Author: Angela Blondeau
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543463266
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Why was six-year-old Otto Rigan alone on a ship to America in 1927? Ottos father, Mathias, was left on the dock in Austria by his parents when they sailed to America. Why was he left? Though he was young, Mathias adopted a monkey and earned a living as a fortune-teller in Vienna. Marriage produced a son, but within two years, his wife departed for Americaleaving Mathias with little Otto and Mucki to raise alone. Life was sparse, but the bond of love and devotion between the three was deep. When Mathias received a demand to send Otto to America, he faced an emotional dilemma. Left by his parents and then by his wife, could Mathias endure another partingthis time his boy? Could Otto adapt to a new culture, language, and life without the only things he knew and cherishedhis devoted father and his monkey? Whats to become of Otto, the monkey, and Mathias? Could Mathias go to America to find his wife? The heart-wrenching and emotional turmoil that each character faced in this true story of the Rigan family lies within the pages that begin in a village in Austria in 1880 to life in old Vienna to Chicago to the Worlds Fair to World War II to a military career and to places beyond in search of a father.
Funny Little Monkey
Author: Andrew Auseon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152053345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Arty, an abnormally short fourteen-year-old boy, enlists the help of a group of students, known at school as the "pathetic losers," to take revenge against his abusive, tall fraternal twin brother.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152053345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Arty, an abnormally short fourteen-year-old boy, enlists the help of a group of students, known at school as the "pathetic losers," to take revenge against his abusive, tall fraternal twin brother.
The Fortune-Teller’S Son
Author: Angela Blondeau
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543463266
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Why was six-year-old Otto Rigan alone on a ship to America in 1927? Ottos father, Mathias, was left on the dock in Austria by his parents when they sailed to America. Why was he left? Though he was young, Mathias adopted a monkey and earned a living as a fortune-teller in Vienna. Marriage produced a son, but within two years, his wife departed for Americaleaving Mathias with little Otto and Mucki to raise alone. Life was sparse, but the bond of love and devotion between the three was deep. When Mathias received a demand to send Otto to America, he faced an emotional dilemma. Left by his parents and then by his wife, could Mathias endure another partingthis time his boy? Could Otto adapt to a new culture, language, and life without the only things he knew and cherishedhis devoted father and his monkey? Whats to become of Otto, the monkey, and Mathias? Could Mathias go to America to find his wife? The heart-wrenching and emotional turmoil that each character faced in this true story of the Rigan family lies within the pages that begin in a village in Austria in 1880 to life in old Vienna to Chicago to the Worlds Fair to World War II to a military career and to places beyond in search of a father.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543463266
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Why was six-year-old Otto Rigan alone on a ship to America in 1927? Ottos father, Mathias, was left on the dock in Austria by his parents when they sailed to America. Why was he left? Though he was young, Mathias adopted a monkey and earned a living as a fortune-teller in Vienna. Marriage produced a son, but within two years, his wife departed for Americaleaving Mathias with little Otto and Mucki to raise alone. Life was sparse, but the bond of love and devotion between the three was deep. When Mathias received a demand to send Otto to America, he faced an emotional dilemma. Left by his parents and then by his wife, could Mathias endure another partingthis time his boy? Could Otto adapt to a new culture, language, and life without the only things he knew and cherishedhis devoted father and his monkey? Whats to become of Otto, the monkey, and Mathias? Could Mathias go to America to find his wife? The heart-wrenching and emotional turmoil that each character faced in this true story of the Rigan family lies within the pages that begin in a village in Austria in 1880 to life in old Vienna to Chicago to the Worlds Fair to World War II to a military career and to places beyond in search of a father.
Kasey to the Rescue
Author: Ellen Rogers
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 1401396305
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This is a story of how miracles DO happen. How courage and a never-give-up spirit can emerge victorious. How an engaging little monkey helped change a family's life. Ellen Rogers considered herself something of a tragedy snob. The single mother of five believed she could weather any storm, that she could keep her family from harm with fortitude and grace. But nothing could have prepared her for the June 2005 car accident that left her son, Ned--then 22 years old--fighting for his life. Ellen refused to give in to despair. We'll get through this, she told herself. We have to. But love and determination can only go so far, and the road home was fraught with obstacles. Ellen and Ned took comfort in family and friends. And they prayed for a miracle. Miracles happen to those who believe, the saying goes, but who would have believed that one family's "miracle" would weigh in at five pounds sopping wet? Then Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled provided Ned with an affectionate and intelligent service animal with a steadfast devotion to hierarchy, a longing for "spa days," and a craving for Gummi Bears. In other words, a diva. Life with Kasey was yet another challenge for this large and lively family, but they persevered as families do, and in time this wise and sensitive animal did more than help Ned cope with his disabilities--she turned the simple tasks of life into a life worth living. Kasey's astonishing intelligence and compassion brought hope and laughter back to a family facing its greatest challenge, and helped them see the world in a new way.
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 1401396305
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This is a story of how miracles DO happen. How courage and a never-give-up spirit can emerge victorious. How an engaging little monkey helped change a family's life. Ellen Rogers considered herself something of a tragedy snob. The single mother of five believed she could weather any storm, that she could keep her family from harm with fortitude and grace. But nothing could have prepared her for the June 2005 car accident that left her son, Ned--then 22 years old--fighting for his life. Ellen refused to give in to despair. We'll get through this, she told herself. We have to. But love and determination can only go so far, and the road home was fraught with obstacles. Ellen and Ned took comfort in family and friends. And they prayed for a miracle. Miracles happen to those who believe, the saying goes, but who would have believed that one family's "miracle" would weigh in at five pounds sopping wet? Then Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled provided Ned with an affectionate and intelligent service animal with a steadfast devotion to hierarchy, a longing for "spa days," and a craving for Gummi Bears. In other words, a diva. Life with Kasey was yet another challenge for this large and lively family, but they persevered as families do, and in time this wise and sensitive animal did more than help Ned cope with his disabilities--she turned the simple tasks of life into a life worth living. Kasey's astonishing intelligence and compassion brought hope and laughter back to a family facing its greatest challenge, and helped them see the world in a new way.
I Love You, Little Monkey
Author: Alan Durant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416924817
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Little Monkey gets into mischief when Big Monkey is too busy to play with him.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416924817
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Little Monkey gets into mischief when Big Monkey is too busy to play with him.
Amnesic Wife: Baby Tricks Daddy
Author: Chu YunEr
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647875935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
"Lan Shiling, you left me just for this man? Leave our son?! " Mr. Leng, six years ago, I did not even know you. All of this was because of a conspiracy, an unexpected loss of memories, which caused the two people who were originally happy to be torn apart. Six years later, with the addition of an adorable son, where would their love and hate go? The cold and dark daddy met his adorable son.From then on, he doted on his son. Although his son's shocking act gave him a headache, he did not feel displeased even after trying many times.When the mommy appeared, his son was just like the Small Follower, defending the mommy at every turn, showing a wonderful showdown with the callous daddy.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647875935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
"Lan Shiling, you left me just for this man? Leave our son?! " Mr. Leng, six years ago, I did not even know you. All of this was because of a conspiracy, an unexpected loss of memories, which caused the two people who were originally happy to be torn apart. Six years later, with the addition of an adorable son, where would their love and hate go? The cold and dark daddy met his adorable son.From then on, he doted on his son. Although his son's shocking act gave him a headache, he did not feel displeased even after trying many times.When the mommy appeared, his son was just like the Small Follower, defending the mommy at every turn, showing a wonderful showdown with the callous daddy.
Heartbreak on a Stick
Author: Sabrina York
Publisher: Sabrina York
ISBN: 1941497020
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
When A-List movie star Jason Sherwood returns to the hometown that once rejected him, he has one goal in mind: Getting revenge on the woman who broke his heart so many years ago. But when he discovers his assumptions about her were wrong, he only wants to win her back. Hopefully, it’s not too late. Gina Fox has always pined for her high school lover…and now he has returned, turning her world upside down. But life isn't as simple now as it was then. And she can’t get over the fact that Jason walked away from her without a word. When he launches a sultry seduction, she tries, with everything in her, to resist…because at his core, Jason is nothing but heartbreak on a stick.
Publisher: Sabrina York
ISBN: 1941497020
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
When A-List movie star Jason Sherwood returns to the hometown that once rejected him, he has one goal in mind: Getting revenge on the woman who broke his heart so many years ago. But when he discovers his assumptions about her were wrong, he only wants to win her back. Hopefully, it’s not too late. Gina Fox has always pined for her high school lover…and now he has returned, turning her world upside down. But life isn't as simple now as it was then. And she can’t get over the fact that Jason walked away from her without a word. When he launches a sultry seduction, she tries, with everything in her, to resist…because at his core, Jason is nothing but heartbreak on a stick.
DANDAKARANYA (T)
Author: Rakesh Kumar Rai
Publisher: sindhprakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher: sindhprakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The Hidden People
Author: Leo Edward Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Everything You Know
Author: Zoe Heller
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307369528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Willy Muller is an embittered writer of celebrity bios and an equal-opportunity misanthropist. At the age of fifty, he has survived imprisonment for murdering his wife, years of venomous hate mail from the British public and, most recently, the suicide of his daughter Sadie. Willy needs a rest, but he's not going to get it. While recuperating from a heart attack in a Mexican resort with his magnificently silly girlfriend Penny and his vodka-drenched friend Harry, Willy finds himself drawn into a troubling confrontation with his past. He should be working on the screen adaptation of his infamous hack memoir, To Have and to Hold, but instead he becomes engrossed in Sadie's tragic diaries. Reluctantly, he considers his chaotic family history and the notion that "only when you die do you run out of chances to be good." Set in Mexico, Los Angeles and London, Everything You Know is a story of love and loathing, sex and death, and filial relations gone horribly awry. Acidly funny and deeply affecting, it marks the debut of a brilliant and immensely stylish young writer.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307369528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Willy Muller is an embittered writer of celebrity bios and an equal-opportunity misanthropist. At the age of fifty, he has survived imprisonment for murdering his wife, years of venomous hate mail from the British public and, most recently, the suicide of his daughter Sadie. Willy needs a rest, but he's not going to get it. While recuperating from a heart attack in a Mexican resort with his magnificently silly girlfriend Penny and his vodka-drenched friend Harry, Willy finds himself drawn into a troubling confrontation with his past. He should be working on the screen adaptation of his infamous hack memoir, To Have and to Hold, but instead he becomes engrossed in Sadie's tragic diaries. Reluctantly, he considers his chaotic family history and the notion that "only when you die do you run out of chances to be good." Set in Mexico, Los Angeles and London, Everything You Know is a story of love and loathing, sex and death, and filial relations gone horribly awry. Acidly funny and deeply affecting, it marks the debut of a brilliant and immensely stylish young writer.
The Complete Works of R. M. Ballantyne
Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9180
Book Description
e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited R. M. Ballantyne collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Children's Books: Three Little Kittens The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast Mister Fox The Life of a Ship My Mother Other Works: The Hudson's Bay Company Handbook to the new Goldfields Up in the Clouds: Balloon Voyages Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships The Ocean and its Wonders Six Months at the Cape Battles with the Sea Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9180
Book Description
e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited R. M. Ballantyne collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Children's Books: Three Little Kittens The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast Mister Fox The Life of a Ship My Mother Other Works: The Hudson's Bay Company Handbook to the new Goldfields Up in the Clouds: Balloon Voyages Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships The Ocean and its Wonders Six Months at the Cape Battles with the Sea Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making