The Frisco Kid
Title | The Frisco Kid PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Kamstra |
Publisher | |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | San Francisco (Calif.) |
ISBN | 9780553024234 |
FRISCO'S KID
Title | FRISCO'S KID PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Brockmann |
Publisher | HQN Books |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2016-05-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1460396936 |
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann has thrilled audiences with her Tall, Dark and Dangerous series. Experience it here with a hero who must face the most daring adventure of all—falling in love. His body may heal, but his heart is another story… Being a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan "Frisco" Francisco—it's his whole identity. But when a severe injury threatens Frisco's ability to function in combat, he's determined to achieve a full recovery. But the unexpected appearance of his abandoned niece leaves Frisco with little time for anything but dealing with the five-year-old girl. He knows even less about parenting than he does about how to mend his broken body. And there's no way he's going to accept offers of help from his interfering neighbor, Mia Summerton. He doesn't need anyone s help. Not to care for his niece, not to accept his limitations and certainly not to fall in love.
Don't Call it Frisco
Title | Don't Call it Frisco PDF eBook |
Author | Herb Caen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1953 |
Genre | San Francisco (Calif.) |
ISBN |
Jews on the Frontier
Title | Jews on the Frontier PDF eBook |
Author | Shari Rabin |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 201 |
Release | 2019-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1479835838 |
Winner, 2017 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies presented by the Jewish Book Council Finalist, 2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, presented by the Jewish Book Council An engaging history of how Jews forged their own religious culture on the American frontier Jews on the Frontier offers a religious history that begins in an unexpected place: on the road. Shari Rabin recounts the journey of Jewish people as they left Eastern cities and ventured into the American West and South during the nineteenth century. It brings to life the successes and obstacles of these travels, from the unprecedented economic opportunities to the anonymity and loneliness that complicated the many legal obligations of traditional Jewish life. Without government-supported communities or reliable authorities, where could one procure kosher meat? Alone in the American wilderness, how could one find nine co-religionists for a minyan (prayer quorum)? Without identity documents, how could one really know that someone was Jewish? Rabin argues that Jewish mobility during this time was pivotal to the development of American Judaism. In the absence of key institutions like synagogues or charitable organizations which had played such a pivotal role in assimilating East Coast immigrants, ordinary Jews on the frontier created religious life from scratch, expanding and transforming Jewish thought and practice. Jews on the Frontier vividly recounts the story of a neglected era in American Jewish history, offering a new interpretation of American religions, rooted not in congregations or denominations, but in the politics and experiences of being on the move. This book shows that by focusing on everyday people, we gain a more complete view of how American religion has taken shape. This book follows a group of dynamic and diverse individuals as they searched for resources for stability, certainty, and identity in a nation where there was little to be found.
Kiss Me Like A Stranger
Title | Kiss Me Like A Stranger PDF eBook |
Author | Gene Wilder |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2010-04-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1429909951 |
In this personal book from the star of many beloved and classic film comedies -- from The Producers to Young Frankenstein, Blazing saddles to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory -- Gene Wilder writes about a side of his life the public hasn't seen on the screen. Kiss Me Like a Stranger is not an autobiography in the usual sense of the word, and it's certainly not another celebrity "tell-all." Instead, Wilder has chosen to write about resonant moments in his life, events that led him to an understanding of the art of acting, and -- more important -- to an understanding of how to give love to and receive love from a woman. Wilder writes compellingly about the creative process on stage and screen, and divulges moments from life on the sets of some of the most iconic movies of our time. In this book, he talks about everything from his experiences in psychoanalysis to why he got into acting and later comedy (his first goal was to be a Shakespearean actor), and how a Midwestern childhood with a sick mother changed him. Wilder explains why he became an actor and writer, and about the funny, wonderful movies he made with Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and Harrison Ford, among many others. He candidly reveals his failures in love, and writes about the overwhelming experience of marrying comedienne Gilda Radner, as well as what finally had to happen for him to make a true and lasting commitment to another woman. A thoughtful, revealing, and winsome book about life, love, and the creative process, the New York Times bestseller Kiss Me Like A Stranger is one actor's life in his own words.
Your Child in Pictures
Title | Your Child in Pictures PDF eBook |
Author | Me Ra Koh |
Publisher | Amphoto Books |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2013-10-01 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0823086194 |
Photography tips for moms and dads on how to take everyday portraits of children Celebrated photographer and best-selling author Me Ra Koh provides step-by-step instruction on photographing your family and taking pictures of your child. As a companion book to Your Baby in Pictures, Your Child in Pictures helps you learn to capture your child's special moments with 40 beautiful “photo recipes” that anyone can do, with any camera. From first haircuts to first days of school, from snuggly teddy bears to favorite dress-up clothes, the toddler and childhood years are full of precious days that disappear all too soon. What parent doesn’t yearn to freeze the memory of their 2-year-old’s chubby cheeks, or their 6-year-old’s toothless grin?
Freakling
Title | Freakling PDF eBook |
Author | Lana Krumwiede |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763659371 |
Losing his powers in a traumatic accident, 12-year-old Taemon, a boy from a world where most people have telekinetic abilities, is exiled to a colony with fellow disabled people and comes to enjoy the community's acceptance and manual labors before encountering dangerous secrets.