Author: Rex Robbins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971963900
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An autobiography of Rex Robbins, influential founder of the American Speed Association. ASA remains one of the most important stock car series in the history of auto racing.
Let's Go Racing!
Author: Rex Robbins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971963900
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An autobiography of Rex Robbins, influential founder of the American Speed Association. ASA remains one of the most important stock car series in the history of auto racing.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971963900
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An autobiography of Rex Robbins, influential founder of the American Speed Association. ASA remains one of the most important stock car series in the history of auto racing.
The Education of Little Tree
Author: Forrest Carter
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826316948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Education of Little Tree has been embedded in controversy since the revelation that the autobiographical story told by Forrest Carter was a complete fabrication. The touching novel, which has entranced readers since it was first published in 1976, has since raised questions, many unanswered, about how this quaint and engaging tale of a young, orphaned boy could have been written by a man whose life was so overtly rooted in hatred. How can this story, now discovered to be fictitious, fill our hearts with so much emotion as we champion Little Tree’s childhood lessons and future successes? The Education of Little Tree tells with poignant grace the story of a boy who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression. “Little Tree,” as his grandparents call him, is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains and taught to respect nature in the Cherokee Way—taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course. Little Tree also learns the often callous ways of white businessmen, sharecroppers, Christians, and politicians. Each vignette, whether frightening, funny, heartwarming, or sad, teaches our protagonist about life, love, nature, work, friendship, and family. A classic of its era and an enduring book for all ages, The Education of Little Tree continues to share important lessons. Little Tree’s story allows us to reflect on the past and look toward the future. It offers us an opportunity to ask ourselves what we have learned and where it will take us.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826316948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Education of Little Tree has been embedded in controversy since the revelation that the autobiographical story told by Forrest Carter was a complete fabrication. The touching novel, which has entranced readers since it was first published in 1976, has since raised questions, many unanswered, about how this quaint and engaging tale of a young, orphaned boy could have been written by a man whose life was so overtly rooted in hatred. How can this story, now discovered to be fictitious, fill our hearts with so much emotion as we champion Little Tree’s childhood lessons and future successes? The Education of Little Tree tells with poignant grace the story of a boy who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression. “Little Tree,” as his grandparents call him, is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains and taught to respect nature in the Cherokee Way—taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course. Little Tree also learns the often callous ways of white businessmen, sharecroppers, Christians, and politicians. Each vignette, whether frightening, funny, heartwarming, or sad, teaches our protagonist about life, love, nature, work, friendship, and family. A classic of its era and an enduring book for all ages, The Education of Little Tree continues to share important lessons. Little Tree’s story allows us to reflect on the past and look toward the future. It offers us an opportunity to ask ourselves what we have learned and where it will take us.
The Dying Game
Author: Asa Avdic
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524705640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A masterly locked-room mystery set in a near-future Orwellian state—for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Dave Eggers’ The Circle, and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Do you live to play? Or play to live? The year is 2037. The Soviet Union never fell, and much of Europe has been consolidated under the totalitarian Union of Friendship. On the tiny island of Isola, seven people have been selected to compete in a forty-eight-hour test for a top-secret intelligence position. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic bureaucrat with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees and a secret that haunts her. Her assignment: to stage her own death and then to observe, from her hiding place inside the walls of the house, how the six other candidates react to the news that a murderer is among them. Who will take control? Who will crack under pressure? But then a storm rolls in, the power goes out, and the real game begins. . . . Combining suspense, unexpected twists, psychological gamesmanship, and a sinister dystopian future, The Dying Game conjures a world in which one woman is forced to ask, “Can I save my life by staging my death?”
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524705640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A masterly locked-room mystery set in a near-future Orwellian state—for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Dave Eggers’ The Circle, and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Do you live to play? Or play to live? The year is 2037. The Soviet Union never fell, and much of Europe has been consolidated under the totalitarian Union of Friendship. On the tiny island of Isola, seven people have been selected to compete in a forty-eight-hour test for a top-secret intelligence position. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic bureaucrat with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees and a secret that haunts her. Her assignment: to stage her own death and then to observe, from her hiding place inside the walls of the house, how the six other candidates react to the news that a murderer is among them. Who will take control? Who will crack under pressure? But then a storm rolls in, the power goes out, and the real game begins. . . . Combining suspense, unexpected twists, psychological gamesmanship, and a sinister dystopian future, The Dying Game conjures a world in which one woman is forced to ask, “Can I save my life by staging my death?”
The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
This Is Our World
Author: Tracey Turner
Publisher: Kingfisher
ISBN: 0753477610
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This Is Our World, written by Tracey Turner, is a colorful celebration of our planet’s cultural and environmental diversity—an unforgettable journey that brings the people, customs, and wildlife of 20 places around the world vividly to life for young readers. Our guides are children who tell us about the animals, plants, and weather that they encounter; the feasts and festivals they enjoy; and the clothes they wear, the way they learn, the languages they speak, and the sports and games they play. The tour is truly global, as we journey from Australia’s desolate Red Centre to bustling New York City, from the windswept Outer Hebrides to the rock houses of Cappadocia in Turkey, via the Amazon rain forest, the Alaskan wilderness, a floating village in Cambodia, and the remote village of Supai, Arizona. This is both a beautiful gift book and a highly-accessible home reference, sure to foster an interest in the wider world, in travel, in diversity, and in conservation. It teaches us that despite its countless languages, customs, and traditions, it really is a small world after all.
Publisher: Kingfisher
ISBN: 0753477610
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This Is Our World, written by Tracey Turner, is a colorful celebration of our planet’s cultural and environmental diversity—an unforgettable journey that brings the people, customs, and wildlife of 20 places around the world vividly to life for young readers. Our guides are children who tell us about the animals, plants, and weather that they encounter; the feasts and festivals they enjoy; and the clothes they wear, the way they learn, the languages they speak, and the sports and games they play. The tour is truly global, as we journey from Australia’s desolate Red Centre to bustling New York City, from the windswept Outer Hebrides to the rock houses of Cappadocia in Turkey, via the Amazon rain forest, the Alaskan wilderness, a floating village in Cambodia, and the remote village of Supai, Arizona. This is both a beautiful gift book and a highly-accessible home reference, sure to foster an interest in the wider world, in travel, in diversity, and in conservation. It teaches us that despite its countless languages, customs, and traditions, it really is a small world after all.
The Big Bang Book
Author: Asa Stahl
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 9781939547644
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduces the concept of the big bang and the immensity of the universe in picture book format.
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 9781939547644
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduces the concept of the big bang and the immensity of the universe in picture book format.
The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal
Author: Stephen Denison Peet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The People's Bible History
Author: George Claude Lorimer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
The People's Bible
Author: Joseph Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The People's Bible Encyclopedia
Author: Charles Randall Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
Book Description