Author: Todmorden Writers' Group
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470948850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The second anthology of new writing from the Todmorden Writers' Group. Another opportunity to appreciate the creative talents of a group who have made a name for themselves in competitions both locally and across the nation. Among the eighteen succulent pieces presented in this feast of writing are stories to thrill, poems to chill and fiction that will bring tears of laughter and sorrow. Perfect for dipping or enjoying as a full meal, this compilation has something to appeal to everyone's taste buds.
Wednesday to Come
Author: Renée
Publisher: Victoria University Press
ISBN: 9780864730343
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Four women of four generations in a working class family try to cope with the hardships caused by the 1929 Depression
Publisher: Victoria University Press
ISBN: 9780864730343
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Four women of four generations in a working class family try to cope with the hardships caused by the 1929 Depression
Wednesday Writer 2
Author: Todmorden Writers' Group
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470948850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The second anthology of new writing from the Todmorden Writers' Group. Another opportunity to appreciate the creative talents of a group who have made a name for themselves in competitions both locally and across the nation. Among the eighteen succulent pieces presented in this feast of writing are stories to thrill, poems to chill and fiction that will bring tears of laughter and sorrow. Perfect for dipping or enjoying as a full meal, this compilation has something to appeal to everyone's taste buds.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470948850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The second anthology of new writing from the Todmorden Writers' Group. Another opportunity to appreciate the creative talents of a group who have made a name for themselves in competitions both locally and across the nation. Among the eighteen succulent pieces presented in this feast of writing are stories to thrill, poems to chill and fiction that will bring tears of laughter and sorrow. Perfect for dipping or enjoying as a full meal, this compilation has something to appeal to everyone's taste buds.
Diary of a Football Handicapper
Author: Robert L. Carneiro
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452093245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This journal captures the day-by-day, week-by-week excitement of a fall season spent challenging the sports books of. Reno as the author tries to beat the point spread betting college football. While basically the story of one man, armed with a system, going head to head against the oddsmaker, it is also an ethnography of the sports books of Nevada. The author, a professional anthropologist, presents the mo detailed account ever written of just how sports books operate. How is the point spread made? By whom? How does it change, game by game, in response to the money bet? All this and more is revealed. .. . . . But beyond that here is a very human story of an avid football fan, indulging his passion and his hobby, trying doggedly to outsmart the oddsmaker. Moreover; the book catches the flavor of the gambling scene in Reno, as well as reflecting the color and pageantry of college football.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452093245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This journal captures the day-by-day, week-by-week excitement of a fall season spent challenging the sports books of. Reno as the author tries to beat the point spread betting college football. While basically the story of one man, armed with a system, going head to head against the oddsmaker, it is also an ethnography of the sports books of Nevada. The author, a professional anthropologist, presents the mo detailed account ever written of just how sports books operate. How is the point spread made? By whom? How does it change, game by game, in response to the money bet? All this and more is revealed. .. . . . But beyond that here is a very human story of an avid football fan, indulging his passion and his hobby, trying doggedly to outsmart the oddsmaker. Moreover; the book catches the flavor of the gambling scene in Reno, as well as reflecting the color and pageantry of college football.
The Wednesday Surprise
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395547762
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395547762
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.
Iron Sunrise
Author: Charles Stross
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441012961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
“[Stross] has the ability to superimpose an intriguing take on contemporary events over an imaginative story peopled by bizarre characters.” – The Kansas City Star A G2 star doesn’t just explode—not without outside interference. So the survivors of the planet Moscow, which was annihilated in just such an event, have launched a counterattack against the most likely culprit: the neighboring system of New Dresden. But New Dresden wasn’t responsible, and as the deadly missiles approach their target, Rachel Mansour, agent for the interests of Old Earth, is assigned to find out who was. Opposing her is an unknown—and unimaginable—enemy. At stake is not only the fate of New Dresden but also the very order of the universe. And the one person who knows the identity of that enemy is a disaffected teenager who calls herself Wednesday Shadowmist. But Wednesday has no idea what she knows…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441012961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
“[Stross] has the ability to superimpose an intriguing take on contemporary events over an imaginative story peopled by bizarre characters.” – The Kansas City Star A G2 star doesn’t just explode—not without outside interference. So the survivors of the planet Moscow, which was annihilated in just such an event, have launched a counterattack against the most likely culprit: the neighboring system of New Dresden. But New Dresden wasn’t responsible, and as the deadly missiles approach their target, Rachel Mansour, agent for the interests of Old Earth, is assigned to find out who was. Opposing her is an unknown—and unimaginable—enemy. At stake is not only the fate of New Dresden but also the very order of the universe. And the one person who knows the identity of that enemy is a disaffected teenager who calls herself Wednesday Shadowmist. But Wednesday has no idea what she knows…
Weeping on Wednesday
Author: Ann Purser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101567678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It's all smiles for the series that sweeps up sales-every day of the week. Working mum and owner of a cleaning business, Lois has just hired on the daughter of the Abrahams, an eccentric, reclusive family. But when strange letters and omens put everyone on edge, Lois wonders if the rumors about the Abrahams are the key to a terrible secret.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101567678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It's all smiles for the series that sweeps up sales-every day of the week. Working mum and owner of a cleaning business, Lois has just hired on the daughter of the Abrahams, an eccentric, reclusive family. But when strange letters and omens put everyone on edge, Lois wonders if the rumors about the Abrahams are the key to a terrible secret.
Two Wheels South
Author: Matias Corea
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899559767
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Go on the trip of a lifetime. Two Wheels South shows you how to realize your own journey. Two friends take the motorcycle trip of their life--From Brooklyn to Patagonia. Matias Corea shares his insights on how to prepare, choose the right motorcycle, what to pack, how to plan the route, where to camp and last but not least: How to prepare your mind. Setbacks and breaking down are part of the adventure, but preparation and being on the road teach you the confidence to tackle any problem. Follow Matias Corea and his friend Joel through the American South, Central America over the Darien Gap and beyond, over wooden cracking jungle bridges in Colombia and to dry lake high plateaus in Argentina. Feel the character of the roads and the smell of nature: Riding a motorcycle is one of the purest forms of traveling. After 7 months and 13 countries Matias and Joel have learned a lot while riding down south on their trusty BMW air-cooled G / S overland haulers and are ready to share their experience. Two Wheels South invites you on the experience of a lifetime.
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899559767
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Go on the trip of a lifetime. Two Wheels South shows you how to realize your own journey. Two friends take the motorcycle trip of their life--From Brooklyn to Patagonia. Matias Corea shares his insights on how to prepare, choose the right motorcycle, what to pack, how to plan the route, where to camp and last but not least: How to prepare your mind. Setbacks and breaking down are part of the adventure, but preparation and being on the road teach you the confidence to tackle any problem. Follow Matias Corea and his friend Joel through the American South, Central America over the Darien Gap and beyond, over wooden cracking jungle bridges in Colombia and to dry lake high plateaus in Argentina. Feel the character of the roads and the smell of nature: Riding a motorcycle is one of the purest forms of traveling. After 7 months and 13 countries Matias and Joel have learned a lot while riding down south on their trusty BMW air-cooled G / S overland haulers and are ready to share their experience. Two Wheels South invites you on the experience of a lifetime.
Give Up Worry for Lent!
Author: Gary Zimak
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594718822
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Winner of a third-place award in the backlist beauty category from the Catholic Media Association. Catholic author and self-described “recovering worrier” Gary Zimak combines practical spirituality, daily scripture readings, and simple action steps to help you kick the worry habit as part of your Lenten renewal. He shows you how to let go of the anxiety-producing areas of life in order to find the lasting peace that comes from trusting God. During the season of Lent, Catholics and other Christians frequently give up something they enjoy as a measure of penance or self-discipline—and often fall back into old habits at the first “Alleluia!” In Give Up Worry for Lent!, Zimak offers fellow worriers practical, scripture-centered advice on how to relinquish the need to control the uncontrollable—not just for Lent but for good—and how to find peace in Christ. From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Zimak guides you to ponder a scripture passage and to apply it to your own life by following four simple steps: read reflect respond pray As you continue to meditate on scripture and practice the simple action steps at the end of each reflection, you will find it easier to replace old worries with new messages of hope and to change your life forever.
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594718822
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Winner of a third-place award in the backlist beauty category from the Catholic Media Association. Catholic author and self-described “recovering worrier” Gary Zimak combines practical spirituality, daily scripture readings, and simple action steps to help you kick the worry habit as part of your Lenten renewal. He shows you how to let go of the anxiety-producing areas of life in order to find the lasting peace that comes from trusting God. During the season of Lent, Catholics and other Christians frequently give up something they enjoy as a measure of penance or self-discipline—and often fall back into old habits at the first “Alleluia!” In Give Up Worry for Lent!, Zimak offers fellow worriers practical, scripture-centered advice on how to relinquish the need to control the uncontrollable—not just for Lent but for good—and how to find peace in Christ. From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Zimak guides you to ponder a scripture passage and to apply it to your own life by following four simple steps: read reflect respond pray As you continue to meditate on scripture and practice the simple action steps at the end of each reflection, you will find it easier to replace old worries with new messages of hope and to change your life forever.
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] ...
Author: Connecticut
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The Wednesdays
Author: Julie Bourbeau
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375872868
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Every Wednesday, strange things happen in Max's village. The townsfolk shutter their windows, lock their doors, and hunker down to outwait this plague of peculiarities referred to simply as "the Wednesdays." But Max is too curious for that, and when he accidentally lets the Wednesdays inside, his furious parents cast him out for the rest of the day. Soon he meets the Wednesdays themselves, strange silver-eyed boy-creatures obsessed with playing pranks. Initially he thinks they're quite fun, but they can also be cruel and dangerous. And then Max discovers a terrible secret: he must put an end to the curse of the Wednesdays . . . or become one himself.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375872868
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Every Wednesday, strange things happen in Max's village. The townsfolk shutter their windows, lock their doors, and hunker down to outwait this plague of peculiarities referred to simply as "the Wednesdays." But Max is too curious for that, and when he accidentally lets the Wednesdays inside, his furious parents cast him out for the rest of the day. Soon he meets the Wednesdays themselves, strange silver-eyed boy-creatures obsessed with playing pranks. Initially he thinks they're quite fun, but they can also be cruel and dangerous. And then Max discovers a terrible secret: he must put an end to the curse of the Wednesdays . . . or become one himself.