Author: Hanif Kureishi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954716844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Long Ago Yesterday
Author: Hanif Kureishi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954716844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954716844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Yesterday and Long Ago
Author: Vladimir I. Arnold
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642066863
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a charming collection of essays on life and science, by one of the leading mathematicians of our day. Vladimir Igorevich Arnold is renowned for his achievements in mathematics, and nearly as famous for his informal teaching style, and for the clarity and accessibility of his writing. The chapter headings convey Arnold’s humor and restless imagination. A few examples: My first recollections; The combinatorics of Plutarch; The topology of surfaces according to Alexander of Macedon; Catching a pike in Cambridge. Yesterday and Long Ago offers a rare opportunity to appreciate the life and work of one of the world’s outstanding living mathematicians.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642066863
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a charming collection of essays on life and science, by one of the leading mathematicians of our day. Vladimir Igorevich Arnold is renowned for his achievements in mathematics, and nearly as famous for his informal teaching style, and for the clarity and accessibility of his writing. The chapter headings convey Arnold’s humor and restless imagination. A few examples: My first recollections; The combinatorics of Plutarch; The topology of surfaces according to Alexander of Macedon; Catching a pike in Cambridge. Yesterday and Long Ago offers a rare opportunity to appreciate the life and work of one of the world’s outstanding living mathematicians.
Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago
Author: Julia Darrow Cowles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago
Author: Julia Darrow 1862-1919 Cowles
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014607744
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014607744
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
School Long Ago and Today
Author: Sally Lee
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491402962
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
What was school like in the days of old? Can you imagine studying in a tiny one-room schoolhouse, writing out lessons on a chalkboard slate? Discover how school life has changed over time, and what it might be like in the future.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491402962
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
What was school like in the days of old? Can you imagine studying in a tiny one-room schoolhouse, writing out lessons on a chalkboard slate? Discover how school life has changed over time, and what it might be like in the future.
Number Stories of Long Ago
Author: David Eugene Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Ten stories explaining how and why the ancients created numbers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Ten stories explaining how and why the ancients created numbers.
Seeds of Yesterday
Author: V.C. Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Now a major Lifetime movie event—Book Four of the Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic—the novel of forbidden love that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. They escaped their mother’s hellish trap years ago, but a cruel history of lies and deceit has come full circle… The forbidden love that blossomed when Cathy and Christopher were held captive in Foxworth Hall is one the Dollanganger family’s darkest secrets. Now, with three grown children and even a new last name, the pair seem to have outlived a twisted legacy. But on their son Bart’s twenty-fifth birthday, when the spiteful and disturbed young man claims his rightful inheritance, the full, shattering truth of their tainted past will be revealed at Foxworth Hall—the place where the nightmare began, and where Christopher and Cathy were once just innocent flowers in the attic…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Now a major Lifetime movie event—Book Four of the Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic—the novel of forbidden love that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. They escaped their mother’s hellish trap years ago, but a cruel history of lies and deceit has come full circle… The forbidden love that blossomed when Cathy and Christopher were held captive in Foxworth Hall is one the Dollanganger family’s darkest secrets. Now, with three grown children and even a new last name, the pair seem to have outlived a twisted legacy. But on their son Bart’s twenty-fifth birthday, when the spiteful and disturbed young man claims his rightful inheritance, the full, shattering truth of their tainted past will be revealed at Foxworth Hall—the place where the nightmare began, and where Christopher and Cathy were once just innocent flowers in the attic…
Yesterday Or Long Ago
Author: Jenni Sauer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734509649
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
"They'd write about her in books she'd never be allowed to read." Rinity Garrick isn't allowed in the Liosi Royal Library, but that hasn't stopped her from sneaking in every chance she gets. It's there she meets Tov, the Librarian whose brown eyes are easier to get lost in than the stories she loves. Things get complicated, however, when Rinity discovers the Librarian is actually the Crown Prince. And his friend, Royal Advisor Gibbs, never seems to be far from the Prince- and seems to have taken an interest in Rinity's best friend. Amya Cole knows better than to set her sights too high- a merchant's son is all she needs to be provided for and still be useful. But the Royal Advisor quickly becomes an unexpected development in those plans. When a mysterious man offers Rinity the opportunity to become the girl the Prince thinks she is, she must decide how far she's willing to go for the answers she wants. Will the girls find their happy ending or bring Liosa down with them as they try to find it? It's Aladdin meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic comedy about finding the love you deserve in the most unexpected places.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734509649
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
"They'd write about her in books she'd never be allowed to read." Rinity Garrick isn't allowed in the Liosi Royal Library, but that hasn't stopped her from sneaking in every chance she gets. It's there she meets Tov, the Librarian whose brown eyes are easier to get lost in than the stories she loves. Things get complicated, however, when Rinity discovers the Librarian is actually the Crown Prince. And his friend, Royal Advisor Gibbs, never seems to be far from the Prince- and seems to have taken an interest in Rinity's best friend. Amya Cole knows better than to set her sights too high- a merchant's son is all she needs to be provided for and still be useful. But the Royal Advisor quickly becomes an unexpected development in those plans. When a mysterious man offers Rinity the opportunity to become the girl the Prince thinks she is, she must decide how far she's willing to go for the answers she wants. Will the girls find their happy ending or bring Liosa down with them as they try to find it? It's Aladdin meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic comedy about finding the love you deserve in the most unexpected places.
Ten Boys who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now
Author: Jane Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The author attempts to interest readers in the history of the Aryan race through stories of boys through the ages.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The author attempts to interest readers in the history of the Aryan race through stories of boys through the ages.
Where Yesterday Lives
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0307568636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
At thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past, so she's less than eager to return to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father's funeral. When she most needs comfort, her husband is distant and her siblings antagonistic -- and the solace an old sweetheart offers is almost too much to resist. In the end, going home to the shores of Little Traverse Bay is an emotional and spiritual journey for Ellen -- a rediscovery of what is truly important and eternal in her life.
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0307568636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
At thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past, so she's less than eager to return to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father's funeral. When she most needs comfort, her husband is distant and her siblings antagonistic -- and the solace an old sweetheart offers is almost too much to resist. In the end, going home to the shores of Little Traverse Bay is an emotional and spiritual journey for Ellen -- a rediscovery of what is truly important and eternal in her life.