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The Glittering World

Robert Levy
The Glittering World Book PDF

Author : Robert Levy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476774534

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The Glittering World by Robert Levy Pdf

In the tradition of Neil Gaiman (The Ocean at the End of the Lane), Scott Smith (The Ruins), and Jason Mott (The Returned), award-winning playwright Robert Levy spins a dark tale of alienation and belonging, the familiar and the surreal, family secrets and the search for truth in his debut supernatural thriller. AS A BOY, HE VANISHED INTO THE WOODS. SOMETHING ELSE CAME BACK. When up-and-coming chef Michael “Blue” Whitley returns with three friends to the remote Canadian community of his birth, it appears to be the perfect getaway from New York. He soon discovers, however, that everything he thought he knew about himself is a carefully orchestrated lie. Though he had no recollection of the event, as a young boy, Blue and another child went missing for weeks in the idyllic, mysterious woods of Starling Cove. Soon thereafter, his mother suddenly fled with him to America, their homeland left behind. But then Blue begins to remember. And once the shocking truth starts bleeding back into his life, his closest friends—Elisa, his former partner in crime; her stalwart husband, Jason; and Gabe, Blue’s young and admiring coworker—must unravel the secrets of Starling Cove and the artists’ colony it once harbored. All four will face their troubled pasts, their most private demons, and a mysterious race of beings that inhabits the land, spoken of by the locals only as the Other Kind...

From the Glittering World

Irvin Morris
From the Glittering World Book PDF

Author : Irvin Morris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780806172859

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The Diné, or Navajo, creation story says there were four worlds before this, the Glittering World. For the present-day Diné this is a world of glittering technology and influences from outside the sacred land entrusted to them by the Holy People. From the Glittering World conveys in vivid language how a contemporary Diné writer experiences this world as a mingling of the profoundly traditional with the sometimes jarringly, sometimes alluringly new. "Throughout the book, Morris’s command of a crisp unpretentious prose is most impressive...His style is so low-key that he hardly seems to be trying to be ’artistic,’ yet the cumulative effect of these pieces is quite powerful. For Morris’s beautiful descriptions of the remote Navajo reservation this book deserves to be on the shelf of anyone tracking the literature of the Southwest."-Western American Literature "Beginning with the Navajo creation story and ending with the summation of everything in between, Morris shows an incredible agility in jumping from truth to myth, from now to then, and from what is to what might have been."-The Sunday Oklahoman "In From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has woven a wondrous and sometimes terrifying weave of stories centered in the Navajo experience. . . . Irvin Morris’ strong style, his vivid imagery, his deft handling of complex structures, and his deep knowledge of Navajo tradition combine to produce a work as powerful and enduring as Leslie Marmon Silko’s Storyteller and N. Scott Momaday’s The Names. With From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has joined the ranks of great contemporary authors."-Telluride Times-Journal

This Glittering World

T. Greenwood
This Glittering World Book PDF

Author : T. Greenwood
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758268013

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This Glittering World by T. Greenwood Pdf

T. Greenwood, acclaimed author of Two Rivers and The Hungry Season, crafts a moving, lyrical story of loss, atonement, and promises kept. One November morning, Ben Bailey walks out of his Flagstaff, Arizona, home to retrieve the paper. Instead, he finds Ricky Begay, a young Navajo man, beaten and dying in the newly fallen snow. Unable to forget the incident, especially once he meets Ricky's sister, Shadi, Ben begins to question everything, from his job as a part-time history professor to his fiancée, Sara. When Ben first met Sara, he was mesmerized by her optimism and easy confidence. These days, their relationship only reinforces a loneliness that stretches back to his fractured childhood. Ben decides to discover the truth about Ricky's death, both for Shadi's sake and in hopes of filling in the cracks in his own life. Yet the answers leave him torn--between responsibility and happiness, between his once-certain future and the choices that could liberate him from a delicate web of lies he has spun.

Yoshiwara

Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Yoshiwara Book PDF

Author : Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824814886

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Yoshiwara by Cecilia Segawa Seigle Pdf

Drawing on both historical and literary sources, examines life in the pleasure houses of Japan during the Edo period from the early 1600s to 1868. Among the topics are the origins, illegal competitors, the cost of a visit, the treatment of the courtesans, traditions and protocols, Yoshiwara arts, th

Incredible Emeralds

Amy B. Rogers
Incredible Emeralds Book PDF

Author : Amy B. Rogers
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534523135

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Incredible Emeralds by Amy B. Rogers Pdf

Due to their striking green color, emeralds are highly prized as a beautiful addition to all kinds of jewelry. They have been used for thousands of years, especially by the ancient Egyptians and Incas. Over time, technology has changed the way these gems are extracted from the earth and shaped into glittering jewels. Through accessible text and enlightening fact boxes, readers discover the process behind the creation of valuable pieces of emerald jewelry. Full-color photographs display the dazzling beauty of emeralds.

Dazzling Diamonds

Lorraine Harrison
Dazzling Diamonds Book PDF

Author : Lorraine Harrison
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534523043

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Dazzling Diamonds by Lorraine Harrison Pdf

How are diamonds formed? Where do they come from? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this exciting look at a popular gemstone. The science and technology involved in creating a sparkling gem from an uncut diamond is fully explored, giving readers an in-depth look at how diamond rings, bracelets, necklaces, and more are made. Fun fact boxes highlight additional information, and striking photographs illustrate the beauty of these natural jewels.

The Glittering Hour

Iona Grey
The Glittering Hour Book PDF

Author : Iona Grey
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466874695

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The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey Pdf

Award-winning author Iona Grey's next unforgettable historical about true love found and lost and the secrets we keep from one another Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her. Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right. Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss. "An absorbing tale of love, loss, and the ties that bind... A sweeping historical saga that captures the desires and dilemmas of the heart." — Booklist

Radiant Rubies

Joseph Stanley
Radiant Rubies Book PDF

Author : Joseph Stanley
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534523111

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Radiant Rubies by Joseph Stanley Pdf

Rubies have many different uses. They have been used in beautiful jewelry, ancient armor, and even lasers! How do people get these useful and beautiful gems? Readers explore the intricate process of mining for rubies, cutting these gems, and polishing them until they look their best. These steps are explained through clear, accessible text. Fun fact boxes provide additional information about rubies. With each turn of the page, readers encounter beautiful, full-color photographs of these radiant gems.

Awesome Opals

Joyce Jeffries
Awesome Opals Book PDF

Author : Joyce Jeffries
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534523142

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Awesome Opals by Joyce Jeffries Pdf

Opals emit a rainbow of colors, which makes them perfect gems to place in stunning pieces of jewelry. How do opals go from raw stones to beautiful gems? Readers discover the answer to this question as they learn the steps that must be taken and the technology that is used to find, cut, and polish opals. Clear main text and informative fact boxes help readers become experts on opals. Colorful photographs of these gems are sure to keep readers engaged as they learn.

Blush

Shirley Hershey Showalter
Blush Book PDF

Author : Shirley Hershey Showalter
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780836198713

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Blush by Shirley Hershey Showalter Pdf

“I promise: you will be transported,” says Bill Moyers of this memoir. Part Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, part Growing Up Amish, and part Little House on the Prairie, this book evokes a lost time, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when a sheltered little girl named after Shirley Temple entered a family and church caught up in the midst of the cultural changes of the 1950”s and ‘60’s. With gentle humor and clear-eyed affection the author, who grew up to become a college president, tells the story of her first encounters with the “glittering world” and her desire for “fancy” forbidden things she could see but not touch. The reader enters a plain Mennonite Church building, walks through the meadow, makes sweet and sour feasts in the kitchen and watches the little girl grow up. Along the way, five other children enter the family, one baby sister dies, the family moves to the “home place.” The major decisions, whether to join the church, and whether to leave home and become the first person in her family to attend college, will have the reader rooting for the girl to break a new path. In the tradition of Jill Ker Conway’s The Road to Coorain, this book details the formation of a future leader who does not yet know she’s being prepared to stand up to power and to find her own voice. The book contains many illustrations and resources, including recipes, a map, and an epilogue about why the author is still Mennonite. Topics covered include the death of a child, Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, the role of bishops in the Mennonite church, the paradoxes of plain life (including fancy cars and the practice of growing tobacco). The drama of passing on the family farm and Mennonite romance and courtship, as the author prepares to leave home for college, create the final challenges of the book.

Glittering World

Lois Sherr Dubin
Glittering World Book PDF

Author : Lois Sherr Dubin
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781588344779

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Glittering World by Lois Sherr Dubin Pdf

Glittering World tells the remarkable story of Navajo jewelry--from its ancient origins to the present--through the work of the gifted Yazzie family of New Mexico. Jewelry has long been an important form of artistic expression for Native peoples in the Southwest; its diversity of design reflects a long history of migrations, trade, and cultural exchange. Exceptional jewelry makers who have been active for nearly eight decades, the Yazzies are strongly rooted in and inspired by these traditions and values. Their works emphasize reciprocity, harmony, balance, and respect for family. As the companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York exhibit of the same name, this book is richly illustrated with images of these beautifully crafted treasures, bringing to light some of the finest indigenous art being created in the world today. Its informative and lively narrative complements these stunning images to illuminate the fascinating story of continuity, change, and survival embodied by Navajo jewelry.

Rummaging for Rubies

Heather Moore Niver
Rummaging for Rubies Book PDF

Author : Heather Moore Niver
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508164203

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Rummaging for Rubies by Heather Moore Niver Pdf

Readers will be awe-struck by this stunning book about the brilliant, blood-red gems called rubies. The text meets Next Generation Science Standards, featuring thorough analyses of the properties of rubies, the geological processes that form them, and the environmental impacts of ruby mining. This creative spin on curricular subject matter is sure to motivate emerging scientists both in and out of the classroom.

From the Glittering World

Irvin Morris
From the Glittering World Book PDF

Author : Irvin Morris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780806150130

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From the Glittering World by Irvin Morris Pdf

The Diné, or Navajo, creation story says there were four worlds before this, the Glittering World. For the present-day Diné this is a world of glittering technology and influences from outside the sacred land entrusted to them by the Holy People. From the Glittering World conveys in vivid language how a contemporary Diné writer experiences this world as a mingling of the profoundly traditional with the sometimes jarringly, sometimes alluringly new. "Throughout the book, Morris’s command of a crisp unpretentious prose is most impressive...His style is so low-key that he hardly seems to be trying to be ’artistic,’ yet the cumulative effect of these pieces is quite powerful. For Morris’s beautiful descriptions of the remote Navajo reservation this book deserves to be on the shelf of anyone tracking the literature of the Southwest."-Western American Literature "Beginning with the Navajo creation story and ending with the summation of everything in between, Morris shows an incredible agility in jumping from truth to myth, from now to then, and from what is to what might have been."-The Sunday Oklahoman "In From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has woven a wondrous and sometimes terrifying weave of stories centered in the Navajo experience. . . . Irvin Morris’ strong style, his vivid imagery, his deft handling of complex structures, and his deep knowledge of Navajo tradition combine to produce a work as powerful and enduring as Leslie Marmon Silko’s Storyteller and N. Scott Momaday’s The Names. With From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has joined the ranks of great contemporary authors."-Telluride Times-Journal

The Emerald Sea

Richelle Mead
The Emerald Sea Book PDF

Author : Richelle Mead
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698406018

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The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead Pdf

The final installment in Richelle Mead's sweeping, enthralling Glittering Court series answers the trilogy's biggest question: what is the secret that drives Tamsin to win at all costs? Tamsin Wright is unstoppable. She must become the Glittering Court's diamond: the girl with the highest test scores, the most glamorous wardrobe, and the greatest opportunities to match with an elite suitor in the New World. Training alongside other girls in the Glittering Court, Tamsin immerses herself completely in lessons about etiquette, history, and music--everything a high-society wife would need to know. Once she's married, she'll be able to afford a better life for her family, so the sacrifice is worth it if she can be the best. When her friendship with Mira and Adelaide, her roommates at the Glittering Court, threatens her status as the top-ranked prospect, she does the only thing she knows will keep her on track: she cuts them out of her life. But when her voyage across the sea goes off course, Tamsin must use her unrelenting grit and determination to survive the harsh winter far north of her intended destination in hopes of making it back to the Glittering Court in time to secure a proposal--and a comfortable future for her family. Experiencing new cultures and beliefs for the first time, Tamsin realizes that her careful studies haven't prepared her for everything, and with new alliances formed with roguish tradesman Jago Robinson and good-natured minister Gideon Stewart, Tamsin's heart begins to be pulled in different directions. But she can't let her brewing attraction get in the way of her ultimate goal: protecting the secret she holds closest to her heart, the one that would unravel everything she's worked for if it's uncovered.

The World of the Book

Des Cowley,Clare Williamson
The World of the Book Book PDF

Author : Des Cowley,Clare Williamson
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780522853780

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The World of the Book by Des Cowley,Clare Williamson Pdf

Celebration of the book drawing on the collections of the State Library of Victoria.