Author : Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,27 MB
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 1501139231
The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama.
Author : Marlon James
Publisher : Riverhead Books
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1594633940
A tale inspired by the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley spans decades and continents to explore the experiences of journalists, drug dealers, killers, and ghosts against a backdrop of social and political turmoil.
Author : Robert J. Niemi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1610691989
An up-to-date and indispensable guide for film history buffs of all kind, this book surveys more than 500 major films based on true stories and historical subject matter. When a film is described as "based on a true story" or "inspired by true events," exactly how "true" is it? Which "factual" elements of the story were distorted for dramatic purposes, and what was added or omitted? Inspired by True Events: An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 History-Based Films, Second Edition concisely surveys a wide range of major films, docudramas, biopics, and documentaries based on real events, addressing subject areas including military history and war, political figures, sports, and art. This book provides an up-to-date and indispensable guide for all film history buffs, students and scholars of history, and fans of the cinema.
Author : Joyce Wold
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1973694190
The characters portrayed come from various backgrounds and different times. All had trials and troubles to combat but each were victorious over them. It was God working in His mysterious and powerful ways to make them great examples and blessings to others. Exactly how this happened makes fascinating and soul-wrenching reading. These true stories offer a wonderful glimpse into the personal and intimate details of lives that have made a huge impact on the world. Men and women, although imperfect, learned to navigate life despite hardships. I loved reading how these individuals learned to hear the voice of God! Middle graders and up will be inspired as they come along side these sojourners and get a glimpse into their spiritual journeys. —Diane Dow Suire, Educator, Writer, Editor This was really a good book! I totally enjoyed reading it. “Seven True Stories to Inspire” is an excellent witness of God’s perfect plan. —Ansonia McIntire, Student, Age 15 These inspiring stories remind me that happiness can always be found, even in dark times. You just have to remember to turn on the light. —Larry McJunkin, Author In “Seven True Stories to Inspire” Joyce Wold does an amazing job of taking historical facts and weaving a story for young minds to be inspired by faith. I recommend her book for young readers to understand how faith is molded out of fortitude and “true grit” from true life stories. —Dr. Charlie Barnard, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, TN
Author : Daniel J. Boyne
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 15,42 MB
Release : 2019-08-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493043552
Harvard University coach and acclaimed rowing author, Dan Boyne, tells a humorous story of his first year of freshman crew, including a sub plot of personal redemption against an insufferable football player who has bullied him throughout high school. After being accepted at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, Boyne decides to take up rowing, the only sport that takes place far off campus, on the adventurous waters of The Connecticut River. There, he quickly experiences the unique rigors, rewards, and colorful personalities of the sport, not knowing that his nemesis has decided to try out for crew, at rival school Coast Guard Academy. As racing season approaches, Boyne becomes part of an exceptional freshman lightweight boat, with high hopes to win the National Championships in Philadelphia that year, but his final fears are realized when he discovers that his old high school archenemy is also doing well, and rowing in the very same position as he is—the seven seat. The authors previous book, The Red Rose Crew earned a starred Kirkus review and became a Boston Globe bestseller in 2001. , In 2008, Dan was awarded first prize in the category of biography in the Premier Book Awards for Kelly. , Motion picture rights for The Red Rose Crew have been sold, and the script is now being written.
Author : Gare Allen
Publisher : Gare Allen
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The 7 Novellas Series describes the supernatural and paranormal adventures of Greer, a young man learning about himself through thrilling metaphysical occurrences. The books explores reincarnation, demons and Ouija boards, alien abductions and historical influence, astral projection, psychic divination and spiritual and karmic balance with those with whom we share our lives. Greer is supported by his best friend, Sean, who has his own spiritual discovery and paranormal encounters to reconcile. The beautiful and ever-patient Ashley helps Greer navigate the intricacies of a relationship, weighted by their many, previously shared incarnations. Greer's spirit guide, Selene, finds her way into his subconscious to help him make sense of his other-worldly endeavors and resolve mistakes of the past.
Author : Susan Petit
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027217608
This study of the fictional themes and techniques of Michel Tournier reveals his profound radicalism as a social critic and novelist despite the seeming conventionality of his works. Guided by Tournier's essays and interviews, Petit examines his fiction in light of plot sources, philosophical and anthropological training, and his belief that fiction should change the world. Close study of Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique, Le Roi des aulnes, Les Meteores, Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar, and La Goutte d'or, as well as the short fiction in Le Coq de bruyere and Le Medianoche amoureux, shows Tournier's revolutionary conception of plot structuring as he develops key themes, whether religion, sensuality, or prejudice, in more than twenty years spent reconceiving the nature of fiction.
Author : Christopher Hilliard
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0674038657
In twentieth-century Britain the literary landscape underwent a fundamental change. Aspiring authors--traditionally drawn from privileged social backgrounds--now included factory workers writing amid chaotic home lives and married women joining writers' clubs in search of creative outlets. In this brilliantly conceived book, Christopher Hilliard reveals the extraordinary history of "ordinary" voices. In capturing the creative lives of ordinary people--would-be fiction-writers and poets who until now have left scarcely a mark on written history--Hilliard sensitively reconstructs the literary culture of a democratic age.
Author : E. M. Delafield
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8026841778
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Messalina of the Suburbs (Based on a True Story)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Messalina of the Suburbs (1924) - dedicated to Delafield's best friend 'Rose', (Dr Margaret Posthuma), is based on a famous murder case, in which Edith Thompson was convicted and hanged in 1923 as an accomplice of her lover Bywaters who attacked and killed her husband. Although she was certainly shocked and astonished by the attack, her letters to Bywaters describe her repeated attempts to poison her husband. E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 31,45 MB
Release : 2000-06-10
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
