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| Author | : Ann Trainor Purdy |
| Publisher | : FriesenPress |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2021-09-23 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1039106714 |
Welcome to Spring Cove, a picturesque village with New England charm, rambling farms, sheds, front porches, gardens, clothes lines, flocks of chickens, and party lines. This story transports the reader to the MacWilliams farm and allows the reader to watch as the family lives through most of the twentieth century in a small rural village along the southern mid-coast of Maine. This is a journey to a time and place when your grandmother’s kitchen smelled of apple pie, people swam in rivers, communities celebrated the 4th of July at the Village Green, and relatives returned home for the holidays. Ann Purdy gives us a glimpse back to what was once so familiar. She portrays her characters and the period so that they seem like the people you once knew - your family, your neighbors, and your friends. There is the delivery man who always advises he takes his coffee black, though everyone knows it, and the switchboard operator that listens in on calls and seems compelled to share the details. Every small town had characters and was better for it. Generations of women in the family sit in the same window seat and gaze out upon the MacWilliams farm thinking about their reality, what might be, and how to proceed forward. There is no wallowing in their circumstances. They exhibit a manner of living that is genuine, kind and yet very strong. “...memories, deep and true, are woven into the fabric of our lives.” Ann Purdy’s book takes us to see the threads of this family and it reminds us of our own fabric, too. —Ruth Dunbar, Director, Four Pines Book Club
| Author | : Chris Barton |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2011-02-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316186716 |
Shark VS. Train! WHO WILL WIN?! If you think Superman vs. Batman would be an exciting matchup, wait until you see Shark vs. Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark and Train egg each other on for one competition after another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating, and many more! Who do YOU think will win, Shark or Train? [star] "This is a genius concept." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review [star] "Lichtenheld's snarling shark and grimacing train are definitely ready for a fight, and his scenarios gleefully play up the absurdity. The combatants' expressions are priceless when they lose. A glum train in smoky dejection, or a bewildered, crestfallen shark? It's hard to choose; both are winners." -- Kirkus, starred review
| Author | : Paul Fleischman |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 35 |
| Release | : 1994-02-28 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 006443351X |
Miss Pym's class is in for a comic adventure beyond their wildest dreams. They've boarded the Rocky Mountain Unlimited, a mysterious train that's winding its way into the heart of prehistoric times. Join the class-and a horrified Miss Pym-as they scramble dinosaur egg for breakfast, go stegosaurus-back riding and pterodactyl gliding, and play soccer with their giant reptilian friends.
| Author | : Jules Brown |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2020-05-22 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781838017446 |
Veteran Rough Guide author and writer Jules Brown was born to travel. In 35 tales of adventure, exploration, fiasco and family, Jules takes you from his birthplace in West Africa, via the middle of nowhere to the ends of the earth. This second expanded edition of his 'quirky, inspirational' travel memoir has been described as a 'fascinating and hilarious collection from a brilliant storyteller'.From Takoradi in Ghana via Huddersfield in northern England, Jules wanders the world, finding the funny, absurd and emotional in equal measure. He chooses byways over highways every time - whether it's day one on the job for Rough Guides in Sweden or following in the footsteps of his one-of-a-kind father in Malaysia. In a memoir of a life's journey spanning 20 countries on 5 continents, Jules climbs volcanoes, hikes across cities and deserts, mushes huskies, searches for the Loch Ness monster, gets stuck up a mountain, learns to cook rice in Hong Kong, and delivers the mail in New Zealand. He also sets off on the trail of Elvis and Captain Cook, gets stranded on a Mediterranean island, which is mostly his fault, and crash-lands in Tehran, which definitely isn't.If you ever wondered about the life of a travel writer, 'Takoradi to the Stars (via Huddersfield)' lifts the lid on the highs and lows of a travelling life, with a final chapter to bring a tear to your eye. Join the journey and enjoy the trip of a lifetime.'Jules' travel writing is funny, inspiring, quirky and always engaging' - Mark Ellingham, founder of Rough Guides and publisher of 'Driving over Lemons''A very funny travel writer . . . I highly recommend this journey' - Edie Jarolim, travel writer, author of 'Getting Naked for Money''The best kind of travel companion - funny, informed and always up for an adventure' - Martin Dunford, Rough Guides founder and Cool Places publisherReviewers say: 'A touching combination of tribute, travelogue, anecdote and high jinx . . . a book to bring a tear to your eye''Self-deprecating, funny, erudite - and as keen to explore humdrum places as the far-flung and exotic''Packed with delightful stories from every corner of the world that give you itchy feet to get out there''I just love this man's work and have been a fan for many years . . . simply wonderful
| Author | : James Grady |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2022-05-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1639361529 |
The new novel from the acclaimed author of Six Days of the Condor—set on a heart-pounding cross-country train ride. "Grady's style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell’s novel 1984, sometimes of the Dylan song 'Desolation Row.'"—Patrick Anderson,The Washington Post "Grady is a master of intrigue."—John Grisham This Train races us through America's heartland, carrying secrets. There is treasure in the cargo car, along with an invisible puppeteer. There is a coder named Nora, Mugzy, the yippy dog, and Ross, the too-curious poet. On board, it's a countdown to murder… On this train there is a silver madman, a targeted banker, and crises of conscience. This train harbors the "perfect" couple's conspiracies, the chaos of being a teenager, and parenthood alongside the wows of being nine. There is a widow and a wannabe, and the sleaziest billionaire. On this train, there is the suicide ticket, the bomb, sex, love, and loneliness. The heist. Revenge. Redemption. This Train is a ticking clock, roaring through forty-seven fictional hours of non-stop suspense and action, through the challenges of now: Racism. Sexism. Global warming. What it means to be alive. This train carries all of us. All aboard!
| Author | : Susan Rabin |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 1993-10-01 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 1101664223 |
This indispensable, step-by-step guide gives you effective strategies for attracting tht special someone by helping you get in touch with the adventurous, playful person you really are deep down. Witty, inspiring true-life stories and very sound advice make this an empowering, confidence-building book. From suggested places to meet people to advice on body language and sure-fire conversation openers, this is the book that will take the mystery out of meeting people and turn you into the success you've always wanted to be, You'll discover: How to decipher simple and complex body language When to make a move - and when not to What to do when you don't get the response you want Where to meet prospective partners - in some of the most unexpected places And much, much more!
| Author | : Diccon Bewes |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2013-11-07 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1857889762 |
A travel diary from 1863 inspires author Diccon Bewes to retrace Thomas Cook's historic train trip that revolutionized tourism forever.
| Author | : John Coiley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : 9781282612181 |
"Discover the story of railroads--from the age of steam to the high-speed trains of today"--Cover.
| Author | : Jan Jarboe Russell |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2015-01-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1451693680 |
The New York Times bestselling dramatic and never-before-told story of a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II: “A must-read….The Train to Crystal City is compelling, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis). During World War II, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and their American-born children. The only family internment camp during the war, Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called “quiet passage.” Hundreds of prisoners in Crystal City were exchanged for other more ostensibly important Americans—diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and missionaries—behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany. “In this quietly moving book” (The Boston Globe), Jan Jarboe Russell focuses on two American-born teenage girls, uncovering the details of their years spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; their families’ subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan; and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States, transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists. Their stories of day-to-day life at the camp, from the ten-foot high security fence to the armed guards, daily roll call, and censored mail, have never been told. Combining big-picture World War II history with a little-known event in American history, The Train to Crystal City reveals the war-time hysteria against the Japanese and Germans in America, the secrets of FDR’s tactics to rescue high-profile POWs in Germany and Japan, and above all, “is about identity, allegiance, and home, and the difficulty of determining the loyalties that lie in individual human hearts” (Texas Observer).
| Author | : Denis Johnson |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2011-08-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429995203 |
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011 From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West—its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.
