Blinding Light
Title | Blinding Light PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Theroux |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 451 |
Release | 2006-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0618711961 |
Explores creative genius and fame through the life of a writer whose search for a muse has led him into dangerous and destructive places.
The Blind Light
Title | The Blind Light PDF eBook |
Author | Stuart Evers |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2020-06-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1529030994 |
Shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2021 ‘Extraordinary’ – Spectator ‘Powerful’ – Guardian ‘Spellbinding’ – The Tablet As the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore's life is changed beyond measure when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with James Carter, a rich and well-connected fellow national serviceman. Carter leads him to Doom Town – an army base that seeks to recreate the effects of a nuclear war – where he meets Gwen, a barmaid with whom he shares an instant connection. Set over sixty years of British history, The Blind Light by Stuart Evers is the compelling story of one family as they deal with the personal and political fallout of their times.
A Blinding Light
Title | A Blinding Light PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Lawson |
Publisher | Nimbus Publishing (CN) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-10-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781771085410 |
It's 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though 12-year-old Livy Schroeder and her 15-year-old brother Will are still mourning the loss of their father, who died in a mysterious boating accident just six months before, his German heritage doesn't merit them much sympathy. The rumours he'd been a German spy are only flamed by his disappearance. On the morning of December 6, while Livy is in Richmond begging forgiveness from the Schroeders' former housekeeper, Will is atop Citadel Hill reporting for the school paper, when he sees two ships collide. A flash of light, then thunder from underground: the Halifax Explosion hits. Instantly, the city is unrecognizable. Lost and separated in the dark, destroyed city, will the siblings find each other again? Where is their mother? And who is to blame for the catastrophe? In A Blinding Light, award-winning author Julie Lawson (No Safe Harbour) tells a riveting story of the Halifax Explosion and its aftermath, exploring the concepts of guilt, blame, and taking ownership, the divide between the rich and poor, locals and immigrants, as well as the human bonds that arise in times of tragedy. Young readers will be spellbound, and teachers and librarians will find plenty of topics for discussion in the book's historical and cultural lessons.
The Blinding Knife
Title | The Blinding Knife PDF eBook |
Author | Brent Weeks |
Publisher | Orbit |
Pages | 860 |
Release | 2012-09-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0316215813 |
Gavin's powers are fading and his end draws near as war rages across the satrapies in the second novel of the NYT bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Week. Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left -- now he has less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son, and an ex-fiance who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin has problems on every side. All magic in the world is running wild and threatens to destroy the Seven Satrapies. Worst of all, the old gods are being reborn, and their army of color wights is unstoppable. The only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago. If you loved the action and adventure of the Night Angel trilogy, you will devour this incredible epic fantasy series by Brent Weeks.
The Blinding Light
Title | The Blinding Light PDF eBook |
Author | Renae Kaye |
Publisher | Dreamspinner Press LLC |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Families |
ISBN | 9781627988124 |
Jake gets a kick out Patrick, and wonders if it's time to start a relationship. Is there room in his life for his family and Patrick?
Shine A Light: My Year with "Blind" Willie Johnson
Title | Shine A Light: My Year with "Blind" Willie Johnson PDF eBook |
Author | Shane Ford |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1458371557 |
Meant as a companion piece for those already familiar with Johnson's music and myth - journey through Texas with Shane Ford as he leads the way to honor the legend, Blind Willie Johnson. Included is new research and pictures, never-before-seen.
This Blinding Absence of Light
Title | This Blinding Absence of Light PDF eBook |
Author | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-01-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 014303572X |
An immediate and critically acclaimed bestseller in France, This Blinding Absence of Light is the latest work by internationally renowned author Tahar Ben Jelloun, the first North African winner of the Prix Goncourt and winner of the Prix Mahgreb. Crafting real life events into narrative fiction, Ben Jelloun reveals the horrific story of the desert concentration camps in which King Hassan II of Morocco held his political enemies in underground cells with no light and only enough food and water to keep them lingering on the edge of death. Working closely with one of the survivors, Ben Jelloun narrates the story in the simplest of language and delivers a shocking novel that explores both the limitlessness of inhumanity and the impossible endurance of the human will.