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Homecoming Tales

Author : Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary ,

Publisher : Tommy Nelson

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 22,35 MB

Release : 2020-11-03

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1400222915

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These real-life stories of senior dogs who found forever homes through Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary will delight any young animal lover. The Homecoming Tales of sweet, sassy, and sometimes hilarious old friends offer kids a unique reminder that no one is too old to give or receive love. Meet Mack, Dog Bowl contestant and social media star; Marco, a scary tough dog—until someone gave him a second chance; Shaq, a gentle giant who is learning to leave his fears behind; Prince, a laid back dude who doesn’t let being blind steal his sunshine; and JuneBug, a spunky sweetheart who just wants to cuddle and keep you safe from the vacuum cleaner. Each chapter in Homecoming Tales focuses on one canine companion from the Tennessee-based dog rescue, with fun facts about his or her breed, stories of silly antics, and the meaningful tale of how this canine companion found a forever family. This delightful middle grade book entertains, teaches, and inspires and will be a new favorite for fans of A Dog’s Purpose and the Puppy Tales series. In this lighthearted, easy-to-read nonfiction chapter book, you’ll find the true stories of how 15 dogs found a loving home line drawing illustrations of each featured dog and a full-color photo insert doggy stats, fun facts, and recipes for your own canine friend information on adopting and owning pets, caring for aging animals, ideas for helping a pet with special needs, and ways kids can get involved with their local animal shelter or rescue Homecoming Tales is a great gift for any eight to twelve-year-old who loves animals, enjoys volunteer work, or simply appreciates heartwarming stories. With information about care for older dogs, this educational book is also a helpful read for families who are interested in adopting a senior dog.



Somerset Homecoming

Author : Dorothy Spruill Redford

Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 32,95 MB

Release : 2000-03-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9780807848432

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The story of one woman's unflagging efforts to recover the history of her ancestors, slaves who had lived and worked at Somerset Place plantation.



Homecoming

Author : Tammy Summers

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 10,58 MB

Release : 2020-05-31

Category :

ISBN : 9781733562607

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The story of a young woman whose life was cut short at the age of 17. Alexis's mom, Tammy, tells of her journey through the pain of loosing both of her children, and how she found hope out of the heartbreak.



Slow Homecoming

Author : Peter Handke

Publisher : New York Review of Books

Page : 307 pages

File Size : 21,31 MB

Release : 2009-03-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1590173074

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By Nobel Prize Winner Peter Handke Provocative, romantic, and restlessly exploratory, Peter Handke is one of the great writers of our time. Slow Homecoming, originally published in the late 1970s, is central to his achievement and to the powerful influence he has exercised on other writers, chief among them W.G. Sebald. A novel of self-questioning and self-discovery, Slow Homecoming is a singular odyssey, an escape from the distractions of the modern world and the unhappy consciousness, a voyage that is fraught and fearful but ultimately restorative, ending on an unexpected note of joy. The book begins in America. Writing with the jarring intensity of his early work, Handke introduces Valentin Sorger, a troubled geologist who has gone to Alaska to lose himself in his work, but now feels drawn back home: on his way to Europe he moves in ominous disorientation through the great cities of America. The second part of the book, “The Lesson of Mont Sainte-Victoire,” identifies Sorger as a projection of the author, who now writes directly about his own struggle to reconstitute himself and his art by undertaking a pilgrimage to the great mountain that Cézanne painted again and again. Finally, “Child Story” is a beautifully observed, deeply moving account of a new father—not so much Sorger or the author as a kind of Everyman—and his love for his growing daughter.



Titanic

Author : Paul Lee

Publisher :

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 25,95 MB

Release : 2020-04-24

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ISBN :

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On April 28th, 1912, two weeks after the calamity of the Titanic, the majority of the surviving crew returned to England aboard the SS Lapland. For two days in New York, they had been largely been prevented from talking by the White Star Line; now, upon their arrival in Plymouth, the Board of Trade acted to isolate them even further until their statements for the forthcoming British Inquiry had been collected. The incarceration was only halted thanks to the efforts of the press, public and the shipping union who succeeded in forcing an embarrassing capitulation - and the crew were granted their long denied freedom. What of their stories? The depositions given in Plymouth have long since vanished, leaving just the testimony of those few who were called before the inquiries, plus fragments in the contemporary press and private correspondence of the day. For the most part, much of what the crew did that night is lost. For the first time, this book collates the "unknown" tales of the crew, and includes dozens of newspaper interviews, letters and written statements, many of which have not been seen for over 100 years.



The Homecoming and Other Stories

Author : Sri M

Publisher : Penguin Books

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 48,26 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780143447528

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What happens when a lifelong disciple finds out a dark secret about his guru? Can a thief ever reform his ways? How do you solve a murder with no witnesses? Padma Bhushan awardee and bestselling author Sri M sees the world in a different light. He sees the good, the bad and sometimes the supernatural. From horror stories to tales that will shock you out of your wits and pull at your heartstrings, there is something for everyone in this eclectic collection. In his quintessential no-holds barred style, Sri M's The Homecoming and Other Stories urges you to delve deep into the human spirit and get a glimpse of why people do the things they do.



Bodies

Author : Gillian Bennett

Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 47,95 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9781604732450

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An examination of the most gruesome tales in contemporary legend



The Hardest Part: Homecoming Stories from the Vietnam War

Author : Bruce McDaniel

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 65 pages

File Size : 35,67 MB

Release : 2017-06-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1387041975

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In this collection of stories, Vietnam Veteran Bruce I. McDaniel explores his feelings about the process of coming home from the war.



Homecoming

Author : Anne Walsh

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 23,2 MB

Release : 2013-01-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781482080018

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For this Cinderella, midnight is only the beginning... Avani of Shroca has never danced at a ball, in glass slippers or any other kind. Her world is her bad-tempered cousins' kitchen, and her only pleasure her escapes to the nearby forest, though she must be back by midnight or she risks being found out. One night near the beginning of autumn, she overstays her time, and her world changes. Overnight, Vani is transformed from a cinderwench to a Duke's pampered daughter, courted by the King of Anosir himself. Her only worry now should be the far-off unrest of the kingdom's non-human races. But as she knows, what should be, is not always. Though Vani makes friends among the young nobles, her truest help comes from her teachers in music and magic, a palace cook, and a storytelling woodcarver, who guide her as her parents have not. What will she do when the King's laws threaten her mentors? Vani's destiny seems determined to give her a fairy-tale ending, when nothing could be further from her wishes. Will she be able to trick her fate into allowing her a true Homecoming?



Homer, Tradition and Invention

Author : Bernard Fenik

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 24,80 MB

Release : 2023-07-17

Category : History

ISBN : 9004673822

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