Author : Karl Bohnak
Publisher : Karl Bohnak
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015066856868
So Cold a Sky
Karl Bohnak
So Cold A Sky
So Cold A Sky Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of So Cold A Sky book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Land of the Cold Sky Book 2
Bruce Dunavin
Author : Bruce Dunavin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483671024
Land of the Cold Sky Book 2 by Bruce Dunavin Pdf
The emotional and deeply spiritual conclusion to Book 1. This is an epic Christian love story to rival that of Romeo and Juliet. A mountain man (Shane McQuaid) found the love of his life (Becky) in a Ute village and with the grace and blessing of God, marries her. This second book begins where book 1 left off as they leave the Indian village that has been Beckys home for many years. The newlyweds set out on a dangerous journey to a cabin on the slopes of Buffalo Peaks. Shane hasnt seen his folks for over two years and they think he is dead. He wants to stop by the ranch and see them on the way to Buffalo Peaks. The threat continues as evil men seek to own the horse Shane rides and will do anything to possess this magical mare. They succeed in kidnapping Becky and are on their way to Denver where they will turn her over to the head of The Syndicate, Lou Blonger. He will trade her for the horse or sell her into slavery; whichever will make him the most money. He would also kill Shane, take the horse and keep Becky if that is an option. He is the personification of evil. The setting for this magnificent story is central Colorado in the latter half of the 1800s before law and order was established and before the railroads brought politicians, bankers, businessmen, lawyers and hoards of people that will eventually be the beginning of the end of the American West. Along the way there are other exciting tributaries to the main plot such as an unimaginable flash flood, tales of survival, death, western justice, supernatural healing, humor, hot springs, other mountain men, a rancher who has no use for politicians or lawyers, fur trappers, bandits, preachers, a dog with near human qualities, cruelty, loneliness, unmitigated happiness and more. There is even an improbable chess game. This book was written by a devout Christian for other Christian believers but will be an unforgettable read for anyone who likes to see good triumph over evil. This book will bring tears to your eyes; it will make your heart sing! This love story is painted against the backdrop of the awesome grandeur that is the Rocky Mountains. The author describes in great detail the feeling of standing on top of a 14,000-foot mountain to look down on eagles in flight. There is so much more to this book than can be described on one page. If you want a book you will cherish and be proud to give to a friend; pick this one up and read it. You will enjoy reading it more than once. It would make a movie the likes of which only comes along once in a lifetime.
Aurora, the magic of light unfolding in the cold arctic night sky!
MAGO KAREN
Author : MAGO KAREN
Publisher : CHANNELROAD
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Aurora, the magic of light unfolding in the cold arctic night sky! by MAGO KAREN Pdf
When writers travel to many places, they come up with their own bucket list of wanting to go to a special place. For writers who hate winter, a trip that must go in winter is such a place. Why should Aurora travel in winter? Traveling has the beauty of traveling back through the seasons, so if you fly into the arctic winter skies several times colder, your curiosity about travel increases. A real winter trip in winter! The largest show in the universe and a gift from Mother Nature in the Arctic! Shall we go now to meet “Aurora,” a colorful carpet and heavenly curtain where a beautiful fantasy of light unfolds in the winter sky?
The Children of the Sky
Vernor Vinge
Author : Vernor Vinge
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429993364
The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge Pdf
The Children of the Sky continues the epic scifi adventure of Hugo award-winning A Fire Upon the Deep! “Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” —David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. Ten years have passed on Tines World, and Ravna and the children have survived a war. While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who seek power...and no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the humans landed. Tor books by Vernor Vinge Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa
Heinrich Barth
Author : Heinrich Barth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Africa, Central
ISBN : BSB:BSB10430842
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa by Heinrich Barth Pdf
Eyes in the Sky
Theresa B Tabak
Author : Theresa B Tabak
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612510149
Eyes in the Sky by Theresa B Tabak Pdf
Dino A. Brugioni, author of the best-selling account of the Cuban Missile crisis, Eyeball to Eyeball, draws on his long CIA career as one of the world's premier experts on aerial reconnaissance to provide the inside story of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's efforts to use spy planes and satellites to gather intelligence. He reveals Eisenhower to be a hands-on president who, contrary to popular belief, took an active role in assuring that the latest technology was used to gather aerial intelligence. This previously untold story of the secret Cold War program makes full use of the author's firsthand knowledge of the program and of information he gained from interviews with important participants. As a founder and senior officer of the CIA's National Photographic Interpretation Center, Brugioni was a key player in keeping Eisenhower informed of developments, and he sheds new light on the president's contributions toward building an effective and technologically advanced intelligence organization. The book provides details of the president's backing of the U-2's development and its use to dispel the bomber gap and to provide data on Soviet missile and nuclear efforts and to deal with crises in the Suez, Lebanon, Chinese Off Shore Islands, Tibet, Indonesia, East Germany, and elsewhere. Brugioni offers new information about Eisenhower's order of U-2 flights over Malta, Cyprus, Toulon, and Israel and subsequent warnings to the British, French, and Israelis that the U.S. would not support an invasion of Egypt. He notes that the president also backed the development of the CORONA photographic satellite, which eventually proved the missile gap with the Soviet Union didn't exist, and a variety of other satellite systems that detected and monitored problems around the world. The unsung reconnaissance roles played by Jimmy Doolittle and Edwin Land are also highlighted in this revealing study of Cold War espionage.
As Wide as the Sky
Jessica Pack
Author : Jessica Pack
Publisher : Kensington
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496718167
As Wide as the Sky by Jessica Pack Pdf
“Characters as rich and indelible as the life they endure . . . A phenomenal read.” —Internationally Bestselling Author Davis Bunn Five a.m.: Amanda Mallorie wakes to the knowledge that her son Robbie is gone. And a new chapter of her own life must begin. She has spent four years as her son’s only support, desperately trying to understand the actions that landed him on death row and to change his fate. Now Amanda faces an even more difficult task—finding a way, and a reason, to move forward with her own life. Before the tragedy that unfolded in a South Dakota mall, Robbie was just like other people’s sons or daughters. Sometimes troubled, but sweet and full of goodness too. That’s the little boy Amanda remembers as she packs up his childhood treasures and progress reports, and discovers a class ring she’s never seen before. Who does it belong to and why did Robbie have it in his possession? So begins a journey that will remind her not only of who Robbie used to be, but of a time when she wasn’t afraid—to talk to strangers, to help those in need, to reach out. Robbie’s choices can never be unmade, but there may still be time for forgiveness and trust to grow again. For a future as wide as the sky.
Where the Sky Feels Cold
Shrutidhora P Mohor
Author : Shrutidhora P Mohor
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789389855630
Where the Sky Feels Cold by Shrutidhora P Mohor Pdf
A reticent Mehra family, comfortably nested in obscure kaudiyala on the lower folds of the Himalayas, is rocked by emotional unrest as their daughter Supriya provides refuge to Farooq, a Kashmiri student of temple art, a distantly related family br>Unit, empowered by a new citizenship law arrives and settles down with them, and Darshan, indifferent towards supriya’s love for him, comes in search of his love Farooq at a time of raging political crisis in India. In this novella four Lonely hearts redefine love, rediscover longing and explore the strings that continue to br>tug at their hearts in difficult times.
Under a Living Sky
Joseph Simons
Author : Joseph Simons
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459806115
Under a Living Sky by Joseph Simons Pdf
Mary is certain that her parents are giving her new shoes for Christmas, but the Depression has hit her Saskatchewan farming family hard. Mary tries to hide her disappointment when she receives a crude homemade doll instead. She ends up liking the doll much more than she expects, but the doll fuels the rivalry between Mary and her older sister, Judith. Then, when the doll disappears a few weeks later during a snowstorm, Mary and Judith's relationship changes once again.
Stories of Lights in The Sky 2- Gökyüzündeki Işıkların Öyküsü 2
Ahmet Arslan
Author : Ahmet Arslan
Publisher : Yusuf Özcan
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9786050682809
Stories of Lights in The Sky 2- Gökyüzündeki Işıkların Öyküsü 2 by Ahmet Arslan Pdf
e-mail: [email protected] The Multilingual Book Languages: Turkish(28), Portuguese(11), Croatian(6), Polish(5), Spanish(6), Romanian (4), English (5). Diller: Türkçe(28), Portekizce(11), Hırvatça(6), Lehçe(5), İspanyolca (6), Romence (4), İngilizce (5) “Dreams become real when dreamed together.” You can visit https://11writers.wordpress.com for further information. For watching intro in English https://youtu.be/-qR7bqzS5KM This publication is a product of the project “The Multilingual Book”, the eTwinning project coordinated by Yusuf ÖZCAN (Türkiye) and Helena LOURENÇO (Portugal) in the years 2020-2021. The book is published by Ali Tekinsoy Secondary School. Editor: Ahmet ARSLAN Translation Editor: Derya BOSTAN Book Design: Yusuf ÖZCAN Cover Images: Meryem and Ebrar ISBN: 9786050682809 "Hayaller birlikte kurulduğunda gerçekleşir" Daha fazlası için https://11writers.wordpress.com ziyaret edebilirsiniz. Kısa öyküler ve sesli kitaplarımıza blogdan ulaşabilirsiniz. Tanıtım filmini Türkçe olarak izlemek için https://youtu.be/PBOGNsYD7fY Bu kitap 'The Multilingual Book” projesinin ürünüdür, eTwinning projesi 2020-2021 yıllarında Yusuf ÖZCAN (Türkiye) ve Helena LOURENÇO (Portekiz) tarafından yürütüldü. Editör: Ahmet ARSLAN Çeviri Editörü: Derya BOSTAN Dizgi- Mizanpaj: Yusuf ÖZCAN Kapak Resimleri: Meryem ve Ebrar ISBN: 9786050682809 The short stories are written in seven languages by the students from seven countries with their English translation. Our 590 paged book contains of 65 short stories and a collaborative story. Kısa öyküler 7 ülkedeki ortak okullarımızın öğrencilerince 7 dilde yazıldı ve tüm kısa öyküleri İngilizce çevirleriyle okuyabilirsiniz. 590 sayfalık kitabımızda 65 kısa öykü ve bir ortak öykü bulunmaktadır. Preface “The deaf listens to words of the mute; For only the soul can underastand the unsaid and the unheard words. People were divided into seventy-two languages and borders arose.” These lines belong to a Turkish thinker who lived in the 13th century. UNESCO declared 2021 as ‘The Year of Yunus Emre’ for the 700th anniversary of his death. In this book, we have also a short story dedicated to Yunus Emre. The teachers and students collaborating to make real a mutual dream discovered the wordless language stronger than any borders. We have a mutual dream with the young authors from seven different countries: to create a multilingual book. We published our first book last year on 23rd April 2020. Printed books were delivered to the young authors studying in partner schools. In the second year of our project, we created short stories with children from Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Türkiye. Our students wrote many short stories and 65 of them were selected to be published in this book. We created an audiobook library with that stories. All the stories were narrated in their mother tongues, and we add English audio for selected stories. Also, stories are illustrated by the students from different countries. We also have a collaborative story this year, each part of the story was written by eTwinners studying in different schools. It consists of 13 parts. Nihal, the main character, needs to find an extinct plant, but it’s harder for her to find someone to rely on. We travelled with her in different countries and times to learn more about her adventure. It took seven months to complete that collaborative story. We used English as a common language during the meetings, but we created opportunities for our students to use their mother tongues too. We experienced multilingualism with our students and parents, they become familiar with different languages and cultures. Through our language-friendly project, we want to encourage students to develop an interest in different languages and cultures by welcoming and valuing all languages spoken. By creating a story, a child can channel their emotions and decide on how to behave in challenging situations they might encounter. While creating a story, the author shows empathy with the characters, expresses different emotions experienced by characters, or overcomes a difficult situation that a character encountered. This may help a child to express how they feel and understand how others feel. Storytelling is a way of self-discovery and self-expression, their feelings can be demonstrated throughout the child’s words. Creating a story can also develop language skills. The mother tongue education is a raison d’être for the schools. Because when learners develop their mother tongue, they are simultaneously fostering a whole host of other essential skills, such as critical thinking and literacy skills. Children with a strong mother tongue can easily pick up a second language and can transfer these skills to a second language. These children often display a deeper understanding of themselves and their environment. That affects every aspect of their lives, including their academic achievement. It has become a requirement to have language skills in addition to being a specialist within a particular field. I’d like to thank the teachers of Ali Tekinsoy Secondary School and my distinguished colleagues from partner schools for encouraging and inspiring their students to contribute to our second multilingual book named “Stories of Lights in the Sky-2”. More than a hundred students built this book with their words, lines and voices. They were brave enough to represent their schools by sending their stories to a book that has been read in more than fifty countries. We wish the best for them and hear their names again even years afters. Ahmet ARSLAN Editor Önsöz "Dilsizler haberini, kulaksız dinleyesi Dilsiz kulaksız sözün, can gerek anlayası Yetmiş iki dil saçtı, araya sınır düştü” Bu dizeler 13. yüzyılda yaşayan bir Türk düşünürüne aittir. UNESCO, 2021 yılını ölümünün 700. yıldönümü anısına ’Yunus Emre Yılı' olarak ilan etti. Bu kitapta Yunus Emre'ye adanmış bir kısa öykümüz de var. Şiirdeki gibi ortak hayalimiz için birlikte çalıştığımız öğretmen ve öğrencilerle, aradaki sınırları kaldıracak güçlü bir dil inşa ettik. Yedi farklı ülkeden genç yazarlarla paylaştığımız bir hayalimiz vardı; çok dilli bir kitap oluşturmak. İlk kitabımızı geçen yıl 23 Nisan'da yayımladık ve farklı ülkelerdeki genç yazarlarımıza basılı kitaplarını ulaştırdık. Projemizin ikinci yılında İrlanda, Portekiz, İspanya, Hırvatistan, Polonya, Romanya ve Türkiye'den çocuklarla kısa öyküler oluşturduk. Öğrencilerimiz birçok kısa öykü yazdılar ve 65 kısa öykü bu kitapta yayınlanmak üzere seçildi. Bu öykülerle faklı dillere öğrencilerimizin aşina olmasını sağlayacak bir sesli kitap kütüphanesi oluşturduk. Tüm öyküler ana dillerinde seslendirildi ve seçilen bazı öyküler için İngilizce seslendirme de ekledik. Ayrıca, öyküler farklı ülkelerdeki öğrenciler tarafından resmedildi. Proje boyunca etkileşimi artırmak adına mümkün olduğunca görevleri çapraz olarak dağıttık. Bu yıl geçen yıldan farklı olarak işbirlikçi bir öykümüz de var, öykünün her bölümü farklı okullarda okuyan öğrencilerce yazıldı. Bu öykü 13 bölümden oluşmaktadır. Öyküde kahramanımız Nihal, soyu tükenmiş bir bitkiyi bulmak için bir maceraya atılıyor, ancak güvenecek birini bulmak onun için daha zor. Macerasının devamını öğrenmek için birlikte farklı ülke ve zamanlarda yolculuk yaptık. 7 ayda yazılan öykümüzü beğenerek okuyacağınızı düşünüyorum. Bunun yanında öğrenci ve öğrenciler birçok toplantı yaptık, İngilizceyi ortak bir dil olarak kullandığımız toplantılarda öğrencilerimizin anadillerini de birbirinden öğrenmeleri için fırsatlar yarattık. Öğrencilerimiz ve velilerimiz çok dilliliği tecrübe etti, farklı dil ve kültürlere aşina oldular. Dil dostu projemizle, konuşulan tüm dilleri memnuniyetle karşılıyor ve değer vererek öğrencilerimizi farklı dillere ve kültürlere ilgi duymaya teşvik etmek istiyoruz. Kurgu oluşturmak çocuğun duygularını yönetebilmesine ve karşılaşabileceği zorlu durumlarda nasıl davranacağına karar verebilmesine olanak sağlar. Bir öykü oluştururken, yazar karakterleriyle empati kurar, karakterlerin yaşadığı farklı duyguları okuyucuya aktarır veya bir karakterin karşılaştığı zor bir durumun üstesinden birlikte gelir. Bu, bir çocuğun nasıl hissettiğini ifade etmesine ve başkalarının nasıl hissettiğini anlamasına yardımcı olabilecek bir çalışmadır. Öykü anlatımı, kendini keşfetme ve ifade etmenin emin bir yoludur, çocukların iç dünyası kelimeleri vasıtasıyla ortaya dökülür. Bir öykü kurgulamak dil becerilerini de geliştirebilir. Ana dil eğitimi okulların var oluş sebebidir. Çünkü öğrenciler anadillerini geliştirdiklerinde, aynı anda eleştirel düşünme ve okuryazarlık becerileri gibi bir dizi diğer temel becerileri geliştirirler. Güçlü bir ana dili olan çocuklar kolayca ikinci bir dil edinebilir ve bu becerileri ikinci bir dile aktarabilirler. Bu çocuklar genellikle kendileri ve çevreleri hakkında daha derin bir algılama düzeyine ulaşabilirler. Bu, akademik başarıları da dahil olmak üzere hayatlarının her yönünü etkiler. Belirli bir alanda uzman olmanın yanı sıra dil becerilerine sahip olmak bir gereklilik haline gelmiştir. Ali Tekinsoy Ortaokulu öğretmenlerine ve ortak okullardan seçkin meslektaşlarıma, öğrencilerini “Gökyüzündeki Işıkların Öyküsü-2” adlı ikinci çok dilli kitabımıza öğrencilerimizi katkıda bulunmaya teşvik ettikleri ve ilham verdikleri için teşekkür ediyorum. Yüzden fazla öğrenci bu kitabı kelimeleri, çizgileri ve sesleri ile inşa etti. Okullarını temsil etme özgüvenine sahip olan öğrencilerimiz, öykülerini elliden fazla ülkede okunan bir kitaba gönderdiler. Onların gelecekleri için en güzelini diliyoruz ve yıllar sonra isimlerini tekrar duymayı umut ediyoruz. Ahmet ARSLAN Editör 19.05.2021
"The Land of the Sky;" Or, Adventures in Mountain By-ways
Christian Reid
Author : Christian Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X002059568
"The Land of the Sky;" Or, Adventures in Mountain By-ways by Christian Reid Pdf
Christian Reid (Mrs. Frances Tiernan) wrote this her tenth novel in 1875. This book gave the North Carolina mountain region its name. A charming yet highly significant book, also included is an 1877 nonfiction article by Reid about the mountains. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Aliens in the Sky
Christopher Pike
Author : Christopher Pike
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481410588
Aliens in the Sky by Christopher Pike Pdf
Meeting a group of aliens the evening after strange lights appeared in the sky, Adam and his friends are forced to accompany the strange beings for a "ride," and soon discover that they have been abducted.
So We Look to the Sky
Misumi Kubo
Author : Misumi Kubo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781951627935
So We Look to the Sky by Misumi Kubo Pdf
This shocking, boisterous novel was a runaway bestseller and award winner in Japan: “Pressingly real . . . In these pages, you will find the lives of all of us” (Japan Times). Searingly honest and sexually explicit, So We Look to the Sky is a novel told in five linked stories that begin with an affair between a student and a woman ten years his senior, who picks him up for cosplay sex in a comics market. Their scandalous liaison, which the woman's husband makes public by posting secretly taped video online, frames all of the stories, but each explores a different aspect of the life passages and hardships ordinary people face. A teenager experimenting with sex and then, perhaps, experiencing love and loss; a young, anime-obsessed wife bullied by her mother-in-law to produce the child she and her husband cannot conceive; a high school girl, spurned by the student, realizing that being cute and fertile is all others expect of her; the student's best friend, who lives in the projects and is left alone to support and care for his voracious, senile grandmother; and the student's mother, a divorced single parent and midwife, who guides women bringing new life into this world and must rescue her son, crushed by the twin blows of public humiliation and loss, from giving up on his own. Narrating each story in the distinctive voice of its protagonist, Misumi Kubo weaves themes including sex, love, the female body, gossip, and the bullying that leaves young people feeling burdened and helpless into a profoundly original novel that lingers in the mind for its affirmation of the raw, unquellable force of life.
A Once Crowded Sky
Tom King
Author : Tom King
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451652017
A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King Pdf
"Tom King's debut novel opens in an imaginative world of comic book superheroes struggling to take on normal lives after sacrificing their powers to save the world"--
