Author: Chuck Keeney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781793018625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
My name is Charles, which is the true story of a boy whose life went from pure bliss. To loss, sadness, and danger in a flash of time. When Charles was three years old, his five-year-old sister Jackie, became his surrogate mother, until Jackie's untimely death in a car crash at age fifteen. Charles was thirteen at the time of Jackie's death. His parents were never around to guide him from childhood to adulthood. After his sister's death, his parents moved Charles to California, to start a new life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where his childhood life of horror began he was fighting for his life or running for his life for the next five years. No phone, no tv, radio or mailing address. The schools Charles attended listed him as a transient child. His childhood ended at fourteen years of age. No, Friday night football games, no school dances, no girlfriends and did not go to the Prom which he found out the girl he adored was prom queen. He had to think and act like an adult to survive in the dangerous environment he was living in. When he was not fighting or running, he was begging for food at the grocery store. If not for his unending goal to return to Pueblo, Colorado to be with his girlfriend, Charles would not be alive to tell his story.
My Name Is Charles
Author: Chuck Keeney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781793018625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
My name is Charles, which is the true story of a boy whose life went from pure bliss. To loss, sadness, and danger in a flash of time. When Charles was three years old, his five-year-old sister Jackie, became his surrogate mother, until Jackie's untimely death in a car crash at age fifteen. Charles was thirteen at the time of Jackie's death. His parents were never around to guide him from childhood to adulthood. After his sister's death, his parents moved Charles to California, to start a new life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where his childhood life of horror began he was fighting for his life or running for his life for the next five years. No phone, no tv, radio or mailing address. The schools Charles attended listed him as a transient child. His childhood ended at fourteen years of age. No, Friday night football games, no school dances, no girlfriends and did not go to the Prom which he found out the girl he adored was prom queen. He had to think and act like an adult to survive in the dangerous environment he was living in. When he was not fighting or running, he was begging for food at the grocery store. If not for his unending goal to return to Pueblo, Colorado to be with his girlfriend, Charles would not be alive to tell his story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781793018625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
My name is Charles, which is the true story of a boy whose life went from pure bliss. To loss, sadness, and danger in a flash of time. When Charles was three years old, his five-year-old sister Jackie, became his surrogate mother, until Jackie's untimely death in a car crash at age fifteen. Charles was thirteen at the time of Jackie's death. His parents were never around to guide him from childhood to adulthood. After his sister's death, his parents moved Charles to California, to start a new life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where his childhood life of horror began he was fighting for his life or running for his life for the next five years. No phone, no tv, radio or mailing address. The schools Charles attended listed him as a transient child. His childhood ended at fourteen years of age. No, Friday night football games, no school dances, no girlfriends and did not go to the Prom which he found out the girl he adored was prom queen. He had to think and act like an adult to survive in the dangerous environment he was living in. When he was not fighting or running, he was begging for food at the grocery store. If not for his unending goal to return to Pueblo, Colorado to be with his girlfriend, Charles would not be alive to tell his story.
My Name is Charles Saatchi and I Am an Artoholic
Author: Charles Saatchi
Publisher: Phaidon
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This book brings together the answers to almost 200 questions Charles Saatchi, the world's most influential art collector of the last thirty years, has been asked by journalists and visitors to his gallery. Whether the questions are related to art or his personal life, Saatchi answers them all with disarming and sometimes brutal frankness, creating an entertaining and enlightening portrait of a famously publicity shy man, and offering a unique insight into today's art world.
Publisher: Phaidon
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This book brings together the answers to almost 200 questions Charles Saatchi, the world's most influential art collector of the last thirty years, has been asked by journalists and visitors to his gallery. Whether the questions are related to art or his personal life, Saatchi answers them all with disarming and sometimes brutal frankness, creating an entertaining and enlightening portrait of a famously publicity shy man, and offering a unique insight into today's art world.
Boy with No Name
Author: Charles Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781709481598
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"The Boy with No Name" is the ultimate story of HOPE! I wanted to share my testimony with everyone, to show the world how God can take any underdog, dip him in his blood, and turn him into a champion.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781709481598
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"The Boy with No Name" is the ultimate story of HOPE! I wanted to share my testimony with everyone, to show the world how God can take any underdog, dip him in his blood, and turn him into a champion.
Dance with Me
Author: Charles R. Smith
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763622466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage the reader to wiggle, shake, and twirl to the beat.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763622466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage the reader to wiggle, shake, and twirl to the beat.
Floating Twigs
Author: Charles Tabb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578910628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
It's 1968 in the rural coastline town of Denton, Florida, and the only thing with a tougher life than twelve-year-old Jack Turner is a starving dog named Bones. When they meet while Jack is fishing, Jack knows that he and Bones are meant for each other, and he promises his oft-absent alcoholic parents that he'll somehow get a job to pay for his new dog's food and care. In the process of finding work, Jack meets Hank Pittman, a middle-aged man who lives in a dilapidated school bus at the harbor, and Mrs. Mary Jane Dawson, an eccentric but kind older woman in need of gardening help. As Bones nurses back to health, Hank and Mrs. Dawson become the caring parents Jack never had. But gossip and lies about Jack's growing relationships lead to an attack on Bones' life and questions about Hank's past. When Hank is put on trial for a crime he didn't commit, everything Jack holds dear is set in the balance of that small-town courtroom. Floating Twigs is a timeless coming-of-age story about a boy and his dog, the responsibilities that come with loving others, and how sometimes one small moment can change a life forever.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578910628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
It's 1968 in the rural coastline town of Denton, Florida, and the only thing with a tougher life than twelve-year-old Jack Turner is a starving dog named Bones. When they meet while Jack is fishing, Jack knows that he and Bones are meant for each other, and he promises his oft-absent alcoholic parents that he'll somehow get a job to pay for his new dog's food and care. In the process of finding work, Jack meets Hank Pittman, a middle-aged man who lives in a dilapidated school bus at the harbor, and Mrs. Mary Jane Dawson, an eccentric but kind older woman in need of gardening help. As Bones nurses back to health, Hank and Mrs. Dawson become the caring parents Jack never had. But gossip and lies about Jack's growing relationships lead to an attack on Bones' life and questions about Hank's past. When Hank is put on trial for a crime he didn't commit, everything Jack holds dear is set in the balance of that small-town courtroom. Floating Twigs is a timeless coming-of-age story about a boy and his dog, the responsibilities that come with loving others, and how sometimes one small moment can change a life forever.
You Don't Know Me
Author: Pariya Rostami
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
As humans, our names should remain in everyone’s minds as the real heroes in present in future generations. During a time when surrounding nations were looking into travelling to the moon and space, Pariya Rostami was looking for shelter to hide or a piece of bread for survival. Can people in countries where freedom reigns ever be aware of the hardships, suffering, and dreams buried below the earth that other people have to face? What do they think about the millions of poor and malnourished people that live in other countries? In a country like Iran, you can have the best and look forward to tomorrow, but still have no rights as a woman to live freely. But Rostami has become an angel of salvation to many through the knowledge she’s acquired through pain and suffering. She has a powerful touch that can heal many wounds and words to light a path to living free. She will continue to fight to defend humanity and her rights as a woman, even though writing these truths about her past could dig her own grave. About the Author Pariya Rostami has much love to give. She believes the world would be much more beautiful if we learned how to be kind and give happiness as a free gift to others without judgments or expectations. She learned to respect people’s beliefs and love them as a human first rather than rely on what they own, where they live, how much money they have, or what their race is. Her greatest desire is to put a smile on people’s faces who deserve it.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
As humans, our names should remain in everyone’s minds as the real heroes in present in future generations. During a time when surrounding nations were looking into travelling to the moon and space, Pariya Rostami was looking for shelter to hide or a piece of bread for survival. Can people in countries where freedom reigns ever be aware of the hardships, suffering, and dreams buried below the earth that other people have to face? What do they think about the millions of poor and malnourished people that live in other countries? In a country like Iran, you can have the best and look forward to tomorrow, but still have no rights as a woman to live freely. But Rostami has become an angel of salvation to many through the knowledge she’s acquired through pain and suffering. She has a powerful touch that can heal many wounds and words to light a path to living free. She will continue to fight to defend humanity and her rights as a woman, even though writing these truths about her past could dig her own grave. About the Author Pariya Rostami has much love to give. She believes the world would be much more beautiful if we learned how to be kind and give happiness as a free gift to others without judgments or expectations. She learned to respect people’s beliefs and love them as a human first rather than rely on what they own, where they live, how much money they have, or what their race is. Her greatest desire is to put a smile on people’s faces who deserve it.
The Last of the Name
Author: Charles McGlinchey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Charles McGlinchey (1861-1954) lived his entire life on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal. On winter evenings in the 1940s and 50s, McGlinchy would visit friend Patrick Kavanagh and talk about his life and times. Kavanagh wrote down McGlinchey's words in their entirety.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Charles McGlinchey (1861-1954) lived his entire life on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal. On winter evenings in the 1940s and 50s, McGlinchy would visit friend Patrick Kavanagh and talk about his life and times. Kavanagh wrote down McGlinchey's words in their entirety.
A Beautiful Blue Death
Author: Charles Finch
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429955333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and P.G. Wodehouse, Charles Finch's debut mystery A Beautiful Blue Death introduces a wonderfully appealing gentleman detective in Victorian London who investigates crime as a diversion from his life of leisure. Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery. Prudence Smith, one of Jane's former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a rare and deadly poison. The grand house where the girl worked is full of suspects, and though Prue had dabbled with the hearts of more than a few men, Lenox is baffled by the motive for the girl's death. When another body turns up during the London season's most fashionable ball, Lenox must untangle a web of loyalties and animosities. Was it jealousy that killed Prudence Smith? Or was it something else entirely? And can Lenox find the answer before the killer strikes again—this time, disturbingly close to home?
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429955333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and P.G. Wodehouse, Charles Finch's debut mystery A Beautiful Blue Death introduces a wonderfully appealing gentleman detective in Victorian London who investigates crime as a diversion from his life of leisure. Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery. Prudence Smith, one of Jane's former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a rare and deadly poison. The grand house where the girl worked is full of suspects, and though Prue had dabbled with the hearts of more than a few men, Lenox is baffled by the motive for the girl's death. When another body turns up during the London season's most fashionable ball, Lenox must untangle a web of loyalties and animosities. Was it jealousy that killed Prudence Smith? Or was it something else entirely? And can Lenox find the answer before the killer strikes again—this time, disturbingly close to home?
Send Down the Rain
Author: Charles Martin
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718084764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Can two people brought together by desperate circumstances help one another heal, and maybe even begin a new life? New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin’s Send Down the Rain answers the questions of what it means—and what level of sacrifice it takes—to truly love someone. Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family’s beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida’s Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope, she shudders to contemplate the future—until a cherished person from her past returns. Joseph has been adrift for many years, wounded in both body and spirit and unable to come to terms with the trauma of his Vietnam War experiences. Just as he resolves to abandon his search for peace and live alone in a remote cabin in the Carolina mountains, he discovers a mother and her two small children lost in the forest. A man of character and strength, he instinctively steps in to help them get back to their home in Florida. There he will return to his own hometown—and witness the accident that launches a bittersweet reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Allie. When Joseph offers to help Allie rebuild her restaurant, it seems the flame may reignite—until a forty-five-year-old secret begins to emerge, threatening to destroy all hope for their second chance at love. Send Down the Rain will take you on a journey that spans the sweltering migrant worker routes of south Florida, muddy battlefields of Vietnam, thickets of northwest North Carolina, and the idyllic shores of America’s most beautiful beach (Cape San Blas). At the story’s center lies the question: What does it mean—and what level of sacrifice does it take—to truly love someone? Praise for Send Down the Rain: “Charles Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers.”—Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author Full-length, stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by bestselling author Charles Martin: The Mountain Between Us, Chasing Fireflies, When Crickets Cry, and The Letter Keeper
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718084764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Can two people brought together by desperate circumstances help one another heal, and maybe even begin a new life? New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin’s Send Down the Rain answers the questions of what it means—and what level of sacrifice it takes—to truly love someone. Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family’s beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida’s Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope, she shudders to contemplate the future—until a cherished person from her past returns. Joseph has been adrift for many years, wounded in both body and spirit and unable to come to terms with the trauma of his Vietnam War experiences. Just as he resolves to abandon his search for peace and live alone in a remote cabin in the Carolina mountains, he discovers a mother and her two small children lost in the forest. A man of character and strength, he instinctively steps in to help them get back to their home in Florida. There he will return to his own hometown—and witness the accident that launches a bittersweet reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Allie. When Joseph offers to help Allie rebuild her restaurant, it seems the flame may reignite—until a forty-five-year-old secret begins to emerge, threatening to destroy all hope for their second chance at love. Send Down the Rain will take you on a journey that spans the sweltering migrant worker routes of south Florida, muddy battlefields of Vietnam, thickets of northwest North Carolina, and the idyllic shores of America’s most beautiful beach (Cape San Blas). At the story’s center lies the question: What does it mean—and what level of sacrifice does it take—to truly love someone? Praise for Send Down the Rain: “Charles Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers.”—Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author Full-length, stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by bestselling author Charles Martin: The Mountain Between Us, Chasing Fireflies, When Crickets Cry, and The Letter Keeper
The Life of Charles the First
Author: Charles Wheeler Coit
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description