Download or read book The Tale of Captain Jack Rootbeard written by David Feist and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tale of Captain Jack Rootbeard brings out the love a young child learns from his uncle one oceanfront summer. Coping with the loss of his Uncle Jack is made possible when the youth sets a course to replicate the example of love his uncle had shown him. Their bay side summer of learning and adventure is never forgotten.
Download or read book The Unlikely Thru Hiker written by Derick Lugo and published by Appalachian Mountain Club. This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn't even know if he liked being outside all that much. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job overseas cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the greater New York comedy circuit began to think about what he might do with months of free time and no commitments. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail and knew of its potential for danger and adventure, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,192 miles of it. Then again, what could go wrong for a young black man from the city trekking solo through the East Coast backwoods? The Unlikely Thru-Hiker is the story of how an unknowing ambassador of one of the AT's least common demographics, unfamiliar with both the outdoors and thru-hiking culture, sets off with an extremely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude to conquer the infamous trail. What follows are eye-opening lessons on preparation, humility, race relations, and nature's wild unpredictability. But this isn't a hard-nosed memoir of discouragement or intolerance. What sets Lugo apart from the typical walk in the woods is his refusal to let any challenge squash his inner Pollyanna. Through it all, he perseveres with humor, tenacity, and an unshakeable commitment to grooming--earning him the trail name "Mr. Fabulous"--that sees him from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.
Download or read book Researches on Light written by Robert Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Captain Jack Rootbeard Pirate Hero and Friend written by David Feist and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy reflects on a wonderful summer spent with his then-dying uncle. Determined, he forges ahead to replicate the love and kindness his uncle had shown to him. This book has been read with Kindergarten students; and has been found to be very effective as an accessory for grief work and as a group. Joys, smiles, and relating resulted from read aloud of this work, a springboard for spontaneous questions, answers, and comments to culminate the tale's peaceful conclusion.In this format, the tale of Captain Jack and its artistically prepared cover is author's choice. Many thanks to Rocio Bowers of Farragut, Tennessee for this release's cover painting.
Download or read book Opening Night written by Norm Foster and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The madcap antics start as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with an evening at the theatre. It's a dream come true for Ruth and an imposition for Jack who would rather be at home watching the World Series. However, after the events both on and off the stage that fateful night, their lives and those of all of those involved are irreparably altered.
Download or read book I Want My Epidural Back written by Karen Alpert and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that I’m a mom, I know the most painful part isn’t getting something giant through your hooha. It’s having a real live child. If you are the kind of mom who shapes your kiddo’s organic quinoa into reproductions of the Mona Lisa, do not read this book. If you stayed up past midnight to create posters for your PTO presidential campaign, do not read this book. If you look down your nose at parents who have Domino’s pizza on speed dial, do not read this book. But if you are the kind of parent who accidentally goes ballistic on your rugrats every morning because they won’t put their shoes on and then you feel super guilty about it all day so you take them to McDonald’s for a special treat but really it’s because you opened up your freezer and panicked because you forgot to buy more frozen pizzas, then absolutely read this book. I Want My Epidural Back is a celebration of mediocre parents and how awesome they are and how their kids love them just as much as children with perfect parents. Karen Alpert’s honest but hilarious observations, stories, quips and pictures will have you nodding your head and peeing in your pants. Or on the toilet if you’re smart and read it there.
Download or read book Hikers Stories from the Appalachian Trail written by Kathryn Fulton and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of highlights from twenty-one Appalachian Trail blogs.
