Sharp as My Grandfathers Knives
Author : Lea Dippold
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2021
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ISBN : 9783948288020
Author : Lea Dippold
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2021
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ISBN : 9783948288020
Author : Steve Bottorff
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780940362192
Author : Steve Meador
Publisher : Pudding House Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781589985094
Author : Hank Reinhardt
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1618249460
Definitive and compulsively readable¾an illustrated guide to the use in knifefighting and beyond of contemporary knives by long-time Blade columnist and master weaponsmith, Hank Reinhardt. Deadlier than the club, more ubiquitous than the sword, the knife is the universal edged weapon of all humankind. As our society has grown more advanced, and more reliant on technology, there has been an increased interest in the weapons of the past, and this sharp-edged guide to the use of the knife will whet the appetite of expert and layman alike. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author : Avner Mandelman
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1590513754
Winner of the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel In Middle East lore the Debba is a mythical Arab hyena that can turn into a man who lures Jewish children away from their families to teach them the language of the beasts. To the Arabs he is a heroic national symbol; to the Jews he is a terrorist. To David Starkman, “The Debba” is a controversial play, written by his father the war hero, and performed only once, in Haifa in 1946, causing a massive riot. By 1977, David is living in Canada, having renounced his Israeli citizenship and withdrawn from his family, haunted by persistent nightmares about his catastrophic turn as a military assassin for Israel. Upon learning of his father’s gruesome murder, he returns to his homeland for what he hopes will be the final time. Back in Israel, David discovers that his father's will demands he stage the play within forty-five days of his death, and though he is reluctant to comply, the authorities’ evident relief at his refusal convinces him he must persevere. With his father’s legacy on the line, David is forced to reimmerse himself in a life he thought he’d escaped for good.The heart-stopping climax shows that nothing in Israel is as it appears, and not only are the sins of the fathers revisited upon the sons, but so are their virtues—and the latter are more terrible still. Disguised as a breathtaking thriller, Avner Mandelman’s novel reveals Israel’s double soul, its inherent paradoxes, and its taste for both art and violence. The riddle of the Debba—the myth, the play, and the novel— is nothing less than the tangled riddle of Israel itself.
Author : Gene Hill
Publisher : Academic Learning Company LLC
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 1983-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780832916700
Author : John Isaac Jones
Publisher : John Isaac Jones
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 12,28 MB
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 173557452X
Set in Alabama over a period of fifty years beginning in the late 1940s, this exquisite collection of fifteen short stories provides snapshots into the lives of different characters. The link between the stories is Billy, AKA William Vernon Johnson. Though they can be read as stand-alone stories, the collection chronicles the life of young Billy from a young boy to a man enjoying his role as a grandfather. Billy/William narrates several stories, but many of the stories are told in the third person, allowing for human experience to be revealed from several different perspectives. Author John Isaac Jones writes with elegant simplicity, yet his narrative is rich with detail and the keen observation of the human character. Jones's easy-going and familiar story-telling voice and descriptions place the reader in the heart of each story. The stories are simply told yet contains a paradox, an irony, a heartfelt lesson in love and life. There are many stories painting the portraits of the diverse people in William's life, but the final story, GRANDFATHERS, brings the collections to a heartwarming close. William draws parallels between his experiences with his grandfather, and his experiences as a grandfather with his own grandson, and brings the collection to a satisfying conclusion:"Both knew instinctively that nothing could stop the eternal transition from the old to the new. The forward movement of the big wheel was an undeniable certainty. ALABAMA STORIES provides a beautifully understated and compelling glimpse into human experience. -- Reviewer Maya Fleischmann for IndieReader
Author : Clementine Beauvais
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1782691383
Winner of France's biggest prize for teen and young adult fiction: A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age road trip story Awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmates on Facebook, Mireille, Astrid and Hakima are officially the three ugliest girls in their school, but does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it? Well . . . yes, a bit, but not for long! Climbing aboard their bikes, the trio set off on a summer road trip to Paris, their goal: a garden party with the French president. As news of their trip spreads they become stars of social media and television. With the eyes of the nation upon them the girls find fame, friendship and happiness, and still have time to consume an enormous amount of food along the way. “One of the loveliest reading experiences I’ve had in years.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times-bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding up the Universe
Author : Andrea Myers
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813549574
In The Choosing, Andrea Myers fuses heartwarming anecdotes with rabbinic insights and generous dollops of humor to describe what it means to survive and flourish on your own terms. Portioned around the cycle of the Jewish year, with stories connected to each of the holidays, Myers draws on her unique path to the rabbinate--leaving behind her Christian upbringing, coming out as a lesbian, discovering Judaism in college, moving to Israel, converting, and returning to New York to become a rabbi, partner, and parent.
Author : Donald N. Abbott
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 1981
Category : British Columbia
ISBN :