The Far Distant Oxus
Title | The Far Distant Oxus PDF eBook |
Author | Katharine Hull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
ISBN | 9781906123147 |
Some Far and Distant Place
Title | Some Far and Distant Place PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan S. Addleton |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2010-07-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0820327131 |
Born in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. Some Far and Distant Place combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life. Whether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control. This clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.
There's No Such Place as Far Away
Title | There's No Such Place as Far Away PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780006477303 |
Far Far Away
Title | Far Far Away PDF eBook |
Author | Tom McNeal |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2013-06-11 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0375896988 |
A National Book Award Finalist An Edgar Award Finalist A California Book Award Gold Medal Winner A dark, contemporary fairy tale in the tradition of Neil Gaiman. Jeremy Johnson Johnson hears voices. Or, specifically, one voice: the ghost of Jacob Grimm, one half of The Brothers Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next. But Jacob can't protect Jeremy from everything. When coltish, copper-haired Ginger Boultinghouse takes a bite of a cake so delicious it’s rumored to be bewitched, she falls in love with the first person she sees: Jeremy. In any other place, this would be a turn for the better for Jeremy, but not in Never Better, where the Finder of Occasions—whose identity and evil intentions nobody knows—is watching and waiting, waiting and watching. . . And as anyone familiar with the Brothers Grimm know, not all fairy tales have happy endings. Veteran writer Tom McNeal has crafted a young adult novel at once grim(m) and hopeful, full of twists, and perfect for fans of contemporary fairy tales like Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Holly Black's Doll Bones. The recipient of five starred reviews, Publishers Weekly called Far Far Away "inventive and deeply poignant."
A Universal Critical and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Including Scientific Terms
Title | A Universal Critical and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Including Scientific Terms PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1048 |
Release | 1863 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Title | Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 794 |
Release | 1863 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A Place Far Away
Title | A Place Far Away PDF eBook |
Author | Vahan Zanoyan |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Human trafficking |
ISBN | 9781481033572 |
Lara Galian is a hauntingly beautiful sixteen-year-old from a poor village in Armenia. A corrupt local rich man seduces her family with an offer to manage her through a wonderful modeling career, but when her mother accepts the offer, Lara is whisked away, raped and sent to Moscow. Forced into prostitution, Lara refuses to accept her fate as she's moved from Moscow to Dubai and eventually sold into the harem of a local VIP. With unlikely allies, the courage of her family, and a spirit that never dies, Lara's fate is far from sealed, but escape will not be easy.--From publisher description.