The Wooden Village

Author : Peter Pišt̕anek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Mafia
ISBN : 0953587851

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The Wooden Village by Peter Pišt̕anek Pdf

The second novel in the 'Rivers of Babylon' trilogy, translated from the Slovak, this outrageous black satire centres on a 'wooden village' of kiosks erected around a city hotel. It follows the post-communist rise of a mafia thug to be the leading 'businessman' of Bratislava, and of a perverted car-park attendant to the status of a porn-film scriptwriter, while others sink to pimping, robbing and baby-trafficking. Into this world, risking his life, comes a naive Slovak-American entrepreneur. 'Rivers of Babylon 1' was praised by William Boyd: "A tremendous novel, powered by an uncompromising ferocious energy and exhibiting a brutally dark sense of humour that is both ruthless and exhilarating. An amazing find.Ó The power is fully sustained in this novel.

Author : Muon Van
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781939547156

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In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van Pdf

"Moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again, Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home"--

Author : Walter Rose
Publisher : Linden Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781610351881

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The Village Carpenter by Walter Rose Pdf

First published in 1937, this woodworking classic reveals a fascinating look into the social structure of a 19th-century English town and a carpenter's place in it. Encapsulating a time prior to power tools and mass production, when woodworkers made virtually everything, Walter Rose writes eloquently on a number of topics, including running a country business; the carpenter's shop; working on a farm, new home, and windmill; undertaking; and furniture repairs. Manifesting the importance of skill and the attitudes of the craftsman to his tools and work, this book will be of great interest to any carpenter or woodworker with an appreciation for the history of their craft.

Author : Joseph S. Wood
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801866138

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The New England Village by Joseph S. Wood Pdf

New England colonists, Wood argues, brought with them a cultural predisposition toward dispersed settlements within agricultural spaces called "towns" and "villages." Rarely compact in form, these communities did, however, encourage individual landholding. By the early nineteenth century, town centers, where meetinghouses stood, began to develop into the center villages we recognize today. Just as rural New England began its economic decline, Wood shows, romantics associated these proto-urban places with idealized colonial village communities as the source of both village form and commercial success.

Author : Audrey Wood
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780544308329

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The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood Pdf

In this cumulative tale, a chirping cricket calms a worried mouse, a prowling cat, and other restless creatures, helping them to finally fall asleep.

Author : Amy L. Paugh
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780857457615

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Playing with Languages by Amy L. Paugh Pdf

Over several generations villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Drawing on detailed ethnographic fieldwork and analysis of video-recorded social interaction in naturalistic home, school, village and urban settings, the study explores this paradox and examines the role of children and their social worlds. It offers much-needed insights into the study of language socialization, language shift and Caribbean children's agency and social lives, contributing to the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of children's cultures. Further, it demonstrates the critical role played by children in the transmission and transformation of linguistic practices, which ultimately may determine the fate of a language.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Wales
ISBN : UCAL:B3826245

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Y Cymmrodor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Helena Goscilo,Yana Hashamova
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9786155225567

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Embracing Arms by Helena Goscilo,Yana Hashamova Pdf

Discursive practices during war polarize and politicize gender: they normally require men to fulfill a single, overriding task—destroy the enemy—but impose a series of often contradictory expectations on women. The essays in the book establish links between political ideology, history, psychology, cultural studies, cinema, literature, and gender studies and addresses questions such as— what is the role of women in war or military conflicts beyond the well-studied victimization? Can the often contradictory expectations of women and their traditional roles be (re)thought and (re)constructed? How do cultural representations of women during war times reveal conflicting desires and poke holes in the ideological apparatus of the state and society?

Author : Jos. E. Badger
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339529168

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The Wood King; or, Daniel Boone's last trail by Jos. E. Badger Pdf

"The Wood King; or, Daniel Boone's last trail" by Jos. E. Badger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Donald C. Wood
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857455260

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Ogata-Mura by Donald C. Wood Pdf

Following the Second World War, a massive land reclamation project to boost Japan's rice production capacity led to the transformation of the shallow lagoon of Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture into a seventeen-thousand-hectare expanse of farmland. In 1964, the village of Ogata-mura was founded on the empoldered land inside the lagoon and nearly six hundred pioneers from across the country were brought to settle there. The village was to be a model of a new breed of highly mechanized, efficient rice agriculture; however, the village's purpose was jeopardized when the demand for rice fell, and the goal of creating an egalitarian farming community was threatened as individual entrepreneurialism took root and as the settlers became divided into political factions that to this day continue to struggle for control of the village. Based on seventeen years of research, this book explores the process of Ogatamura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations while addressing the implications of national policy at the municipal and regional levels.

Author : Salley Mavor
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781607058878

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Felt Wee Folk: New Adventures by Salley Mavor Pdf

“A fabulous book! . . . If you enjoy tiny, detailed projects that allow for lots of creativity and personal handiwork, I cannot recommend this book enough!” —Feeling Stitchy Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, starring 120 dolls to spark smiles and creativity. As requested by fans, this long-awaited follow-up shares more challenging projects. Explore fresh scenes and an array of new outfits, hairstyles, and accessories, with full-sized patterns. Make bendable dolls that resemble you, your family, or your favorite fairy-tale characters with wool felt, chenille stems, and decorative stitching. Display the figures in a dollhouse, atop a wedding cake, or in a holiday scene to be cherished year after year. From the pages of Mavor’s award-winning children’s books to your home, the enchanting wee folk dolls appeal to crafters of all ages and skill levels. More dolls, more scenes, and more outfits Use your stash—wool felt, chenille stems, and simple embellishments Delightful, challenging projects, as requested by fans Felt Wee Folk was a Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies “While the original book included projects beyond Wee Folk dolls, the new volume focuses on the dolls themselves. Fairies and families, kings and knights, and even some not-too-scary pirates all grace the pages of the book, beckoning readers to at least admire, if not try to create, Wee Folk of their own.” —The Enterprise (Cape Cod)

Author : Ruth Ware
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982143411

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The Lying Game by Ruth Ware Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of the “twisty-mystery” (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Turn of the Key comes Ruth Ware’s The Lying Game. Isa Wilde knows something terrible has happened when she receives a text from an old friend. Why would Kate summon her and their two friends to the seaside town where they briefly attended the Salten House boarding school together seventeen years ago? The four friends had quickly bonded over the Lying Game—a risky contest that involved tricking fellow boarders and faculty with their lies. Now reunited, Isa, Kate, Thea, and Fatima discover that their past lies had far-reaching effects and criminal implications that threaten them all. In order to protect their reputations, and their friendship, they must uncover the truth about what really happened all those years ago. Atmospheric and twisty, with just the right amount of chill, The Lying Game will have readers at the edge of their seats, not knowing who can be trusted in this tangled web of lies.

Author : Everard Wyrall
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781506431

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The West Yorkshire Regiment in the War 1914-1918 Vol 1 by Everard Wyrall Pdf

Another weighty regimental history, two volumes, 820 pages in all covering the record of twenty-two battalions in France, Flanders, Italy and Gallipoli (all of them served on the Western Front). When war broke out the regiment consisted of two Regular battalions (1st and 2nd), two Special Reserve (3rd and 4th) and four Territorial battalions (5th to 8th); the 1st Battalion went to France with 6th Division in September 1914, the 2nd Battalion came home from Malta to join the newly formed 8th Division (Regular) and went to France in November 1914. Both battalions remained in the same brigades (18th and 23rd) and divisions throughout the war. The four Territorial battalions each formed a 2nd and a 3rd line battalion; the four original battalions made up the 146th Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division, arriving in France in April 1915, the second line battalions combined to make the 185th Brigade, 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division which arrived in France in January 1917. Kitchener's call to arms resulted in eleven Service battalions being raised, 9th to 18th (the 17th was formed as a Bantam battalion) and 21st; of these only 13th and 14th did not go on active service. The 21st Battalion became a Pioneer battalion in 4th Division and the 22nd was a Labour battalion which also went to France. This history records events in chronological order, the dates of the operations being described are shown in the margin as are the identities of the battalions involved. Volume 1 (x + 355pp with 18 maps and 15 b/w photos) covers the period from the outbreak of war to the end of 1916, the close of the Somme offensive and includes the Dardanelles campaign where the 9th Battalion was in action with the 11th (Northern) Division. On 1st July 1916, the first day of the Somme, the 10th Battalion attacked at Fricourt and incurred the heaviest casualties of any battalion - 710, of whom 307 were killed including the CO, 2IC, adjutant and two company commanders. More than half of them are in in Fricourt New Military Cemetery which is in the No Man's Land across which they attacked and where they died. The CO (Lt Col Dickson) and his adjutant (Capt Shann) lie side by side. There is a Roll of Honour for the period covered in which the other ranks are listed alphabetically by battalions as are the Territorial battalion officers; the other officers are shown in one group in alphabetical order with the battalion number in front of the name. Although the note at the head of the officer casualty list states that the theatre in which death occurred is France and Flanders unless otherwise indicated, nonetheless 'Gallipoli' is not shown against the names of the officers of the 9th Battalion who died there, and so one is left with the wrong impression they died on the Western front.

Author : Mary Russell Mitford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Country life
ISBN : NYPL:33433074902143

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Our Village by Mary Russell Mitford Pdf

Author : William Macpherson,Herbert Cowell,Arthur Maynard Talbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : OXFORD:555005025

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The Law Reports. Indian Appeals by William Macpherson,Herbert Cowell,Arthur Maynard Talbot Pdf