FRIDAY NIGHT WORLD

FRIDAY NIGHT WORLD
Author: Roger Zotti
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1499002688

Friday Night World is an homage to the author’s favorite boxers of the 1950s. While some of them are still well known but others aren’t, they have one thing in common: they are all courageous athletes. At the same time, the book is a memoir about growing up in New Haven during the fifties era. You’ll also be treated to reviews of books about boxing by Joyce Carol Oates, George Plimpton, Richard Kaletsky, Budd Schulberg, and others as well as to personal essays about the sweet science.

Strange Fate

Strange Fate
Author: L.J. Smith
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2030-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781416986775

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World. Sarah Strange's life was what you might call ordinary. Then her mother died. Now Sarah has visions -- visions of a place where dragons darken the sky and a young girl is fighting to survive. When Sarah confides in her best friends, Mal and Kierlan, about the devastation in her dreams, she discovers that her friends are not what they seem. They are part of the Night World -- and they believe Sarah has a special role in their world. And if Sarah's visions are any indication of the impending danger and destruction, there is no time to lose....

The Night World

The Night World
Author: Mordicai Gerstein
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316381748

A beautiful story about the secrets of nighttime and the beauty of dawn from Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator, Mordicai Gerstein. Includes Read-Aloud/Read-to-Me functionality, where available. Book Description:One night, a little boy is awoken by his cat, Sylvie. Everyone in the house is sleeping, but outside, the Night World is wide awake! Beginning with a beautiful black-and-white palette, the shadows of the Night World come to life: lilies, sunflowers, rabbits, deer, and owls are all revealed as Sylvie and the boy explore the world outside his door. But the animals all know something new is coming--what could it be? Finally, in an explosion of color, the dawn arrives.

Last Night of the World

Last Night of the World
Author: Joyce Wayne
Publisher: Mosaic Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2018-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1771613025

On a hot Ottawa night in August 1945, Soviet agent Freda Linton's world is about to fall apart. She's spent the war infiltrating the highest levels of the Canadian government as an undercover operative for the fledging Canadian Communist Party and for Moscow's military police. As the global conflict nears its conclusion, her Soviet embassy handler and darling of the diplomatic scene Nikolai Zabotin sends her to retrieve atomic secrets from the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. When Freda discovers that Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko plans to turn over top secret files to the RCMP that will expose Freda and the others in her spy ring, she is faced with an impossible decision and must determine who is on her side. Should she risk everything to smuggle out nuclear secrets that will kick off the Cold War? Joyce Wayne's Last Night of the World brings a high-energy creativeness and emotional tension to a story that is rooted in a generation's defining incident.

Witchlight

Witchlight
Author: L.J. Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1481498207

Shapeshifter Keller meets her match in Iliana Dominick, who might be the legendary Witch Child--and a rival for Kellen's affection for Galen--but Kellen resists her animosity to convince Iliana to join Circle Daybreak.

Good Night World

Good Night World
Author: Adam Gamble
Publisher: Good Night Books
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2011-11-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1602199418

Perfect for parents who wish to share a love of nature with their children, this soothing bedtime story celebrates the Earth’s natural wonders during a trip across the globe to visit many of the planet’s most spectacular places. Fostering an appreciation for nature’s beauty with a message of conservation and environmentalism, the journey takes place through the passage of both one day and the four seasons of a year while visiting amazing natural environments, including oceans, lakes, rivers, mountains, deserts, rainforests, and Arctic regions. Rhythmic language guides children through encounters with a diverse community of people across the globe while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.

52 Shabbats

52 Shabbats
Author: Faith Kramer
Publisher: The Collective Book Studio
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2021-12-14
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1951412265

AS SEEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES Foreword Reviews INDIES — Gold Winner in Cooking PubWest Book Design Awards — Silver Winner in Cookbooks “Gorgeous” —The Washington Post Whether you are a longtime host of weekly Shabbat dinners or new to this global Jewish tradition, 52 Shabbats will spice up your Friday night in one way or another. This book offers a holistic scope of the Shabbat tradition for every reader, Jewish or otherwise. In it you’ll find: Over fifty primary recipes to anchor your menu More than twenty recipes for side dishes, accompaniments, and desserts Short essays that detail global foodways and histories Explanation of the Shabbat ritual Faith Kramer outlines recipe pairings in a mix-and-match friendly format, incorporating easy substitutes throughout the cookbook to make Shabbat accessible for all lifestyles. From gefilte fish to challah, berbere lentils to cardamom cheesecakes, these seasonally organized recipes will never fail to inspire your weekly dinner menu. MORE PRAISE FOR 52 SHABBATS: "Imaginative" —Los Angeles Times “For anyone who appreciates world flavors, history, and great techniques….A worthy companion to Joan Nathan’s King Solomon’s Table (2017).” —Booklist “Educational and tantalizing” —Foreword Reviews "[Faith Kramer's] inventive dishes are...packed with flavor." —Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food “Clear and approachable....Faith has included recipes that not only have you rethinking Shabbat but dinner year-round.” —Calvin Crosby, The King’s English Bookshop

The World's Last Night and Other Essays

The World's Last Night and Other Essays
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The World's Last Night and Other Essays" by C. S. Lewis. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Friday Night with the Pope

Friday Night with the Pope
Author: Jacques J. M. Shore
Publisher: Gefen Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9789652293701

Jacob and his mother are invited to have a Shabbat dinner with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.

Black Dawn

Black Dawn
Author: L. J. Smith
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Vampire
ISBN: 9780671014766

When young vampire prince Delos falls in love with his captive slave Maggie Neely, he frees her and demands that she join him in his life of dark pleasure. Maggie can hardly resist the handsome prince. But did he kill her brother? Maggie won't give up until she learns the truth--even if it means destroying Delos and his secret land. If he doesn't destroy her first.