When We Were Almost Young

Author : Helle Goldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1987668545

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When We Were Almost Young by Helle Goldman Pdf

The Greek island of Hydra was once famous throughout the Mediterranean for its prosperous sea captains. When fortunes turned, it became an island of humble fishermen and sponge-divers. In the 1950s and 1960s, word spread of Hydra's unique beauty and incomparable light, and its unconventional community of painters, writers, socialites and other wanderers. Seeking or escaping, they stepped onto Hydra's horseshoe-shaped harbour and found something that bound them to the island. Some went on to reap global acclaim for their art. One of these was Leonard Cohen, whom Hydra brought together with Marianne Ihlen, inspiration for his timeless songs "So Long, Marianne" and "Bird on a Wire." Others never entered the limelight. What they shared was an eagerness to forsake the modern rat-race in exchange for a simple life without refrigerators, telephones or cars. This anthology of 14 short memoirs, spanning the 1940s through 1980s, offers the reflections of the contributors on their tender younger selves and the exhilaration, heartbreak, light and darkness that transformed them on this island. The contributors include award-winning author Alison Leslie Gold and London Times and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Martin Klein. Additional material includes a collection of private letters sent to Marianne Ihlen by her friend Sam Barclay in the early 1960s, and a bibliography/filmography of books and feature films about or set on Hydra.

Author : Bob And Kathy Rude
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781449008840

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The Best Little Cat House In Maryland by Bob And Kathy Rude Pdf

Kathy Leigh never knew her mother. Raised by her reserved father and loving aunt in 1950s' Blackpool, she has had a happy childhood. It is a time of glamour and excitement as families and individuals struggle to mend the bonds broken by the recent war. But then Kathy uncovers the shocking secret which threatens to blow the family apart and could take her far away from Blackpool and from everything she has ever known, all the way to America - if she is willing to take the chance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:L0058474917

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeffrey L. Amestoy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674088191

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Slavish Shore by Jeffrey L. Amestoy Pdf

In 1834 Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. became a common seaman, and soon his Two Years Before the Mast became a classic. Literary acclaim did not erase the young lawyer’s memory of floggings he witnessed aboard ship or undermine his vow to combat injustice. Jeffrey Amestoy tells the story of Dana’s determination to keep that vow.

Author : Iain Maitland
Publisher : Saraband
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781912235469

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Mr Todd's Reckoning by Iain Maitland Pdf

Behind the normal door of a normal house, in a normal street, two men are slowly driving each other insane. One of them is a psychopath. The father: Mr Todd is at his wits’ end. He’s been robbed of his job as a tax inspector and is now stuck at home... with him. Frustrated. Lonely. Angry. Really angry. The son: Adrian has no job, no friends. He is at home all day, obsessively chopping vegetables and tap-tap-tapping on his computer. And he’s getting worse, disappearing for hours at a time, sneaking o to who-knows-where? The unholy spirit: in the safety of suburbia, one man has developed a taste for killing. And he’ll kill again.

Author : Robert Copps
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462010530

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Our First Dog by Robert Copps Pdf

Our First Dog is a fictionalized account of the domestication of the wolf and its profound impact, first on a small settlement of Stone Age hunters and gatherers, and then on the course of human history. Tork the Bison Butcher, a clever observer of animals, is fascinated by the behavior of a young female wolf which has been rejected by her pack. He brings her home to his family. Initially terrified, his children and their mother are soon enchanted by the animal which they name Star and welcome into the clan, never anticipating the dramatic consequences of their action. Within a brief period, Stars sentry duties and hunting skills provide the family with unprecedented wealth and security. Her contributions alter the established primitive trading patterns in the valley, unleashing jealousy and retribution between competing settlement leadersand within Torks own family. Torks philosophical ponderings on the inter-relationship of all living things prepare the reader for the inevitable clash of forces between competing settlements and reveal that early humans share with us the same aspirations and fundamental questions about life.

Author : H. G. Wells,Abraham Merritt,Arthur Conan Doyle,Jules Verne,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,George MacDonald,H. Rider Haggard,Gertrude Barrows Bennett,Lewis Grassic Gibbon,Francis Bacon,C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 4022 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026896937

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LOST WORLDS: Ultimate Sci-Fi Boxed Set by H. G. Wells,Abraham Merritt,Arthur Conan Doyle,Jules Verne,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,George MacDonald,H. Rider Haggard,Gertrude Barrows Bennett,Lewis Grassic Gibbon,Francis Bacon,C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne Pdf

Enjoy this meticulously edited Sci-Fi Collection and lose your-self in Lost Worlds of the greatest masters of science fiction genre: H. G. Wells: The Shape of Things to Come Abraham Merritt: The Moon Pool The Metal Monster Dwellers in the Mirage The People of the Pit Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea The Mysterious Island Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race George MacDonald: Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines She: A History of Adventure Gertrude Barrows Bennett (aka Francis Stevens): The Citadel of Fear Lewis Grassic Gibbon: Three Go Back Francis Bacon: New Atlantis C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne: The Lost Continent

Author : Notes From Nowhere
Publisher : Verso
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1859844472

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We Are Everywhere by Notes From Nowhere Pdf

We Are Everywhere is a whirlwind collection of writings, images and ideas for direct action by people on the frontlines of the global anticapitalist movement. This is a movement of untold stories, because those from below are not those who get to write history, even though we are the ones making it. We Are Everywhere wrenches our history from the grasp of the powerful and returns it to the streets, fields and neighbourhoods where it was made.

Author : H. Rider Haggard
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401017828

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All Adventure by H. Rider Haggard Pdf

H. Rider Haggard practically invented the "journey-to-a-lost-civilization" adventure genre, which captured the public's imagination. He traveled the world, spending much time in southern Africa. These exotic experiences influenced all his works. He wrote best-selling adventure stories on a dare. All his writings reflect a deep appreciation of humanity in the midst of extraordinary fantasy and adventure. In all, he wrote over 40 novels. This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.

Author : Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026852322

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SHE (Lost World Classic) by Henry Rider Haggard Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "SHE (Lost World Classic)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. She - A History of Adventure is a classic of imaginative literature and one of the best-selling books of all time. "She” was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print. The story is a first-person narrative that follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. There they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen named Ayesha who reigns as the all-powerful "She", or "She-who-must-be-obeyed". In this work, Rider Haggard developed the conventions of the Lost World subgenre, which many later authors emulated. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.

Author : Pauline Baird Jones
Publisher : Pauline Baird Jones
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781942583585

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Louisiana Lagniappe: The Big Uneasy 3.0 by Pauline Baird Jones Pdf

A Reunion, a murder, and a wedding... What's next? Becca Smith Poole should have known her forty-fifth high school reunion would be anything but normal - especially when a dead body turns up! Renowned for her problem-solving skills, Becca is determined to discover who the murderer is - and if her former high school crush is still as handsome as he was in their younger days. The first will take some time to solve, the second one took her breath away. Retired detective Zach Baker has been lonely since the last of his Baker’s dozen moved out. When he sees Becca Smith’s picture in the “where are they now” brochure, he wonders if this might be a first chance for him with the gal he could never connect with in high school. But before he can ask her out, a murder breaks up the party. Lucky for him, his son’s upcoming wedding is full of problems requiring Becca’s professional problem solving touch. Can a retired cop and a mystery reading problem solver unmask a killer before the wedding? Even more challenging, can Zach convince Becca that there is no end date for falling in love? Dive into the next installment of the Big Uneasy series that reviewers have said will “make the reader feel as if they’ve been plopped down right in the middle of the Big Easy.” Get Louisiana Lagniappe: The Big Uneasy 2.5 now! New Orleans, the city of mystery, weirdness, quirky heroines, and virtuous heroes, comes alive in this whodunnit series with all the color and vibrance of Mardi Gras. Grab a sweet romance with scorching action, adventure, and tummy-burning humor and discover what really happens when the sun goes down! #NoBlushRomanticComedySuspense #NoBlushRomance #NoBlushMystery #MysteryRomance #romanticsuspense New Orleans suspense mystery series, New Orleans romantic suspense, romantic mystery books, Romantic suspense ebooks, romantic mystery and suspense, classic romantic suspense, Romantic suspense novels

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2834 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104227170

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : College students' writings, American
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107293367

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The Harvard Advocate by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jean M. Auel
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553381672

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The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel Pdf

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

Author : Mary Denyer
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782433361

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The Freewood Years by Mary Denyer Pdf

The Second World War was nearing its end and Mary Denyer and her eleven-year-old son, John, were living in a small, thatched cottage in Freewood, Suffolk. They immersed themselves in the wildlife of the wood and their cottage became home to a succession of wounded or orphaned animals, including weasels, squirrels, badgers and a variety of birds. The Freewood Years is Mary Denyer's enchanting memoir of this time, written after the war ended but not published until 1998. Together, Mary and her son recreate an unforgettable tableau of a world within a world: of a beautiful, isolated environment untouched by the war. Above all, it is the story of a great and unsentimental love for wildlife undimmed by time.