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The Swan Book

Author : Alexis Wright
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501124785

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Originally published: Australia: Giramondo, 2013.

People of the Swan

Author : Hubert J. C. Schuurman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781412079624

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People of the Swan by Hubert J. C. Schuurman Pdf

The swan ballets on the river Sanctus drew Elves, Fairies, and many other visitors to town. Life flowed joyously. None heeded the Dwarves' warnings. They always talked gloom and doom!

The Dead Celebrities Club

Author : Susan Swan
Publisher : Cormorant Books
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770865457

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Dale Paul is a witty, self-absorbed rogue and the hedge fund whale. He enjoys a life of self-delusion that allows him to gamble other people’s money for his personal enrichment. When his biggest gamble — involving the pensions of the American military — fails, charm and boarding school connections aren’t enough to save Dale Paul from jail time for fraud. Confronted with nothing less than the challenge of understanding himself and his place in the age of the new robber-barons, he has a choice: repair his fractured relationships with his family and become a new man or throw himself into another deadly, high-stakes scheme in an attempt to make himself rich again, gambling this time on the lives and deaths of old, frail celebrities with his fellow inmates. Win or lose, Dale Paul goes through a sea change that may (or may not) make a new man of him. But will the enterprising gambler get caught in his own con?

The Swan Thieves

Author : Elizabeth Kostova
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316071642

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Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.

Wild Swans

Author : Jung Chang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439106495

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Wild Swans by Jung Chang Pdf

The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

The Swan Riders

Author : Erin Bow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 9781481442749

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"Greta was her country's crown princess, and also its hostage, destined to be the first casualty in an inevitable war. But when the war came, it broke all the rules, and Greta forged a different past. She is no longer princess. No longer hostage. No longer human. Greta Stuart has become an AI."--Page 2 of cover.

The Swans of Fifth Avenue

Author : Melanie Benjamin
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biographical fiction
ISBN : 9780345528698

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Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley and her friends, the alluring socialite Swans. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman, desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. Through Babe, Truman gains unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake-- even when the stories aren't his to tell.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101652954

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl Pdf

Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

The Swan House

Author : Elizabeth Musser
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441207163

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Mary Swan Middleton has always taken for granted the advantages of her family's wealth. But a tragedy that touches all of Atlanta sends her reeling in grief. When the family maid challenges her to reach out to the less fortunate as a way to ease her own pain, Mary Swan meets Carl--and everything changes. For although Carl is her opposite in nearly every way, he has something her privileged life could not give her. And when she seeks his help to uncover a mystery, she learns far more than she ever could have imagined.

The Trumpet of the Swan

Author : E. B. White
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008139438

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The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White Pdf

The much-loved children’s classic from the author of Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, available in eBook for the very first time!

The Swan Kingdom

Author : Zoe Marriott
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763687984

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A new voice in fantasy weaves a rich, entrancing tale of a girl with powerful healing gifts — and the courage to use them to save her ailing kingdom. Shadows fall across the beautiful, lush kingdom after the queen is attacked by an unnatural beast, and the healing skills of her daughter, Alexandra, cannot save her. Too soon the widowed king is spellbound by a frightening stranger, a woman whose eyes reflect no light. In a terrifying moment, all Alexandra knows disappears, including her beloved brothers, leaving her banished to a barren land. But Alexandra has more gifts than she realizes as she confronts magic, murder, and the strongest of evil forces, and is unflinchingly brave as she struggles to reclaim what is rightfully hers. Fantasy lovers will be held in thrall by this tale full of visual detail, peppered with a formidable destructive force and sweetened with familial and romantic love.

The Ice Swan

Author : J'nell Ciesielski
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780785248439

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Amid the violent last days of the glittering Russian monarchy, a princess on the run finds her heart where she least expects it. 1917, Petrograd. Fleeing the murderous flames of the Russian Revolution, Princess Svetlana Dalsky hopes to find safety in Paris with her mother and sister. But the city is buckling under the weight of the Great War, and the Bolsheviks will not rest until they have erased every Russian aristocrat from memory. Svetlana and her family are forced into hiding in Paris’s underbelly, with little to their name but the jewels they sewed into their corsets before their terrifying escape. Born the second son of a Scottish duke, the only title Wynn MacCallan cares for is that of surgeon. Putting his talents with a scalpel to good use in the hospitals in Paris, Wynn pushes the boundaries of medical science to give his patients the best care possible. After treating Svetlana for a minor injury, he is pulled into a world of decaying imperial glitter. Intrigued by this mysterious, cold, and beautiful woman, Wynn follows Svetlana to an underground Russian club where drink, dance, and questionable dealings collide on bubbles of vodka. Out of money and options, Svetlana agrees to a marriage of convenience with the handsome and brilliant Wynn, who will protect her and pay off her family’s debts. It’s the right thing for a good man to do, but Wynn cannot help hoping the marriage will turn into one of true affection. When Wynn’s life takes an unexpected turn, so does Svetlana’s—and soon Paris becomes as dangerous as Petrograd. And as the Bolsheviks chase them to Scotland, Wynn and Svetlana begin to wonder if they will ever be able to outrun the love they are beginning to feel for one another. “The Ice Swan is a ray of light in the middle of a Europe that was sinking into darkness. Ciesielski’s talent for storytelling from the heart is a feast for the readers’ eyes.” —Mario Escobar, international bestselling author of Remember Me and Children of the Stars Adventurous World War I historical romance For fans of Kate Quinn, Beatriz Williams, and Aimie K. Runyan Full-length, stand-alone novel (approx. 120,000 words) Includes discussion questions for book clubs

The True Tale of a Giantess

Author : Anne Renaud
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781525301674

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The True Tale of a Giantess by Anne Renaud Pdf

Anna Swan dreamed of a life as big as she was. “When I was small, I was already big news,” begins this picture book biography of Anna Swan. “Because when I was small, I was already TREMENDOUS.” Anna was thirteen pounds at her birth in Nova Scotia in 1846. She grew steadily until she was nearly eight feet tall, and never felt that she fit into her small country life. Then, at age seventeen, Anna moved to New York City to be part of P. T. Barnum’s Gallery of Wonders — and her life changed forever. Fame, world travel, true love! This real-life giantess lived a real-life storybook adventure!

Swans

Author : Nicholas Foulkes,Nick Foulkes
Publisher : Editions Assouline
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 1614281289

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Swans by Nicholas Foulkes,Nick Foulkes Pdf

Conjuring images of exotic global destinations and golden beaches, clandestine rendezvous on opulent yachts, and star-studded parties in palatial mansions, the words ?jet set” were once the epitome of soigné worldly glamour. Swans: Legends of the Jet Society captures the spirit of this world, the last vestiges of a leisured and cultivated age, a world of taste and culture, elegance and beauty. From bygone aristocracy to modern mega-wealthy moguls, this stunning volume regales with escapades of travel, money, romance, and adventure. By Nicholas foulkes

Carpentaria

Author : Alexis Wright
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811238045

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Alexis Wright’s award-winning classic Carpentaria: “a swelling, heaving tsunami of a novel—stinging, sinuous, salted with outrageous humor, sweetened by spiraling lyricism” (The Australian) Carpentaria is an epic of the Gulf country of northwestern Queensland, Australia. Its portrait of life in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance centers on the powerful Phantom family, leader of the Westend Pricklebush people, and its battles with old Joseph Midnight’s renegade Eastend mob, on the one hand, and with the white officials of Uptown and the nearby rapacious, ecologically disastrous Gurfurrit mine on the other. Wright’s masterful novel teems with extraordinary characters—the outcast savior Elias Smith, the religious zealot Mozzie Fishman, the murderous mayor Bruiser, the moth-ridden Captain Nicoli Finn, the activist Will Phantom, and above all, the rulers of the family, the queen of the garbage dump and the fish-embalming king of time: Angel Day and Normal Phantom—who stand like giants in a storm-swept world. Wright’s storytelling is operatic and surreal: a blend of myth and scripture, politics and farce. She has a narrative gift for remaking reality itself, altering along her way, as if casually, the perception of what a novel can do with the inside of the reader's mind. Carpentaria is “an epic, exhilarating, unsettling novel” (Wall Street Journal) that is not to be missed.