The Modern Story Book

The Modern Story Book
Author: Wallace Wadsworth
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486478440

This rediscovered 1930s classic features nine stories of adventurous machines, including a lazy automobile and a runaway elevator. Thirty full-page color images, numerous black-and-white illustrations, plus an audio CD featuring readings of all the tales.

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
Author: John Freeman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1984877828

A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman In the past fifty years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of styles have brought this unique genre a thrilling burst of energy. The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story celebrates this avalanche of talent. This rich anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including—for the first time in a collection of this scale—science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to some beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson. Culling widely, John Freeman, the former editor of Granta and now editor of his own literary annual, brings forward some astonishing work to be regarded in a new light. Often overlooked tales by Dorothy Allison, Percival Everett, and Charles Johnson will recast the shape and texture of today’s enlarging atmosphere of literary dialogue. Stories by Lauren Groff and Ted Chiang raise the specter of engagement in ecocidal times. Short tales by Tobias Wolff, George Saunders, and Lydia Davis rub shoulders with near novellas by Susan Sontag and Andrew Holleran. This book will be a treasure trove for readers, writers, and teachers alike.

Land of the Long Horizons

Land of the Long Horizons
Author: Walter 1901-1994 Havighurst
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781013384929

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The True Story of Modern Cosmology

The True Story of Modern Cosmology
Author: Emilio Elizalde
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2021-08-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030806545

This book tells the story of how, over the past century, dedicated observers and pioneering scientists achieved our current understanding of the universe. It was in antiquity that humankind first attempted to explain the universe often with the help of myths and legends. This book, however, focuses on the time when cosmology finally became a true science. As the reader will learn, this was a slow process, extending over a large part of the 20th century and involving many astronomers, cosmologists and theoretical physicists. The book explains how empirical astronomical data (e.g., Leavitt, Slipher and Hubble) were reconciled with Einstein's general relativity; a challenge which finally led Friedmann, De Sitter and Lemaître, and eventually Einstein himself, to a consistent understanding of the observational results. The reader will realize the extraordinary implications of these achievements and how deeply they changed our vision of the cosmos: From being small, static, immutable and eternal, it became vast and dynamical - originating from (almost) nothing, and yet now, nearly 14 billion years later, undergoing accelerated expansion. But, as always happens, as well as precious knowledge, new mysteries have also been created where previously absolute certainty had reigned.

Then Came You

Then Came You
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451617739

The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn baby's guardian.

Story of the World, Vol. 3 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Story of the World)

Story of the World, Vol. 3 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Story of the World)
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1945841699

A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children. Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share (or for older readers to enjoy alone), this book covers the major historical events in the years 1600-1850 on each continent, with maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture. Over 1.3 million copies of The Story of the World have been sold. Newly revised and updated, THE STORY OF THE WORLD, VOLUME 3 includes a new timeline, 40 brand-new illustrations, and a pronunciation guide for unfamiliar names, places, and terms.

A Lonely Minority

A Lonely Minority
Author: Edward Wakin
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Copts
ISBN: 9780595089147

A Lonely Minority was praised by Saturday Review as "a highly readable and urbanely authoritative account of the Coptic community of Egypt." Based on extensive research and travel, this sympathetic, but objective book portrays the struggle for survival by millions of Christians who take pride in being the "original Egyptians." The milestone account is as relevant today as ever.

The Story Of Things

The Story Of Things
Author: Neal Layton
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2024-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1526363038

Take a fascinating journey through time to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things! Have you ever wondered how us humans came to have so many 'things'? Starting with the early humans who had very few things, through to the jam-packed world we live in today, discover how from the very beginning we humans have had the urge to invent and create! From the creation of Stone Age tools and the first handwritten book through to amazing inventions including the steam engine and the laptop computer, find out how things have transformed our world. With fun illustrations and witty text by award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.