X, 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cmĭrawing on new scholarship, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Woman Behind the New Deal presents a biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus' journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition and became one of the most influential female rulers in history
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He spent a significant amount of time of his life building the country we call India today.ĭr. An Indian aerospace scientist, 11th president of the nation, well versed in physics and aerospace engineering. (Am I exaggerating? You tell me.)Īvul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, born on 15th October 1931, in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu. APJ Abdul Kalam, the name speaks for itself- so many hardships, so many battles fought, so many struggles, one extraordinary life of a commoner. The book is considered to be one of the most inspirational books of modern times, with more than 30 reprints selling more than a million copies, being translated into 18 languages. APJ Abdul Kalam wrote the book along with the co-writer Mr. All progress in the world depends on these unreasonable men and their innovative and often non-conformist actions. Only a few unreasonable ones persist in adapting the world to themselves. All reasonable men adapt themselves to the world. The cameras were real, and everyone knew it. “There was nothing to research, to doubt or to believe. “She didn’t have to consider the surreality of dark figures spying, or cameras in the trees,” Braverman writes. After a childhood shaped by paranoia-her off-the-grid conspiracy theorist parents worried their phones were being tapped and believed her mother’s miscarriages were due to a government conspiracy to control the population-Mara finds the “Civilization” cameras almost soothing. She can identify edible plants and build a fire. Protagonist Mara is an employee at a survival school. In Small Game, five strangers are dropped off in a forest, where they must live off the land and work together to claim the prize money, and it’s all filmed for a new show called “Civilization.” If you’re one of the millions of Americans who are (still) hooked on the groundbreaking reality TV series “Survivor,” the intriguing debut novel from memoirist and long-distance dog-sledder Blair Braverman will feel familiar-at first. Can the duo boil down a series of baffling clues before Juliet considers her marriage a bad mistake-or the killer whips up another deadly surprise?Ĭhocolatier Bailey King is back on the case in Flower's entertaining fifth Amish Candy Shop Mystery (following Toxic Toffee). As Reverend Brook tops the murder suspect list on what should have been the happiest day of his life, Bailey and her sheriff’s deputy boyfriend vow to clear his name. Turns out, the uninvited victim came equipped with lots of dirt on the devout reverend’s hidden past. Then much to everyone’s shock, the entire ceremony crumbles when a guest drops dead, and the cause isn’t sunstroke. Except midsummer heat waves and outdoor ceremonies don’t mix, and an exasperated Bailey soon finds herself struggling to fulfill bridesmaid duties and keep her stunning marshmallow-frosted wedding cake from becoming a gooey disaster. With Juliet Brody and Reverend Brook tying the knot in Ohio’s Amish Country’s most anticipated nuptials of the year, Bailey King is determined to do everything in her power to make the event a sweet success. The planet Earth is literally bigger than any of our differences. And in that hopeful spirit, on this happy day, the work of healing our planet should be and must be the cause that unites us, never the cause that divides us. His Majesty has been shining a spotlight on conservation and protecting our planet for 50 years now. There is a pressing need for change.īut in adversity, beacons of light do shine. Our actions are jeopardising the very fabric of life. But we have also seen much of our natural world change, and become shockingly unrecognisable. Over time we have grown with our glorious earth, and made huge advancements in science, technology and fashion. As a child I remember the thrill of being in the Scottish highlands of mother Earth's beauty, so vast and untamed. Our home is truly awe-inspiring, from oceans full of magnificent corals and wildlife to forests lush and vivid green, alive with curious animals. RETAILER INCENTIVE: FOR EVERY 25 COPIES ORDERED RETAILERS WILL RECEIVE ONE Nick Bradshaw COVER AS A LIMITED GLOW-IN-THE-DARK EDITION AT NO EXTRA COST!ĪRMY OF DARKNESS VS. /rebates/2fArmy-of-Darkness-vs-Re-Animator-James-Kuhoric2fbook2f17096625&. It was written by James Kuhoric and Jeff Katz, illustrated by Jason Craig and published by WildStorm and Dynamite Entertainment. Writer James Kuhoric is joing by the returning pencil of artist Nick Bradshaw for this 3rd issue featuring cover art by Nick Bradshaw Mel Rubi and Billy Tan (shipping in equal ratio) Freddy vs Jason vs Ash The Nightmare Warriors is a 6 comic book miniseries released from August 2009 to January 2010. It's a rip-roaring romp through the Deadite Wonderland like no other but unlike Alice Ash is going to use a chainsaw to cut the cards! Re-Animator Paperback Novemby James Kuhoric (Author), Nick Bradshaw (Artist), Sanford Greene (Artist) 14 ratings Paperback from 89.95 1 Used from 103.90 1 New from 99.95 1 Collectible from 89.95 The crossover no one expected to see: Army of Darkness vs. He's taking the fight to the Deadites in the twisted mirror dimension that acts as the spirit prison from the world of the living. Lovecraft meets wisecrack as the ultimate horror war rages on! Ash followed the possessed Deadite rabbit through the cracked looking glass but this one armed wise guy isn't playing tea party with these mad hatters. Jim Kuhoric (writer) Nick Bradshaw (art) Scott Kester (color art) Cover art (Shipping in Equal Ratio): Nick (AOD first two series) Bradshaw Mel ( Red Sonja) Rubi and Billy ( X-23/ Marvel Knights) Tanīradshaw's Back! And it's 3 times the terror with these 3 cool creators cover this ultimate cross-over!!!! She gets over herself quickly and sets to work with a will. Her bitter reactions felt quite realistic. At first, Cornelia is angry and resentful about this. Eldest daughter Cornelia must leave college (Dwight Hall, so possibly Yale, Connecticut) where she was studying interior decorating, art, and music and come home to care for the children. The Copleys must move into a dark, dingy, small home. The mother of 4 children takes a bad fall, suffers a breakdown, and enters a hospital / healing sanitarium. This particular book is set in the 1920s in Philadelphia. Not to mention fixing up a TINY HOME in 1920s, in Not Under the Law, another home-making winner by Grace Livingston Hill. Or see also The Honor Girl, where the daughter of the family comes back home and fixes it up for her brothers and widowed father. From another classic GLH, see also April Gold, where a well-off family loses everything when the banks collapse during the depression, and move to a dismal little dump near the actual city dump. Sometimes I like to read about a group of people making a home together, fixing it up, making it more comfortable and beautiful, with few resources. Like Hill’s other book, The Enchanted Barn, the house feels almost like a main character. I’m on a fixer-upper kick, from □ to □. A real feel-good story, with adorable kids! E-book is probably in public domain, because the book was published in 1924, almost 100 years ago. Great audio narration boosted it up to 4 solid stars. She was thrilled and determined to write more. Nicholas magazine and she won a silver badge for it. At age 13, her first piece, “The Courtesy,” was published in St. She began to write her own stories and proclaimed, “One day I will be a great writer!” She wrote stories for kids’ magazines and submitted them for publication. She read everything she could get her hands on from classic books to kids’ books like Peter Rabbit and Little Women. One of her favorite things to do was read. A tomboy, Mildred craved adventure and often joined the boys playing sports. She was born in 1905 and grew up in a small town in Iowa. Stratemeyer gave all of them the name Carolyn Keene. The Nancy Drew books were written by ghost writers. So he hired writers called ghosts to bring his stories to life. He had so many exciting ideas he didn’t have enough time to write them all. It all began with Edward Stratemeyer, a writer and publisher of books for kids. Who is Carolyn Keene, author of the Nancy Drew mystery stories? And how did it all begin? Get a clue - it’s Nancy Drew’s 80th birthday and it’s time to solve a mystery. Read and loved around the world, this 1904 maritime classic has influenced such writers as Hemingway, Orwell, and Kerouac. When he is picked up by a passing ship, he initially believes he has been rescued by kind saviours. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation. The Sea-Wolf is the gripping tale of Humphrey Van Weyden who is ship-wrecked after embarking on what was meant to be a pleasure cruise. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. In the story, the gentleman narrator, Humphrey Van Weyden, is pitted against an amoral sea captain, Wolf Larsen, in a clash of idealism with materialism. The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 novel by American writer Jack London. Jack London began his career at sea, and his shipboard experiences imbue The Sea-Wolf with flavorful authenticity. Read The Sea Wolf by Jack London for free on hoopla. Hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, this rousing adventure offers a fascinating combination of gritty realism and sublime lyricism in its portrayal of an elemental conflict. But while Daniel is building windmills and funneling rainwater for showers, his spirited son feels isolated and his wife longs for the life they left behind.Funny, tender, and filled with the details of an unconventional life, this is the story of how the Hays family lived on Whale Island, and how, finally, they had to leave.", He generates electricity from solar power, creates a toilet seat from whale vertebra, and greets every storm with enthusiasm. In the foreground, we see Daniel who, not unlike one of Peter Pan's Lost Boys, joyfully lives this permanent boy's life. On Whale Island tells the story of how he packed up three boatloads of supplies, his wife, stepson, and two dogs and moved to a remote island off the coast of Nova Scotia, fulfilling a lifelong fantasy of escaping from the confines of civilization and living by his wits.On Whale Island tells three stories. "item_description" : "As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves.Thinking his wanderlust satisfied, Hays married and settled down, only to find himself restless for adventure once again. |
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