Snow Goose

Snow Goose
Author: Paul Gallico
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2011-03-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307789071

The moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk In the marshes of Essex, one of the last wild places left in England, a disfigured artist lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse. Shunned by society, he spends his days painting scenes of the coast and the birds that migrate to the meadowlands every winter. His days are solitary until one November afternoon, a young girl from a nearby village comes to his door carrying a wounded snow goose in her arms. The unlikely pair develop a friendship that deepens over the ensuing years, waiting together for the arrival of the birds every autumn. In 1940, with England at war, the birds depart early from the shores. The man, too, is called away by his duty as an Englishman to help evacuate the soldiers stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. A moving tale of love, war, bravery, and sacrifice.

South Wales Sport Climbs

South Wales Sport Climbs
Author: Mark Glaister
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781873341360

South Wales Sport covers the area to the south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land and sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The area is home to a wealth of sport climbing on a multitude of venues ranging from small inland quarries to extensive limestone sea cliffs. The climbing is easily split into four main areas - Valleys Sandstone, Gower, the inland and coastal limestone crags and Camarthenshire's sea cliffs. The variation in climbing on offer is remarkable for such a compact area and access is easy. This book will be the first book to bring together these various crags into a single edition with many never having been properly covered in print before. Although many of the crags are new, the increasing popularity of sport climbing ensures that this book is likely to be a big seller for years to come The guidebook is illustrated with a large number of superb action photos and the latest full colour topos as well as up-to-date information on where to stay, eat, drink and relax.

Summer Lightning

Summer Lightning
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-07-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0393343332

"[Blandings] is an entire world unto itself and, one senses, Wodehouse pours into it his deepest feelings for England." —Stephen Fry The Honourable Galahad Threepwood has decided to write his memoir—a tell-all that could destroy polite society. Everyone wants this manuscript gone, particularly Lord Emsworth’s neighbor Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, who would do anything to keep the story of the prawns buried in the past. But the memoir isn’t the only problem. A chorus girl disguised as an heiress, a double-dealing detective, a stolen prize-winning sow, and a crazy ex-secretary are only a few of the complications that must be dealt with before everyone can have their happy ending.

Wild Guide

Wild Guide
Author: Daniel Start
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-05-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781910636008

Following the success of the 'Wild Swimming' titles, the adventure continues. In this book, Daniel Start takes readers to 500 amazing wild locations with 30 weekend itineraries.

Shadow Breakers

Shadow Breakers
Author: Daniel Blythe
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545520649

Can she escape the shadows and face the truth before the darkness destroys her?"If the enemy is a fire, the evil is its shadow, flickering upon the wall.""That's very poetic, Miss Bellini. I just wish I knew what it meant."Miranda's new home is a dull seaside town at the edge of the world, the sort of forgotten place where nothing ever happens. Until something does. Something strange and sinister. With her schoolteacher and her classmates, who might be more clued in than they let on, Miranda sets out to uncover the mystery. Her bravery borders on recklessness. She thinks she's chasing shadows, tortured spirits from centuries past, but could true darkness lie within? With a mixture of science and magic, Miranda's got to figure out how to break and banish the evil before it destroys her.An electrifying paranormal thriller that will have readers guessing till the end!

Faiths, Public Policy and Civil Society

Faiths, Public Policy and Civil Society
Author: A. Dinham
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230234305

This book uses empirical data and theory to explore the role of faiths as public actors; their contribution to welfare services, how they help build community cohesion, and break it down, and what it means for them and for others to be involved in new modes of governance.

Our River

Our River
Author: George Dunlop Leslie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1881
Genre: England
ISBN:

Moonraker

Moonraker
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Moonraker" by Ian Fleming. 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.

Inconstant Moon

Inconstant Moon
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1974
Genre: Short stories, English
ISBN: 9780722163818