Download or read book Timeless Stories of the Not So Modern World written by Charles E. Jones and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories focuses on relating to life experiences and social customs as seen at different times in history. Steeped in, and set in, the history of the past two centuries, Timeless Stories of the Not-So-Modern World presents a collection of stories focusing on life experiences and social customs during various eras. Author Charles E. Jones offers narratives featuring strong, determined characters who challenge the rigors of life. From adventure to romance, mystery, and suspense to industrial fiction, the stories encompass a range of times, places, and quandaries. In The Pony Express Rider, Donny Wells escapes the orphanage in 1860 only to face a terrifying near-death encounter on the plains. In the story Men and the Sea, a convoy of ships on a mission to Europe in 1942 takes on a gamble of huge proportions. Somewhere in Time tells about a young couple who asks a priest to marry them, but he refuses. Thought-provoking and stimulating, the tales in Timeless Stories of the Not-So-Modern World each teach a lesson through the decisions of the characters and examine how eras past relate to the world today.
Download or read book Timeless Thomas written by Gene Barretta and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common? All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison. Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult to go through a day without using one of his life-changing inventions. In this enlightening book, Gene Barretta enters the laboratories of one of America's most important inventors.
Download or read book Desperation written by Charles E. Jones and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1890s, the discovery of gold in the Klondike region of Canada holds promises of relief for the financial uncertainty of the times. The area is just far enough away from the US West Coast to be enticing, and close enough to be tempting to those adventurous enough, or desperate enough, to seek their fortune. Many come and many leave. Some become wealthy, but most die or go bankrupt. Ed Owens, a man of small beginnings, arrives at this wild place in 1897. He’s hoping the Yukon Territory will be a safe place to hide from all his troubles. All too often he finds himself looking for a new start after some disaster or bad luck has plagued him, but between card playing and the women he meets, something always goes wrong. And eventually he commits an act that cannot be forgiven… Desperation: Curse of the Klondike follows Ed and the Canadian Mounted Policeman sent to track him down. It is the dead of winter, the weather uncompromising and the terrain difficult, as these two men chase each other under conditions few would want to endure. Their travels result in clever maneuvers of evasion in a wild country where no man is safe.
Download or read book Hearts Unbroken written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love. When Louise Wolfe’s first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It’s her senior year, anyway, and she’d rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper’s staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director’s inclusive approach to casting The Wizard of Oz has been provoking backlash in their mostly white, middle-class Kansas town. From the newly formed Parents Against Revisionist Theater to anonymous threats, long-held prejudices are being laid bare and hostilities are spreading against teachers, parents, and students — especially the cast members at the center of the controversy, including Lou’s little brother, who’s playing the Tin Man. As tensions mount at school, so does a romance between Lou and Joey — but as she’s learned, “dating while Native” can be difficult. In trying to protect her own heart, will Lou break Joey’s?
Download or read book Steeped in Stories written by Mitali Perkins and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives. But it is never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope that children's classics can ignite within us. Award-winning children's author Mitali Perkins grew up steeped in stories--escaping into her books on the fire escape of a Flushing apartment building and, later, finding solace in them as she navigated between the cultures of her suburban California school and her Bengali heritage at home. Now Perkins invites us to explore the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times: stories that provide mirrors to our innermost selves and open windows to other worlds. Blending personal narrative, accessible literary criticism, and spiritual and moral formation, Perkins delves into novels by Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, L. M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary "uncles" and "aunts" that illuminate the virtuous, abundant life we still desire. These novels are not perfect, and Perkins honestly assesses their critical frailties and flaws related to race, culture, and power. Yet reading or rereading these books as adults can help us build virtue, unmask our vices, and restore our hope. Reconnecting with these stories from childhood isn't merely nostalgia. In an era of uncertainty and despair, they lighten our load and bring us much-needed hope.
Download or read book LIFE S TIMELESS TALES REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS written by ARUN KANTI CHATTERJEE and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the rich tapestry of Bengali culture and literature through a lifetime of experiences in this captivating book. From navi. gating foreign languages to bridging cultural divides, the author shares personal journeys that resonate across generations. Tailored for diverse age groups, it provides a window into Bengali history, inviting readers to discover the beauty of linguistic diversity. With a focus on promoting cross-cultural understanding, this narrative celebrates our precious heritage. The author takes pride in Bengali culture while using English as a medium to connect with a global audience. Join the journey and uncover the enduring ties that bind us to our roots.
Download or read book Story Of The World 1 Ancient Times Revised written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Download or read book Saturday Review of Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Villa Rubein and Other Stories written by John Galsworthy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a captivating collection of stories by John Galsworthy, a 20th-century English novelist and playwright. It explores love, society, and morality themes and showcases Galsworthy's skill in creating complex characters and nuanced stories. It is a notable work of 20th-century English literature featuring some amazing stories like "A Man of Devon," "A Knight," "Salvation of a Forsyte," and "The Silence."
Download or read book Timeless Myths written by Alexander Eliot and published by Plume. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oprheus and Eurydice. David and Goliath. Beowulf. What makes certain myths timeless for us? The second volume in Eliot's landmark Mythosphere Trilogy considers myth from three points of view: the magical, the artistic, and the ethical. Primarily drawn from classic Greek, Celtic, and Far Eastern sources, these stories illuminate the roles which myths play in our cultures and in our psyche.
Download or read book Matrix written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Social Theory written by Tim Dant and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical theory has left an indelible mark on postwar social thought. But what are the relations between critical theory and 'the cultural turn' ? How did critical theory inform later French critical theorists, such as Lefebvre, Barthes and Baudrillard? This accomplished and accessible book: - Demonstrates the origins of critical theory in the Marxian analysis of the capitalist mode of production and Freudian psychoanalysis - Clearly explains the main achievements of critical theory - Elucidates how critical theory defines culture as a system that constrains and alienates the individual - Explores the potential for social change and personal emancipation in the critical heritage. The author locates the importance of myth and reason, the significance of sexuality, the place of work, the difference between art and entertainment, the nature of everyday life and the relationship between knowledge and action. The result is a lucid and informative text which will appeal to all students interested in the critical traditions of social thought.
Download or read book Rags Bones written by Melissa Marr and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best writers of our generation retell classic tales. From Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite classic stories, the ones that have inspired, awed, and enraged them, the ones that have become ingrained in modern culture, and the ones that have been too long overlooked. They take these stories and boil them down to their bones, and reassemble them for a new generation of readers. Written from a twenty-first century perspective and set within the realms of science fiction, dystopian fiction, fantasy, and realistic fiction, these short stories are as moving and thought provoking as their originators. They pay homage to groundbreaking literary achievements of the past while celebrating each author's unique perception and innovative style.
Download or read book The Editorial written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kamouraska written by Anne Hébert and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of Canadian literature by the great Quebecoise writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Quebec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnieres: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love. Translated into seven languages, Kamouraska won the Paris book prize and was made into a landmark feature film by Claude Jutra. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Noah Richler.
Download or read book The Timeless Way of Building written by Christopher Alexander and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture.
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