Blue Ravens
Title | Blue Ravens PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Vizenor |
Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2016-05-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0819574171 |
Two Native American brothers serve as soldiers in World War I in this “emotionally wrought, finely crafted historical novel” (Karl Helicher, ForeWord). Blue Ravens is set at the start of the twentieth century in the days leading up to the Great War in France. It moves from the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota into the bitter and bloody fighting at Château-Thierry, Montbréhain, and Bois de Fays. Through this journey, author and poet Gerald Vizenor returns to the cultural themes central to his writing—the power and irony of trickster stories, the privilege of survivance over victimry, natural reason and resistance. After serving in the American Expeditionary Forces, two brothers from the Anishinaabe culture return home. They eventually leave for a second time to live in Paris where they lead successful and creative lives. With a spirited sense of “chance, totemic connections, and the tricky stories of our natural transience in the world,” Vizenor creates an expression of presence commonly denied Native Americans. Blue Ravens is a story of courage in poverty and war, a human story of art and literature from a recognized master of the postwar American novel and one of the most original and outspoken Native voices writing today.
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Title | Blue Lily, Lily Blue PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Stiefvater |
Publisher | Scholastic UK |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2014-10-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1407143220 |
The third book in the mesmerizing RAVEN CYCLE quartet from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of the SHIVER trilogy will love this new quartet!
Opal (a Raven Cycle Story)
Title | Opal (a Raven Cycle Story) PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Stiefvater |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 2018-02-27 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1338306642 |
An enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King.
Raven Rock
Title | Raven Rock PDF eBook |
Author | Garrett M. Graff |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 2017-05-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 147673545X |
Now a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government’s secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil—even if the rest of us die—is “a frightening eye-opener” (Kirkus Reviews) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could possibly want to know" (The Wall Street Journal). Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed “MUSSEL,” flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They’re only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. “In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia” (The New York Times Book Review) with details "that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel" (Vice). For more than sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday strategies to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms—from its potential to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound, called Raven Rock, just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built for its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror.
How to Know the Birds
Title | How to Know the Birds PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Floyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 1426220030 |
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4)
Title | The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Stiefvater |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 2016-04-26 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0545860350 |
The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. In a starred review for Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Kirkus Reviews declared: "Expect this truly one-of-a-kind series to come to a thundering close."
The Blue Raven
Title | The Blue Raven PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Harrison |
Publisher | MacMillan of Canada |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Athapascan Indians |
ISBN | 9780771592881 |
When hard times befall the Athapaskan Indians living on the banks of the Yukon River, Nik, a young brave, sets out on a perilous journey to find the Great Shaman and get help for his people.