Author: Carl A. Brasseaux
Publisher: Lafayette : Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Mainly covers the Acadian dispersal in the United States and Canada.
"Scattered to the Wind"
Author: Carl A. Brasseaux
Publisher: Lafayette : Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Mainly covers the Acadian dispersal in the United States and Canada.
Publisher: Lafayette : Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Mainly covers the Acadian dispersal in the United States and Canada.
Bare Tree and Little Wind
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593234871
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
A lyrical, captivating retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story from National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl, that is sure to become a beloved tradition for families of faith. Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can't wait for Real King to visit. But Little Wind is puzzled when the king doesn't look how he expected. His wise friend Bare Tree helps him learn that sometimes strength is found in sacrifice, and new life can spring up even when all hope seems lost. This story stands apart for its imagination, endearing characters, and how it weaves Old Testament imagery into Holy Week and the promise of Jesus's triumphant return. While the youngest readers will connect to the curious Little Wind, older children and parents will appreciate the layers of meaning and Scriptural references in the story, making it a book families can enjoy together year after year.
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593234871
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
A lyrical, captivating retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story from National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl, that is sure to become a beloved tradition for families of faith. Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can't wait for Real King to visit. But Little Wind is puzzled when the king doesn't look how he expected. His wise friend Bare Tree helps him learn that sometimes strength is found in sacrifice, and new life can spring up even when all hope seems lost. This story stands apart for its imagination, endearing characters, and how it weaves Old Testament imagery into Holy Week and the promise of Jesus's triumphant return. While the youngest readers will connect to the curious Little Wind, older children and parents will appreciate the layers of meaning and Scriptural references in the story, making it a book families can enjoy together year after year.
Scattered Petals (Texas Dreams Book #2)
Author: Amanda Cabot
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1441207392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Longing for adventure, Priscilla Morton leaves Boston and heads for Texas, never dreaming that the adventure she seeks will leave her badly injured and her parents dead. Priscilla is determined to rebuild her life and make a home for herself in the beautiful Hill Country. But the bandits who took her parents' lives also destroyed her hope for the future. Ranch foreman Zachary Webster knows what the future holds for him, and it's not a woman like Priscilla. She deserves a cultured East Coast gentleman, not a cowboy who's haunted by memories of his mistakes. The best thing he can do is leave her alone. When necessity draws them together, Priscilla and Zach begin to forge a life that, like the scattered petals of her childhood, is filled with promise. But then the past intrudes, threatening their very existence.
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1441207392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Longing for adventure, Priscilla Morton leaves Boston and heads for Texas, never dreaming that the adventure she seeks will leave her badly injured and her parents dead. Priscilla is determined to rebuild her life and make a home for herself in the beautiful Hill Country. But the bandits who took her parents' lives also destroyed her hope for the future. Ranch foreman Zachary Webster knows what the future holds for him, and it's not a woman like Priscilla. She deserves a cultured East Coast gentleman, not a cowboy who's haunted by memories of his mistakes. The best thing he can do is leave her alone. When necessity draws them together, Priscilla and Zach begin to forge a life that, like the scattered petals of her childhood, is filled with promise. But then the past intrudes, threatening their very existence.
Introduction to Stellar Winds
Author: Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521595650
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The first comprehensive introduction to the observations and theories of stellar winds; a long-awaited graduate textbook, written by two founders of the field.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521595650
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The first comprehensive introduction to the observations and theories of stellar winds; a long-awaited graduate textbook, written by two founders of the field.
Petitioning the Courts of Heaven During Times of Crisis
Author: Robert Henderson
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768456657
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Courts of Heaven in God's Answer to Crisis!There are times where we don't know what to do, or where to go. As people, we have run out of solutions and we are faced with crisis. Maybe an incurable illness? Perhaps a financial meltdown. Everything from relationship troubles to global uncertainty, crisis impacts everyone.Robert...
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768456657
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Courts of Heaven in God's Answer to Crisis!There are times where we don't know what to do, or where to go. As people, we have run out of solutions and we are faced with crisis. Maybe an incurable illness? Perhaps a financial meltdown. Everything from relationship troubles to global uncertainty, crisis impacts everyone.Robert...
The Aeroplane
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Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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The Toilers of the Sea
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Storm Data
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Category : Storms
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Storms
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
One Life, One Love
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Scattered All Over the Earth
Author: Yoko Tawada
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811229297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A mind-expanding, cheerfully dystopian new novel by Yoko Tawada, winner of the 2022 National Book Award Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as “the land of sushi.” Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian): “homemade language. no country to stay in. three countries I experienced. insufficient space in brain. so made new language. homemade language.” As she searches for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue, Hiruko soon makes new friends. Her troupe travels to France, encountering an umami cooking competition; a dead whale; an ultra-nationalist named Breivik; unrequited love; Kakuzo robots; red herrings; uranium; an Andalusian matador. Episodic and mesmerizing scenes flash vividly along, and soon they’re all next off to Stockholm. With its intrepid band of companions, Scattered All Over the Earth (the first novel of a trilogy) may bring to mind Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or a surreal Wind in the Willows, but really is just another sui generis Yoko Tawada masterwork.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811229297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A mind-expanding, cheerfully dystopian new novel by Yoko Tawada, winner of the 2022 National Book Award Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as “the land of sushi.” Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian): “homemade language. no country to stay in. three countries I experienced. insufficient space in brain. so made new language. homemade language.” As she searches for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue, Hiruko soon makes new friends. Her troupe travels to France, encountering an umami cooking competition; a dead whale; an ultra-nationalist named Breivik; unrequited love; Kakuzo robots; red herrings; uranium; an Andalusian matador. Episodic and mesmerizing scenes flash vividly along, and soon they’re all next off to Stockholm. With its intrepid band of companions, Scattered All Over the Earth (the first novel of a trilogy) may bring to mind Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or a surreal Wind in the Willows, but really is just another sui generis Yoko Tawada masterwork.