Author: George Newman
Publisher: George Newman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This a short story (fiction) about speculative reasons how and why mammoths got extinguished. Also diving a little bit deeper into human psychology and our nature to blame anything else but not ourselves for the rising difficulties in life. The story happened somewhere in Europe right at the end of the Ice Age.
Let's Kill Them!
Author: George Newman
Publisher: George Newman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This a short story (fiction) about speculative reasons how and why mammoths got extinguished. Also diving a little bit deeper into human psychology and our nature to blame anything else but not ourselves for the rising difficulties in life. The story happened somewhere in Europe right at the end of the Ice Age.
Publisher: George Newman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This a short story (fiction) about speculative reasons how and why mammoths got extinguished. Also diving a little bit deeper into human psychology and our nature to blame anything else but not ourselves for the rising difficulties in life. The story happened somewhere in Europe right at the end of the Ice Age.
Let's Kill 'em
Author: Jon Leizman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780761813774
Category : Crowd control
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Leizman, a PhD (in some unnamed field), provides a brief overview and a review of sports literature, then discusses violence in ancient Greek and Roman sports, in early American sports, and in the writings of one or two philosophers; current administrative and legal remedies to violence in American professional sports; his Zen Buddhism/martial arts-based alternative to violent western training models; and several proposals for controlling violence, including limiting consumption of alcohol, reducing noise at games, doing away with mascots, instituting penalties for fighting, and holding professional athletes legally responsible for injuries they inflict. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780761813774
Category : Crowd control
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Leizman, a PhD (in some unnamed field), provides a brief overview and a review of sports literature, then discusses violence in ancient Greek and Roman sports, in early American sports, and in the writings of one or two philosophers; current administrative and legal remedies to violence in American professional sports; his Zen Buddhism/martial arts-based alternative to violent western training models; and several proposals for controlling violence, including limiting consumption of alcohol, reducing noise at games, doing away with mascots, instituting penalties for fighting, and holding professional athletes legally responsible for injuries they inflict. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular culture
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular culture
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Let's Kill Uncle
Author: Rohan O'Grady
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408813807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
When recently-orphaned Barnaby Gaunt is sent to stay with his uncle on a beautiful remote island off the coast of Canada, he is all set to have the perfect summer holiday. Except for one small problem: his uncle is trying to kill him. Heir to a ten-million-dollar fortune, Barnaby tries to tell everyone and anyone that his uncle is after his inheritance, but no one will believe him. That is, until he tells the only other child on the island, Chrissie, who concludes that there is only one way to stop his demonic uncle: Barnaby will just have to kill him first. With the unexpected help of One-Ear, the aged cougar who has tormented the island for years, Chrissie and Barnaby hatch a fool-proof plan. Playful, dark and witty, Let's Kill Uncle is a surprising tale of two ordinary children who conspire to execute an extraordinary murder - and get away with it.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408813807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
When recently-orphaned Barnaby Gaunt is sent to stay with his uncle on a beautiful remote island off the coast of Canada, he is all set to have the perfect summer holiday. Except for one small problem: his uncle is trying to kill him. Heir to a ten-million-dollar fortune, Barnaby tries to tell everyone and anyone that his uncle is after his inheritance, but no one will believe him. That is, until he tells the only other child on the island, Chrissie, who concludes that there is only one way to stop his demonic uncle: Barnaby will just have to kill him first. With the unexpected help of One-Ear, the aged cougar who has tormented the island for years, Chrissie and Barnaby hatch a fool-proof plan. Playful, dark and witty, Let's Kill Uncle is a surprising tale of two ordinary children who conspire to execute an extraordinary murder - and get away with it.
Dutch Treat
Author: Tristan Jones
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"The time is June 1940. Nazi panzer divisions are churning across northern Europe, leaving ruin and demoralization in their wake. A British commando team sneaks into Amsterdam, and right under the nose of the advance units of the Wehrmacht steals the Dutch crown treasure from the Royal Palace and prepares to whisk it back to the safety of England."--Back cover.
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"The time is June 1940. Nazi panzer divisions are churning across northern Europe, leaving ruin and demoralization in their wake. A British commando team sneaks into Amsterdam, and right under the nose of the advance units of the Wehrmacht steals the Dutch crown treasure from the Royal Palace and prepares to whisk it back to the safety of England."--Back cover.
Hornet 33
Author: Ed Denny
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476666091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death. Begun as a series of attempted letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company--"The Hornets"--relates his experience of the war in frank detail. From supporting the 25th Infantry Division's invasion of Cambodia, to flying the lead aircraft in the 101st Airmobile Division's pivotal Operation Lam Son 719 invasion of Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail at LZ Hope, the author recounts the traumatic events of his service from March 1970 to March 1971.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476666091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death. Begun as a series of attempted letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company--"The Hornets"--relates his experience of the war in frank detail. From supporting the 25th Infantry Division's invasion of Cambodia, to flying the lead aircraft in the 101st Airmobile Division's pivotal Operation Lam Son 719 invasion of Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail at LZ Hope, the author recounts the traumatic events of his service from March 1970 to March 1971.
Dune With the Wind
Author: Ian Wood
Publisher: Ian Wood
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A novella. In space, no-one can hear you preen. When the Astolens realize they had lost the election to continue stewardship of planet Asskiss, they refused to accept the election result and began a campaign of lies to cast doubt on it among the gullible. Then, on the fateful Jansix, they attacked, overturning the rightfully-elected Oftraders, and forcing their own rule. It would come down to the androgyne John, the Great White Savior, and his Sandimen counterpart, the androgyne Chani Zuko, she of the Night Fever, to bring salvation to the universe! From the insane author of: Asshat's Fables Baker Street Bar Trek Dire Virgins It's a Wonderful Lie! Macdeath Merde on the Prurient Express Misadventures Mindgame Raw Stars Thoracic Pearl Fallen Condom Urinals
Publisher: Ian Wood
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A novella. In space, no-one can hear you preen. When the Astolens realize they had lost the election to continue stewardship of planet Asskiss, they refused to accept the election result and began a campaign of lies to cast doubt on it among the gullible. Then, on the fateful Jansix, they attacked, overturning the rightfully-elected Oftraders, and forcing their own rule. It would come down to the androgyne John, the Great White Savior, and his Sandimen counterpart, the androgyne Chani Zuko, she of the Night Fever, to bring salvation to the universe! From the insane author of: Asshat's Fables Baker Street Bar Trek Dire Virgins It's a Wonderful Lie! Macdeath Merde on the Prurient Express Misadventures Mindgame Raw Stars Thoracic Pearl Fallen Condom Urinals
Childhood Days in Washington's Time
Author: Florence C. Fox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
George Washington Plays
Author: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Childhood Days in Washington's Time
Author: Florence Cornelia Fox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pageants
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description