Author : Noëlle Janaczewska
Publisher : Apollo Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781742588049
"From the winner of the 2014 Windham Campbell Prize"--Cover.
Author : Akbar S. Ahmed
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,78 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0815723784
Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders.
Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8726416913
Apart from the milkmaid’s donkey, no one paid much attention to the mighty thistle that lived just behind the hedge, outside of the seigniorial garden. Until the day that a beautiful Scottish lady of noble birth asked the son of the house to pick her a flower – such an honour for the thistle! It certainly merited being transplanted into a pot, or at least inside the garden! At least, that is what he thought... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen's contribution to children's literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.
Author : Richard Blaustein
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 2003-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786414529
Scotland and Southern Appalachia have always shared a strong connection. Many of the first people to permanently settle in the Appalachian mountains came from the Scottish highlands seeking religious and other freedoms. Many descendants of those first settlers from Scotland still make their homes in Southern Appalachia and attribute many aspects of their culture to their Scottish heritage. This book explores the parallels and connections between Scotland and Southern Appalachia, with special attention to the interplay between revivals of folk culture, native languages, and dialects in Scotland and Appalachia since the 1970s. It covers contemporary Scottish and Appalachian cultural movements, particularly the links between cultural revivals and identity politics, and contains substantial references that increase its value as an authoritative scholarly work on the convergence of the cultures.
Author : Fiona Ritchie
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1469666278
From the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. They brought with them a wealth of traditional ballads and tunes from the British Isles and Ireland, a carrying stream that merged with sounds and songs of English, German, Welsh, African American, French, and Cherokee origin. Their enduring legacy of music flows today from Appalachia back to Ireland and Scotland and around the globe. Ritchie and Orr guide readers on a musical voyage across oceans, linking people and songs through centuries of adaptation and change.
Author : Craig Parshall
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,68 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0736913262
After the Boston Massacre, Nathan Mackenzie, a young lawyer, and his mentor, John Adams are pulled into defending British soldiers. Nathan is pro-indpendence, but his minister brother Edward remains loyal to the British government. When their younger brother Robby, a radical patriot, is arrested and sentenced to hang, Edward and Nathan both struggle with their respective loyalties and consider how they should act.
Author : Jesse Thistle
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1982101210
*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.
Author : Katelyn Detweiler
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 12,80 MB
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 082344239X
Thistle Tate is only seventeen, and a bestselling author. It's too bad she's also a liar. It seems like Thistle has everything. Her Lemonade Skies series is wildly popular, with droves of diehard fans waiting for the next--and final--book. She's even started dating her best friend, Liam, the one person who knows everything about her. Including Thistle's deepest secret: she's not really the author of the books. But as she gets to know one of her super-fans--and her handsome, charming brother Oliver--Thistle's guilt starts to weigh on her. How can she build friendships when her life is built on lies? All Thistle wants is for the last book to be written, so she can leave this ruse behind her for good. But as the book's deadline looms, a dramatic turn of events puts everything in jeopardy--Lemonade Skies, Thistle's relationships, and even her own identity. Is she a victim, a fraudster, or both? Lies, jealousy, secrets. . . It's only a matter of time before something gives--and Thistle's world comes undone. For fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart, this suspenseful novel is a perfect read for teen bookworms everywhere. With an insider's look at the publishing world and a thrilling love triangle, The Undoing of Thistle Tate will keep you turning pages until the very end.
Author : Douglas W. Fellows
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1973635186
This book is a touching children’s story, illustrating the good that can come from dying to one’s self.
Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1453203222
John Gardner’s classic fairy-tale collection depicts a world where anything can happen—and often does A humble thistle girl, a wise old philosopher, a hapless woodchopper, and an unscrupulous king—these are the vivid protagonists of Gardner’s masterful book for children. Richly and humorously drawn, they face challenges at every turn. And in a realm where any one of these unconventional heroes might triumph, the reader will delight in expecting the unexpected! Inventive and illustrative, entertaining and edifying, these four stories demonstrate the quirky challenges of distinguishing between good and evil and living happily ever after. “A jaunty treatment of time-honored fairy tales . . . fantastic fun.” —Publishers Weekly “Everything is sacred and nothing is sacred. The form of the fairy tale is honored, but wild deviations are taken within it . . . Tables are turned this way and that, with consequences that are hilarious and wonderful.” —The New York Times Book Review John Gardner (1933–1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He is also the author of four books for children. He was a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.
