Author: Rachael King
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1869799151
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Adventure tinged with magic when a boy finds a sealskin in a cave in this exciting junior novel. Winner of Esther Glen Medal 2013. While holidaying at his father's house, Jake explores Wellington's wild south coast, with its high cliffs, biting winds, and its fierce seals. When he stumbles upon a perfectly preserved sealskin, hidden in a crevice at Red Rocks, he's compelled to take it home and hide it under his bed, setting off a chain of events that threatens to destroy his family. Red Rocks takes the Celtic myth of the selkies, or seal people, and transplants it into the New Zealand landscape, throwing an ordinary boy into an adventure tinged with magic. With its beautiful writing and eerie atmosphere, junior readers will be thrilled and moved by this captivating story. Shortlisted for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013.
Red Rocks
Author: Rachael King
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1869799151
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Adventure tinged with magic when a boy finds a sealskin in a cave in this exciting junior novel. Winner of Esther Glen Medal 2013. While holidaying at his father's house, Jake explores Wellington's wild south coast, with its high cliffs, biting winds, and its fierce seals. When he stumbles upon a perfectly preserved sealskin, hidden in a crevice at Red Rocks, he's compelled to take it home and hide it under his bed, setting off a chain of events that threatens to destroy his family. Red Rocks takes the Celtic myth of the selkies, or seal people, and transplants it into the New Zealand landscape, throwing an ordinary boy into an adventure tinged with magic. With its beautiful writing and eerie atmosphere, junior readers will be thrilled and moved by this captivating story. Shortlisted for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013.
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1869799151
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Adventure tinged with magic when a boy finds a sealskin in a cave in this exciting junior novel. Winner of Esther Glen Medal 2013. While holidaying at his father's house, Jake explores Wellington's wild south coast, with its high cliffs, biting winds, and its fierce seals. When he stumbles upon a perfectly preserved sealskin, hidden in a crevice at Red Rocks, he's compelled to take it home and hide it under his bed, setting off a chain of events that threatens to destroy his family. Red Rocks takes the Celtic myth of the selkies, or seal people, and transplants it into the New Zealand landscape, throwing an ordinary boy into an adventure tinged with magic. With its beautiful writing and eerie atmosphere, junior readers will be thrilled and moved by this captivating story. Shortlisted for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013.
Red Rock
Author: Kate Kelly
Publisher: Curious Fox
ISBN: 1782020624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The ice caps have melted. The coastal areas we once knew are gone, and only 'scavvers' now live in the flooded towns. The world has changed, but as 14-year-old Danni Rushton soon discovers, it isn't the first time... Living with her uncle after the tragic death of her parents, Danni's world is turned upside down when her aunt is assassinated. With her dying breath, she entrusts Danni with a strange, small rock. Danni must not tell a soul that she has it. But what is the rock for, and to what lengths must Danni go to keep it safe? This action-packed adventure takes the reader from the barren terrain of Greenland, to the flooded ruins of Cambridge, and on to a sinister monastery in Malta. In her effort to save her uncle and evade a power-hungry space agency, Danni discovers that friends aren't always what they seem, and a rock isn't always just a rock ...
Publisher: Curious Fox
ISBN: 1782020624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The ice caps have melted. The coastal areas we once knew are gone, and only 'scavvers' now live in the flooded towns. The world has changed, but as 14-year-old Danni Rushton soon discovers, it isn't the first time... Living with her uncle after the tragic death of her parents, Danni's world is turned upside down when her aunt is assassinated. With her dying breath, she entrusts Danni with a strange, small rock. Danni must not tell a soul that she has it. But what is the rock for, and to what lengths must Danni go to keep it safe? This action-packed adventure takes the reader from the barren terrain of Greenland, to the flooded ruins of Cambridge, and on to a sinister monastery in Malta. In her effort to save her uncle and evade a power-hungry space agency, Danni discovers that friends aren't always what they seem, and a rock isn't always just a rock ...
Missing Pieces
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375875
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Someone is playing mailbox baseball in the town where Bryce and Ashley Timberline live, and a missing person’s case has caught Ashley’s attention. All clues point to their stepsister’s boyfriend, Randy, leaving broken mailboxes in their wake, and Bryce is determined to prove it. Will Randy find out before they can discover the truth? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375875
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Someone is playing mailbox baseball in the town where Bryce and Ashley Timberline live, and a missing person’s case has caught Ashley’s attention. All clues point to their stepsister’s boyfriend, Randy, leaving broken mailboxes in their wake, and Bryce is determined to prove it. Will Randy find out before they can discover the truth? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
RedRock Leadership
Author: Jeff Ruby
Publisher: Rrl Publishing
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Today's businesses don't need bosses-they need leaders. Company success doesn't come from telling people what to do. True sustainable success is created from within, and to get there you need to transform your company culture. Jeff Ruby has a process that works. The RedRock Leadership method shows business leaders-from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies-how to double, triple, and even quadruple bottom-line results. Benefit from RedRock's game-changing lessons, including: How to leverage the power of emotions for your business, not against it. Why management alone is an outdated concept-and what to do about it. Understand the six differences between heroic leadership and collaborative leadership... and why collaborative leadership will take your company growth further. The unique four-point plan that starts with leaders and ripples down to your teams to revitalize growth and transform culture. ...plus even more tools, strategies, and step-by-step exercises from RedRock Leadership training programs that have helped strengthen 1,000's of business leaders around the world. Just because you are part of leadership doesn't mean you are a leader. Redefine what it means to be a leader with Jeff Ruby's authentic and insightful keys to collaborative leadership...and forge the path to success in business and in life.
Publisher: Rrl Publishing
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Today's businesses don't need bosses-they need leaders. Company success doesn't come from telling people what to do. True sustainable success is created from within, and to get there you need to transform your company culture. Jeff Ruby has a process that works. The RedRock Leadership method shows business leaders-from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies-how to double, triple, and even quadruple bottom-line results. Benefit from RedRock's game-changing lessons, including: How to leverage the power of emotions for your business, not against it. Why management alone is an outdated concept-and what to do about it. Understand the six differences between heroic leadership and collaborative leadership... and why collaborative leadership will take your company growth further. The unique four-point plan that starts with leaders and ripples down to your teams to revitalize growth and transform culture. ...plus even more tools, strategies, and step-by-step exercises from RedRock Leadership training programs that have helped strengthen 1,000's of business leaders around the world. Just because you are part of leadership doesn't mean you are a leader. Redefine what it means to be a leader with Jeff Ruby's authentic and insightful keys to collaborative leadership...and forge the path to success in business and in life.
Red Rock; a Chronicle of Reconstruction
Author: Thomas Nelson Page
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Wild Rescue
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375905
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Everyone in town is on edge when a string of robberies hits Red Rock, Colorado. Bryce and Ashley Timberline are excited about being hired to take care of the neighbor’s alpaca farm, but . . . is it safe for them to be alone at the farmhouse? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375905
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Everyone in town is on edge when a string of robberies hits Red Rock, Colorado. Bryce and Ashley Timberline are excited about being hired to take care of the neighbor’s alpaca farm, but . . . is it safe for them to be alone at the farmhouse? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose
Author: T. S. Eliot
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300133561
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Newly revised and in paperback for the first time, this definitive, annotated edition of T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land "includes as a bonus""all the essays Eliot wrote as he was composing his masterpiece. Enriched with period photographs, a London map of cited locations, groundbreaking information on the origins of the work, and full annotations, the volume is itself a landmark in literary history. "More than any previous editor, Rainey provides the reader with every resource that might help explain the genesis and significance of the poem. . . . The most imaginative and useful edition of "The Waste Land" ever published."--Adam Kirsch, "New Criterion ""For the student or for anyone who wants to get the maximum amount of information out of a foundational modernist work, this is the best available edition."--"Publishers Weekly"
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300133561
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Newly revised and in paperback for the first time, this definitive, annotated edition of T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land "includes as a bonus""all the essays Eliot wrote as he was composing his masterpiece. Enriched with period photographs, a London map of cited locations, groundbreaking information on the origins of the work, and full annotations, the volume is itself a landmark in literary history. "More than any previous editor, Rainey provides the reader with every resource that might help explain the genesis and significance of the poem. . . . The most imaginative and useful edition of "The Waste Land" ever published."--Adam Kirsch, "New Criterion ""For the student or for anyone who wants to get the maximum amount of information out of a foundational modernist work, this is the best available edition."--"Publishers Weekly"
Poems
Author: Thomas Stearns Eliot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A collection of poems, some of which had first appeared in Poetry, Blas, Others, The Little Review, and Arts and Letters.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A collection of poems, some of which had first appeared in Poetry, Blas, Others, The Little Review, and Arts and Letters.
Phantom Writer
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375964
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
When horror writer Jake Konig suddenly disappears, Bryce and Ashley Timberline get caught in a mystery as scary as one of Konig’s novels. A mysterious message on the writer’s computer warns the twins to stay clear of Konig and his work. What’s the real story? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414375964
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
When horror writer Jake Konig suddenly disappears, Bryce and Ashley Timberline get caught in a mystery as scary as one of Konig’s novels. A mysterious message on the writer’s computer warns the twins to stay clear of Konig and his work. What’s the real story? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
Instant Menace
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414376057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Eighth grade is supposed to be the best year in middle school, but after the new principal takes away the most fun thing in their lives, things go from bad to worse. Bryce encounters Internet threats, Ashley is stuck with the school bully, and they suddenly find themselves separated. Things can’t get worse . . . or can they? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414376057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Eighth grade is supposed to be the best year in middle school, but after the new principal takes away the most fun thing in their lives, things go from bad to worse. Bryce encounters Internet threats, Ashley is stuck with the school bully, and they suddenly find themselves separated. Things can’t get worse . . . or can they? Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins’ growing faith and the strong example of their parents guide them through even the most life-threatening situations. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jerry Jenkins and Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Readers will definitely be hooked! Perfect for ages 8-12.