Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906367244
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally written in 1933, this classic sea adventure tells of theBlackgauntletand her homeward-bound race from China to London. Disaster strikes when the ship is struck at night by a passing steamer—only half of the crew manages to escape to the lifeboat while the others perish. Cruiser, the 22-year-old second mate who has always longed to be captain, takes command of the survivors as they plan to sail 700 miles to the island of Fayal. Cruiser and his crew battle all odds, including sharks, potential mutiny, a leaky boat, too few provisions, and the sea herself, in this taut and haunting narrative.
The Bird of Dawning
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906367244
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally written in 1933, this classic sea adventure tells of theBlackgauntletand her homeward-bound race from China to London. Disaster strikes when the ship is struck at night by a passing steamer—only half of the crew manages to escape to the lifeboat while the others perish. Cruiser, the 22-year-old second mate who has always longed to be captain, takes command of the survivors as they plan to sail 700 miles to the island of Fayal. Cruiser and his crew battle all odds, including sharks, potential mutiny, a leaky boat, too few provisions, and the sea herself, in this taut and haunting narrative.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906367244
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally written in 1933, this classic sea adventure tells of theBlackgauntletand her homeward-bound race from China to London. Disaster strikes when the ship is struck at night by a passing steamer—only half of the crew manages to escape to the lifeboat while the others perish. Cruiser, the 22-year-old second mate who has always longed to be captain, takes command of the survivors as they plan to sail 700 miles to the island of Fayal. Cruiser and his crew battle all odds, including sharks, potential mutiny, a leaky boat, too few provisions, and the sea herself, in this taut and haunting narrative.
The Boy with a Bird in His Chest
Author: Emme Lund
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982171944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize A “poignantly rendered and illuminating” (The Washington Post) coming-of-age story about “the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect” (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night. Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail emerged between Owen’s ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world. After a decade spent in isolation, Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors and his life is upended forever. Suddenly, he is forced to flee the home that had once felt so confining and hide in plain sight with his uncle and cousin in Washington. There, he feels the joy of finding a family among friends; of sharing the bird in his chest and being embraced fully; of falling in love and feeling the devastating heartbreak of rejection before finding a spark of happiness in the most unexpected place; of living his truth regardless of how hard the thieves of joy may try to tear him down. But the threat of the Army of Acronyms is a constant, looming presence, making Owen wonder if he’ll ever find a way out of the cycle of fear. “An honest celebration of life and everything we need right now in a book” (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author), The Boy with a Bird in His Chest grapples with the fear, depression, and feelings of isolation that come with believing that we will never be loved for who we truly are and learning to live fully and openly regardless.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982171944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize A “poignantly rendered and illuminating” (The Washington Post) coming-of-age story about “the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect” (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night. Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail emerged between Owen’s ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world. After a decade spent in isolation, Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors and his life is upended forever. Suddenly, he is forced to flee the home that had once felt so confining and hide in plain sight with his uncle and cousin in Washington. There, he feels the joy of finding a family among friends; of sharing the bird in his chest and being embraced fully; of falling in love and feeling the devastating heartbreak of rejection before finding a spark of happiness in the most unexpected place; of living his truth regardless of how hard the thieves of joy may try to tear him down. But the threat of the Army of Acronyms is a constant, looming presence, making Owen wonder if he’ll ever find a way out of the cycle of fear. “An honest celebration of life and everything we need right now in a book” (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author), The Boy with a Bird in His Chest grapples with the fear, depression, and feelings of isolation that come with believing that we will never be loved for who we truly are and learning to live fully and openly regardless.
The birds of Aristophanes
Author: Aristophanes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Dawning of the Raj
Author: Jeremy Bernstein
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Warren Hastings, Britain's first governor-elect of India, was in the 18th century the person most responsible for the creation of British rule in India, according to the author. Hastings' eventual and dramatic impeachment forms the conclusion to Bernstein's unusual and powerful narrative. 12 illustrations.
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Warren Hastings, Britain's first governor-elect of India, was in the 18th century the person most responsible for the creation of British rule in India, according to the author. Hastings' eventual and dramatic impeachment forms the conclusion to Bernstein's unusual and powerful narrative. 12 illustrations.
The Feathery Tribe
Author: Daniel Lewis
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300183453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Long forgotten, the Smithsonian Institution's first curator of birds, Robert Ridgway, is one of America's most important scientists. This book centers itself around a biographical treatment of Ridgway, but even more important considers what it meant to be a professional and an amateur in biology in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and shows how the field of ornithology was professionalized as evolutionary theory made its mark on the study of birds"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300183453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Long forgotten, the Smithsonian Institution's first curator of birds, Robert Ridgway, is one of America's most important scientists. This book centers itself around a biographical treatment of Ridgway, but even more important considers what it meant to be a professional and an amateur in biology in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and shows how the field of ornithology was professionalized as evolutionary theory made its mark on the study of birds"--Provided by publisher.
The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Homilies for the Whole Community
Author: Michael T. Hayes
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN: 9781585955343
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"The sixty-four homilies [in year B] contain wonderful reflections for every season and major feast of the Church year. ... Irish-born Father Michael T. Hayes was a priest of the Diocese of Duluth and founder and pastor of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Moose Lake, Minnesota, where he served for seventeen years"--Cover, Yr B.
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN: 9781585955343
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"The sixty-four homilies [in year B] contain wonderful reflections for every season and major feast of the Church year. ... Irish-born Father Michael T. Hayes was a priest of the Diocese of Duluth and founder and pastor of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Moose Lake, Minnesota, where he served for seventeen years"--Cover, Yr B.
On Beckett
Author: S. E. Gontarski
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1783081546
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
“On Beckett: Essays and Criticism” is the first collection of writings about the Nobel Prize–winning author that covers the entire spectrum of his work, and also affords a rare glimpse of the private Beckett. More has been written about Samuel Beckett than about any other writer of this century – countless books and articles dealing with him are in print, and the progression continues geometrically. “On Beckett” brings together some of the most perceptive writings from the vast amount of scrutiny that has been lavished on the man; in addition to widely read essays there are contributions from more obscure sources, viewpoints not frequently seen. Together they allow the reader to enter the world of a writer whose work has left an impact on the consciousness of our time perhaps unmatched by that of any other recent creative imagination.
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1783081546
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
“On Beckett: Essays and Criticism” is the first collection of writings about the Nobel Prize–winning author that covers the entire spectrum of his work, and also affords a rare glimpse of the private Beckett. More has been written about Samuel Beckett than about any other writer of this century – countless books and articles dealing with him are in print, and the progression continues geometrically. “On Beckett” brings together some of the most perceptive writings from the vast amount of scrutiny that has been lavished on the man; in addition to widely read essays there are contributions from more obscure sources, viewpoints not frequently seen. Together they allow the reader to enter the world of a writer whose work has left an impact on the consciousness of our time perhaps unmatched by that of any other recent creative imagination.
The Comedies of Aristophanes: The peace. The birds
Author: Aristophanes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
A Concordance to the Plays of Shakespeare
Author: William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description