Author: Frederick Chamier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Ben Brace
Author: Frederick Chamier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Ben Stempton's Boy
Author: Ron Yates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950730124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Orphan Randy Walls hitchhikes to Georgia seeking family. He endures culture shock, hard labor, funerals, hatred, and thwarted love to finally achieve his goal.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950730124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Orphan Randy Walls hitchhikes to Georgia seeking family. He endures culture shock, hard labor, funerals, hatred, and thwarted love to finally achieve his goal.
Make It Right
Author: Ron Yates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640660656
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The characters in Make It Right and the other stories are defined by bad choices that reverberate, resulting in multigenerational damage. Each story-through people, places, and conflicts we recognize-asks, how can this mess be fixed? Readers will want to dig for answers, and those who look for rays of hope will find them.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640660656
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The characters in Make It Right and the other stories are defined by bad choices that reverberate, resulting in multigenerational damage. Each story-through people, places, and conflicts we recognize-asks, how can this mess be fixed? Readers will want to dig for answers, and those who look for rays of hope will find them.
The Book Smuggler
Author: Omaima Al-Khamis
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 1649030592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
A magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world’s great medieval cities, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature In the epic fashion of the great Arab explorers and travel writers of the Middle Ages, scribe and bookworm Mazid al-Hanafi narrates this journey from his remote village in the Arabian Desert. Dreaming of grand libraries, his passion for the written word draws him into a secret society of book smugglers and into the famed cultural capitals of the period—Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, and Cordoba. He discovers a dangerous new world of ideas and experiences the cultural diversity of the Islamic Golden Age, its sects, philosophical schools, wars, and ways of life. Omaima Al-Khamis’s magical storytelling and her vivid descriptions of time and place trace a route through ancient cities and cultures and immerse us in a distant era, uncovering the intellectual debates and struggles which continue to rage today.
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 1649030592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
A magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world’s great medieval cities, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature In the epic fashion of the great Arab explorers and travel writers of the Middle Ages, scribe and bookworm Mazid al-Hanafi narrates this journey from his remote village in the Arabian Desert. Dreaming of grand libraries, his passion for the written word draws him into a secret society of book smugglers and into the famed cultural capitals of the period—Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, and Cordoba. He discovers a dangerous new world of ideas and experiences the cultural diversity of the Islamic Golden Age, its sects, philosophical schools, wars, and ways of life. Omaima Al-Khamis’s magical storytelling and her vivid descriptions of time and place trace a route through ancient cities and cultures and immerse us in a distant era, uncovering the intellectual debates and struggles which continue to rage today.
The Land of Grace
Author: Mike Burrell
Publisher: Livingston Press (AL)
ISBN: 9781604892062
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Looking like Elvis and sounding like Elvis are not enough for tribute artist Doyle Brisendine. Deep in his heart, Doyle wants to be Elvis. After performing in front of a wildly enthusiastic group of seniors, he realizes the absurdity of his fantasy and sees a dead end looming. Then, in the midst of his despondency, his world brightens as a beautiful young woman offers him not only flattery and a dinner invitation, but a pile of cash and a ride in an antique pink Cadillac. He thinks he's died and gone to Elvis heaven after she takes him to a replica of Elvis's Graceland. At first he believes the place is an amusement park staffed by actors portraying characters from Presley's life, including the Memphis Mafia and the man known as the King--an Elvis impersonator who looks like the singer in his final years. The longer he stays, the more he realizes he's in the company of a zealous cult, ruled by a ruthless matriarch called Mama and founded on worshiping the King. At his first hint of leaving, his status changes from honored guest in the mansion to shackled prisoner in a copy of Elvis's humble Tupelo birthplace. There he's fed a daily regimen of Elvis-centric gospel, laced with potent drugs. Escape seems impossible..."--Page [4] of cover.
Publisher: Livingston Press (AL)
ISBN: 9781604892062
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Looking like Elvis and sounding like Elvis are not enough for tribute artist Doyle Brisendine. Deep in his heart, Doyle wants to be Elvis. After performing in front of a wildly enthusiastic group of seniors, he realizes the absurdity of his fantasy and sees a dead end looming. Then, in the midst of his despondency, his world brightens as a beautiful young woman offers him not only flattery and a dinner invitation, but a pile of cash and a ride in an antique pink Cadillac. He thinks he's died and gone to Elvis heaven after she takes him to a replica of Elvis's Graceland. At first he believes the place is an amusement park staffed by actors portraying characters from Presley's life, including the Memphis Mafia and the man known as the King--an Elvis impersonator who looks like the singer in his final years. The longer he stays, the more he realizes he's in the company of a zealous cult, ruled by a ruthless matriarch called Mama and founded on worshiping the King. At his first hint of leaving, his status changes from honored guest in the mansion to shackled prisoner in a copy of Elvis's humble Tupelo birthplace. There he's fed a daily regimen of Elvis-centric gospel, laced with potent drugs. Escape seems impossible..."--Page [4] of cover.
Fathoms
Author: Rebecca Giggs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 198212069X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other species. When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life on earth? In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth’s undersea environment. With the immediacy of Rachel Carson and the lush prose of Annie Dillard, Giggs gives us a “masterly” (The New Yorker) exploration of the natural world even as she addresses what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. With depth and clarity, she outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings, and our own place on an evolving planet. Evocative and inspiring, Fathoms “immediately earns its place in the pantheon of classics of the new golden age of environmental writing” (Literary Hub).
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 198212069X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other species. When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life on earth? In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth’s undersea environment. With the immediacy of Rachel Carson and the lush prose of Annie Dillard, Giggs gives us a “masterly” (The New Yorker) exploration of the natural world even as she addresses what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. With depth and clarity, she outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings, and our own place on an evolving planet. Evocative and inspiring, Fathoms “immediately earns its place in the pantheon of classics of the new golden age of environmental writing” (Literary Hub).
Elvis Religion
Author: Gregory L. Reece
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
ISBN: 9781845111649
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From Graceland to Las Vegas, from fans to impersonators, from novels, films and music to internet websites, the cult of Elvis Presley has, since his death, become ever more imaginative. This book explores the phenomena growing out of this world and investigates what it is that has turned the King of Rock 'n' Roll into a god-like figure.
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
ISBN: 9781845111649
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From Graceland to Las Vegas, from fans to impersonators, from novels, films and music to internet websites, the cult of Elvis Presley has, since his death, become ever more imaginative. This book explores the phenomena growing out of this world and investigates what it is that has turned the King of Rock 'n' Roll into a god-like figure.
Dogs of God
Author: Pinckney Benedict
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307796744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
"An expansive story told in lush, extravagant prose, Dogs of God is a big book in every sense of the word." —Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307796744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
"An expansive story told in lush, extravagant prose, Dogs of God is a big book in every sense of the word." —Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn
Who Killed Hanratty?
Author: Paul Foot
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Author argues that james Hanratty was wrongfully convicted and hanged for the murder of Michael Gregsten.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Author argues that james Hanratty was wrongfully convicted and hanged for the murder of Michael Gregsten.
Town Smokes
Author: Pinckney Benedict
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780749395568
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A collection of nine short stories set in the American South, depicted as odd and idiosyncratic. Emerging from the harsh realities of difficult lives, the stories are full of the violence of love and the love of violence. The author won the 1995 Steinbeck Award for Dogs of God.
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780749395568
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A collection of nine short stories set in the American South, depicted as odd and idiosyncratic. Emerging from the harsh realities of difficult lives, the stories are full of the violence of love and the love of violence. The author won the 1995 Steinbeck Award for Dogs of God.