Author: A. J. Ciulla
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059527689X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ghetto is a word with unflattering connotations. To us young who knew no other world but our Little Italy, it was a wonderland with Marde Gras everyday. It was Papa who made it so.
Papa Was A Riot
Author: A. J. Ciulla
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059527689X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ghetto is a word with unflattering connotations. To us young who knew no other world but our Little Italy, it was a wonderland with Marde Gras everyday. It was Papa who made it so.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059527689X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ghetto is a word with unflattering connotations. To us young who knew no other world but our Little Italy, it was a wonderland with Marde Gras everyday. It was Papa who made it so.
Cabbages and Kings
Author: A. Ciulla
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595466087
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Andrew Ciulla hadn't intended to spend most of his life as a freelance writer at age 18 after high school. He entered an art school to learn to paint like the davincis and bottcellis of Italy's golden age of art. This volume titled Cabbages and Kings is sort of a quick review of what Andrew Ciulla has been up to these years. His injection of eighteen poems to the eighteen short stories makes this a good book to have in everybody's library. Sort of two books in one.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595466087
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Andrew Ciulla hadn't intended to spend most of his life as a freelance writer at age 18 after high school. He entered an art school to learn to paint like the davincis and bottcellis of Italy's golden age of art. This volume titled Cabbages and Kings is sort of a quick review of what Andrew Ciulla has been up to these years. His injection of eighteen poems to the eighteen short stories makes this a good book to have in everybody's library. Sort of two books in one.
Future Warning
Author: Gerald Walther
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 161862864X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
I tried to rise up but couldn't. I was tied to the table and couldn't move. Where on earth could this be? I started to squirm a little, trying to move. I was totally secured to the table. I was coming out of the anesthesia more and started looking around the room as best I could. The room was all white and real clean. My head was secured, and I could only move my eyes to see...Nothing made sense. Where am I? Did I die? Is this heaven? Or did I not make it to heaven? That disk in the south pasture—could that have anything to do with it? All I remember was looking at that glowing disk and then waking up here... I kept my eyes closed, not wanting them to know I was awake until I could figure this out in my mind. I heard a soft feminine voice say, 'David, are you awake?' The last thing West Texas rancher David McKenzie remembers is a flying saucer hovering over his pasture. He wakes up to find himself face-to-face with an alien. But when Clair, his captor, shows him his own photo album of his family, he's in for an even bigger shock. This strange-looking creature is his granddaughter, seven generations into the future! Clair quickly fills him in on the dire situation of the earth in her time. Criminals run free, food and oxygen are in limited supply, and the government is corrupt. Time is running out for his descendants, and they have chosen David for a seemingly impossible task: to save the human race. David returns home, ready for action. There's only one problem. Who's going to believe him? Heed this Future Warning, and you could save the world too!
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 161862864X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
I tried to rise up but couldn't. I was tied to the table and couldn't move. Where on earth could this be? I started to squirm a little, trying to move. I was totally secured to the table. I was coming out of the anesthesia more and started looking around the room as best I could. The room was all white and real clean. My head was secured, and I could only move my eyes to see...Nothing made sense. Where am I? Did I die? Is this heaven? Or did I not make it to heaven? That disk in the south pasture—could that have anything to do with it? All I remember was looking at that glowing disk and then waking up here... I kept my eyes closed, not wanting them to know I was awake until I could figure this out in my mind. I heard a soft feminine voice say, 'David, are you awake?' The last thing West Texas rancher David McKenzie remembers is a flying saucer hovering over his pasture. He wakes up to find himself face-to-face with an alien. But when Clair, his captor, shows him his own photo album of his family, he's in for an even bigger shock. This strange-looking creature is his granddaughter, seven generations into the future! Clair quickly fills him in on the dire situation of the earth in her time. Criminals run free, food and oxygen are in limited supply, and the government is corrupt. Time is running out for his descendants, and they have chosen David for a seemingly impossible task: to save the human race. David returns home, ready for action. There's only one problem. Who's going to believe him? Heed this Future Warning, and you could save the world too!
Godsent
Author: Richard Burton
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 161145851X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Kate Skylar is an ordinary seventeen-year-old with an extraordinary destiny. A virgin, Kate suddenly finds herself pregnant with what she believes is the Son of God. But the Catholic Church is convinced Kate is carrying the Antichrist and, assisted by an artificial intelligence known as Grand Inquisitor, will stop at nothing to kill Ethan, her son. Ethan’s only protection is Conversatio, a secret organization dedicated to the Second Coming—which may have its own dark agenda. As Ethan grows up in anonymity, ignorant of his true identity and not knowing whom to trust, he must come to terms with his miraculous abilities and make a fateful choice that will determine the future of all mankind. And for Kate, an equally difficult struggle looms, as well as a mother’s devastating choice. Godsent is a wild religious thriller, a page-turner that keeps you guessing until the very last page. Burton, in his fiction debut, crafts a tightly-wound narrative with a heart-pounding plot and emotional resonance that will ring true to anyone with children of their own, all while the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 161145851X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Kate Skylar is an ordinary seventeen-year-old with an extraordinary destiny. A virgin, Kate suddenly finds herself pregnant with what she believes is the Son of God. But the Catholic Church is convinced Kate is carrying the Antichrist and, assisted by an artificial intelligence known as Grand Inquisitor, will stop at nothing to kill Ethan, her son. Ethan’s only protection is Conversatio, a secret organization dedicated to the Second Coming—which may have its own dark agenda. As Ethan grows up in anonymity, ignorant of his true identity and not knowing whom to trust, he must come to terms with his miraculous abilities and make a fateful choice that will determine the future of all mankind. And for Kate, an equally difficult struggle looms, as well as a mother’s devastating choice. Godsent is a wild religious thriller, a page-turner that keeps you guessing until the very last page. Burton, in his fiction debut, crafts a tightly-wound narrative with a heart-pounding plot and emotional resonance that will ring true to anyone with children of their own, all while the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
Farewell to Manzanar
Author: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618216208
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War internment.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618216208
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War internment.
Deadly Cure
Author: Lawrence Goldstone
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681776049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A remarkable new historical thriller by New York Times notable mystery author Lawrence Goldstone that evokes the New York City of 1899. In 1899, in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Noah Whitestone is called urgently to his wealthy neighbor’s house to treat a five-year-old boy with a shocking set of symptoms. When the child dies suddenly later that night, Noah is accused by the boy’s regular physician—the powerful and politically connected Dr. Arnold Frias—of prescribing a lethal dose of laudanum. To prove his innocence, Noah must investigate the murder—for it must be murder—and confront the man whom he is convinced is the real killer. His investigation leads him to a reporter for a muckraking magazine and a beautiful radical editor who are convinced that a secret, experimental drug from Germany has caused the death of at least five local children, and possibly many more. Noah is drawn into a dangerous world of drugs, criminals, and politics, which threatens not just his career but also his life. Goldstone weaves a savvy tale of intrigue and stunning twists that incorporates real-life historical figures and events while richly recreating the closing days of the nineteenth century—a time when American might was on the march in the Pacific, medicine was poised to leap into a new era, radical politics threatened the status quo, and the role of women in American society was undergoing profound change.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681776049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A remarkable new historical thriller by New York Times notable mystery author Lawrence Goldstone that evokes the New York City of 1899. In 1899, in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Noah Whitestone is called urgently to his wealthy neighbor’s house to treat a five-year-old boy with a shocking set of symptoms. When the child dies suddenly later that night, Noah is accused by the boy’s regular physician—the powerful and politically connected Dr. Arnold Frias—of prescribing a lethal dose of laudanum. To prove his innocence, Noah must investigate the murder—for it must be murder—and confront the man whom he is convinced is the real killer. His investigation leads him to a reporter for a muckraking magazine and a beautiful radical editor who are convinced that a secret, experimental drug from Germany has caused the death of at least five local children, and possibly many more. Noah is drawn into a dangerous world of drugs, criminals, and politics, which threatens not just his career but also his life. Goldstone weaves a savvy tale of intrigue and stunning twists that incorporates real-life historical figures and events while richly recreating the closing days of the nineteenth century—a time when American might was on the march in the Pacific, medicine was poised to leap into a new era, radical politics threatened the status quo, and the role of women in American society was undergoing profound change.
American Rebirth
Author: Norma Jean Lutz
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1607427540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Elise the Actress: Climax of the Civil War (covering the year 1865), Janie’s Freedom: African-Americans in the Aftermath of the Civil War (1867), Rachel and the Riot: The Labor Movement Divides a Family (1889), and Emily Makes a Difference: A Time of Progress and Problems (1893). American Rebirth will transport you back to America’s recovery of the late nineteenth century, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring bonus educational materials such as vocabulary words, time lines, and brief biographies of key historical figures, American Rebirth is ideal for anytime reading and an excellent resource for home schooling.
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1607427540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Elise the Actress: Climax of the Civil War (covering the year 1865), Janie’s Freedom: African-Americans in the Aftermath of the Civil War (1867), Rachel and the Riot: The Labor Movement Divides a Family (1889), and Emily Makes a Difference: A Time of Progress and Problems (1893). American Rebirth will transport you back to America’s recovery of the late nineteenth century, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring bonus educational materials such as vocabulary words, time lines, and brief biographies of key historical figures, American Rebirth is ideal for anytime reading and an excellent resource for home schooling.
Sophie’s Diary
Author: Dora Musielak
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 1470471566
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Sophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education to prove that for all prime exponents less than 100 Case I of Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century, Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comes to life through a fictionalized journal that intertwines mathematics with historical descriptions of the brutal events that took place in Paris between 1789 and 1793. This format provides a plausible perspective of how a young Sophie could have learned mathematics on her own—both fascinated by numbers and eager to master tough subjects without a teacher's guidance. Her passion for mathematics is integrated into her personal life as an escape from societal outrage. Sophie's Diary is suitable for a variety of readers—both young and old, mathematicians and novices—who will be inspired and enlightened on a field of study made easy, as told through the intellectual and personal struggles of an exceptional young woman.
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 1470471566
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Sophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education to prove that for all prime exponents less than 100 Case I of Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century, Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comes to life through a fictionalized journal that intertwines mathematics with historical descriptions of the brutal events that took place in Paris between 1789 and 1793. This format provides a plausible perspective of how a young Sophie could have learned mathematics on her own—both fascinated by numbers and eager to master tough subjects without a teacher's guidance. Her passion for mathematics is integrated into her personal life as an escape from societal outrage. Sophie's Diary is suitable for a variety of readers—both young and old, mathematicians and novices—who will be inspired and enlightened on a field of study made easy, as told through the intellectual and personal struggles of an exceptional young woman.
Narrative, Political Unconscious and Racial Violence in Wilmington, North Carolina
Author: Leslie Hossfeld
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113593164X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This work examines the counter-narratives of social actors that may be used as resources to promote and create social change, particularly racial change. A policy implication emanating from this research is to institute an educational component for the North Carolina public school curriculum that addresses the racial violence in Wilmington in 1898. A model syllabus is provided.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113593164X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This work examines the counter-narratives of social actors that may be used as resources to promote and create social change, particularly racial change. A policy implication emanating from this research is to institute an educational component for the North Carolina public school curriculum that addresses the racial violence in Wilmington in 1898. A model syllabus is provided.
Homeland
Author: Barbara Hambly
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553906879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Those who loved Cold Mountain or Geraldine Brooks’s March will embrace and long remember this spellbinding novel of two remarkable women torn apart by conflict, sustained by literature and art, united by friendship and hope. As brother turns against brother in the bloodbath of the Civil War, two young women sacrifice everything but their friendship. Susanna Ashford is the Southerner, living on a plantation surrounded by scarred and blood-soaked battlefields. Cora Poole is the Northerner, on an isolated Maine island, her beloved husband fighting for the Confederacy. Through the letters the two women exchange, they speak of the ordeal of a familiar world torn apart by tragedy. And yet their unique friendship will help mend the fabric of a ravaged nation. The two women write about books and art, about loss and longing, about their future and the future of their country. About love. About being a woman in nineteenth-century America. About the triumphant resilience of the human spirit. Their voices and their stories are delineated in indomitable prose by an award-winning writer who captures in intimate detail a singular moment in time. In Homeland, Barbara Hambly takes readers on a unique odyssey across a landscape treacherous with hardship and hatred. She paints a passionate masterpiece of a friendship that not only transforms our understanding of the most heart-wrenching era of American history but celebrates the power of women to change their world.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553906879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Those who loved Cold Mountain or Geraldine Brooks’s March will embrace and long remember this spellbinding novel of two remarkable women torn apart by conflict, sustained by literature and art, united by friendship and hope. As brother turns against brother in the bloodbath of the Civil War, two young women sacrifice everything but their friendship. Susanna Ashford is the Southerner, living on a plantation surrounded by scarred and blood-soaked battlefields. Cora Poole is the Northerner, on an isolated Maine island, her beloved husband fighting for the Confederacy. Through the letters the two women exchange, they speak of the ordeal of a familiar world torn apart by tragedy. And yet their unique friendship will help mend the fabric of a ravaged nation. The two women write about books and art, about loss and longing, about their future and the future of their country. About love. About being a woman in nineteenth-century America. About the triumphant resilience of the human spirit. Their voices and their stories are delineated in indomitable prose by an award-winning writer who captures in intimate detail a singular moment in time. In Homeland, Barbara Hambly takes readers on a unique odyssey across a landscape treacherous with hardship and hatred. She paints a passionate masterpiece of a friendship that not only transforms our understanding of the most heart-wrenching era of American history but celebrates the power of women to change their world.