Download or read book A Time of Gifts written by Patrick Leigh Fermor and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.

Download or read book History of a Suicide written by Jill Bialosky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is so nice to be happy. It always gives me a good feeling to see other people happy. . . . It is so easy to achieve.” —Kim’s journal entry, May 3, 1988 On the night of April 15, 1990, Jill Bialosky’s twenty-one-year-old sister Kim came home from a bar in downtown Cleveland. She argued with her boyfriend on the phone. Then she took her mother’s car keys, went into the garage, closed the garage door. She climbed into the car, turned on the ignition, and fell asleep. Her body was found the next morning by the neighborhood boy her mother hired to cut the grass. Those are the simple facts, but the act of suicide is anything but simple. For twenty years, Bialosky has lived with the grief, guilt, questions, and confusion unleashed by Kim’s suicide. Now, in a remarkable work of literary nonfiction, she re-creates with unsparing honesty her sister’s inner life, the events and emotions that led her to take her life on this particular night. In doing so, she opens a window on the nature of suicide itself, our own reactions and responses to it—especially the impact a suicide has on those who remain behind. Combining Kim’s diaries with family history and memoir, drawing on the works of doctors and psychologists as well as writers from Melville and Dickinson to Sylvia Plath and Wallace Stevens, Bialosky gives us a stunning exploration of human fragility and strength. She juxtaposes the story of Kim’s death with the challenges of becoming a mother and her own exuberant experience of raising a son. This is a book that explores all aspects of our familial relationships—between mothers and sons, fathers and daughters—but particularly the tender and enduring bonds between sisters. History of a Suicide brings a crucial and all too rarely discussed subject out of the shadows, and in doing so gives readers the courage to face their own losses, no matter what those may be. This searing and compassionate work reminds us of the preciousness of life and of the ways in which those we love are inextricably bound to us.

Download or read book Classic Horror Tales written by Editors of Canterbury Classics and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre. With dozens of stories of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats. This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki, Edith Wharton, and Franz Kafka. The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature, and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader's consciousness. A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume, reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight, a shadow exists somewhere.

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Download or read book Eric Hoffer written by Tom Bethell and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from Eric Hoffer's private papers as well as interviews with those who knew him, this detailed biography paints a picture of a truly original American thinker and writer. Author Tom Bethell interviewed Hoffer in the years just before his death, and his meticulous accounts of those meetings offer new insights into the man known as the "Longshoreman Philosopher."

Download or read book You are My Sunshine written by Jimmie Davis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated version of the popular song 'You are my sunshine'.

Download or read book Waveland written by Frederick Barthelme and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amidst the tatters of post-Katrina Gulf Coast Mississippi, Waveland is a brilliantly observed portrait of our times from one of the most incisive novelists at work today. Partially retired architect Vaughn Williams does what he can to remain "viable." Battling the doldrums of midlife, he teaches an occasional class, reads the newspapers, scours the Internet, and thinks obsessively about his late father. When his ex-wife seeks refuge from her hotheaded boyfriend, Vaughn and his girlfriend, Greta, agree to let her move in, perhaps a little too cavalierly. Add in Vaughan’s annoyingly successful younger brother, who carries a torch for Vaughn’s ex-wife, and lingering suspicions about Greta’s involvement in her husband’s murder and the result is an emotionally resonant tale of mortality, love, regret, and redemption that only Barthelme could unwind.

Download or read book Diaries in 8 Notebooks 1973 1983 written by Alexander Schmemann, protopriest and published by Vladimir Djambov. This book was released on with total page 959 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html

Download or read book Run Rose Run written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From America’s most beloved superstar and #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson comes a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise—and on the run—and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She’s a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She’s also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she’s come to claim her destiny. It’s also where the darkness she’s fled might find her. And destroy her. Run, Rose, Run is a novel glittering with danger and desire—a story that only America’s #1 beloved entertainer and its #1 bestselling author could have created.

Download or read book Christmas Card Address Book written by Keep Track Books and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to keep your Christmas card addresses in one place and track to whom you've sent cards and from whom you've received them? With this handy Christmas card address book you can! Size: 6 x 9 inches / 15.2 x 22.9 cm (slightly larger than A5) Cover: gloss paperback Interior: - white paper - 160 pages - each page contains 4 spacious boxes where you can record addresses and emails as well as keep track of sent and received cards - the address book is organized alphabetically with 6 pages (= 24 address boxes) for each letter of the alphabet - each address box contains a tracker for sent and received cards and the tracker can be used for 10 years More notebooks by Keep Track Books: Keep Track Books brings you a variety of essential notebooks - including Christmas card address books with the same interior as this one, but with different cover designs. Visit www.lusciousbooks.co.uk to discover more notebooks.

Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Download or read book Can t Remember Sh t Reminder Book written by Peter Pauper Press and published by Peter Pauper Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you forever forgetting birthdays, passwords, the name of the eatery you liked so much on vacation, where you stashed the gold necklace, etc., etc.' Join the club -- the growing ranks of those of us who cant remember sh*t. But take heart! Here's a little reminder book that will help you keep track of everything you need to know but forgot to remember. Organized by tabbed categories, it includes: A Perpetual Calendar to note dates to remember.A section for Internet Passwords.On Loan, to help you remember things lent or borrowed.Entertaining, in which you can record gifts given and received and notes about social occasions (menus, guests, what you wore, etc.).Travel, with packing lists, places for notes about your trip, and more.A Home section, in which you can note ''What to Do When'' and repair and maintenance information.Health, in which to note health histories, allergies, bloodtypes, and more. Extra tips and checklists to help you stay organized.An elastic band attached to back cover keeps your place or keeps your organizer closed. Hardcover volume measures 6-1/4 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches high. 144 pages.

Download or read book Memory Book Our Baby Boy s First Year written by and published by Christian Art Gifts Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Baby Boy's First Year Memory Book is an adorable memory book offering creative ways for parents to capture the special memories in their baby boy's first year.

Download or read book The Boy with a Drum written by David Lee Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy drums up quite a procession.

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Download or read book Notebook Doodles Adorable Pets written by Jess Volinski and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hamsters and hermit crabs to cats and canaries, youthful readers will meet their favorite animal companions inside this fun and engaging Notebook Doodles(R) coloring book for 'tweens. Filled with 32 dazzling designs of adorable pets, instructions on basic coloring techniques, fully colored examples, and motivational quotes with every design, this exciting coloring book is perfectly made easy for beginners. Designs are printed on a single side of high-quality, extra-thick paper with perforated edges for easy removal and display.

Download or read book 5 Year Diary written by Tamara Shopsin and published by . This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blue-covered edition of the classic journal devotes a page to every day of a five-year time span and features illustrations by an artist whose work is regularly featured in The New York Times, in a volume that is complemented by a red ribbon bookmark and additional pages for recording literary and travel experiences.