Author : Wilbert Awdry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780375815232
One restless night, Thomas looks out and sees a shooting star flash by. Determined to see where it went, Thomas sets out into the darkened countryside. The strange nighttime sights and noises add up to a wonderful after-dark adventure for Thomas.
Author : Xiaofei Tian
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1684170478
The Liang dynasty (502-557) is one of the most brilliant and creative periods in Chinese history and one of the most underestimated and misunderstood. Under the Liang, literary activities, such as writing, editing, anthologizing, and cataloguing, were pursued on an unprecedented scale, yet the works of this era are often dismissed as "decadent" and no more than a shallow prelude to the glories of the Tang. This book is devoted to contextualizing the literary culture of this era--not only the literary works themselves but also the physical process of literary production such as the copying and transmitting of texts; activities such as book collecting, anthologizing, cataloguing, and various forms of literary scholarship; and the intricate interaction of religion, particularly Buddhism, and literature. Its aim is to explore the impact of social and political structure on the literary world.
Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1472829069
Built within a 180-day time limit in 1943, the F-80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG-15s in the world's first jet-versus-jet combat. Flown principally by the 8th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings, the F-80 served until the end of the war, completing an astonishing 98,515 combat sorties, shooting down 17 aircraft (including three of the vastly superior MiG-15s), dropping over 33,000 tons of bombs, and firing over 80,000 air-to-ground rockets. Aside from the fighter-bomber Shooting Stars, the ultra-rare, but heavily used, photo-reconnaissance RF-80A saw extensive use in the frontline in Korea as a replacement for the vulnerable RF-51D. Filled with first-hand accounts and rare colour photographs taken by the veterans themselves, this is the engrossing story of the pioneering F-80 Shooting Star.
Author : Steven Dietz
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 21,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822224570
THE STORY: Snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport, college lovers Elena Carson and Reed McAllister have an unexpected and life-altering reunion. Elena has stayed true to her hippie-ish, counter-culture path, while Reed has gone predictably
Author : Shivya Nath
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9353052653
Shivya Nath quit her corporate job at age twenty-three to travel the world. She gave up her home and the need for a permanent address, sold most of her possessions and embarked on a nomadic journey that has taken her everywhere from remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. Along the way, she lived with an indigenous Mayan community in Guatemala, hiked alone in the Ecuadorian Andes, got mugged in Costa Rica, swam across the border from Costa Rica to Panama, slept under a meteor shower in the cracked salt desert of Gujarat and learnt to conquer her deepest fears. With its vivid descriptions, cinematic landscapes, moving encounters and uplifting adventures, The Shooting Star is a travel memoir that maps not just the world but the human spirit.
Author : Angie Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Police shootings
ISBN : 9781406387933
Read the book that inspired the movie! Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping novel about one girl's struggle for justice.
Author : Rev. W. Awdry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307976971
Fans of Thomas & Friends will have a special reading experience when they open the pages of this sturdy board with glow-in-the-dark illustrations. Train-loving boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will be intrigued to see the moon, stars, Thomas' headlight, and more brighten the night with a soft glow in this sleepy Thomas the Tank Engine bedtime story.
Author : Kim Huven
Publisher : HIT Entertainment
Page : pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 164036322X
Author : Thomas N. Bulkowski
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 901 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118428692
Following in the footsteps of author Thomas Bulkowski’s bestselling Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns—and structured in the same way—this easy-to-read and -use resource takes an in-depth look at 103 candlestick formations, from identification guidelines and statistical analysis of their behavior to detailed trading tactics. Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts also includes chapters that contain important discoveries and statistical summaries, as well as a glossary of relevant terms and a visual index to make candlestick identification easy.
Author : Rev. W. Awdry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 15,91 MB
Release : 2011-03-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375986138
There’s a rumor out that Sir Topham Hatt is going to get rid of the trains! James learns a lesson about bragging, and Percy saves the day when there is a wedding on the Island of Sodor. This endearing collection of Thomas the Tank Engine stories is illustrated with photos from the beloved TV show.
