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Rocks in His Head

Author : Carol Otis Hurst

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 33,65 MB

Release : 2001-05-08

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0060294035

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Some people collect stamps. Other people collect coins. Carol Otis Hurst's father collected rocks. Nobody ever thought his obsession would amount to anything. They said, "You've got rocks in your head" and "There's no money in rocks." But year after year he kept on collecting, trading, displaying, and labeling his rocks. The Depression forced the family to sell their gas station and their house, but his interest in rocks never wavered. And in the end the science museum he had visited so often realized that a person with rocks in his head was just what was needed. Anyone who has ever felt a little out of step with the world will identify with this true story of a man who followed his heart and his passion.



The Boyle Chronicles: Book Two: James and Judith

Author : Ronald 'Ron' Baldwin

Publisher : Ronald Baldwin

Page : 151 pages

File Size : 10,50 MB

Release : 2005-01-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1448698278

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Set in the late 1770's, this narrative follows the Boyle family after the years of the American Revolution in the wilderness frontier that was to become Otsego County in upstate New York. Facing danger and disease they participate in settling a wild area, seizing opportunities that present themselves. This book picks up where, "James and Sarah" left off and continues the saga of triumph over adversity as the characters grow their families and new communities.





Wonder Boys

Author : Michael Chabon

Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 35,29 MB

Release : 2008-04-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0812979214

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A modern classic, now in a welcome new edition, Wonder Boys firmly established Michael Chabon as a force to be reckoned with in American fiction. At once a deft parody of the American fame factory and a piercing portrait of young and old desire, this novel introduces two unforgettable characters: Grady Tripp, a former publishing prodigy now lost in a fog of pot and passion and stalled in the midst of his endless second book, and Grady’s student, James Leer, a budding writer obsessed with Hollywood self-destruction and struggling with his own searching heart. All those who love Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union and his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay will find the same elegant imagination, bold humor, and undeniable warmth at work in Wonder Boys. “[A] wise, wildly funny story . . . Chabon is a flat-out wonderful writer– evocative and inventive, pointed and poignant.” –Chicago Tribune “Whether making us laugh or making us feel the breathtaking impermanence of things, Michael Chabon keeps us wide awake and reading.” –All Things Considered “Beguiling and wickedly smart . . . There is first-rate satirical farce in Chabon’s novel but essentially it is something rarer: satirical comedy.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review



Sailors on the Rocks

Author : Peter C. Smith

Publisher : Pen and Sword

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 34,7 MB

Release : 2016-01-31

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 1473882486

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Book Description

For three hundred years or more the Royal Navy really did Rule the Waves, in the sense that during the numerous wars with our overseas enemies, British fleets and individual ships more often than not emerged victorious from combat. One French Admiral wa



Arches and Canyonlands National Parks: In the Land of Standing Rocks

Author : Mike Graf

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 47,8 MB

Release : 2012-09-04

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0762794887

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In this latest installment of FalconGuides’ Adventures with the Parkers series, the Parkers, an intrepid family of four, journey to southeast Utah to see the “Land of Standing Rocks” and such prominent features as Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, Park Avenue Skyline, the Needles, and much more. They encounter mountain lions, a dive-bombing blue jay, and wicked desert weather along the way, but it’s not until James makes a surprising discovery that they really connect with the region’s colorful history. Each book in the exciting Adventures with the Parkers series for kids 8–13 explores a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as engaging and educational facts about nature, outdoor safety, and much more. Vacation has never been this fun! Books in the Adventures with the Parkers Series: Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks: Danger in the Narrows Glacier National Park: Going to the Sun Grand Canyon National Park: Tail of the Scorpion Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Ridge Runner Rescue Mount Rushmore, Badlands, Wind Cave: Going Underground Olympic National Park: Touch of the Tide Pool, Crack of the Glacier Rocky Mountain National Park: Peril on Longs Peak Yellowstone National Park: Eye of the Grizzly Yosemite National Park: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome



Bad Boy

Author : Olivia Goldsmith

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 17,62 MB

Release : 2002-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0451204956

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Best friends Tracie and Jonny regularly commiserate with each other on their unlucky love lives, but when Jonny uses Tracie's advice and becomes a successful ladies' man, Tracie finds herself falling head-over-heels in love with her friend. Reprint.





James, the Ransomed Boy of Zippori

Author : Petra van der Zande

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 106 pages

File Size : 28,71 MB

Release : 2013-01-21

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ISBN : 9657542138

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Historical children's novel set in A.D. (C.E.) 25 in the Roman province of Palestine. King Herod Antipas made Sepphoris the most important city of the Galilee. The Jewish population called it Zippori. James, a farmer's son and his family suffer at the hands of the Romans. Sold as a slave because his father cannot pay the yearly Roman taxes, he ends up in Herod's household in Jerusalem. When all seems lost, James is ransomed by an Essene man.