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Author | : Chynna T. Laird |
Publisher | : Eagle Wings Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2011-02-01 |
Genre | : Sensory integration dysfunction in children |
ISBN | : 9780982624326 |
Family life in the author's childhood home was not pretty, yet no one seemed to notice, and no one did anything about it. As an adult, she took up the challenge to find out what might have helped her mother fight her battle of self-destruction.
Author | : Julie Langsdorf |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2019-03-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062857770 |
A turf war between neighbors leads to a small-town crisis in this sharply observed debut novel perfect for fans of Tom Perrotta, Meg Wolitzer, and Celeste Ng. The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it towers over the quaint houses, including Allison and Ted Millers’ tiny hundred year old home. When owner Nick Cox cuts down the Millers’ precious red maple—in an effort to make his unsightly property more appealing to buyers—their once serene town becomes a battleground. While tensions between Ted and Nick escalate, other dysfunctions abound: Allison finds herself compulsively drawn to the man who threatens to upend her quietly organized life. A lawyer with a pot habit and a serious mid-life crisis skirts his responsibilities. And in a quest for popularity, a teenage girl gets caught up in a not-so-harmless prank. Newcomers and longtime residents alike clash in conflicting pursuits of the American Dream, with trees mysteriously uprooted, fingers pointed, and lines drawn. White Elephant is a tangled-web tale of a community on the verge and its all-too-human inhabitants, who long to connect but can’t seem to find the words. It's a story about opposing sides struggling to find a middle ground—a parable for our times.
Author | : Margaret Grubiak |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-09-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780268207182 |
Examines churches and chapels built on campuses during the twentieth century to reveal declining role of religion within the mission of the modern American university.
Author | : Ernest Hemingway |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2023-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1504083768 |
A couple’s future hangs in the balance as they wait for a train in a Spanish café in this short story by a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize–winning author. At a small café in rural Spain, a man and woman have a conversation while they wait for their train to Madrid. The subtle, casual nature of their talk masks a more complicated situation that could endanger the future of their relationship. First published in the 1927 collection Men Without Women, “Hills Like White Elephants” exemplifies Ernest Hemingway’s style of spare, tight prose that continues to win readers over to this day.
Author | : Trish Harnetiaux |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2020-10-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1501199919 |
A crackling Christmas mystery that combines murder and blackmail at a holiday office party, in a mashup reminiscent of Big Little Lies and Clue. There are only a few rules in a White Elephant gift exchange: 1) Everyone brings a wrapped, unmarked gift. 2) Numbers are drawn to decide who picks first. 3) Gifts don’t need to be pricey—and often they’re downright tacky. But things are a little different in Aspen, Colorado, at the office holiday party for the real estate firm owned by Henry Calhoun and his wife Claudine. Each Christmas sparks a contest among the already competitive staff to see who can buy the most coveted gift: the one that will get stolen the most times, the one that will prove just how many more commissions they earned that year than their colleagues. Designer sunglasses, deluxe spa treatments, front row concert tickets—nothing is off the table. And the staff is even more competitive this year as Zara, the hottest young pop star out of Hollywood, is in town and Claudine is determined to sell her the getaway home of her dreams. Everyone is puzzled when a strange gift shows up in the mix: an antique cowboy statue. At least the sales agents are guessing it’s an antique—otherwise it’d be a terrible present. It’s certainly not very pretty or expensive-looking. In fact, the gift makes sense only to Henry and Claudine. The statue is the weapon Henry used to commit a murder years ago, a murder that helped start his company and a murder that Claudine helped cover up. She swore that no one would ever be able to find the statue or trace it to their crime. So which of their employees did? And why did they place it in the White Elephant? What could possibly be their endgame? Over the course of the evening, Henry and Claudine race to figure out who could have planted the weapon, and just what the night means for the secrets they’ve been harboring. Further adding to the drama is a snowstorm that closes nearby roads—preventing anyone from leaving, as well as keeping law enforcement from the scene. And by the end of this crazy night, the police will most definitely be required…
Author | : Elspeth Campbell Murphy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781556614057 |
Sarah-Jane and her two cousins try to uncover the identity of the mysterious old woman who makes the sock monkeys sold at the local craft store.
Author | : Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | : Catnip Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2008-07-01 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 9781846470561 |
Run-Run is an orphan in old Siam who struggled to make a living as an elephant trainer with Walking Mountain, his beloved old elephant. A cruel prince complicates his already harsh life by giving him a gift that is also a curse - a white elephant. Somehow, Run-Run must take care of the elephant at his own expense. But how?
Author | : Barbara Gowdy |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2008-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0007291574 |
The White Bone, ostensibly about an elephant gifted with visionary powers, is a highly imaginative novel about an infinitely gentle species fighting to survive in a mad world of game poachers and environmental disaster.
Author | : T.H. WHITE. |
Publisher | : Alien Ebooks |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2023-06-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1667623834 |
"The Announcement by the Archangel Michael of the coming of a second flood brings into play all the theories, and their practice, of scientifically minded English Mr. White, as he sets about building an ark on an Irish farm. With his landlords, Mike and Mrs. O’Callaghan, and their ability to mishandle his plans, Mr. White encounters a series of cyclonic problems in attempting to carry out his projects:—the choice of animals, necessary cargo and the stupendous job of converting an old barn into an ark. There is the bitterly contemptuous attitude of the town, the strange misadventures—before and after the flood—and the promise the rainbow brings as they are picked up at sea." —Kirkus Reviews
Author | : Brent Crowe |
Publisher | : Tyndale House |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2014-02-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1617472646 |
Many people know what to believe and why to hold to those beliefs. But the majority of them dont know how to do when it comes to the countless decisions we must make that the Bible doesnt specifically address. Chasing Elephants carefully examines the biblical subject of freedom in Christ. Taking into account values, priorities, accountability, and cultural issues, Author Brent Crowe extracts a set of principles to act as a theology of belief for the seemingly gray areas of life. With these principles as a guide, you will be prepared to handle the moral or ethical decisions you will face in life.