Author: Scott Graham
Publisher: Torrey House Press
ISBN: 1948814471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"A confluence of thrills, history, and mystery as twisty as the Colorado River." —MICKI BROWNING, author of Shadow Ridge When suspicious deaths befall a whitewater rafting expedition through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family recognize evil intent lies behind the tragedies. They must risk their lives and act before the murderer makes an already deadly journey on the Colorado River through Utah's red rock wilderness even deadlier—or turns on them instead.
Canyonlands Carnage
Author: Scott Graham
Publisher: Torrey House Press
ISBN: 1948814471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"A confluence of thrills, history, and mystery as twisty as the Colorado River." —MICKI BROWNING, author of Shadow Ridge When suspicious deaths befall a whitewater rafting expedition through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family recognize evil intent lies behind the tragedies. They must risk their lives and act before the murderer makes an already deadly journey on the Colorado River through Utah's red rock wilderness even deadlier—or turns on them instead.
Publisher: Torrey House Press
ISBN: 1948814471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"A confluence of thrills, history, and mystery as twisty as the Colorado River." —MICKI BROWNING, author of Shadow Ridge When suspicious deaths befall a whitewater rafting expedition through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family recognize evil intent lies behind the tragedies. They must risk their lives and act before the murderer makes an already deadly journey on the Colorado River through Utah's red rock wilderness even deadlier—or turns on them instead.
Be Nice to Spiders
Author: Margaret Bloy Graham
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060220732
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When Billy left his pet spider, Helen, at the Zoo, the animals suddenly became happy and contented. The lions snoozed all day long, the elephants enjoyed their baths, and the zebras ate their hay in peace -- all because Helen was spinning webs and catching flies. But one day Helen's webs were swept away. The Keeper had the cages cleaned for the Mayor's inspection tour. Soon the flies were back again and the animals were miserable once more. But not for long... Children will be fascinated and amused by the way Helen solved the problem and won a permanent place of honor for herself in the Zoo. Margaret Bloy Graham's pictures match the wit and charm of her delightful story.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060220732
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When Billy left his pet spider, Helen, at the Zoo, the animals suddenly became happy and contented. The lions snoozed all day long, the elephants enjoyed their baths, and the zebras ate their hay in peace -- all because Helen was spinning webs and catching flies. But one day Helen's webs were swept away. The Keeper had the cages cleaned for the Mayor's inspection tour. Soon the flies were back again and the animals were miserable once more. But not for long... Children will be fascinated and amused by the way Helen solved the problem and won a permanent place of honor for herself in the Zoo. Margaret Bloy Graham's pictures match the wit and charm of her delightful story.
Personal History
Author: Katharine Graham
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1474610269
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
As seen in the new movie The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep, here is the captivating, inside story of the woman who piloted the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media. In this bestselling and widely acclaimed memoir, Katharine Graham, the woman who piloted the Washington Post through the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, tells her story - one that is extraordinary both for the events it encompasses and for the courage, candour and dignity of its telling. Here is the awkward child who grew up amid material wealth and emotional isolation; the young bride who watched her brilliant, charismatic husband - a confidant to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson - plunge into the mental illness that would culminate in his suicide. And here is the widow who shook off her grief and insecurity to take on a president and a pressman's union as she entered the profane boys' club of the newspaper business. As timely now as ever, Personal History is an exemplary record of our history and of the woman who played such a shaping role within them, discovering her own strength and sense of self as she confronted - and mastered - the personal and professional crises of her fascinating life.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1474610269
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
As seen in the new movie The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep, here is the captivating, inside story of the woman who piloted the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media. In this bestselling and widely acclaimed memoir, Katharine Graham, the woman who piloted the Washington Post through the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, tells her story - one that is extraordinary both for the events it encompasses and for the courage, candour and dignity of its telling. Here is the awkward child who grew up amid material wealth and emotional isolation; the young bride who watched her brilliant, charismatic husband - a confidant to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson - plunge into the mental illness that would culminate in his suicide. And here is the widow who shook off her grief and insecurity to take on a president and a pressman's union as she entered the profane boys' club of the newspaper business. As timely now as ever, Personal History is an exemplary record of our history and of the woman who played such a shaping role within them, discovering her own strength and sense of self as she confronted - and mastered - the personal and professional crises of her fascinating life.
A Measure of Peace
Author: Margaret Graham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708993651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708993651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
The Storm Book
Author: Charlotte Zolotow
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064431940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064431940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.
Somewhere Over England
Author: Margaret Graham
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448183081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A heart-wrenching wartime novel of shame, betrayal, loyalty and love. Previously published as A Fragment of Time. In England in the 1930s, eighteen-year-old Helen Carstairs braves the prejudice of friends and family to marry Heine, a young German photographer who has fled the growing horror of the Nazis. But the storm clouds are gathering in Europe. When fighting breaks out Heine is interned, their small son is evacuated and Helen is left to face the Blitz alone. And the agony of war threatens to divide a family already tormented by conflicting passions of loyalty, shame, betrayal – and love.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448183081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A heart-wrenching wartime novel of shame, betrayal, loyalty and love. Previously published as A Fragment of Time. In England in the 1930s, eighteen-year-old Helen Carstairs braves the prejudice of friends and family to marry Heine, a young German photographer who has fled the growing horror of the Nazis. But the storm clouds are gathering in Europe. When fighting breaks out Heine is interned, their small son is evacuated and Helen is left to face the Blitz alone. And the agony of war threatens to divide a family already tormented by conflicting passions of loyalty, shame, betrayal – and love.
A House Divided
Author: Margaret Graham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750544054
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Evie and her family have struggled to keep Easterleigh Hall, now a hotel, running during the depression, and with war looming, she worries for the children, who have to find their way in a changing world. Bridie is becoming a talented chef. Her cousin James has run away to fight in Spain. And Tim, the boy Bridie has always loved, shocks everyone by joining the Black Shirts and going to Germany. Heartbroken at Tim¿s defection, Bridie isn¿t sure she can ever forgive him. But somehow they must find a way to reconcile, because if war does come, they will need each other more than ever¿
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750544054
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Evie and her family have struggled to keep Easterleigh Hall, now a hotel, running during the depression, and with war looming, she worries for the children, who have to find their way in a changing world. Bridie is becoming a talented chef. Her cousin James has run away to fight in Spain. And Tim, the boy Bridie has always loved, shocks everyone by joining the Black Shirts and going to Germany. Heartbroken at Tim¿s defection, Bridie isn¿t sure she can ever forgive him. But somehow they must find a way to reconcile, because if war does come, they will need each other more than ever¿
Benjy's Dog House
Author: Margaret Bloy Graham
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140502190
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140502190
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Trailblazers
Author: Carolyn Collins
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 1743056907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Australia's first female prime minister. The country's first female judge. The first woman to win the Archibald Prize for portraiture. Australia's first female chief diplomat. The nation's first female winemaker. These women were all trailblazers, but they have something else in common - every one of them was South Australian. And they are just a handful of the 100 remarkable women whose stories are told in this beautiful book, illustrated with hundreds of photographs. Written by historian Carolyn Collins and journalist Roy Eccleston, Trailblazers shines a light on the lives of these extraordinary women whose feats inspired their state, nation and, often enough, the world. Now they can inspire a whole new generation.
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 1743056907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Australia's first female prime minister. The country's first female judge. The first woman to win the Archibald Prize for portraiture. Australia's first female chief diplomat. The nation's first female winemaker. These women were all trailblazers, but they have something else in common - every one of them was South Australian. And they are just a handful of the 100 remarkable women whose stories are told in this beautiful book, illustrated with hundreds of photographs. Written by historian Carolyn Collins and journalist Roy Eccleston, Trailblazers shines a light on the lives of these extraordinary women whose feats inspired their state, nation and, often enough, the world. Now they can inspire a whole new generation.
Notes and Queries
Author: William Henry Egle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description