Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Be More Bernard written by Simon Philip and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Jim Field and Julia Donaldson, Be More Bernard is the brilliant story of a disco bunny who will encourage us all to chase our dreams and embrace our differences. When the other bunnies bounced, I bounced. When they hopped, I hopped. When they slept, I did too. Like them, I dreamed. But MY dreams weren't the same. They were less . . . rabbity. ?Bernard has decided that he's not going to be like all the other bunnies any more. He's not going to twitch his nose and prick his ears. And while others might dream of carrots, Bernard's dreams are altogether more...disco! He starts small, but when he finally gets to groove with grace and jive with joy at Bertie and Brenda's Bunny Ball, Bernard shows the world that being yourself is the very best thing a bunny can be. From the author of the Sainsbury's Book Award-winning You Must Bring a Hat and the illustrator of the brand-new Treacle Street series!

Download or read book Psyche s Dream written by R. J. Cole and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is of a young man’s coming of age and his discovery of his true nature and calling by taking on an ancient series of seemingly dangerous and impossible alchemical tasks like those confronted by the mythological Greek gods Psyche who wields the magic of intuition and love and Apollo the god of light and darkness, healing, and the slayer of dragons. He learns how to face demons that hide in the netherworld of his unconscious and masters the techniques to overcome them. Included in his training is a set of 12 ancient laws presented by a mysterious magus that leads him into the real magic of life. Here a young boy discovers that the greatest treasure of a person does not exist outside themselves but within. By the end of the story the reader too will know what magic is and how to open themselves to its wonders.

Download or read book Rosa Parks written by Lisbeth Kaiser and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, ' The Mother of the Freedom Movement', in this inspiring story. In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. With stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world!

Download or read book Stoner written by John Williams and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

Download or read book Lumina and the Goblin King written by Cari Lyn Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is unwise to steal from goblins... In order to save a dying silver kitten, a kind-hearted sprite makes a desperate decision. It is a choice that will change her life forever. Because all debts come due eventually, and a debt to the Goblin King is no small thing. Caught up in an age-old enmity, can Lumina find a way to make good what she owes and still keep all she holds dear? Will the price of her choice be more than she can pay? No matter the answer, some things are worth the cost, whatever it might be. At its heart, Lumina and the Goblin King is a fairytale - complete with goblins, fairies, elementals and the like - plus one opinionated silver cat. There is no obscene language or mature scenes; although there are some mild thematic elements.

Download or read book Happy Dreams Little Bunny written by Leah Hong and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Little Bunny is restless at bedtime, Mommy encourages him to imagine the adventures he will have in his dreams once he is asleep.

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Download or read book The Wonderful Land of Bed Time Stories written by Lewis Carroll and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 10383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wonderful Land of Bed-Time Stories stands as a monumental anthology that gathers under its wings an illustrious array of tales that have enchanted young hearts and minds over generations. This collection boasts an exceptional diversity in storytelling, ranging from the whimsical adventures in fairylands to the profound moral tales that have shaped childhood ethos across cultures. The anthology encapsulates the essence of literary traditions from the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen to the daring narratives of Jack London, and the whimsical worlds created by L. Frank Baum and J.M. Barrie, making it a treasure trove of literary styles and themes. Its significance lies not only in the collective cultural memory it represents but also in its capacity to inspire imagination and impart timeless wisdom. The contributing authors and editors bring with them rich backgrounds that span continents, centuries, and realms of imagination. From the Victorian enchantments of Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde to the pioneering spirit of American letters embodied by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott, this anthology is a cross-cultural dialogue in narrative richness. These authors, belonging to various literary movementsRomanticism, the Golden Age of Children's Literature, and early Modernismcome together to provide a panoramic view of the landscape of children's literature, their collective works echoing the universal truths and fantasies that have historically connected human experiences. For readers seeking an adventure into the heart of childhood's most beloved stories, The Wonderful Land of Bed-Time Stories offers an unparalleled journey. This anthology is not just a collection but an opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of literary craftsmanship across different eras and ideologies. It invites educators, students, and aficionados of classic literature to delve into its pages, to appreciate the nuances of each tale, and to celebrate the enduring power of storytelling. This compilation is an essential addition to any library, promising both the joy of discovery and the comfort of familiar tales retold for generations to come.

Download or read book The Greatest Bed Time Stories written by Lewis Carroll and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 10380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Bed-Time Stories anthology gathers an unparalleled collection of tales that delve into the heart of imagination, culture, and the timeless battles between good and evil, sense and nonsense. Featuring a diverse range of literary styles, from the whimsical enchantments of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to the pioneering animal stories by Rudyard Kipling and Beatrix Potter, the collection presents a rich tapestry of narratives. The anthology is significant not just for the enduring quality of the stories within its pages but also for showcasing the evolution of children's literature and its ability to enchant, inform, and educate across generations. Each work stands as a testament to the creativity and enduring legacy of its author, creating a collective masterpiece that transcends the sum of its parts. The contributing authors and editors of The Greatest Bed-Time Stories come from diverse backgrounds, spanning different centuries, cultures, and literary movements, yet they share a common goal: to awaken the reader's sense of wonder. The collection aligns with significant historical and cultural narratives, from the Victorian fascination with folklore and morality tales to the early 20th century's exploration of anthropomorphism and fantasy. The anthology serves not only as a window into the varied worlds created by Lewis Carroll's innovative use of language, Oscar Wilde's nuanced storytelling, or L. Frank Baum's fantastical realms but also as a mirror reflecting the universal themes of growth, exploration, and the importance of narrative in shaping ethics and character. The Greatest Bed-Time Stories offers readers an extraordinary opportunity to traverse vast imaginative landscapes through the minds of some of literature's finest. It appeals to scholars and enthusiasts of classic children's literature, inviting a detailed exploration of thematic depth, stylistic innovation, and cultural significance found within these narratives. This anthology is recommended for anyone looking to immerse themselves in a comprehensive and enlightening journey through the evolution of storytelling, offering endless nights of wonder and adventure. It stands as an essential addition to any library, serving both as an educational resource and a testament to the enduring power and appeal of well-told stories.

Download or read book The Wonderful Land of Bed Time Stories written by Beatrix Potter and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 10704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put your little ones to a snuggling sleep or go back yourself to the world of dreams and dreamers, magic, fairytales, legends and fantasy - with the greatest bed-time classics by e-artnow. _x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Dragon Tales_x000D_ My Father's Dragon_x000D_ The Reluctant Dragon_x000D_ The Book of Dragons_x000D_ Animal Tales & Fables_x000D_ The Tale of Peter Rabbit_x000D_ The Tale of Benjamin Bunny_x000D_ The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies_x000D_ The Tailor of Gloucester_x000D_ Adventures of Peter Cottontail_x000D_ Mother West Wind Series_x000D_ The Burgess Bird Book for Children_x000D_ The Burgess Animal Book for Children_x000D_ The Velveteen Rabbit_x000D_ Uncle Wiggily's Adventures & Other Tales_x000D_ Little Bun Rabbit_x000D_ Mother Goose in Prose_x000D_ Lulu's Library_x000D_ The Jungle Book_x000D_ The Second Jungle Book_x000D_ Just So Stories_x000D_ The Call of the Wild_x000D_ White Fang_x000D_ Black Beauty_x000D_ The Story of Doctor Dolittle_x000D_ The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_x000D_ Doctor Dolittle's Post Office_x000D_ The Story of a Nodding Donkey_x000D_ The Story of a Stuffed Elephant_x000D_ The Nutcracker and the Mouse King_x000D_ The Panchatantra_x000D_ Aesop Fables_x000D_ Russian Picture Fables for the Little Ones_x000D_ The Russian Garland: Folk Tales_x000D_ Fairy tales & Fantasies_x000D_ Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen_x000D_ Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm_x000D_ Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang_x000D_ Peter Pan_x000D_ Five Children and It_x000D_ The Phoenix and the Carpet_x000D_ The Story of the Amulet_x000D_ The Enchanted Castle_x000D_ Alice in Wonderland_x000D_ Through the Looking Glass_x000D_ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Collection_x000D_ At the Back of the North Wind_x000D_ The Princess and the Goblin_x000D_ The Princess and Curdie_x000D_ Wonder Book_x000D_ Tanglewood Tales_x000D_ The Happy Prince and Other Tales_x000D_ A House of Pomegranates_x000D_ All the Way to Fairyland_x000D_ The Blue Bird for Children_x000D_ The King of the Golden River_x000D_ Rootabaga Stories_x000D_ Knock Three Times!_x000D_ The Cuckoo Clock_x000D_ Friendly Fairies_x000D_ Raggedy Ann Stories_x000D_ Raggedy Andy Stories_x000D_ Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi_x000D_ Old Peter's Russian Tales

Download or read book Uni the Unicorn in the Real World written by Paris Rosenthal and published by Random House Studio. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uni the Unicorn, the only unicorn who believes kids are real, slides down a double rainbow to visit friends on earth. Uni the Unicorn visits her best friend in the real world. Now everyone will know that unicorns exist, and that Uni is real after all. But when the little girl introduces Uni to her family and friends, they can't see the unicorn. Then, with the power of believing and Uni's magic horn, one little boy begins to see something. And then all the kids begin to believe in magic. And as the real world grows brighter and brighter, all kinds of other magical creatures appear, ending the book with the most dazzling array of imaginary creatures. Paris Rosenthal, the daughter of the late Amy Krouse Rosenthal, wrote this as a tribute to her mom.

Download or read book The Invited written by Jennifer McMahon and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house--they build one . . . In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. With her passion for artifacts, Helen finds special materials to incorporate into the house--a beam from an old schoolroom, bricks from a mill, a mantel from a farmhouse--objects that draw her deeper into the story of Hattie and her descendants, three generations of Breckenridge women, each of whom died suspiciously. As the building project progresses, the house will become a place of menace and unfinished business: a new home, now haunted, that beckons its owners and their neighbors toward unimaginable danger.

Download or read book The Youth s Companion written by Nathaniel Willis and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes music.

Download or read book Dreams of Joy written by Lisa See and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Astonishing . . . one of those hard-to-put-down-until-four-in-the morning books . . . a story with characters who enter a reader’s life, take up residence, and illuminate the myriad decisions and stories that make up human history.”—Los Angeles Times In her most powerful novel yet, acclaimed author Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s strong-willed nineteen-year-old daughter, Joy. Reeling from newly uncovered family secrets, Joy runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father—the artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism and defiance, Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China, heedless of the dangers in the Communist regime. Devastated by Joy’s flight and terrified for her safety, Pearl is determined to save her daughter, no matter the personal cost. From the crowded city to remote villages, Pearl confronts old demons and almost insurmountable challenges as she follows Joy, hoping for reconciliation. Yet even as Joy’s and Pearl’s separate journeys converge, one of the most tragic episodes in China’s history threatens their very lives. BONUS: This edition contains a Dreams of Joy discussion guide. Praise for Dreams of Joy “[Lisa] See is a gifted historical novelist. . . . The real love story, the one that’s artfully shown, is between mother and daughter, and aunt and daughter, as both of the women who had a part in making Joy return to China come to her rescue. . . . [In Dreams of Joy,] there are no clear heroes or villains, just people who often take wrong turns to their own detriment but for the good of the story, leading to greater strength of character and more durable relationships.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A heartwarming story of heroic love between a mother and daughter . . . No writer has better captured the voice and heart of Chinese culture.”—Bookreporter “Once again, See’s research feels impeccable, and she has created an authentic, visually arresting world.”—The Washington Post

Download or read book The Collected Short Stories of Jack London written by Jack London and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 2268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes: A Son of the Sun The Proud Goat of Aloysius Pankburn The Devils of Fuatino The Jokers of New Gibbon A Little Account With Swithin Hall A Goboto Night The Feathers of the Sun The Pearls of Parlay Son of the Wolf The White Silence The Son of the Wolf The Men of Forty Mile In a Far Country To the Man on the Trail The Priestly Prerogative The Wisdom of the Trail The Wife of a King An Odyssey of the North The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondike The God of His Fathers The Great Interrogation Which Make Men Remember Siwash The Man with the Gash Jan, the Unrepentant Grit of Women Where the Trail Forks A Daughter of the Aurora At the Rainbow's End The Scorn of Women Children of the Frost In the Forests of the North The Law of Life Nam-Bok the Unveracious The Master of Mystery The Sunlanders The Sickness of Lone Chief Keesh, the Son of Keesh The Death of Ligoun Li Wan, the Fair The League of the Old Men The Faith of Men A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Bâtard The Story of Jees Uck Tales of the Fish Patrol White and Yellow The King of the Greeks A Raid on the Oyster Pirates The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen" Charley's Coup Demetrios Contos Yellow Handkerchief Moon-Face Love of Life Lost Face South Sea Tales When God Laughs The House of Pride & Other Tales of Hawaii Smoke Bellew The Night Born The Strength of the Strong The Turtles of Tasman ... Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.

Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.