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Slowly, Slowly in the Wind

Author : Patricia Highsmith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393345636

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"Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted."—Entertainment Weekly Slowly, Slowly in the Wind brilliantly assembles many of Patricia Highsmith's most nuanced and psychologically suspenseful works. Rarely has an author articulated so well the hypocrisies of the Catholic Church while conveying the delusions of a writer's life and undermining the fantasy of suburban bliss. Each of these twelve pieces, like all great short fiction, is a crystal-clear snapshot of lives both static and full of chaos. In "The Pond" Highsmith explores the unforeseen calamities that can unalterably shatter a single woman's life, while "The Network" finds sinister loneliness and joy in the mundane yet engrossing friendships of a small community of urban dwellers. In this enduring and disturbing collection, Highsmith evokes the gravity and horror of her characters' surroundings with evenhanded prose and a detailed imagination.

The Shadow of the Wind

Author : Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101147061

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The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth

Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : World of Eric Carle
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399239540

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"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth by Eric Carle Pdf

Set in the lush world of the tropical rain forest, this original picture book about a slow moving sloth who is smarter than he looks is an exquisite showcase for Carle's colorful collage art with a meaningful message. Full-color illustrations.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Author : William Kamkwamba,Bryan Mealer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781101637425

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba,Bryan Mealer Pdf

Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.

The Best American Noir of the Century

Author : Otto Penzler,James Ellroy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547577449

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The Best American Noir of the Century by Otto Penzler,James Ellroy Pdf

A treasure trove of a hundred years' worth of the finest noir writing selected by James Ellroy

A Story Like the Wind

Author : Laurens Van Der Post
Publisher : Random House
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407072944

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This is a story of an almost vanished Africa; a world of myth and magic in which the indigenous peoples of the continent lived for uncountable centuries before the Europeans came to shatter it. The main character is a boy who has a relationship with this Africa not unlike Kipling's Kim with the antique world of India. François Joubert, whose Huguenot ancestors settled in Africa three hundred years ago, lives as a solitary child on his father's farm. 'Hunter's Drift'. Here, in the far interior of Africa, he experiences the wonder and mystery of an ageless, natural primitive life, his perception of it heightened by the influence of three people in particular - his Bushman nurse, the head herdsman of the local Matabele clan (his father's chosen partners in the pioneering of Hunter's Drift), and a hunter of legendary fame, now the chief ranger of a vast game reserve nearby. François' meeting with an untamed Bushman, Xhabbo, whose intuitive teaching nourishes his spirit; his strange pilgrimage to the distant krall of a powerful witch-doctor; his dramatic encounter and relationship with the daughter of a retired colonial governor; all are examples of African point and European counterpoint, in a highly original theme, moving to a strangely presaged and omened climax.

The Lincoln Highway

Author : Amor Towles
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735222373

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates

Hogg's Instructor

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:32000013016177

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The Four Winds

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250178626

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"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. “My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.” Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows. By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive. In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa—like so many of her neighbors—must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family. The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it—the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

The North Wind

Author : Alexandria Warwick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781668065174

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Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone, this lush and enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Scarlett St. Clair. Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it’s Wren’s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer. For three hundred years, the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade, a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond, weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade’s fall: the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind, a dangerous immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules. And the time has come to choose his bride. When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren’s sister, Wren will do anything to save her—even if it means sacrificing herself in the process. But mortal or not, Wren won’t go down without a fight… The North Wind is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers slow-burn fantasy romance, the first in a series sprinkled with Greek mythology.

Littell's Living Age

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B2895015

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Statement of Information

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
ISBN : LOC:00158835976

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Statement of Information by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1714 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : UCAL:B3603585

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities Pdf

Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Presidents
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030029458025

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Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972, Senate Resolution 60 by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities Pdf

Catching the Wind

Author : Melanie Dobson
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496417312

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What happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was thirteen, when he and ten-year-old Brigitte escaped the Gestapo agents who arrested both their parents. They survived a harrowing journey from Germany to England, only to be separated upon their arrival. Daniel vowed to find Brigitte after the war, a promise he has fought to fulfill for more than seventy years. Now a wealthy old man, Daniel’s final hope in finding Brigitte rests with Quenby Vaughn, an American journalist working in London. He believes Quenby’s tenacity to find missing people and her personal investment in a related WWII espionage story will help her succeed where previous investigators have failed. Though Quenby is wrestling her own demons—and wary at the idea of teaming up with Daniel’s lawyer, Lucas Hough—the lure of Brigitte’s story is too much to resist. Together, Quenby and Lucas delve deep into the past, following a trail of deception, sacrifice, and healing that could change all of their futures. A 2018 Christy Award finalist!