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Author | : Gillian Cross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780192753700 |
When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Because of the elephant, Tad and Cissie get involved in a chase across America, by train, by flatboat, and steam boat. Close behind is HannibalJackson, who is determined to have the elephant for himself. And how do you hide a large Indian elephant?BLThis book was the winner of the Whitbread Children's Novel Award and the Smarties Prize. Gillian Cross has also won the Carnegie Medal and is a highly-acclaimed author.
Author | : Arthur Kennedy |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Ghana |
ISBN | : 1449037046 |
"CHASING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE BUSH" is an insider's account of how the governing New Patriotic Party lost power in the closest elections in Africa's history. The writer believes that providing an accurate account will begin the process of correcting the rumours, lies and myths that are out there about the 2008 elections in Ghana. Throughout, the book is liberally sprinkled with quotes and historical references that makes it very informative and interesting. He begins with the state of the nation and the governing party as Ghana approached 2008. He then takes the reader through the NPP primary and his own experiences as a losing candidate. There is candid discussion of the rivalries in the campaign that undermined its effectiveness. He takes the reader inside meetings and quotes some of the key players at key moments in the campaign. There is candid discussion of the roles of the media, the security forces and civil society. The identification of issues and their use in the campaign is discussed thoroughly. While his sympathies are never in doubt, he is very objective and acknowledges the mistakes made by the campaign, the government and the party. He credits the NDC Campaign for doing certain things well. Amongst these are the deployment of President Mills and former President Rawlings as well as Vice-President John Mahama. He reveals the roles of key people, including the President, the Presidential candidate and powerful groups, like the "Kyebi Mafia". He offers candid assessments of all the key players. He suggests reasons for the NPP defeat and the way to recapture power. This will be a very significant first cut and reference point for an account of the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana.
Author | : Alex Lasker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2021-06-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
"The Memory of an Elephant" is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him: a famed hunting guide and his wife, who runs an animal orphanage (a conflict that in time upends their marriage); their son and daughter; and the young Kikuyu who finds the orphaned elephant and becomes part of the Hathaway family. This timeless story is alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, spanning east Africa, Great Britain and New York from 1962 to 2015.
Author | : Cynthia Moss |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2012-08-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 022614853X |
“A style so conversational…that I felt like a privileged visitor riding beside her in her rickety Land-Rover as she showed me around the park." —The New York Times Book Review Cynthia Moss spent many years living in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park and studying the elephants there, and her long-term research has revealed much of what we now know about these complex and intelligent animals. In this book, she shares a more up-close and personal perspective, chronicling the lives of the elephant families led by matriarchs Teresia, Slit Ear, Torn Ear, Tania, and Tuskless, including a rare look at calves and their development. This edition is also updated with a new afterword, catching up on the families, covering current conservation issues, and “celebrating a species from which we could learn some moral as well as zoological lessons” (Chicago Tribune). “One is soon swept away by this ‘Babar’ for adults. By the end, one even begins to feel an aversion for people. One wants to curse human civilization and cry out, ‘Now God stand up for the elephants!’”—The New York Times “Moss speaks to the general reader, with charm as well as scientific authority…[An] elegantly written and ingeniously structured account.”—TheWall Street Journal “Any reader interested in animals will be captivated.”—Publishers Weekly
Author | : Ann Faraday |
Publisher | : Berkley |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
Stimulating and provocative ... a simple do-it-yourself dream interpretation kit.
Author | : Joe R. Lansdale |
Publisher | : Mulholland Books |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-03-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 031647990X |
The latest roaring, rollicking adventure from Edgar Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale, featuring odd-couple P.I.s Hap and Leonard. Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair--Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard--a tough-as-nails Black, gay, Vietnam vet and Republican--but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. After years of crime-solving companionship, something's changed: Hap, recently married to their P.I. boss, Brett, is now a family man. Amidst the worst flood East Texas has seen in years, the two run across a woman who's had her tongue nearly cut out, pursued by a heavily armed pair of goons. Turns out the girl survived a mob hit, and the boss has come to clean up the mess. On a chase that blows even the East Texas swampgrass back, Hap and Leonard must save the girl, and vanquish her foes, before the foes get them first. With a new case to solve, and a brand-new challenge to their relationship, will Hap and Leonard's friendship survive? Will Hap and Leonard survive? The Elephant of Surprise is rich with Lansdale's trademark humor, whip-smart dialogue, and plenty of ass-kicking adventures.
Author | : George Orwell |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2022-09-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1667640550 |
Burmese Days is George Orwell's first novel, originally published in 1934. Set in British Burma during the waning days of the British empire, when Burma was ruled from Delhi as part of British India, the novel serves as a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj. At the center of the novel is John Flory, trapped within a bigger system that is undermining the better side of human nature. The novel deals with indigenous corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where natives peoples were viewed as interesting, but ultimately inferior. Includes a bibliography and brief bio of the author.
Author | : Tiffiny Mitchell |
Publisher | : Page Publishing Inc |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2021-03-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1662410565 |
Billy Gus is an incredibly special little boy. His autism may prevent him from having adventures like the other kids but that doesn't stop him from having fantastic adventures of his own! Together with his best friend, Morris, an old tattered stuffed monkey that never leaves his side, they delve into the limitless world of his imagination! Whether he's a sheriff or a knight, a prince or a pilot, he never seems to run out of fantastical adventures. Yes, Billy Gus is a very special boy indeed with very special adventures!Join Billy Gus and Morris as they fly to distant lands and take on The Stick-'em-up Gang, a prickly bunch of Wild West outlaws that terrorize the local townsfolk. The townsfolk beg for the two strangers' help and elect Billy Gus as their new sheriff and Morris as his trusty deputy. Can they unite the townsfolk before it's too late?41
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Total Pages | : 1044 |
Release | : 1862 |
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Author | : Renee Hoekstra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2013-04 |
Genre | : Emotional problems |
ISBN | : 9780989015509 |
Handling Cartoon Elephants is a whimsical, compassionate, and playful guide that gives readers fundamental tools for approaching painful emotions. Drawing on the metaphor of cartoon elephants as emotions, psychologist and artist Dr. Renee Hoekstra provides written guidelines, visual examples, and practical steps to help readers solve elephantine emotional problems. "Dr. Hoekstra has illuminated a mindful approach to psychological suffering, incorporating current best practices with a captivating cartoon book showing us exactly how it's done" --Dr. Beth Brownlow. MD., Psychiatrist.