Giant Of The West

Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345809421

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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Pdf

The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize­–winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards—some strange and other-worldly—but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.

Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0439104661

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Island of the Giant Pokémon by Tracey West Pdf

Team Rocket lures the Pokâemon onto a ship for a party in order to steal them, but the ship sinks and they are all stranded on an island

Author : Jon E. Lewis
Publisher : Constable
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1854876023

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The Giant Book of the Western by Jon E. Lewis Pdf

Author : Jim Harris
Publisher : Cooper Square Pub
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000053482532

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Jack and the Giant by Jim Harris Pdf

Jack and the Beanstalk told with hilarious western flavor

Author : Jane Barclay
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780887769764

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JoJo the Giant by Jane Barclay Pdf

Children are eager to grow bigger, and JoJo is no exception. He always asks his mother the same question: “How much did I grow today?” No matter how often his mother assures him that good things come in small packages, he is desperate to be bigger. After all, he wants to run in a race to win a pair of red Rocket Racer shoes. But how can he compete against bullies who are much bigger than he is? A delightful surprise ending illustrates how true growth is not always measured in inches. Jane Barclay’s heartwarming story explores a theme that speaks to every child. Esperança Melo’s wonderful art complements the text to create a charming book that’s bound to become a favorite.

Author : William F. Nolan
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0879722916

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Max Brand, Western Giant by William F. Nolan Pdf

Called the King of the Pulps, Frederick Schiller Faust, aka Max Brand, wrote nearly 400 Westerns from The Untamed to Destry Rides Again--a total of more than 220 books in this genre. Yet Max Brand also created Dr. Kildare (of books, films, and television) and wrote under twenty-one pseudonyms, in another dozen genres. This book removes the mask, with deeply personal memoirs from family, friends and fellow writers, taking us through his orphaned boyhood on the brutal ranches of California, his frustrating decades in Italy, as both a classical poet and a fast-action pulpist, to his heroic death as a war correspondent on the World War II battlefields. Faust's life story is augmented by a complete bibliography of his work--over a thousand books, stories, and films--plus the first listing of works about Faust.

Author : David West
Publisher : Ten of the Best: Myths, Legend
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0778708241

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Ten of the Best Giant Stories by David West Pdf

Contains adaptations of ten stories about mythical giants.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101653005

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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Pdf

From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more! “James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine Cover may vary.

Author : Don Graham
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781466867970

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Giant by Don Graham Pdf

A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology. Featuring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, Giant is an epic film of fame and materialism, based around the discovery of oil at Spindletop and the establishment of the King Ranch of south Texas. Isolating his star cast in the wilds of West Texas, director George Stevens brought together a volatile mix of egos, insecurities, sexual proclivities, and talent. Stevens knew he was overwhelmed with Hudson’s promiscuity, Taylor’s high diva-dom, and Dean’s egotistical eccentricity. Yet he coaxed performances out of them that made cinematic history, winning Stevens the Academy Award for Best Director and garnering nine other nominations, including a nomination for Best Actor for James Dean, who died before the film was finished. In this compelling and impeccably researched narrative history of the making of the film, Don Graham chronicles the stories of Stevens, whose trauma in World War II intensified his ambition to make films that would tell the story of America; Edna Ferber, a considerable literary celebrity, who meets her match in the imposing Robert Kleberg, proprietor of the vast King Ranch; and Glenn McCarthy, an American oil tycoon; and Errol Flynn lookalike with a taste for Hollywood. Drawing on archival sources Graham’s Giant is a comprehensive depiction of the film’s production showing readers how reality became fiction and fiction became cinema.

Author : Saviour Pirotta
Publisher : Sterling
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Giants
ISBN : 1402785968

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The Giant Book of Giants by Saviour Pirotta Pdf

Combines six traditional giant tales from around the world, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Coyote Tricks the Giant," and "Sinbad's Third Voyage," with a four-foot-tall folding pop-up giant complete with flaps to lift.

Author : Steven Treder
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496227232

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Forty Years a Giant by Steven Treder Pdf

2022 SABR Seymour Medal Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year When New York Giants owner Charles A. Stoneham came home one night in 1918 and told his teenage son, Horace, "Horrie, I bought you a ballclub," he set in motion a family legacy. Horace Stoneham would become one of baseball's greatest figures, an owner who played an essential role in integrating the game, and who was a major force in making our pastime truly national by bringing Major League Baseball to the West Coast. Horace Stoneham began his tenure with the Giants in 1924, learning all sides of the operation until he moved into the front office. In 1936, when his father died of kidney disease, Horace assumed control of the Giants at age thirty-two, becoming one of the youngest owners in baseball history. Stoneham played a pivotal role in not just his team's history but the game itself. In the mid-1940s when the Pacific Coast League sought to gain Major League status, few but Stoneham and Branch Rickey took it seriously, and twelve years later the Giants and Dodgers were the first two teams to relocate west. Stoneham signed former Negro Leaguers Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson, making the Giants the second National League franchise to racially integrate. In the late 1940s, the Giants hired their first Spanish-speaking scout and soon became the leading team in developing Latin American players. Stoneham was shy and self-effacing and avoided the spotlight. His relationships with players were almost always strong, yet for all his leadership skills and baseball acumen, sustained success eluded most of his teams. In forty seasons his Giants won just five National League pennants and only one World Series. The Stoneham family business struggled, and the team was forced to sell off its beloved stars, first Willie Mays, then Willie McCovey, and finally Juan Marichal. Then Stoneham had no choice but to sell the club in 1975. While his tenure came to an unfortunate end, he is heralded as a pioneer and leader whose story tells much of baseball history from the 1930s through the 1970s.

Author : David West
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433942372

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Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Giant Carnivores by David West Pdf

Explores the giant carnivorous dinosaurs best known as fierce hunters with powerful jaws and hind legs, who chase their prey and whose size could equal the length of four automobiles.

Author : Robert Dallek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199771905

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Flawed Giant by Robert Dallek Pdf

Flawed Giant--the monumental concluding volume to Robert Dallek's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson--provides the most through, engrossing account ever published of Johnson's years in the national spotlight. Drawing on hours of newly released White House tapes and dozens of interviews with people close to the President, Dallek reveals LBJ as a visionary leader who worked his will on Congress like no chief executive before or since, and also displays the depth of his private anguish as he became increasingly ensnared in Vietnam. Writing in a clear, thoughtful, and evenhanded style, Dallek reveals both the greatness and the tangled complexities of one of the most extravagant characters ever to ascend to the White House.

Author : David S. Reynolds
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061971440

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Waking Giant by David S. Reynolds Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book “Far more than just a political story or, for that matter, a story of Andrew Jackson, Reynolds’s book shines a bright light on the cultural, social, intellectual, and artistic currents buffeting the nation. . . . Reynolds is a thoughtful historian and Waking Giant is as engaging and insightful a narrative of this critical interregnum as any written in years.”—New York Times Book Review A brilliant, definitive history of America’s vibrant and tumultuous rise during the Jacksonian era, from the Bancroft Prize-winning author of Walt Whitman’s America America experienced unprecedented growth and turmoil in the years between 1815 and 1848. It was an age when Andrew Jackson redefined the presidency and James K. Polk expanded the nation's territory. Historian and literary critic David S. Reynolds captures the turbulence of a democracy caught in the throes of the controversy over slavery, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. He brings to life the reformers, abolitionists, and temperance advocates who struggled to correct America's worst social ills, and he reveals the shocking phenomena that marked the age: violent mobs, P. T. Barnum's freaks, all-seeing mesmerists, polygamous prophets, and rabble-rousing feminists. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Waking Giant is a brilliant chronicle of America's vibrant and tumultuous rise.

Author : Peter Laznicka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 949 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642124051

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Giant Metallic Deposits by Peter Laznicka Pdf

Metals in the earth's crust are very unevenly distributed and, traditionally, a small number of ore deposits, districts or countries have dominated the world supply and have influenced commodity prices. The importance of exceptionally large, or rich, deposits has greatly increased in the age of globalization when a small number of international corporations dominate the metals market, based on few very large ore deposits, practically anywhere in the world. Search for giant orebodies thus drives the exploration industry: not only the in-house teams of large internationals, but also hundreds of junior companies hoping to sell their significant discoveries to the "big boys". Geological characteristics of giant metallic deposits and their setting and the politico-economic constraints of access to and exploitation in prospective areas have been a "hot topic" in the past fifteen years, but the knowledge generated and published has been one-sided, scattered and fragmented. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject that provides body of solid facts rather than rapidly changing theories, written by author of the Empirical Metallogeny book series and founder of the Data Metallogenica visual knowledge system on mineral deposits of the world, who has had an almost 40 years long international academic and industrial experience. The book will provide abundant material for comparative research in metallogeny, practical information for the explorationists as to where to look for the "elephants", and some inspiration for commodity investors.