Odyssey of a Romanian Street Child
Title | Odyssey of a Romanian Street Child PDF eBook |
Author | Cătălin Dobrişan |
Publisher | Creation House |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780884199410 |
The poignant story of a boy's harrowing life on the streets of Romania...how he survived, escaped and returned to help other street children.
Street Child
Title | Street Child PDF eBook |
Author | Berlie Doherty |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0007311257 |
Unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes.
White Ivy
Title | White Ivy PDF eBook |
Author | Susie Yang |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2020-11-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1982100613 |
“A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a young woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People). Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, Ivy’s immigrant grandmother relies on Ivy’s mild appearance for cover as she teaches her granddaughter how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen—and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, and her dream instantly evaporates. Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young woman, haunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Boston, when Ivy bumps into Sylvia Speyer, Gideon’s sister, a reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitable—it feels like fate. Slowly, Ivy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan by attending fancy dinners, and weekend getaways to the cape. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she’s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the nearly perfect life she’s worked so hard to build. Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class and race, White Ivy is a “highly entertaining,” (The Washington Post) “propulsive debut” (San Francisco Chronicle) that offers a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.
The Slow Fix
Title | The Slow Fix PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Honore |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2013-01-29 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0062220810 |
In The Slow Fix, bestselling author Carl Honoré delivers an exhilarating model for effective problem-solving, and provides brilliant insights on how you can solve problems, work smarter, and live better. Honoré decodes how we approach problems and paves the way to better decision-making and generating long-term solutions to life’s inevitable challenges. Engaging and thought-provoking, The Slow Fix revolutionizes the way we live, work, consume, and think, ultimately increasing our wins and enhancing personal success. With The Slow Fix, Honoré details a new paradigm for efficient, sustainable problem solving, teaching us how to use time to build expertise, take advantage of teamwork, find the right messenger to deliver our message, and much more.
This Tender Land
Title | This Tender Land PDF eBook |
Author | William Kent Krueger |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 2019-09-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1476749310 |
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —Parade The unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression. In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota’s Gilead River, Odie O’Banion is an orphan confined to the Lincoln Indian Training School, a pitiless place where his lively nature earns him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee after committing a terrible crime, he and his brother, Albert, their best friend, Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one summer, these four orphans journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
Books in Print Supplement
Title | Books in Print Supplement PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2576 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Train to Trieste
Title | Train to Trieste PDF eBook |
Author | Domnica Radulescu |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2008-08-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307270467 |
In the summer of 1977, seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu falls in love with Mihai, a green-eyed boy who lives in Brasov, the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. But under the Ceausescu dictatorship, paranoia infects everyone; soon Mona begins to suspect that Mihai is part of the secret police. As food shortages worsen and her loved ones begin to disappear, Mona realizes that she too must leave. Over the next twenty years, she struggles to bury her longing for the past, yet she eventually finds herself compelled to return, determined to learn the truth about her one great love.