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Happy Odyssey

Author : Adrian Carton de Wiart
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781848849181

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Happy Odyssey by Adrian Carton de Wiart Pdf

The legendary British Army officer recounts his experiences in the Boer War and both World Wars in this memoir with a foreword by Winston Churchill. Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart had one of the most extraordinary military careers in the history of the British Army. His gallantry in combat won him a Victoria Cross and a Distinguished Service Order, as well as an eyepatch and an empty sleeve. His autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. Carton de Wiart abandoned his law studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War. During World War I he served both in British Somaliland and on the Western Front, where he lost his left eye to a bullet at the Battle of Somme. He went on to serve as a liaison officer with Polish forces, narrowly escaping the German blitz at the outbreak of World War II. He was part of the British Military Mission to Yugoslavia, taken prisoner by the Italian Army, and made numerous attempts at escape. He spent the remainder of the war as Churchill’s representative in China. The novelist Evelyn Waugh famously used Carton de Wiart as the model for his character Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in the Sword of Honour trilogy. In this thrilling autobiography, the legendary officer tells his own remarkable story.

An Orchard Odyssey

Author : Naomi Slade
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780857843289

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An Orchard Odyssey by Naomi Slade Pdf

Inspiring and practical, this is a lovely resource for anyone looking to grow fruit trees or start an orchard, whether in your garden or as a community project. For centuries, orchards have been a compelling and important part of our landscape. The sight of a fruit tree, blushing in blossom in the spring, and then laden with fresh fruit in the summer and autumn, can be truly enchanting, inspiring folklore and art. Not only do orchards provide bountiful fruit for families and communities, they are also attractive to pollinators such as bees, and make a wonderful habitat for birds. There are many ways of incorporating orchard living into your lifestyle, no matter how busy or short of space you are. Written by esteemed horticulturalist Naomi Slade, this gloriously illustrated resource illuminates the possibilities and enables you to make it a reality – whether you have a few fruit trees already or have always wanted an orchard of your own. An Orchard Odyssey shows you how to plant and care for your trees and suggests fruit trees suitable for different spaces. It also covers the benefits of orchard for conservation and biodiversity, orchard heritage, and the role of fruit trees in garden and landscape design. The guide promotes the 'five trees' principle of orchards, and encourages the reader to embrace the orchards in a way that is personal to them. Packed with practical ideas and inspiration, let this delightful book encourage you to re-engage with tree fruit in new ways: look at it the right way and everyone can have an orchard.

An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017

Author : Daniel Mendelsohn
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007545148

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An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 by Daniel Mendelsohn Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDITERRANÉE 2018 From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece.

The Last Odyssey

Author : James Rollins
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062892904

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The Last Odyssey by James Rollins Pdf

To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins that combines cutting-edge science, historical mystery, mythology, and pulse-pounding action. For eons, the city of Troy—whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer’s Iliad—was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer’s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles—The Iliad and The Odyssey—could also be true and awaiting discovery? In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day researchers stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. The ship’s hold contains a collection of even older artifacts—tools of war—dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain’s cabin is a magnificent treasure that is as priceless as it is miraculous: a clockwork gold map imbedded with an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism was crafted by a group of Muslim inventors—the Banū Mūsā brothers—considered by many to be the Da Vincis of the Arab world—brilliant scientists who inspired Leonardo’s own work. Once activated, the moving map traces the path of Odysseus’s famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a fiery river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. It is the subterranean world of Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. In mythology, Tartarus was where the wicked were punished and the monstrous Titans of old, imprisoned. When word of Tartarus spreads—and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there—tensions explode in this volatile region where Turks battle Kurds, terrorists wage war, and civilians suffer untold horrors. The phantasmagoric horrors found in Homer’s tales are all too real—and could be unleashed upon the world. Whoever possesses them can use their awesome power to control the future of humanity. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.

Happy Money

Author : Elizabeth Dunn,Michael Norton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781476740706

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If you think money can’t buy happiness, you’re not spending it right. Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smarter spending. If you think money can’t buy happiness, you’re not spending it right. Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smarter spending. Happy Money offers a tour of new research on the science of spending. Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spending that money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those intuitions are often wrong. Happy Money explains why you can get more happiness for your money by following five principles, from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. And the five principles can be used not only by individuals but by companies seeking to create happier employees and provide “happier products” to their customers. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton show how companies from Google to Pepsi to Crate & Barrel have put these ideas into action. Along the way, the authors describe new research that reveals that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models, that commercials can actually enhance the enjoyment of watching television, and that residents of many cities frequently miss out on inexpensive pleasures in their hometowns. By the end of this book, readers will ask themselves one simple question whenever they reach for their wallets: Am I getting the biggest happiness bang for my buck?

The Lost Books of the Odyssey

Author : Zachary Mason
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429952490

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The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason Pdf

A BRILLIANT AND BEGUILING REIMAGINING OF ONE OF OUR GREATEST MYTHS BY A GIFTED YOUNG WRITER Zachary Mason's brilliant and beguiling debut novel, The Lost Books of the Odyssey, reimagines Homer's classic story of the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. With brilliant prose, terrific imagination, and dazzling literary skill, Mason creates alternative episodes, fragments, and revisions of Homer's original that taken together open up this classic Greek myth to endless reverberating interpretations. The Lost Books of the Odyssey is punctuated with great wit, beauty, and playfulness; it is a daring literary page-turner that marks the emergence of an extraordinary new talent.

No One Tells You This

Author : Glynnis MacNicol
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501163142

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No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol Pdf

Featured in multiple “must-read” lists, No One Tells You This is “sharp, intimate…A funny, frank, and fearless memoir…and a refreshing view of the possibilities—and pitfalls—personal freedom can offer modern women” (Kirkus Reviews). If the story doesn’t end with marriage or a child, what then? This question plagued Glynnis MacNicol on the eve of her fortieth birthday. Despite a successful career as a writer, and an exciting life in New York City, Glynnis was constantly reminded she had neither of the things the world expected of a woman her age: a partner or a baby. She knew she was supposed to feel bad about this. After all, single women and those without children are often seen as objects of pity or indulgent spoiled creatures who think only of themselves. Glynnis refused to be cast into either of those roles, and yet the question remained: What now? There was no good blueprint for how to be a woman alone in the world. It was time to create one. Over the course of her fortieth year, which this ​“beguiling” (The Washington Post) memoir chronicles, Glynnis embarks on a revealing journey of self-discovery that continually contradicts everything she’d been led to expect. Through the trials of family illness and turmoil, and the thrills of far-flung travel and adventures with men, young and old (and sometimes wearing cowboy hats), she wrestles with her biggest hopes and fears about love, death, sex, friendship, and loneliness. In doing so, she discovers that holding the power to determine her own fate requires a resilience and courage that no one talks about, and is more rewarding than anyone imagines. “Amid the raft of motherhood memoirs out this summer, it’s refreshing to read a book unapologetically dedicated to the fulfillment of single life” (Vogue). No One Tells You This is an “honest” (Huffington Post) reckoning with modern womanhood and “a perfect balance between edgy and poignant” (People)—an exhilarating journey that will resonate with anyone determined to live by their own rules.

Stickman Odyssey, Book 1

Author : Christopher Ford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101578698

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Stickman Odyssey, Book 1 by Christopher Ford Pdf

When Zozimos is banished by an evil witch (his stepmother!) from the kingdom of Sticatha-the kingdom he was next in line to rule-he trains at battle (if you call chasing after butterflies training), travels across stormy seas (thanks for that, Poseidon), slays golems and monsters (with a lot of help), charms beautiful women (not really), and somehow (despite his own ineptitude) survives quest after quest. By the love of Zeus, though, none of it brings him any closer to home! It does, however, make for one quirky, original, giggle-provoking graphic novel sure to appeal to any kid interested in Greek mythology, or merely looking for an entertaining read.

Ollie's Odyssey

Author : William Joyce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781442473553

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Ollie's Odyssey by William Joyce Pdf

In the secret realm of toys, there are many mysteries.

Jones & Parker Case Files

Author : Christopher P. N. Maselli,Bob Hoose
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 9781589978065

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Jones & Parker Case Files by Christopher P. N. Maselli,Bob Hoose Pdf

Play detective along with Emily and Matthew and they search for clues and look for evidence.

Captain Absolutely

Author : Stephen O'Rear,Focus on the Family,Christopher P. N. Maselli
Publisher : Adventures in Odyssey Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1589978528

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Captain Absolutely by Stephen O'Rear,Focus on the Family,Christopher P. N. Maselli Pdf

After an explosion turns Josiah King into Captain Absolutely, he devotes his life to battling evil villains and defending God's truth.

Be Happy!

Author : Monica Sheehan
Publisher : Little Simon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442498579

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Be Happy! by Monica Sheehan Pdf

Joy and individuality shine through in this humorous, inspirational picture book for anyone who wants to be happy. Sing and dance a little! Have fun! Be kind—be brave! And be the best YOU. This sweet and inspirational book reminds us of the simple things that really do make for a happier life: making friends, being thankful, dreaming big, and most of all—being happy! An ideal gift for graduates, newlyweds, new parents, or anyone starting down a new road in life, this jacketed hardcover edition contains all the original content from the board book, along with a bookplate and additional text and artwork.

The One-Eyed Giant

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0756925606

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The One-Eyed Giant by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the cyclops.

Life and Times of Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart

Author : Alan Ogden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350233157

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Life and Times of Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart by Alan Ogden Pdf

In this ground-breaking new book, Alan Ogden brings to life Lt Gen sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, soldier, statesman and an often-overlooked figure in British Military and Diplomatic History. Framed through the life of Carton de Wiart this book also offers an exploration of important topics and developments in the first half of the 20th-century, including the Boer War, World War I, World War II and Anglo-Sino relations. This biography ranges from de Wiart's early life, his wartime experiences and role as Churchill's personal representative to Chiang Kai-shek. Ogden draws from an extensive array of primary sources including previously unseen private family papers to examine, in exquisite detail, the life and times of a man who experienced the horrors of war to rise up the ranks and become a personal representative of Winston Churchill and then Clement Attlee. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as scholars studying British Military and Diplomatic history in the first half of the twentieth century.

Galactic Odyssey

Author : Keith Laumer
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473215795

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Galactic Odyssey by Keith Laumer Pdf

Billy Danger had gone past hitting the skids - now he was freezing to death in a blizzard. So he took shelter in a corn silo that turned out to be a disguised alien starship, and woke up light years from Earth.