The Tree Of Heaven

Author : R. C. Binstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015034443666

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Tree of Heaven by R. C. Binstock Pdf

Reminiscent of John Fowles's The Collector and, in its pristine style, of Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day, this extraordinary love story, set against the violence of Japan's invasion of China in the 1930s, is sensitive, impassioned . . . disturbing, perceptive and as contemporary as today (Lois Wheeler Snow, author of Edgar Snow's China).

Author : May` Sinclair
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442922877

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The Tree of Heaven by May` Sinclair Pdf

Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and the letters. We partner with leading publishers around the globe. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read.

Author : Robert W. Chambers
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781387875160

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The Tree of Heaven by Robert W. Chambers Pdf

The Tree of Heaven is a third collection of short stories published after The King in Yellow, The Maker of Moons, and The Mystery of Choice in which Chambers returns to the weird genre. With a snowy nocturnal backdrop, the stories are light and humorous romantic tales mostly set in New York. This production is illustrated with the artwork of the 1907 edition and includes all stories therein.

Author : Betty Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Bildungsromans
ISBN : OCLC:1053909774

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Pdf

Francie Nolan and her brother, Neeley, grow up in the slums of Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

Author : Carla C. Bossard,John M. Randall,Marc C. Hoshovsky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Invasive plants
ISBN : 0520225465

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Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands by Carla C. Bossard,John M. Randall,Marc C. Hoshovsky Pdf

"Invasive nonnative plants threaten native species with habitat loss, displacement, and severe population declines, thus seriously reducing biodiversity. Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands is a tremendous source for land managers and others who are interested in protecting the rich natural heritage of California and surrounding states."--John C. Sawhill, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy

Author : Catherine McNeur
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780674725096

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Taming Manhattan by Catherine McNeur Pdf

George Perkins Marsh Prize, American Society for Environmental History VSNY Book Award, New York Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America Hornblower Award for a First Book, New York Society Library James Broussard Best First Book Prize, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic With pigs roaming the streets and cows foraging in the Battery, antebellum Manhattan would have been unrecognizable to inhabitants of today’s sprawling metropolis. Fruits and vegetables came from small market gardens in the city, and manure piled high on streets and docks was gold to nearby farmers. But as Catherine McNeur reveals in this environmental history of Gotham, a battle to control the boundaries between city and country was already being waged, and the winners would take dramatic steps to outlaw New York’s wild side. “[A] fine book which make[s] a real contribution to urban biography.” —Joseph Rykwert, Times Literary Supplement “Tells an odd story in lively prose...The city McNeur depicts in Taming Manhattan is the pestiferous obverse of the belle epoque city of Henry James and Edith Wharton that sits comfortably in many imaginations...[Taming Manhattan] is a smart book that engages in the old fashioned business of trying to harvest lessons for the present from the past.” —Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times

Author : Karen Salyer McElmurray
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0820326674

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Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven by Karen Salyer McElmurray Pdf

This haunting debut novel invites us to explore the boundaries between beliefs, desires, obsessions, and madness. Karen Salyer McElmurray's story is set in Mining Hollow, Kentucky, where we meet Ruth Blue Wallen; her husband, Earl; and their son, Andrew. Ruth longs to know God, the only escape she can find in a world that has shown her spiritual, emotional, and sensual defeat. Earl yearns for the music-making of his past, now lost as he makes a living as a coal miner. Andrew desires the affection of a boyhood friend, an expression of love considered sinful in rural Kentucky. And with the divinely inspired yet tormenting help of his mother, in a world of deeply and tragically conflicting desires, Andrew must choose to live or die--he must choose an uncertain love or nothing at all.

Author : Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Publisher : Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0945352956

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Invasive Plants by Brooklyn Botanic Garden Pdf

Identifies the worst invasive weeds and explains what to do about them to help preserve native plants and animals.

Author : Stephen J. Batty
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1534959521

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Tales of Heaven by Stephen J. Batty Pdf

"What happens when you die?" asks twelve-year-old Jimmy Doe. Join Jimmy as he finds the answer to that question and embarks on a quest, an adventure across his new eternal home to seek the deepest passionate desire of his life, accompanied by his new friends and the fruits of his eternal reward. Meanwhile, on Earth a struggle ensues that challenges the very heart of Heaven. You'll enjoy each page - loaded with cliff hangers and fun. Tales of Heaven - The Tree of Life, the new book by Christian fiction writer Stephen Batty, is sure to entertain, edify, and excite Christian believers everywhere.

Author : Ronald Newbold Bracewell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Trees
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115134483

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Trees of Stanford and Environs by Ronald Newbold Bracewell Pdf

Author : Mike Shanahan
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781783522378

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Ladders to Heaven by Mike Shanahan Pdf

"Irresistible" - Literary Review Fig trees have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways: they are wish-fulfillers, rainforest royalty, more precious than gold. Ladders to Heaven tells their incredible story. They fed our pre-human ancestors, influenced diverse cultures and played a key role in the birth of civilisation. More recently, they helped restore life after Krakatoa's catastrophic eruption and proved instrumental in Kenya's struggle for independence. Figs now sustain more species of bird and mammal than any other fruit – in a time of falling trees and rising temperatures, they offer hope. Theirs is a story about humanity's relationship with nature, as relevant to our past as it is to our future.

Author : David Wingrove
Publisher : Dell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0440613868

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Chung Kuo by David Wingrove Pdf

In 2215, the mega-cities of the T'ang Dynasty begin to crumble as war ripples across the earth. It is a time of change, of endings, of beginnings. And approaching through space, a ship is passing invisibly onward to its destiny. In it is the rebel DeVore, a master of stealth, thought dead by his enemies, but very much alive. He and the other exiles now turn homeward from Pluto, from Mars, and from the unknown to fight one last battle for Earth.

Author : Trudy RN Harris
Publisher : Revell
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781493406296

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Glimpses of Heaven by Trudy RN Harris Pdf

Drawn from her decades of experience as a hospice nurse, Trudy Harris shares stories that offer an incredible glimpse at what lies beyond this world--ethereal music, colors that did not exist on earth, angels, and loved ones who have gone on before. She has been with hundreds of patients as they took their last breaths and knows the kinds of questions that both the dying and their loved ones ask: What happens when we die? What should I say to a loved one who is dying? How can I make a dying friend feel safe? The stories she shares will bring the reader comfort and peace even amidst pain. Tender, heartbreaking, and eye-opening, this expanded edition of the New York Times bestseller offers more incredible windows into the world beyond and life after death.

Author : Milton Hatoum
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173001037871

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The Tree of the Seventh Heaven by Milton Hatoum Pdf

The saga of a Lebanese immigrant family in Brazil. Set in Manaus, capital of the Amazon state, it features colorful characters building a new life against a background of broken dreams, cultural assimilation and internal family rifts. The novel won Brazil's Jabuti Prize.

Author : Christal Whelan
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824861605

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The Beginning of Heaven and Earth by Christal Whelan Pdf

In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, "Beginning of Heaven and Earth," an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories, Japanese fables, and Roman Catholic doctrine. Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi. Today, the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed, expressing a distorted form of Christianity. It is, however, the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation.