Winnie And Wolf

Author : A. N. Wilson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466893726

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Winnie and Wolf by A. N. Wilson Pdf

Winnie and Wolf is the story of the remarkable relationship between Winifred Wagner and Adolf Hitler that took place during the years between the two world wars, as seen through the eyes of the secretary at the Wagner House in Bayreuth. Winifred, an English girl, was brought up in an orphanage and married at the age of eighteen to the son of Germany's most controversial genius. She is a passionate Germanophile, a Wagnerian dreamer, and a Teutonic patriot. In the debacle of the post-Versailles world, the Wagner family hopes for the coming of a Parsifal, a mystic idealist and redeemer. In 1923, they meet their Parsifal-a wild-eyed Viennese opera fanatic named Adolf Hitler. He has already made a name for himself in some sections of German society through rabble-rousing and street-corner speeches. It is Winifred, though, who truly believes in him. Both have known the humiliation of poverty and a deep anger at the society that excluded them. They find in each other an unusual kinship that begins with a passion for opera. In A. N. Wilson's boldest and most ambitious novel yet, the world of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany is brilliantly recreated, and forms the backdrop to this incredible bond, which ultimately reveals the remarkable capacity of human beings to deceive themselves.

Author : A. N. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art appreciation
ISBN : OCLC:1153633531

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Winnie and Wolf by A. N. Wilson Pdf

Author : Ian Whybrow
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781575055503

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Little Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow Pdf

Little Wolf has been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.

Author : Jonathan Carr
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781555848477

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The Wagner Clan by Jonathan Carr Pdf

This chronicle of renowned composer Richard Wagner and his descendants features “a cast of characters who are positively operatic in their histrionics” (The Guardian). Richard Wagner was many things—composer, philosopher, philanderer, failed revolutionary, and virulent anti-Semite—and his descendants have carried on his complex legacy. In his “lively and wry” history of the legendary composer and his family, biographer Jonathan Carr also offers fascinating glimpses of Franz Liszt, Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Arturo Toscanini, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, and Adolf Hitler—a passionate fan of the Master’s music and an adopted uncle to Wagner’s grandchildren (The New York Times). Stretching from the revolutions of 1848 to the darkest days of World War II and through to the present incarnation of Wagner’s Bayreuth Festival, The Wagner Clan is “a smart, insightful look into German history” and a family whose saga is as gripping as any opera (New York Post). “Jonathan Carr’s history is formidable . . . [A] compendious and enthralling story.” —The Economist “The grandiose life of Richard Wagner—the pronouncements on art and the German soul, the petty groveling for money and favors, the intermittently atrocious politics and intermittently glorious music—was a tough act to follow. Carr . . . follows Wagner’s descendants through three generations as they fight each other for control of the Bayreuth Festival and, at opportune times, embrace, reject or sweep under the rug their forebear’s status as Nazism’s spiritual godfather. . . . Carr’s sprightly, fluent narrative places the family in its historical and intellectual context without reducing it to the symbolic effigy it has often become.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author : Juliana Brandt
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781728209623

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The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt Pdf

Beyond the Bright Sea meets Echo in this story of a young girl who must break a magical bargain before an enchanted wolf steals her sister away. First Frost has touched Cape Fen, and that means Baron Dire has returned. For as long as anyone can remember, Baron Dire has haunted the town come winter, striking magical bargains and demanding unjust payment in return. The Serling sisters know better than to bargain, lest they find themselves hunted by the Baron's companion, the Wolf. And then the Wolf attacks Eliza's sister Winnie. They manage to escape, but they know the Wolf will be back. Because Winnie would never bargain, so that must mean that someone has struck a deal with Winnie as the price. Eliza refuses to lose her sister and embarks on a journey to save her. If Eliza can learn the truth, she might be able to protect her sister, but the truth behind the bargain could put her own life in danger. Wolf of Cape Fen is the perfect... fantasy book for girls 9-12 middle school chapter book for fans of the supernatural tween book for girls age 9-12 preteen gift for girls "Brandt's striking debut is eerie and intriguing, set in a deftly built world that feels both cozily familiar and unsettlingly odd. A stunning seaside fairy tale that will absorb readers until the very end."—Booklist "Unfolding gradually as Eliza relentlessly pieces the past together, this intriguing mystery culminates in a startling, literally transforming climax."—Kirkus Reviews "Atmospheric...this fabulist middle grade effectively employs a dream-fueled magic system that reckons with consequences."—Publishers Weekly

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Picture books for children
ISBN : 1571450750

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An Adventure with Winnie Wolf by Anonim Pdf

When Winnie Wolf Cub finds a feather in the forest, she is determined to find its owner as well. She meets a lot of new friends in her search, but no one with a black and white feather. Will she ever find its owner? Lift the flaps that appear throughout this pop-up adventure and you will see.

Author : Nick Ward
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0439998883

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A Wolf at the Door by Nick Ward Pdf

"Who'sthere?" says little bear. and he jumps up to open the door. Is it one of his friends, or is a big bad wolf really trying to chase them all?

Author : Kitty Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Animals
ISBN : 192559470X

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Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf? by Kitty Black Pdf

Age range 3 to 6 The Quite Nice Wolf doesn't fit in with the local wolf pack. he commences training to become a proper wolf -- one that's BIG and BAD. Can he help the wolf pack with their master plan?

Author : L. David Mech
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226255286

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Wolves on the Hunt by L. David Mech Pdf

The interactions between apex predators and their prey are some of the most awesome and meaningful in nature—displays of strength, endurance, and a deep coevolutionary history. And there is perhaps no apex predator more impressive and important in its hunting—or more infamous, more misjudged—than the wolf. Because of wolves’ habitat, speed, and general success at evading humans, researchers have faced great obstacles in studying their natural hunting behaviors. The first book to focus explicitly on wolf hunting of wild prey, Wolves on the Hunt seeks to fill these gaps in our knowledge and understanding. Combining behavioral data, thousands of hours of original field observations, research in the literature, a wealth of illustrations, and—in the e-book edition and online—video segments from cinematographer Robert K. Landis, the authors create a compelling and complex picture of these hunters. The wolf is indeed an adept killer, able to take down prey much larger than itself. While adapted to hunt primarily hoofed animals, a wolf—or especially a pack of wolves—can kill individuals of just about any species. But even as wolves help drive the underlying rhythms of the ecosystems they inhabit, their evolutionary prowess comes at a cost: wolves spend one-third of their time hunting—the most time consuming of all wolf activities—and success at the hunt only comes through traveling long distances, persisting in the face of regular failure, detecting and taking advantage of deficiencies in the physical condition of individual prey, and through ceaseless trial and error, all while risking injury or death. By describing and analyzing the behaviors wolves use to hunt and kill various wild prey—including deer, moose, caribou, elk, Dall sheep, mountain goats, bison, musk oxen, arctic hares, beavers, and others—Wolves on the Hunt provides a revelatory portrait of one of nature’s greatest hunters.

Author : Wen Spencer
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625795595

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The Black Wolves of Boston by Wen Spencer Pdf

From the Romantic Times Sapphire award winning author of the Internationally best-selling Elfhome series. REBUILD A LIFE, SAVE A CITY Silas Decker had his world destroyed when he was attacked by vampires outside of New Amsterdam. He has rebuilt his life a dozen times in the last three hundred years—each time less and less successfully. Now he lives alone, buried under a hoarding habit, struggling to find some reason to wake up with the setting of the sun. Eloise is a Virtue, pledged to hunting evil. What she doesn’t know is how to live alone in a city full of strangers who know nothing about monsters. Seth is the sixteen-year old Prince of Boston, ward of the Wolf King. Now he is left in a city that desperately needs his protection with enemies gathering all around. Joshua believes he is a normal, college-bound high school senior. His life is shattered when he wakes up in a field, covered with blood, and the prom committee scattered in pieces about him like broken dolls. These four must now come together to unravel a plot by Wickers, witches who gain power from human sacrifices and have the power to turn any human into their puppet. Four people who lost everything struggle to save Boston by saving each other. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Wen Spencer's Elfhome series: “Spencer's intertwining of current Earth technology and otherworldly elven magic is quite ingenious.” —Booklist "The melange of science fiction and fantasy tropes, starships rubbing shoulders with proud elf warriors, is uncommon but tasty. Established fans will enjoy this installment, and those unfamiliar with the series or Spencer may find it an intriguing introduction to her work."—Publishers Weekly About Wen Spencer: “Wit and intelligence inform this off-beat, tongue-in-cheek fantasy. . . . Furious action . . . good characterization, playful eroticism and well-developed folklore. . . . lift this well above the fantasy average. . . . Buffy fans should find a lot to like in the book's resourceful heroine.”—Publishers Weekly on series debut Tinker About Wen Spencer's Eight Million Gods: Eight Million Gods is a wonderfully weird romp through Japanese mythology, culture shock, fan culture and the ability to write your own happy ending. It is diverting and entertaining fantasy."—Galveston County Daily News

Author : Bertram Atkey
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020707267

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Winnie O'wynn and the Wolves by Bertram Atkey Pdf

Follow the thrilling adventure of Winnie O'Wynn as she confronts a pack of wolves in this exciting novel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Susan Dennard
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250194114

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The Luminaries by Susan Dennard Pdf

From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family. An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick An Indigo Best Teen Book of 2022 A Junior Library Guild Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Most Anticipated YA Book Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you. Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town—and the rest of humanity—from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night. Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal—and restore her family's good name. Or die trying. But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for. Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark. "You'll want to get lost in the world of The Luminaries again and again.”—Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Harris Kakoulides
Publisher : Harris Kakoulides
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Gossiping of Winnie the Pooh by Harris Kakoulides Pdf

Winnie learns a lesson why not to gossip without knowing all the details if it is true.

Author : Susan Dennard
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250194169

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The Hunting Moon by Susan Dennard Pdf

An Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller The Hunting Moon is the highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity. But none of it feels right. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent. On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers. And, unfortunately, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own. As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and above all, where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Milwaukee (Wis.)
ISBN : WISC:89065965733

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History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Anonim Pdf