comparative and global analysis.

Download or read book The Silent River written by Robert Sulivan and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Slow River written by Nicola Griffith and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003-07-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicola Griffith, winner of the Tiptree Award and the Lambda Award for her widely acclaimed first novel Ammonite, now turns her attention closer to the present in Slow River, the dark and intensely involving story of a young woman's struggle for survival and independence on the gritty underside of a near-future Europe. She awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity implant was gone. Lore Van de Oest was the daughter of one of the world's most powerful families...and now she was nobody. Then out of the rain walked Spanner, an expert data pirate who took her in, cared for her wounds, and gave her the freedom to reinvent herself again and again. No one could find Lore if she didn't want to be found: not the police, not her family, and not the kidnappers who had left her in that alley to die. She had escaped...but she paid for her newfound freedom in crime, deception, and degradation--over and over again. Lore had a choice: She could stay in the shadows, stay with Spanner...and risk losing herself forever. Or she could leave Spanner and find herself again by becoming someone else: stealing the identity implant of a dead woman, taking over her life, and inventing her future. But to start again, Lore required Spanner's talents--Spanner, who needed her and hated her, and who always had a price. And even as Lore agreed to play Spanner's games one final time, she found that there was still the price of being a Van de Oest to be paid. Only by confronting her past, her family, and her own demons could Lore meld together who she had once been, who she had become, and the person she intended to be.... In Slow River, Nicola Griffith skillfully takes us deep into the mind and heart of her complex protagonist, where the past must be reconciled with the present if the future is ever to offer solid ground. Slow River poses a question we all hope never to need to answer: Who are you when you have nothing left?

Download or read book The Silent River written by Robert Sulivan and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Silent River written by Paulette Ingram and published by Nielsen. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are different types of secrets; and different styles of lies. Piper held on to plenty of them throughout her dysfunctional life. But these were not the lies you told when planning a surprise birthday party; these were the worst kind of lies that would eat away at your insides. Lies that would get you killed if you told anyone. Piper battled to grow up amid the turbulence inflicted upon her in her own home as a young girl. Her cousin Paige's erratic behaviour turns vicious, leading Piper to direct a genre of survival techniques. From compulsive lying to an accidental murderer, Piper is drawn into always covering for her cousin's irrational thinking. Piper also has her five friends to contend with; they share each other's deepest darkest secrets. They make a pact that nothing and no one can come between them. But can Piper trust them? Can they trust each other? The arrival of an anonymous letter on the principal's desk leads to their dismissal from Whittingdon High secondary school. An independent, state of the arts secondary school for the privileged white middle class children. As a series of events unfolds around them, the friends find themselves swimming deeper and deeper in the darkness; their lies and deceit become uncontrollable. Finally, a body is found after one of the friends hosts her 21st birthday party. Piper and her friends are now the suspects; as the girls turn against one another to protect themselves, one of them must pay the price for the brutal murder. As a result, the girl's relationship is jeopardised and ends abruptly. But who has been watching them? Who knows all their lies? Who knows the most critical secret they hold so close to their hearts? A secret they would take to the grave..

Download or read book The Silent River written by Robert Sulivan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The River written by Peter Heller and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fiery tour de force... I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." -Alison Borden, The Denver Post From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries, and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. When they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank and decide to warn them about the fire, their search for the pair turns up nothing and no one. But: The next day a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman? From this charged beginning, master storyteller Peter Heller unspools a headlong, heart-pounding story of desperate wilderness survival.

Download or read book The Silent City written by AQEEL AHMED and published by AQEEL AHMED. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: There was a city where the song of life was heard all the time, but now quiet has taken over. This area, called the "Silent City," is only a shell of what it used to be. People there have only vague memories of how comforting it was to cry openly, how warm it was to laugh, and how much fun it was to talk. A little girl named Lila came in as a bright spot of hope in this otherwise calm place. Lila had a voice that could break through the wall of silence that had surrounded the city's spirit. No one else in the Silent City could match it. The road Lila took shows how strong optimism is and how strong the human spirit is. Lila set out on a trip to undo the sorcerer's curse that had silenced the city's voices. Milo, her loyal companion and a young man who was good at reading lips and the language of gestures, followed her. As Lila and Milo walked through rivers that repeated the world's silence and forests where echoes slept, they faced the loneliness that had enveloped their home. After their trip, they got to the sorcerer's castle, which was in the middle of the silence. There, they found a shocking but important truth. The magician, who had been a figure of mystery and fear, was shown to be a victim of his own spell. The silence he had forced was what pulled him in. Because Lila was kind and had a beautiful voice, she helped the magician see how stupid he had been. They were able to break the curse and fill the Silent City with music, laughter, and sound. The change that happened in The Silent City is a lesson of how strong friendship, kindness, and the ability to hear and understand are. Lila's story shows us that hope can be heard even in the heaviest silence and that kindness and understanding can break even the strongest curses. The city used to be known for being very quiet, but now it values every wind sound and every laugh from its people. They realized that their real power was in working together and loving each other. This shows how the world can change when people are free to speak their minds and hearts are open. Chapter 1: The Trickster On a faraway land, there used to be a thriving metropolis called the Silent City. But it wasn't always quiet. It used to be a busy place where lots of things happened. Imagine going down a street where people are talking and laughing, musicians are playing happy music, and store owners are calling people over to check out their goods. Kids were playing in the street, and their cries and laughs could be heard through the building walls. There was a lovely mix of these sounds in the air as birds chirped in the trees. The city honored music and life every day. Some people did not like the noise, though. There was a strong witch who lived far from the city and liked silence more than any sound. He thought that noise from cities disturbed the peace of the land, while quiet was pure. Hearing the sounds of life and happiness made him even more angry. He believed that the city's residents were so happy and loud, and that the noise wasn't needed. He had not heard happiness or music in a long time, and he wished the world could stay as quiet as it was. At night, when the moon was out, the magician said he couldn't stand the noise from the city any longer. With a wave of his magic stick and a spell in a language no one knew, he cast a strong spell. Unlike any other magic, this one was a curse that could stop all sound. As the magic spread through the city, all sounds, like giggles, whispers, and music, became quiet. When the sun came up the next day, the city was quiet. They found out they were deaf and hard of hearing when they woke up. There was no more music, no more laughter from the kids, and the birds didn't sound like they could be heard. The city, which used to be busy, was now very quiet. The wizard felt good about what he had done and watched from afar. He thought that by getting rid of the noise, the land was once again peaceful. He didn't know, though, that the sounds of the city were lively and exciting. The city was empty and noisy without them. People were upset because they missed the part of their lives that gave them purpose. They were no longer happy or like they belonged, and they could not hear or talk because of the curse. There was still hope, though, because in the silence, a little girl named Lila found something amazing about herself that could change everything. Chapter 2: How Lila Was Found. Lila, a little girl, lived in a place where being still was normal. Everything in her small apartment in the Silent City was as quiet as it could be. Because of the sorcerer's curse, people can't remember the tune of a song or the sound of a loved one laughing. But Lila was different. Lila realized one day that she had a gift that no one else in the city had. This was while everyone else was hidden by the background noise of the city. Like everything else in the Silent City, it was very quiet. Lila loved being in her yard because the flowers and plants seemed to hear her even when she couldn't. Her basic way of meeting a flower was "hello," and she bowed to say it. She didn't expect anything in return. She was shocked to see that the flower looked like it was dancing, gently moving as if it could hear her. Lila was shocked. She tried to whisper again, first to one flower and then to another. Each time she spoke, the flowers moved slowly in answer. It looked like her words were a light breeze that made them come alive. Lila was thrilled as she played around with her new skill. She sang a well-known tune when music filled the air before the curse. As she hummed, the garden seemed to come to life. The flowers swayed more wildly, and the trees looked like they were leaning in closer to hear the sound that had become so strange in their area. Lila found it hard to believe. In a place where sounds have been taken away, her voice might break the silence. When Lila found out this, she was both excited and motivated. She thought her voice might be able to do more than just make the flowers dance. The sounds that the city had lost might be able to be brought back by her voice. There was a spell on the Silent City that made it very quiet. She might be able to break the magic. Lila knew this wasn't going to be simple. She knew her trip would be hard, but the thought of bringing back the voice of her city, along with laughter, music, and other happy sounds of life, gave her strength. No matter what it took, she was going to break the curse. Following the sound inside her head, Lila was ready to go on a trip that could change everything. She found something that gave her hope, even though she was only a child. Hope can be the strongest force of all.

Download or read book Silent River written by Jennaration and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-26 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often times it is in that moment of silence when we tend to hear the noise we suppressed. Silent River is a journey in which pain and heartache can be difficult to communicate. Waves of emotions pass through people daily with nowhere for those feelings to flow freely. This is my journey through raging waters and how it became a silent river.