Author: Jack London
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140183582
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Stories deal with injustice, greed, brutality, materialism, the unconscious, and the harshness of nature.
Tales of the Pacific
Author: Jack London
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140183582
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Stories deal with injustice, greed, brutality, materialism, the unconscious, and the harshness of nature.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140183582
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Stories deal with injustice, greed, brutality, materialism, the unconscious, and the harshness of nature.
The Pacific and Other Stories
Author: Mark Helprin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101644338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of Winter's Tale, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly The Pacific and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Mark Helprin's signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101644338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of Winter's Tale, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly The Pacific and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Mark Helprin's signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.
South Pacific Tales - Legends and Myths from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island (Folklore History Series)
Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1446549518
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
The island nations of the South Pacific have an incredible oral history, their folklore and myths past down through the generations. This book is a fantastic collection of stories from such a vast area as the south pacific but share a common heritage. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1446549518
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
The island nations of the South Pacific have an incredible oral history, their folklore and myths past down through the generations. This book is a fantastic collection of stories from such a vast area as the south pacific but share a common heritage. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Tales of the Tikongs
Author: Epeli Hau‘ofa
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824815943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
In this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, "simple" villagers, corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau‘ofa displays his wit and range of comic resource, amply exercising what one reviewer called his “gift of seeing absurdity clearly."
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824815943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
In this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, "simple" villagers, corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau‘ofa displays his wit and range of comic resource, amply exercising what one reviewer called his “gift of seeing absurdity clearly."
Tales of the South Pacific
Author: James A. Michener
Publisher: G K Hall & Company
ISBN: 9780816132638
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
The people and beauty of the South Pacific's coral islands are viewed through the eyes of a young naval lieutenant
Publisher: G K Hall & Company
ISBN: 9780816132638
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
The people and beauty of the South Pacific's coral islands are viewed through the eyes of a young naval lieutenant
Pacific Island Legends
Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.
Tales of the Pacific
Author: Jack London
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Stories deal with injustice, greed, brutality, materialism, the unconscious, and the harshness of nature.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Stories deal with injustice, greed, brutality, materialism, the unconscious, and the harshness of nature.
First Fish, First People
Author: Judith Roche
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 9780774806862
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This collection brings together writers from two continents and four countries whose traditional cultures are based on Pacific wild salmon. 72 duotone photos. Line drawings. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 9780774806862
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This collection brings together writers from two continents and four countries whose traditional cultures are based on Pacific wild salmon. 72 duotone photos. Line drawings. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Tales of the South Pacific
Author: James Albert Michener
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN:
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
" Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war. Mr. Michener is a born story-teller." THE NEW YORK TIMESWinner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for FictionEnter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise.
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN:
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
" Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war. Mr. Michener is a born story-teller." THE NEW YORK TIMESWinner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for FictionEnter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise.
Pacific Rim: Tales From The Drift
Author: Travis Beacham
Publisher: Legendary Comics
ISBN: 1681160269
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
JAEGERS POWERING UP. KAIJUS RISING. THE EPIC ADVENTURE CONTINUES. Following the best-selling graphic novel Tales from Year Zero, Legendary takes you back to the frontlines of a larger-than-life battleground with Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift, the official new comic series presented by Guillermo del Toro and Pacific Rim screenwriter Travis Beacham. Jaeger warriors do battle with all-new Kaiju creatures in this thrilling continuation of the Pacific Rim Universe. The series comes from writer Joshua Fialkov (The Bunker, Doctor Who) and features artwork by Marcos Marz (Batman Confidential, Blackest Night: JSA). From the Trade Paperback edition.
Publisher: Legendary Comics
ISBN: 1681160269
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
JAEGERS POWERING UP. KAIJUS RISING. THE EPIC ADVENTURE CONTINUES. Following the best-selling graphic novel Tales from Year Zero, Legendary takes you back to the frontlines of a larger-than-life battleground with Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift, the official new comic series presented by Guillermo del Toro and Pacific Rim screenwriter Travis Beacham. Jaeger warriors do battle with all-new Kaiju creatures in this thrilling continuation of the Pacific Rim Universe. The series comes from writer Joshua Fialkov (The Bunker, Doctor Who) and features artwork by Marcos Marz (Batman Confidential, Blackest Night: JSA). From the Trade Paperback edition.