No Time on My Hands
Title | No Time on My Hands PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Snyder |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 1986-01-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780803291645 |
The author recounts her childhood in late-nineteenth-century Nebraska, describes her adult life on a ranch, and discusses her lifelong interest in making quilts
Time on My Hands
Title | Time on My Hands PDF eBook |
Author | Giorgio Vasta |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2013-04-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1429942681 |
When does a game stop being a game? And what would cause a young boy to commit an act of savage violence? In Time on My Hands by Giorgio Vasta, the year is 1978, and a chilling drama is unfolding in Rome. Members of a leftist terrorist group known as the Red Brigades have kidnapped the former Italian prime minister, Aldo Moro, and are holding him in a secret prison, while broadcasting their demands to the public. Far from Rome, in Palermo, Sicily, a trio of eleven-year-old schoolboys are following Moro's abduction with intense interest. To their minds, the terrorists are warriors, striking a blow at the stifling conformity and propriety of everyday Italian life. Just like the Red Brigades, the boys give themselves code names: Nimbus, Radius, and Flight. They shave their heads, develop a secret language, and begin a life of escalating crime in worshipful imitation of their heroes. But when Moro's body is discovered in the trunk of a car, riddled with bullets, and as the stakes of the friends' games grow higher, Nimbus, the most innocent of the three, must decide just how far he is willing to go.
Time On Your Hands
Title | Time On Your Hands PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Tristante & Carlos Gran |
Publisher | Babelcube Inc. |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2019-02-13 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 154757187X |
A story full of adventures and values from the hand of Manuel Tristante and Carlos Gran! Excerpt from the novel: "Time is such a wise judge that he does not sentence immediately, but in the end he agrees with whoever has it and gives everyone what he deserves." Synopsis: They say that time changes things, but sometimes, in reality, we ourselves must change them. From immemorial time, the Erbani have traveled the world under a great responsibility, helping us see things differently. Arthas, the Master Clockmaker, has finished the last Megidometer of Time and Azim, his Keeper, will be in charge of taking him to Gary. Time cannot erase his problems magically, but Gary knows that he can use it to his advantage. In Hy Tairngire, the Promised Island, he will find Tim's friendship and discover everything he needs to achieve it. What will you find? 1 Fiction, adventures, friendship and values. 2 A parallel, paradisiac and liberating universe. 3 An unforgettable time travel. 4 Two simultaneous antagonistic times. What Readers Say: "A fantasy novel that allows accompanying the character in discovering him, in his passage to the tranquility and appreciation of life beyond what others determine", Cuatro Bastardos, magazine. "It is a book that captivates with its magic, with its sad reality and with the message of hope that it transmits", Weaving in Klingon, blog. "If you like fantasy, knowing other dimensions and playing with space-time travel, this is undoubtedly your book", Etérea Sanguez, GoodReads. "Read between the lines and once you have finished the book, meditate on the key phrases and reflect. Because the Time that we have been given, there is only one", Kike BlackArrow, reader.
Time On My Hands
Title | Time On My Hands PDF eBook |
Author | Giorgio Vasta |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2013-06-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0571282032 |
Palermo, Sicily, 1978. The Christian Democrat leader Aldo Moro has just been kidnapped in Rome by members of the notorious Red Brigades. Two months after his disappearance on 9th May, Moro is found dead in the boot of a car. A trio of eleven-year-old schoolboys, Nimbo, Raggio, and Volo, avidly follow the news of the abduction as their admiration for the brigatisti grows. When the boys themselves resolve to abduct a classmate and incarcerate him in a makeshift 'people's prison', the darkness within their world, and the world of the novel, becomes all-pervasive. A vivid and hellish description of Sicily in the late seventies, Time on my Hands is an unforgettable novel from a significant new voice in Italian fiction.
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands
Title | We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2018-10-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1338291424 |
Children of all ages are invited to a bright and colorful multicultural celebration with We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands! Award-winning illustrator Rafael Lopez brings new life with his adaptation of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," saluting the lives of all young people. The rhythmic verse and repetitive emphasis on "we" and "our" encourages inclusive communities and the celebration of unity and diverse friendships all around the world."We've got you and you got me in our hands.We have the whole world in our hands."Come and read along and sing along as we celebrate the magic of unity. From the rivers to the mountains to the oceans and to the sea -- we've got the whole world in our hands. As an added bonus the sheet music is included in the back of the book for piano, guitar, and recorder for classroom, library, and home sing-alongs.
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Title | Shop Class as Soulcraft PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew B. Crawford |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2009-05-28 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781594202230 |
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a “knowledge worker,” based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.
I Don't Want to Wash My Hands!
Title | I Don't Want to Wash My Hands! PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Ross |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2012-05-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1849399522 |
The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty. The trouble is . . . she hates washing them. Until she learns all about the nasties and the dirties and all the other horrible things that lurk and make you ill . . .