Robin

Author : Dave Itzkoff
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781627794251

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Robin by Dave Itzkoff Pdf

From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers. From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets Society; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Fisher King; Aladdin; and Mrs. Doubtfire, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in Good Will Hunting he gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent. Itzkoff also shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.

Author : Anne Rockwell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481414036

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My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell Pdf

Celebrate the splendors of springtime in this delightful, updated classic from the author of Apples and Pumpkins. When spring arrives, a young girl looks everywhere for the robin who sang for her last year. She sees all the sights and sounds of the new season: a blooming crocus, a buzzing bee, a colorful magnolia tree, a brief rain shower…but where is the robin? This updated edition of a springtime favorite includes new jacket art from Lizzy Rockwell and refreshed interior art and design.

Author : William H.C. Hatteroth III
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781796053005

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Robin’s Puzzle by William H.C. Hatteroth III Pdf

The story teller continues his tale with more mystery and adventure. After foiling a plot to steal a secret weapon from England, Robin returns home for the first time in many years. His visit is cut short when a mysterious box is found by Robin’s lifelong friend and teacher, Springfield. This box cannot be opened in a normal way or broken into without destroying its contents. This box must contain something of great value to others, and so, a perilous journey to France begins.

Author : Derrick Wallen Jr
Publisher : Derrick Wallen Jr
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Robin Brooks by Derrick Wallen Jr Pdf

Robin Brooks’s life was normal until he began suffering from a strange condition causing him to arise to the calling of the rumored ancestral gods. His enemies learn of his calling and knows the threat he poses and will stop at nothing until his soul is claimed for their version of justice. Will time aid the young Robin escape his enemies wrath? Join me on this thrilling time adventure as this debut novel spins a fresh take on fantasy and science fiction.

Author : Barbara Briggs Ward
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781627874885

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A Robin's Snow by Barbara Briggs Ward Pdf

While curious of the world outside her Amish community, Annie Finley's love for her husband, Daniel, and their son, Jacob, is why she's content to stay. A devastating accident one stormy night changes that, propelling Annie beyond those boundaries. With the help of two women who sell Annie's quilts, she learns those responsible for the accident are ruthless owners of a newspaper dynasty who'll do anything to keep the presses running. A plan is devised enabling Annie to shed her simplicity and travel to Philadelphia where she infiltrates that dynasty, moving amongst them as one of them until the moment when she must make her move—a move with grave consequences reaching all the way to the White House in a fight over the Second Amendment.

Author : Patty Michaels
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534453890

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Easter Makes Me Feel Robin's Egg Blue by Patty Michaels Pdf

Celebrate all things Easter with fantastic Crayola colors in this adorable board book that’s shaped like an Easter egg! Kids are sure to laugh out loud at this fun shaped board book celebrating Easter. From vivid violet Easter eggs to yellow baby chicks, it will put readers in the Easter spirit! © 2020 Crayola, Easton, PA 18044-0431. Crayola Oval Logo is a registered trademark of Crayola used under license.

Author : Howard Pyle
Publisher : EDCON Publishing Group
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1555760899

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle Pdf

Bring the Classics To Life. These novels have been adapted into 10 short chapters that will excite the reluctant reader as well as the enthusiastic one. Key words are defined and used in context. Multiple-choice questions require the student to recall specific details, sequence the events, draw inferences from story context, develop another name for the chapter, and choose the main idea. Let the Classics introduce Kipling, Stevenson, and H.G. Wells. Your students will embrace the notion of Crusoe's lonely reflections, the psychological reactions of a Civil War soldier at Chancellorsville, and the tragedy of the Jacobite Cause in 18th Century Scotland. In our society, knowledge of these Classics is a cultural necessity. Improves fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Author : Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781409556442

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The Story of Robin Hood: For tablet devices by Rob Lloyd Jones Pdf

When Jack's father is arrested by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, Jack must seek help from the notorious Robin Hood. Bring the legend of Robin Hood alive with this beautiful picture book. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.

Author : Madeline Leslie
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040496266

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Little Robins' Love One to Another by Madeline Leslie Pdf

Author : Roland H. Wauer
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292759862

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The American Robin by Roland H. Wauer Pdf

The American Robin is North America's most widespread songbird, with a range extending from Alaska, Canada, and Newfoundland to the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala. Its ruddy red breast and cheerful song have also made it one of our most beloved birds—as American as apple pie, as familiar a harbinger of spring as the first daffodil. Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin have chosen the American Robin as their state bird, while a pair of robins grace the Canadian two dollar bill. In this book, Roland Wauer offers a complete natural history of the American Robin for a popular audience. Combining his own observations as a field naturalist with data gleaned from the scientific literature, he describes the American Robin from every angle—appearance and biology, distribution, behavior, life cycle, and enemies and threats. In addition, he explores the legends and lore surrounding robins and offers suggestions for attracting them to your yard.

Author : David Lack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02
Category : Robins
ISBN : 184368120X

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The Life of the Robin by David Lack Pdf

The Robin has now been voted Britain's favorite bird--a friendly presence in thousands of gardens, year round. Its life was hardly understood when David Lack--who has been called Britain's most influential ornithologist--started his scientific observations of robins while a schoolteacher at Dartington. It was Lack who established that robins sing to defend their territory; that males will fight to the death but will also feed injured opponents; that couples will court and mate but then ignore each other; that most robins will die in any given year. The book he wrote is a landmark in natural history, not just for discoveries that changed ornithology, but because of the approachable style, sharpened with an acute wit. It reads as freshly and as fascinatingly today as when it was first written. No one who has ever enjoyed the company of a robin in their garden or on a walk will want to be without this book. Unavailable for many years, this classic work includes postscripts by the author's son, Peter Lack, and by the doyen of robin studies today, David Harper. The former explains the genesis of the book and situates it in the hugely important lifetime's work carried out by his father, while the latter describes recent advances in robin studies in the context of each chapter.

Author : Mia Posada
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781575057866

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Robins by Mia Posada Pdf

Rhyming text explains the behavior and life cycle of robins.

Author : Corey Robin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780190842024

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The Reactionary Mind by Corey Robin Pdf

Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is "boring," said the founding father of the American right. "Devoting your life to it," as conservatives do, "is horrifying if only because it's so repetitious. It's like sex." With this unlikely conversation began Robin's decade-long foray into the conservative mind. What is conservatism, and what's truly at stake for its proponents? If capitalism bores them, what excites them? In The Reactionary Mind, Robin traces conservatism back to its roots in the reaction against the French Revolution. He argues that the right was inspired, and is still united, by its hostility to emancipating the lower orders. Some conservatives endorse the free market; others oppose it. Some criticize the state; others celebrate it. Underlying these differences is the impulse to defend power and privilege against movements demanding freedom and equality -- while simultaneously making populist appeals to the masses. Despite their opposition to these movements, conservatives favor a dynamic conception of politics and society -- one that involves self-transformation, violence, and war. They are also highly adaptive to new challenges and circumstances. This partiality to violence and capacity for reinvention have been critical to their success. Written by a highly-regarded, keen observer of the contemporary political scene, The Reactionary Mind ranges widely, from Edmund Burke to Antonin Scalia and Donald Trump, and from John C. Calhoun to Ayn Rand. It advances the notion that all right-wing ideologies, from the eighteenth century through today, are improvisations on a theme: the felt experience of having power, seeing it threatened, and trying to win it back. When its first edition appeared in 2011, The Reactionary Mind set off a fierce debate. It has since been acclaimed as "the book that predicted Trump" (New Yorker) and "one of the more influential political works of the last decade" (Washington Monthly). Now updated to include Trump's election and his first one hundred days in office, The Reactionary Mind is more relevant than ever.

Author : Robin Pawlak
Publisher : Mountview Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1775219925

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Space Cadets: Battle for Tam by Robin Pawlak Pdf

The action-packed sequel to Space Cadets ! Someone is trying to kill Geet. Simon and Casey return to the universe created by Simon's imagination, rejoining their friend as he nears Tam, his home planet. Unfortunately, the twins arrive on an out-of-control spaceship that's just minutes away from destruction. Insect-like aliens have set out to conquer Tam, and Geet is meeting his father there on a mission to stop them. But someone doesn't want that to happen. Now the only way to save Geet's people is for the friends to figure out who's really behind it all. Along the way, Simon and Casey meet an enormous alien with the voice of a chipmunk, learn to make friends using bug vomit, and discover first hand the dangers of cutlery. But all that is nothing compared to their final challenge. Can Simon find a way to take his imagination to the next level, or will Tam be destroyed-along with all his friends? Written by a long-time teacher of middle grade students (ages 9-12), this book is packed with: science fiction action and adventure humour aliens spaceships, blasters and various other techy things fun!

Author : Donald B. Lemke
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781479516896

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Batman and Robin Team Up! by Donald B. Lemke Pdf

Batman and Robin team up to stop the Joker's giant robot.