Author: Robert Gandt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039325478X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
“Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.… One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life.” —Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many were World War II veterans; most of them knowingly violated their nations’ embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. The airmen risked everything—their careers, citizenship, and lives—to fight for Israel. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel’s war of independence stands as one of the most stirring—and little-known—war stories of the past century.
Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
Author: Robert Gandt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039325478X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
“Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.… One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life.” —Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many were World War II veterans; most of them knowingly violated their nations’ embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. The airmen risked everything—their careers, citizenship, and lives—to fight for Israel. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel’s war of independence stands as one of the most stirring—and little-known—war stories of the past century.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039325478X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
“Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.… One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life.” —Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many were World War II veterans; most of them knowingly violated their nations’ embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. The airmen risked everything—their careers, citizenship, and lives—to fight for Israel. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel’s war of independence stands as one of the most stirring—and little-known—war stories of the past century.
Angels in the Sky
Author: Carly Ritt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736782309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
It could be at home or when you're out and about.They watch over you always, of that, there's no doubt.Angels in the Sky invites young readers to honor the memories of the lives of those no longer with us. Follow four families as they celebrate life's moments big and small - from welcoming a new baby to enjoying the first day of spring in their backyard. No matter the occasion, each family is joined by signs from their loved ones in this hopeful and moving story about life after loss.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736782309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
It could be at home or when you're out and about.They watch over you always, of that, there's no doubt.Angels in the Sky invites young readers to honor the memories of the lives of those no longer with us. Follow four families as they celebrate life's moments big and small - from welcoming a new baby to enjoying the first day of spring in their backyard. No matter the occasion, each family is joined by signs from their loved ones in this hopeful and moving story about life after loss.
The House of Broken Angels
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub
Angels & Saints
Author: Eliot Weinberger
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811229874
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811229874
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.
Seeing Angels in the Sky
Author: Robin Bremer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539499756
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Seeing Angels in the Sky, The Lords Decrees" Book 3 is an awesome, powerful, faith building book! It contains pictures of the Angels hidden in the sky along with directions on how to command them by speaking the Lord's Decrees. Learn how to command your angels to do the work of the word FOR you! Walk in health, prosperity, peace and wisdom as you learn how to send your host out to work for you. Each page is filled with decrees you can use to command your angels in every day situations. Take control of your life today by directing your angels to change your life and the life of your loved ones.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539499756
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Seeing Angels in the Sky, The Lords Decrees" Book 3 is an awesome, powerful, faith building book! It contains pictures of the Angels hidden in the sky along with directions on how to command them by speaking the Lord's Decrees. Learn how to command your angels to do the work of the word FOR you! Walk in health, prosperity, peace and wisdom as you learn how to send your host out to work for you. Each page is filled with decrees you can use to command your angels in every day situations. Take control of your life today by directing your angels to change your life and the life of your loved ones.
The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake
Author: Nancy Willard
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785784159
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As she is preparing an angel food cake, three angels drop in for a taste.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785784159
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As she is preparing an angel food cake, three angels drop in for a taste.
Broken Sky
Author: L.A. Weatherly
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474904629
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Welcome to a ‘perfect’ world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. And where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. And in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America, Broken Sky is an exhilarating epic of deception, heartbreak and rebellion.
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474904629
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Welcome to a ‘perfect’ world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. And where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. And in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America, Broken Sky is an exhilarating epic of deception, heartbreak and rebellion.
From Cows to Concrete
Author: Rachel Surls
Publisher: Angel City Press
ISBN: 9781626400313
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
What? Los Angeles was the original wine country of California, leading the state's wine production for more than a century? Los Angeles County was the agricultural center of North America until the 1950s? And where today's freeways soar, cows calmly chewed their cud? How could that be? Los Angeles, the capital of asphalt and Klieg lights, was once a paradise filled with grapevines and bovines, so abundant with Nature's gifts that no one could imagine a more pastoral place? Los Angeles County was the center of an agricultural empire. Today, it is the nation's most populous urban metropolis. What happened? Where did the green go? As Americans connect with gardens, farmers markets, and urban farms, most are unaware that each of these activities have deep roots in Los Angeles, and that the healthy food they savor literally had its roots in L.A. This book is for all who treasure the country's agrarian history.
Publisher: Angel City Press
ISBN: 9781626400313
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
What? Los Angeles was the original wine country of California, leading the state's wine production for more than a century? Los Angeles County was the agricultural center of North America until the 1950s? And where today's freeways soar, cows calmly chewed their cud? How could that be? Los Angeles, the capital of asphalt and Klieg lights, was once a paradise filled with grapevines and bovines, so abundant with Nature's gifts that no one could imagine a more pastoral place? Los Angeles County was the center of an agricultural empire. Today, it is the nation's most populous urban metropolis. What happened? Where did the green go? As Americans connect with gardens, farmers markets, and urban farms, most are unaware that each of these activities have deep roots in Los Angeles, and that the healthy food they savor literally had its roots in L.A. This book is for all who treasure the country's agrarian history.
Angels: God's Messengers and Spirit Army
Author: United Church of God
Publisher: United Church of God
ISBN: 1365952142
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Angels are God’s messengers and His spirit army, and they are very numerous. Make no mistake, angels do exist! They exist to serve “those who will inherit salvation”. But because they are invisible, we tend to forget their role in carrying out God’s purpose and plan. Many angels have been given the duty of serving our needs, and their responsibilities and assignments may change with circumstances. Inside study aid: -- The Origin of the Spirit Realm -- The Vast Multitudes of Heaven’s Armies -- Should We Worship or Pray to Angels? -- Appearing in Human Form -- Did Angels Interbreed With Women to Produce Giants? -- Popular, But Wrong, Ideas About Angels -- Where Did the Idea of Angels as Babies Originate? -- Leading Angels: Michael and Gabriel -- What Is the Origin of Satan and Demons? -- Different Kinds of Angels -- Serving God and Mankind -- Personal Stories of Angelic Encounters
Publisher: United Church of God
ISBN: 1365952142
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Angels are God’s messengers and His spirit army, and they are very numerous. Make no mistake, angels do exist! They exist to serve “those who will inherit salvation”. But because they are invisible, we tend to forget their role in carrying out God’s purpose and plan. Many angels have been given the duty of serving our needs, and their responsibilities and assignments may change with circumstances. Inside study aid: -- The Origin of the Spirit Realm -- The Vast Multitudes of Heaven’s Armies -- Should We Worship or Pray to Angels? -- Appearing in Human Form -- Did Angels Interbreed With Women to Produce Giants? -- Popular, But Wrong, Ideas About Angels -- Where Did the Idea of Angels as Babies Originate? -- Leading Angels: Michael and Gabriel -- What Is the Origin of Satan and Demons? -- Different Kinds of Angels -- Serving God and Mankind -- Personal Stories of Angelic Encounters
Angel Thoughts
Author: Elise Cantrell
Publisher: Shining Lotus Publishing
ISBN: 9780996362481
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
"What do the angels have to tell us about the mysteries of life and all the things that we humans worry about here on the Earth plane? Author Elise Cantrell has received and penned a series of angelic messages which address a multitude of questions and concerns that help fill in the gaps of our human understanding and guide us to live "peace by peace." Artist, Cassy Tully illuminates the angelic advice and words of wisdom that grace each page with her divinely inspired artwork depicting the angels as they have visually revealed themselves to her. Art and inspiration merge together on every page into a masterpiece of heavenly proportions."
Publisher: Shining Lotus Publishing
ISBN: 9780996362481
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
"What do the angels have to tell us about the mysteries of life and all the things that we humans worry about here on the Earth plane? Author Elise Cantrell has received and penned a series of angelic messages which address a multitude of questions and concerns that help fill in the gaps of our human understanding and guide us to live "peace by peace." Artist, Cassy Tully illuminates the angelic advice and words of wisdom that grace each page with her divinely inspired artwork depicting the angels as they have visually revealed themselves to her. Art and inspiration merge together on every page into a masterpiece of heavenly proportions."