Escape From The Village

Author : Chris Baker
Publisher : Chris Baker
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Escape from the Village by Chris Baker Pdf

"An eleven-year-old girl and boy live in an isolated village with 258 other citizens. Nobody has a name, and everything is calculated to break their spirits so that they surrender to an existence of gray routine. "But they have each other. They each have a passion: music and art. And a mysterious force is guiding them and protecting them. "When the savagery of those in control finally transforms the girl, the boy must help her find herself again. The path is an amazing journey through which they discover the depths of their humanity and a startling method to shake the village at its roots. Perhaps they can shift the world toward happiness. "Escape from the Village is an homage to true friendship which can sustain the human spirit even against physical and spiritual torture. It is a touching love story like no other." --Wendy McElroy She draws the pictures. He makes the music. They both share a big secret. There is no music or art in the village where a pre-adolescent boy and girl. They go to a mysterious house where they make music and art, while other citizens can not go there. Their creativity separates them from their peers in many ways. They will soon discover that there is much more being kept from them. Take the grim dystopia of the Hunger Games and combine it with the charm of Moonrise Kingdom--the result is Escape from the Village.

Author : Eve Yohalen
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452133485

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Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalen Pdf

Loosely based on real-life events, this suspenseful story, by a debut novelist, is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, so Lucy's life must be one big adventure, right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is, until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror, Lucy gets kidnapped! With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape, and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Includes bonus material! - Book Club Discussion Guide

Author : James Snider
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781553691716

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Jungle Escape by James Snider Pdf

This is a story about weakness in the despot and strength in the innocent. Set in post British Colonial equatorial Africa, it is the story of a gifted artist, a village woodcarver, who helps bring down a ruthless tyrant. His Excellency, Head of State with dictatorial powers feels he has done well by his people and his country, but he has no heir and his government is falling apart. He can see the worst coming and takes violent steps to avoid catastrophe. Latibo, garishly sad, wanton and cruel, right-hand man to His Excellency, plans to depose the old tyrant but his innate cowardice holds him in check. Finally, his chance does come. Mmade, picked by officials to go to England for military training, returns to decide to join the state police. He bitterly regrets his decision when he has to track down his old friend Jaco. Jaco, loveable, round, bald and gifted, loves his wife and carving and only wants the peaceful life of his village. But he is imprisoned because of his insightful art. He escapes and is pursued. Jaco decided he has a solution for his difficulties.

Author : George Armstrong Custer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Great Plains
ISBN : UOM:39015005153559

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Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare by George Armstrong Custer Pdf

Basically a reissue of Custer's Life on the Plains with the addition of several chapters and information on Sitting Bull and the late Indian wars.

Author : Brett Wright
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781035829439

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Lines of Escape by Brett Wright Pdf

In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded New Guinea, landing on the northern coastal areas of this harsh, remote country. This book recounts the desperate efforts of missionaries, along with groups of downed allied airmen, ANGAU (Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit), officials and members of the 39th militia Battalion, to escape the invading Japanese army. Following each groups harrowing story as they made their way through the energy sapping heat of the Papuan jungle, skirmished with Japanese troops, grappled with the, at times dubious, loyalties of the Papuans they encountered, and tried to survive. Lines of Escape also details the incredible mission undertaken by Australian forces to cripple the Japanese air base at Salamaua.

Author : Megan K. Stack
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385532686

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Every Man in This Village is a Liar by Megan K. Stack Pdf

A shattering account of war and disillusionment from a young woman reporter on the front lines of the war on terror. A few weeks after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center, journalist Megan K. Stack was thrust into Afghanistan and Pakistan, dodging gunmen, prodding warlords for information, and witnessing the changes sweeping the Muslim world. Every Man in This Village Is a Liar is her riveting story of what she saw in the combat zones and beyond. She relates her initial wild excitement and slow disillusionment as the cost of violence outweighs the promise of democracy; she records the raw pain of suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq; and, one by one, she marks the deaths and disappearances of those she interviews.

Author : Sophie Claire
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781529350050

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An Escape to Provence by Sophie Claire Pdf

'So beautifully realised that I felt as if I was in Provence' SUE MOORCROFT 'An absolute delight, full of Provencal sunshine and the most heart-warming, tingling romance' JULIE CAPLIN ***** Where there's a will, can love find a way? When cynical divorce lawyer Daisy Jackson unexpectedly inherits a ramshackle farmhouse in Provence, she sets off for the French countryside to oversee renovations herself. But Gabriel Laforet has other ideas. A local builder with ties to the property, Gabriel is determined to see Daisy off and preserve the characterful, charming farmhouse - which, but for a missing will, he knows is rightfully his. When the two meet, it's clear they couldn't be more different: Gabriel has lived in the small country village all his life; Daisy is a city girl whose career means everything. He is laid-back and messy; she is used to being in control. As they begin to work together, sparks fly. Yet they're inexplicably drawn to each other and, in the heat of the Provence sun, secrets begin to spill. Perhaps Daisy can trust him with her carefully guarded heart after all? But Gabriel is still searching for the missing will that proves the farmhouse belongs to him - and in doing so, risks upturning everything he and Daisy have started to build together . . . ***** Readers love An Escape to Provence! 'I couldn't put it down' ***** Reader Review 'Deliciously hot and passionate' ***** Reader Review 'Such a lovely, feel-good read' ***** Reader Review 'Warm and addictive' ***** Reader Review 'A wonderful heart-warming romance about love and trust' ***** Reader Review

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435068390269

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The Lads of the Village by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anthony Channell Hilfer
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807836071

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The Revolt from the Village, 1915-1930 by Anthony Channell Hilfer Pdf

This incisive book traces the attack on American provincialism that ended the myth of the Happy Village. Replacing the idyllic life as a theme, American writers in revolt turned to a more realistic interpretation of the town, stressing its repressiveness, dullness, and conformity. This book analyzes the literary technique employed by these writers and explores their sensibilities to evaluate both their artistic accomplishments and their contributions to American thought and feeling. Originally published 1969. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Zhao Feng
Publisher : Devneybooks
Page : 1631 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304462350

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The king of Dragon Blood by Zhao Feng Pdf

Totem continent, animal cultivation is rampant, people can become powerful orcs as long as they wake up the animal blood in their bodies.

Author : Great Britain. Foreign Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Crete (Greece)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044088793575

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Correspondence Respecting the Affairs of Crete by Great Britain. Foreign Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B4345540

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The Indian Law Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gordon Lowe
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780752492926

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Escape From Broadmoor by Gordon Lowe Pdf

John Thomas Straffen – Britain's longest-serving prisoner – was the first patient to escape from Broadmoor Hospital and be prosecuted for a crime committed on the run. He killed within hours. Prior to this, at his home in Bath, he was dismissed as a loner, an imbecile, a 'child trapped in an adult's body'. On the afternoon of Sunday 15 July 1951, John Straffen strangled 8-year-old Brenda Goddard as she picked flowers. Three weeks later, he committed a similar murder before inadvertently confessing to the police. Faced with a serial killer with a mental age of 10, whose motive apparently was nothing more than to annoy the police, the court sent Straffen to Broadmoor Institute, as it was known then, for the criminally insane. But on 29 April 1952, having spent only six months at the Institute, he escaped in a carefully planned bid for freedom that should not have been possible. During these four hours on the run, hoping to show the authorities he could be free and not commit further offences, Straffen instead murdered 5-year-old Linda Bowyer. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his beleaguered government intervened to prevent Straffen walking free again. But was Straffen insane? Using previously unpublished documents, including government classified papers, author Gordon Lowe paints a vivid picture of a man who shocked the nation and confused the courts with his crimes.

Author : Bashir Sakhawarz
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399042444

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Escape from the Taliban by Bashir Sakhawarz Pdf

Deeba first left Afghanistan in 2002, fleeing a war torn country and an abusive husband shortly after she was captured by the Taliban and nearly sold to an Arab Shaikh narrowly escaping due to a small twist of fate. In June 2021, Deeba returned to visit family in Kabul to organize the engagement of her son. Regardless of the Taliban's progress she felt safe to travel after reassurances from the Aghan and US Government's that the Taliban would not be able to take major cities. One morning, to her surprise, she awoke to the news that President Ghani had escaped and Kabul was in the hands of the Taliban, what ensued was a desperate rush to leave the city to return to the USA enduring bomb blasts and crushing crowds at the airport. This is a harrowing account of one woman caught in the US withdrawal of Kabul giving a first hand account of what it was like to be a civilian caught up in the chaos as well as giving an invaluable insight in to the life of a woman in Afghanistan.

Author : Walter Rinderle,Bernard Norling
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813182773

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The Nazi Impact on a German Village by Walter Rinderle,Bernard Norling Pdf

“A vivid & sensitive portrait of a small, tradition-bound community coming to terms with modernity under the most adverse of conditions.” —Observer Review Many scholars have tried to assess Adolf Hitler’s influence on the German people, usually focusing on university towns and industrial communities, most of them predominately Protestant or religiously mixed. This work by Walter Rinderle and Bernard Norling, however, deals with the impact of the Nazis on Oberschopfheim, a small, rural, overwhelmingly Catholic village in Baden-Wuerttemberg in southwestern Germany. This incisively written book raises fundamental questions about the nature of the Third Reich. The authors portray the Nazi regime as considerably less “totalitarian” than is commonly assumed, hardly an exemplar of the efficiency for which Germany is known, and neither revered nor condemned by most of its inhabitants. The authors suggest that Oberschopfheim merely accepted Nazi rule with the same resignation with which so many ordinary people have regarded their governments throughout history. Based on village and county records and on the direct testimony of Oberschopfheimers, this book will interest anyone concerned with contemporary Germany as a growing economic power and will appeal to the descendants of German immigrants to the United States because of its depiction of several generations of life in a German village. “An excellent study. Describes in rich detail the political, economic, and social structures of a village in southwestern Germany from the turn of the century to the present.” —Publishers Weekly “A lively, informative treatise that puts a human face on history.” —South Bend Tribune “This very readable story emphasizes continuities within change in German historical development during the twentieth century.” —American Historical Review