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Snake Moon

Author : Ray Manzarek

Publisher : Night Shade

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 42,30 MB

Release : 2006-06-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781597800419

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The year is 1863. Deep in the backwoods of Coker County, Tennessee, farmer Boone Dillard and his family live in ritualistic harmony with the earth and its seasons, content to eke out a living from the land, unaware even of the Civil War that engulfs the nation around them... that is, until Boone is seduced by a mysterious traveling peddler’s dulcet promises of fame, fortune, and glory. As Boone and his hulking yet childlike brother-in-law Jebber set forth in search of their destiny, they set into motion a haunting and disturbing chain of events that threatens to tear the family apart, awaken restless ghosts, and alter the course of their lives forever. From rock and roll legend Ray Manzarek comes Snake Moon, a bewitching and ghostly Civil War-era parable of Eden. Snake Moon stunningly blends ancient myth and fable with the charm and voice of rustic Americana and exposes themes of violence, heroism, and the loss of innocence amid the horrors of war with captivating intensity that builds to a stunning and unforgettable climax. Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek is the author of the auto-biography Light My Fire: My Life with the Doors, and the novel Poet in Exile. In recent years he and co-wrote and directed Love Her Madly, which premiered in February of 2001. He currently tours with Doors co-founder Bobby Krieger, and Cult singer Ian Astbury, as Riders on the Storm.



MOON SNAKE

Author : Kirsten Alene

Publisher : Eraserhead Press

Page : 134 pages

File Size : 33,93 MB

Release : 2017-06-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781621052425

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My mother always said, "Nothing as sad as a moth that thinks it's found the moon in a candle flame." And that is who I am, or who I am meant to have been. I whisper under my breath, "Moon in a candle flame, moon in a candle flame." And it's true. It's sad but also beautiful.



The Moon and I

Author : Betsy Byars

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 108 pages

File Size : 10,60 MB

Release : 1996-09-20

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0688137040

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The Moon that inspires Betsy Byars's memoir isn't the one in the sky, but a huge, harmless blacksnake she finds in the rafters of her porch. This meeting begins an exploration of the writing process. With energy, wit, and delight, the Newbery medalist shows how "the good scraps" of her life, from a bully named Bubba to a gift-wrapped dime, weave into her work.



The Moon Riders

Author : Theresa Tomlinson

Publisher : Random House

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 11,7 MB

Release : 2011-06-30

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 144640482X

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When a young Amazon woman, Myrina, becomes one of the warrior priestesses known as the Moon Riders, she is well prepared to perform their sacred dances, hunt and fight when necessary. But the Moon Riders who inhabit the plains of Troy are drawn into the troubles of the city and when the visionary princess, Cassandra, becomes Myrina`s confidante, the help of the young band of horsewomen enables Cassandra`s young friend, Iphigenia to escape from the sacrifice planned for her. Hereafter the Moon Riders are drawn into the siege and the ensuing battle. Theresa Tomlinson, combining meticulous research into the Amazon women with the ancient legends of Troy, has created an epic story of tragic dimensions.



Snake Dreams

Author : James D. Doss

Publisher : Minotaur Books

Page : 348 pages

File Size : 46,68 MB

Release : 2010-02-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1429922303

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With his Southwestern series, bestselling author James D. Doss and his dryly humorous, no-nonsense Native American sleuth, Charlie Moon, have brought law and what's going to have to pass for order to Charlie's Columbine Ranch and the nearby Ute reservation. Now the seven-foot rancher and part-time tribal investigator wants to carve out a little more space for himself alongside FBI Special Agent Lila Mae McTeague. That's right: Charlie has it in his head that he's going to get hitched. That is, unless Charlie's irascible aunt, her sixteen-year-old niece, and their visions of a dead woman—her throat slit from ear to ear—have anything to say about it. With a bit of romance and full measure of murder, Snake Dreams, the thirteenth in James D. Doss's widely loved Charlie Moon series, is a haunting tale best told under a full moon and beside a crackling fire.



Poisonous Snakes

Author : Seymour Simon

Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media

Page : 79 pages

File Size : 50,12 MB

Release : 2012-10-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1623340519

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There are more than 250 kinds of poisonous snakes, and this illustrated book tells where they live, what they eat, and how they behave. It also reveals which snakes pose no danger to humans, how snakes are "milked," how anti-venom is made, and what to do if you're bitten.



The Serpent and the Moon

Author : Princess Michael of Kent

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 436 pages

File Size : 36,82 MB

Release : 2005-09-13

Category : History

ISBN : 0743251067

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Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's greatest love stories: the lifelong devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover. At age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. When Catherine met Henri on her wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane. When Henri eventually became king, he and Diane ruled France as one. Meanwhile, Catherine took as her secret motto the words "Hate and Wait" and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. Fate had another plan. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, herself a descendant of both Catherine and Diane, imbues this seldom-told story with an insider's grasp of royal life. The Serpent and the Moon is a fascinating love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time.



Hide and Snake

Author : Keith Baker

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 20,3 MB

Release : 1991

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780152339869

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A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.



The Power of One

Author : Bryce Courtenay

Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com

Page : 442 pages

File Size : 15,74 MB

Release : 2011-05-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1459620836

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First with your head and then with your heart ...So says Hoppie Groenewald, boxing champion, to a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. For the young Peekay, its a piece of advice he will carry with him thr...