River Town

Author : Peter Hessler
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062028983

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River Town by Peter Hessler Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.

Author : Elisa Carbone
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0142409324

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Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone Pdf

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both beautiful and forbidding, and it’s hard to know who’s a friend or foe. As he learns the language of the Algonquian Indians and observes Captain Smith’s wise diplomacy, Samuel begins to see that he can be whomever he wants to be in this new land.

Author : Bonnie Geisert,Arthur Geisert
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9780395908914

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River Town by Bonnie Geisert,Arthur Geisert Pdf

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, a year in the life of a river bank town and the many changes that occur throughout the seasons.

Author : Igor Rendic
Publisher : Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9538360168

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A Town Called River by Igor Rendic Pdf

Returning to his hometown of Rijeka, Croatia, to wrap things up after his grandmother's passing, Paul gets more than he expected in terms of inheritance-way more than just a stuffy old apartment downtown. The legacy of his grandmother's work as a krsnik-a traditional magic user tasked with keeping the thin line between the humans and the things that prey on them-falls on his shoulders, threatening to change everything he thought he knew about life, the city he left behind so long ago, and himself. As the line keeps getting thinner, it'll soon be up to Paul, with help from some unexpected (and witchy) places, to prove worthy of his legacy while fighting for the city's humanity, and trying not to lose his own along the way.

Author : Clesson S. Bush
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438440330

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Episodes from a Hudson River Town by Clesson S. Bush Pdf

The story of New Baltimore, New York, a small Hudson River town, and how outside pressures and local hard work have combined to forge a lasting community

Author : Thomas Keneally
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307800633

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A River Town by Thomas Keneally Pdf

Fleeing to Australia to escape the repressive life of British-controlled Ireland, Tim Shea is alarmed by his new home's equally stifling social order and its inclination towards prejudice. By the author of Schindler's List.

Author : Paul Stanton Kibel
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780262612197

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Rivertown by Paul Stanton Kibel Pdf

"Each case study in Rivertown considers the critical questions of who makes decisions about our urban rivers, who pays to implement these decisions, and who ultimately benefits or suffers from these decisions." --book cover.

Author : Gerald Mortimer Capers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : 0807802891

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The Biography of a River Town by Gerald Mortimer Capers Pdf

The author tells the story of Memphis before 1900 as an approach to the study of a complex region where, in antebellum days, West met South, agriculture was linked with commerce, and, during the Civil War, economic interest clashed with sectional loyalty and lost. Personal knowledge, local sources, maps, and contemporary drawings make the book lively and authentic. Originally published in 1939. 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 : Alice Bradley Haven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : American fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433076087968

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The Gossips of Rivertown by Alice Bradley Haven Pdf

Author : Phoebe Rivers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442440388

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Ghost Town by Phoebe Rivers Pdf

Twelve-year-old psychic Sara Collins' life is turned upside down when she and her father move to an old shore town in New Jersey, and Sara discovers the town has a lot of history because ghosts want to tell her all about it.

Author : Robert Earl Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459749078

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The Running-Shaped Hole by Robert Earl Stewart Pdf

A searching, self-deprecating memoir of a man on his way to eating himself to death before discovering the anxiety and fulfillment of distance running. “Uplifting, emotional, and just plain hilarious, The Running-Shaped Hole may even inspire you to put down your fork and pick up those running shoes.” — JAY ONRAIT, TSN host and broadcaster When Robert Earl Stewart sees his pants lying across the end of his bed, they remind him of a flag draped over a coffin — his coffin. At thirty-eight years old he weighs 368 pounds and is slowly eating himself to death. The only thing that helps him deal with the fear and shame is eating. But one day, following a terrifying doctor’s appointment, he goes for a walk — an act that sets The Running-Shaped Hole in motion. Within a year, he is running long distances, fulfilling his mother's dying wishes, reversing the disastrous course of his eating, losing 140 pounds, and, after several mishaps and jail time, eventually running the Detroit Free Press Half-Marathon. At turns philosophical and slapstick, this memoir examines the life-altering effects running has on a man who, left to his own devices, struggles to be a husband, a father, a son, and a writer.

Author : Larry McEvoy
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781398426283

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Rivertown by Larry McEvoy Pdf

The tragic accidental drowning of Thomas’ younger brother results in the decimation of his family. Thomas’ father, unable to deal with the loss, turns to violence and alcohol, and his mother, as an attempt to extricate herself from the abuse, makes a failed attempt to kill his father, sending her to prison. Thomas spends the rest of his life attempting to assuage his guilt, as he blames himself for the death of his brother. He seeks peace initially through life in a monastery, subsequently moving to London where he meets Iris, through whom he achieves a partial healing. The story of Rivertown reflects the meaningful contrast between hardship and prosperity in which the outcome of relative coexistence within such differences may result in an appreciation of natural truth and virtue.

Author : Trevor Ferguson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476726380

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The River Burns by Trevor Ferguson Pdf

Wakefield is a small town where a unique collection of long-standing citizens has lived mostly in harmony, accepting of each other's foibles. But underneath the picture perfect exterior a battle rages between those who wish to preserve the historic single-lane covered bridge across the river, and the loggers who want it replaced with a modern alternative. As the days pass with no change in the dispute, tensions begin to boil over, friends turn against one another, and the town seethes with potential violence.

Author : Frank Webster
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040497102

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Harry Watson's High School Days: or, The Rivals of Rivertown by Frank Webster Pdf

Author : Merrill Gilfillan
Publisher : Geoffrey Young
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0935724087

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River Through Rivertown by Merrill Gilfillan Pdf